Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Shaggy To Perform At ‘Lovers & Friends’ 2023 In Las Vegas

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Beenie Man is among four Jamaican artists have been booked to perform at one of Los Angeles’ biggest music festivals, Lovers & Friends, this year.

Lovers & Friends Festival is all about 2000s nostalgia as it brings on some of the hottest acts within the hip-hop, R&B, and mainstream music scenes. The festival is being held this year at the Las Vegas festival grounds on May 6 and usually sees more than two million people attending.

This year, festival organizers shared the lineup, which includes Shaggy, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, and Wayne Wonder. Among the other notable names on the roster include Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, Pitbull, Usher, Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes, T.I., and Eve.

Shaggy re-shared the poster to his Instagram account. He is usually a regular at the festival. Shaggy is also performing live at the California Roots festival, being held on May 25-28, 2023.

“Counting down the days to play California Roots Music & Arts Festival,” he wrote on Instagram.

Beenie Man is set to perform at the Lovers & Friends concert, marking his first performance in the United States in years, as he previously was unable to travel and work in the United States. The artist had lost his visa after the American embassy had stripped several Jamaican artists of that privilege in 2010. Last year, his visa appeared to have been restored as he traveled to the United States and performed at New Orleans’ Essence Festival in June and Lets Get Fr.ee festival in New York, which was held in August 2022.

Beenie Man, whose real name is Moses Davis, shared on Thursday that he had also received a special commendation from the United States House of Representatives on behalf of the City of New York (Brooklyn Borough).

The citation, dated February 24, 2021, was signed by New York City mayor Eric Adams and noted that Beenie Man was being recognized for outstanding contributions to the youth and those in need. The citation said that Beenie Man had made outstanding contributions as part of the African American and Caribbean communities in New York.

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In the meantime, Sean Paul is set to perform at the Solar Festival in Medellin, Colombia, on February 11, 2023.

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Alexis Skyy Dating Afrobeats Star Asake, Spotted Together In Senegal

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Fans are speculating that Love & Hip Hop reality star Alexis Skyy and Afrobeats artist Asake might be dating after they were spotted together in Senegal.

Skyy has been observed by fans enjoying Afrobeats music a lot lately, so while some were surprised, many felt satisfied that they’ve figured out the reason she enjoys music from the Motherland so much. According to news reports out of Nigeria, Asake attended the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) show in Dakar, Senegal, over the weekend and was spotted with the “Oyinbo babe” (light-skinned girl).

A video showed Asake and Skyy walking in together, and she was seated alongside him for the entirety of the show. The scene caused quite a stir on Nigerian Twitter as this is the first time he has been seen with a woman. Asake has been slowly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the Afrobeats industry and has worked with the likes of Tiwa Savage on “Loaded” and “Sungba,” featuring Burna Boy and others. At the AFRIMA awards, he won the Breakout Artist of the Year award.

Skyy is a reality star and has been on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, New York, and Atlanta at different times in her life. Her fame grew immensely for her connection to Fetty Wap, who was years ago thought to be the father of her daughter Alaiya.

Fetty only learned that the little girl was not his child in 2019, three years after she was born.

Still, Skyy is a much-liked person on social media and has endeared herself to fans who expressed happiness at her being seen with Asake.

“Alexis Skyy ? Asake carry good eyes enter market,” one said.

“I won’t be surprised if Alexis Skyy and Asake are officially dating cause she stays posting content with afrobeats lol,” another said.

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Flo Rida Wins $82 Million In Celsius Energy Drink Lawsuit

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Flo Rida has won an $82 million verdict against energy giant Celsius whom he sued for breach of contract, damages, and monies owing under a celebrity endorsement deal.

The trial was by jury and took place for five days which saw the rapper sharing details about Celcius offending behavior as it refused to honor the terms of their agreement. Flo Rida had sued for $30,000 in damages and unspecified sums for the stock options, which he said he was denied by Celcius despite meeting his obligations under the contracts; and unpaid royalties. The lawsuit covered two endorsement agreements between Flo and Celcius, stemming from 2014 and another in 2016.

The rapper’s attorneys confirmed that he was pleased with the outcome of the case and shared his confidence that the justice system “performed well today.” He was represented by attorneys John Uustal and Cristina Pierson from the law firm Kelley Uustal. Uustal told Billboard that the rapper had taken on the company as a matter of principle.

“It was a matter of respect. He was due these shares, he worked for them, and he wasn’t going to just let it go,” Uustal said.

