Posts tagged reggae
Vybz Kartel Charged With Murder
Oct 4th
Major Investigation Taskforce (MIT) investigators this evening charged Vybz Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, with murder, illegal possession of firearm and conspiracy to murder.
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Drake Ready To Experiment With Reggae On New Album?
Jan 26th
While appearing on a show in Canada, Drizzy revealed some interesting news to the host, T. RexXx. He displayed interest in doing an entire reggae album and is contemplating beginning it after he gets off tour.
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Reggae Star Vybz Kartel Bleaches His Skin To Look White
Jan 20th
Jamaica – Reggae artist Vybz Kartel hates himself, but it’s not his fault. The dancehall musician lightened his skin and has experienced a backlash from fans who are appalled by his physical changes. In a recent interview, Kartel linked blacks who lighten their skin to white people who tan.
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Stephen Marley Puts His House Up To Free Buju Banton
Nov 11th
Dancehall reggae star Buju Banton is temporarily free and headed home to Miami while awaiting a retrial for federal drug charges in Tampa. He was originally imprisoned without bail last December, following his arrest for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine.
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Reggae Star Gregory Isaacs Dies Of Cancer
Oct 25th
Gregory Isaacs, the Jamaican reggae singer whose smooth style earned him the nickname “Cool Ruler,” has died at the age of 59.
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Buju Banton Granted $250,000 Bail
Oct 14th
TAMPA – If internationally known reggae star Buju Banton wants to get out of jail before his retrial on cocaine conspiracy charges, it won’t be cheap.
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Buju Banton’s Trial Ends With A Mistrial
Sep 27th
Perhaps the drums beaten on Buju Banton’s behalf this weekend by Rastafarian elders at a two-night vigil in Jamaica had an effect: A mistrial was declared Monday for the reggae singer, who was arrested in December on suspicion of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine.
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Reggae Star Buju Banton’s Associates Will Testify Against Him In Drug Trial
Sep 20th
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the cocaine trial of Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton.
The four-time Grammy nominee’s trial will begin Monday in federal court in Tampa, Florida. He faces a possible life sentence if convicted.
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Reggae Artist Bounty Killer Accused Of Hitting Woman With Hammer
Sep 20th
According to police, Bounty Killer is facing assault charges for striking the woman, who turned up at a police station badly bruised and bleeding, near the artist’s residence in St. Andrews.
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Bob Marley’s Family Loses Rights To Songs To Universal Music
Sep 19th
(Reuters) – Bob Marley’s family lost a lawsuit seeking the copyrights to several of the late Jamaican reggae singer’s best-known recordings.
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan said the UMG Recordings unit of Vivendi SA’s Universal Music Group is the rightful owner of copyrights to five albums that Marley had recorded between 1973 and 1977 for Island Records.
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