There are reports that Celcius plans to appeal the judgment. During the case, the rapper’s legal team detailed to jurors that he was entitled to a one (1) percent stake in Celcius per the agreements, which specified the option would come into effect if he met certain sales targets. Those were exceeded. The stake, his lawyers say, is valued at least $75 million.

Celcius, however, pushed back that the rapper had not met the sales targets and that the company owes him nothing as he has been paid “far in excess” of what the company owes him.

“A business deal is a business deal. You don’t get a do-over just because you’re unhappy with the results,” Celcius’s attorneys said as they accused the rapper of capitalizing on a payout that he doesn’t deserve.

Flo Rida’s attorneys said Celcius tried to paint him as greedy, but the jurors were able to understand the legal issues even though they were complicated.

“In our view, [the jury] came to the right conclusion,” Uustal said. “After our client finished testifying, there was no doubt that this was not a greedy individual.”

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Skeng Is The Werewolf Of Your Nightmares In Creepy “Full Moon” Video

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Skeng kicks off his musical campaign for 2023 with a cut for his new single “Full Moon.”

If you’re a fan of Skeng’s music, then you would know that he constantly pushes the boundaries of dark yet infectious dancehall music. “Full Moon” is no different as the deejay link up with famed Jamaican-born producer Rvssian. The AKA Ruppi-directed cut starts with two men holding torches leading the dancehall star into a dungeon where he seemingly underwent a transformation into a werewolf and was subsequently locked into a cage.

“Yeah we load up the extension clip (now)/ We gone math dis (aye bwoy)/ Coulda run inna di churchwe a knock this/ Target practice ova di pulpit/ Likkle more everything a reach transmit/ Which one a unuh wah dead fuss test mi,” deejay over a trippy beat produced by Rvssian.

Skeng previously worked with Rvssian on the singles “23” and “Switch,” released last year. The Rich Immigrant producer was also featured in Skeng’s video “Cheese.” The producer gifted the Spanish Town deejay a Rolex watch last year November at his Beast Of The Era EP launch party in Kingston. The dancehall hitmaker also received a special message from collaborator Nicki Minaj who is a huge fan of his music.

Skeng, whose real name is Kevon Douglas, was arguably the biggest dancehall artist for 2022. Not only did he dominate the local and online charts, but he also was everywhere performing for his fans and constantly dropping new music.

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Cardi B Talks Offset & Saweetie Rumors, Plastic Surgery & Takeoff’s Death Reaction

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Cardi B is in full album mode as she sits down for a one-on-one with Hollywood Unlocked’s Jason Lee about everything from music, her album to her decision to have plastic surgery to being here for her husband Offset as he works through the tragic loss of his cousin and Migos band member Takeoff who was killed on November 1.

While speaking to Lee on his podcast debut on Spotify, the rapper began by explaining that she was an introvert before segueing into her plastic surgery interactions.

On deciding to do surgery

“I’m popping out a little more because the thing about it is I didn’t want to pop out after I had my son because I told you like I wanted to get my body done first and it’s like you know a lot of people thought that when I gave birth I automatically went to get surgery, no. I literally waited like seven months to do surgery,” the rapper said.

Cardi B is often criticized for her extreme plastic surgeries that include a nose job and several rounds of BBL to make her hips and butt snatched. The artist revealed her cosmetic surgeries are nothing more than a desire to be perfect for herself.

“People be assuming that when you do surgery or something you’re insecure about yourself or you hate yourself. That’s not the truth. I just be feeling like if I want to correct something… I’m gonna do it. I like being perfect. I like a certain type of body for myself. Man, if I want to do it, I do it,” she said as she explained that she didn’t like the “big nose,” she got from her father’s side of the family and decided to get a nose job.

The rapper, who previously denied that she had a nose job, finally admitted that she had work done on her nose but said she was telling her fans to warn them. According to her, she had fillers placed in her nose in 2019, but it “f**ked my nose up” because she was misled by Instagram videos. The artist gets candid as she shares that her nose looked longer and she had to get a rhinoplasty to fix her nose shortly after she dropped “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion.

Well, as for Cardi’s surgeon, she revealed that the surgeons are from a list of people that Kim Kardashian had given her a couple of years ago.

Cardi B talks the losses, aka Ls, she had been taking recently – life, love, lawsuits and loss.

Cardi first started talking about her entry into mainstream hip hop before her breakthrough with the track “Bodak Yellow.” The rapper said it took her two years of constant rejection before finding the right people to support her music career, including her stint on Love and Hip Hop, which though it brought her attention; it was hard to get out musically.

“There was a couple of times I went to labels and they was like we will sign you for $50,000, we will sign you for $30,000, I’m like oh my goodness my f**king Love & Hip Hop check is more than that, I’m making that almost like in a week or so, I feel like I’m getting robbed…when you don’t pop off because of a hot song, I had to literally prove myself,” she said.

Cardi B said she eventually spent a lot of money to promote herself and even paid other artists to open for her tour.

“A lot of artists didn’t want to give me a feature. Now it’s easier for female rappers to get features. They didn’t even believe in me like that,” she said.

The rapper also called out fans for how they treat female artists by discrediting their achievements.

While not directly addressing the ongoing feud between her fan base and Nicki Minaj’s fan base, the rapper says her focus was never a competition with others but rather a desire to “make it.”

“I don’t know why I get so much hate. I don’t know if I get a lot of hate is because I respond to it…. I’m very sensitive I’m not gonna front… I’m a little crazy crazy,” she said.

Cardi speaks about being “normal” and managing her home with the grocery bill

Meanwhile, Cardi also dished on being a house manager as she shared that she became concerned at increased household budgets for food and groceries, noting that she pops up at Target and the supermarket to see prices for herself. The rapper recently shared that she was shocked at the price of lettuce and noted that grocery prices had tripled.

The “UP” rapper also cleared up rumors that she pays Hollywood Unlocked to promote her, and she also addressed her past issues with the Shade Room, which she had demanded stop posting her. It was only last year the blog seemed to have made peace with Cardi.

“The deep problem I had with the Shade Room and this happened around 2017/2018, they were posting me too much… and every single time, people were saying like ‘oh, payola payola, payola I know you paying the Shade Room so they could keep you up there’ and that started to make me go crazy,” Cardi said noting that that the blog continued to post her because she was popular but at the time she “wasn’t evolved mentally as a star” and became angry at them since most of the posts drew negative feedback.

Cardi addresses speculation of rift with Megan Thee Stallion

Cardi B also cleared up the rumors about how she and Megan Thee Stallion linked up for “Wap.” At the 34 minutes mark, Cardi revealed that Jason had been the one to introduce Cardi and Megan, but despite his pressuring them to work, the rappers took their time and finally settled on “Wap” months later.

Her unplanned pregnancy, marriage to Offset and her 2020 divorce petition

Cardi also touched on her debut album, Invasion of Privacy, noting that she didn’t get to enjoy the release of the project as she became pregnant with her daughter Kulture which brought its own fear and worries.

“When I put out my album, I was pregnant so I had to sit down for a minute. And I was a little bit nervous and I was like ‘damn, is my career gonna be over?’ and luckily for my album it didn’t, after I gave birth I did so many shows so I don’t know,” the Bronx rapper shared.

Cardi B’s husband, Offset, also came up in the conversation, where she touched on the rough times of their relationship, including cheating scandals and Cardi B filing for divorce in 2020.

The rapper explained that throughout her pregnancies, her relationship with her husband was far from perfect. When she learned that she was pregnant, she and Offset were not on good terms, and she was scared to even let her label and her team knows that she was expecting.

“I just had this feeling that everything was going to be ok…it wasn’t planned to have a baby. It just happened at the height of my career,” the rapper shared.

Cardi B also confirmed that her baby boy Wave came along also unexpectedly, like his big sister.

“Me and Offset we were not seeing eye-to-eye. This is the same year that I filed for divorce and everything. The main thing that was really bothering me, the main thing that I wanted him to stop and everything, he stopped. And he changed and showed me that he wanted to change for me,” Cardi B said. “It was a lot, we started getting better and better and we started f**king and then boom I’m pregnant,” she added.

“You could see when somebody is trying. We got married so young and so spontaneously. And we did know each other but we kinda didn’t know each other we just was in love with each other and was in a toxic relationship. We got married six months after knowing each other and in that six months, we’d see each other 2-3 times a month. During our marriage and by time passing, we grew with each other. We did a little therapy,” she responded when asked.

Cardi speaks on motivation to sue blogger Tasha K

Cardi B also addressed her recent lawsuit against a YouTube blogger in which she won a $4 million judgement after disparaging and damaging remarks about her daughter, her sexual health, and her relationship with her husband.

The rapper shared that she has no qualms defending herself, “I curse out everybody,” she said as she ratted the people/ organizations she told her for coming for her and her family.

“You have a daughter and every other mom you kissing your daughter and everything and people are saying like “don’t kiss Kulture on the lip because you have herpes blah blah blah, that sh*t was insane,” Cardi B recalled.

“To make serious accusations, this was the last straw for me when this person said that my dad raped a teenager like now it’s like you not messing with me, you messing with somebody that’s deeply dearly in my heart and you messing with my family and then you start messing with my friends. They said disgusting things about you,” Cardi said while Jason chimed in that the blogger said he was HIV positive and was a drug user and a pedophile. Cardi B also said the blogger shared another rumor that her mother was involved sexually with her own cousin.

Cardi also said that she had contemplated suing YouTube as the platform offered no remedy to her since the videos disparaging her were shared there.

“I have been broke, I have been heartbroken, I have been through a lot of tribulations in life, I have never felt so down in my life, I just felt like my life was great and no matter what vacation I went to, no matter what good news no matter everything was so dark, I was so depressed. I couldn’t escape my mind, I couldn’t have sex, I distanced myself from everybody,” the rapper said for the first time since the Tasha K lawsuit.

“I feel like this person’s goal was for me to kill myself like to end myself. Like the type of things they were doing, I feel like that was the goal,” Cardi B says as she tells the blogger to seek help or seek God.

Cardi addresses rumour that Saweetie slept with her husband Offset

Meanwhile, Cardi was asked about the nasty rumor that Saweetie had slept with Offset, which some folks say is the reason she and Quavo ended up breaking up.

Cardi B chimed in on Quavo’s song “Messy,” which references

“I was quiet because one thing Imma, I’m gonna find out the truth….so it’s like if I entertain something that I know is not true on the internet. People be like ‘oh it is true because you are addressing it’ but when I don’t address it, it’s true as well. So I’m like you know what, I’m not going to entertain the bullsh*t because if I entertain it’s going longer and longer and at the end of the day I know what’s going on in my house,” the rapper said.

Dealing with Takeoff’s death

The rapper also revealed the moment she and her husband learned about Takeoff’s death. The rapper was shot and killed on November 1 in Houston during a dice game.

“We Was was in bed,” Cardi began. “We was supposed to go to La La’s party in New York, and my daughter threw up all over my costume… so me and Offset, we just fell asleep, and out of nowhere, like Offset’s phone kept ringing, my phone kept ringing.”

She recalled, “Offset picked up the phone and he’s like screaming ‘No! no no no and I’m like what’s going on and he’s like ‘Takeoff is dead’.”

Cardi said she was in disbelief and slapped Offset and told him not to say things like that.

“Then he’s like screaming, throwing things, throwing up, running all over. I was so scared. I was crying. It was terrible,” she revealed.

“It was such a sensitive time in my home. Everything was like so triggering. Any little bad thing was so triggering,” the rapper revealed.

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Usain Bolt Responds To J$1.2 Billion Theft From His Retirement Fund

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Usain Bolt has seemingly responded to reports that his retirement fund has been swindled away by an employee of a local investment company, Stocks and Securities Limited.

Bolt is an inspirational figure in Jamaica and is the poster boy for success and hard work. Starting as a teenager, the rural-born Trelawny native made his name as a star high school athlete running barefoot on the tough terrain in his home parish.

Usain Bolt’s perseverance has been witnessed by Jamaicans long before he stunned the world with his incredible talent as a sprinter in the early 2000s. His discipline and sacrifices saw him spending his 20s as an athlete, but those early sacrifices paid off as Bolt became an indomitable figure at the Olympics back-to-back four times.

The 100m and 200m champion competed in four history-making Olympic Games, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio de Janeiro 2016. The eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt holds the unbeatable world record for the 100m in a time of 9.58 seconds.

The recent report that his investments have been stolen by an employee of SSL has left many Jamaicans upset and disenchanted. This week more was revealed as to the magnitude of the loss, with the Jamaica Observer reporting that Bolt began investing with SSL in 2012 and had a portfolio of assets worth U$12 million. He is among 30 other investors, including his former manager Norman Peart who lost funds.

Peart has since been fired by Usain Bolt days after reports of the fraud came to light. It’s said that Bolt and his manager noticed the discrepancies in his investment account after his yearly review in December. There are reports that the Olympian’s portfolio now has U$2,000 remaining after the fraudster and her cronies somehow removed the funds.

On Monday, Usain Bolt seemingly reacted to the ongoing saga with a line from his best friend, Nugent Walker, as he questioned the greed that caused his money to be taken.

“In a World of Lies….Where is the Truth? The History Evil….What is the Root?…MONEY #CrypticWorld,” the producer and former sprinter wrote.

There are reports that the Financial Services Commission has ordered SSL to freeze its operations as the Jamaica Constabulary’s Financial Investigation Division conducts its investigation into the embezzlement. SSL has released a statement telling customers it became aware of the fraud in December and that the employee confessed to the crime. As of now, it is not clear if SSL has insurance and if said insurance would indemnify the loss to Bolt and the other customers.

On social media, many shared sympathy for Usain Bolt since the report surfaced.

Among those who shared solidarity with the artist are Ding Dong and Baby Cham, who both wrote the praying hands emoji under Bolt’s post.

Dexta Daps wrote, “Might not know the full story but ik ur [heart] clean mi bro… God always. continue ur beautiful journey as a jamaican icon all over the world, n ghetto yute dem role model… we support uuuuu.”

“Justice for Usain,” one fan wrote.

Another said, “The crazy thing is that even if he sues them and win there is no guarantee that he’ll get his money back. If they can’t pay it back they’ll just go to prison but he still won’t get his money back. Tears come a me eyes when me see how dem deal with the man weh should be classified as national hero.”

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Baby Cham Urges PM Andrew Holness To Address Usain Bolt’s Missing Funds

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As Jamaicans grapple with news that Usain Bolt lost a whopping $10 million that evaporated from his retirement investment fund, dancehall star Baby Cham is calling on Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness to address the matter.

Usain Bolt and his management team are in shambles after some JM$1.2 billion went missing from his investment account at the Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL). Although the relevant law enforcement departments have been notified of the enormous fraud, no arrests have been made. According to the SSL, they’ve been aware of the fraud since last year August and suspected an employee might’ve been behind it. While that employee has since been terminated, he or she was still working with the company up until last week Wednesday (January 11).

The Observer newspaper reported that Usain Bolt is among some thirty investors who have been defrauded of funds amounting to billions. The sprint legend reportedly invested US$10 million into an account he opened in 2012 and has not withdrawn any funds from the account since his initial investment over ten years ago. During his annual financial checkup, the athlete and his management team uncovered that the account was wiped clean of the funds leaving only US$2,000.

The news sparked an outcry among Jamaicans, who viewed the theft as a blatant attack on one of the most famous Jamaicans in the history of the country, Usain Bolt. Dancehall legend Baby Cham is among many who voiced their concerns while also calling on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance to directly and publicly address the matter.

“Jamaica We Have To Protect National Treasures!! @usainbolt Deserves Better,” Cham wrote while sharing a video speaking on the matter. “We Need To Hear From The Prime Minister And The Minister Of Finance, Assuring Us That Jamaicans Are Safe To Invest In Jamaica.”

“Jamaica wah a gwaan, wah really a gwaan?” Baby Cham asked. “How someone like Usain Bolt that has given the country so much you know what I mean and has done so much for the country, tourism on a whole. Just giving so much joy to the people. How them can fraud this man yah of him retirement money, and I don’t hear the Minister of Finance speaking out. I don’t hear the Prime Minister speaking out. I don’t hear the people who we put in these power to oversee and make sure them protect Jamaicans. What are they trying to say that we Jamaicans should not invest in our own country? Yow it don’t look good. Not looking good at all.”

Baby Cham also urged Jamaicans to speak out and hold the government accountable for this great misdeed delt to Usain Bolt, who has given so much for his country and brought so much joy over the course of his decorated career as the fastest man in the history of track and field.

“We need to step up; we need to speak up; we need to hear from the Prime Minister; we need to hear from the Minister of Finance; we need to hear from these people what they gonna do to make sure that Usain Bolt can smile,” Cham continues. “Him deserve that, he has given all of us so much joy and done so much for the country. This is Jamaica do better.”

Usain Bolt has since reacted to the news with a cryptic post on his Instagram. “In a World of Lies….Where is the Truth? The History Evil….What is the Root?…MONEY #CrypticWorld,” Bolt wrote.

Since sharing his post, the retired athlete has been getting a lot of support from his fans and local celebrities like Ding Dong, Yendi Phillipps, Miss Kitty, and more.

Baby Cham and Usain Bolt have been close friends for years and even worked together on the music front on the single “Lock Down” which was produced by Bolt’s A-Team on the Clockwork Riddim.

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JAMAICA-FINANCE-FSC to strengthen fraud prevention in regulated institutions on heels of massive SSL fraud

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JAMAICA-FINANCE-Authorities promise full disclosure of investigations into firm where massive fraud uncovered

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JAMAICA-FINANCE-Finance Minister “shock” at alleged multi-billion dollar fraud

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