Drake’s Team Says ‘Not One Iota of Truth’ to ‘Janice STFU’ Theft Lawsuit
A producer says he still has the original stems for the hook on “Janice STFU,” and he thinks they prove Drake took it.[#item_full_content]
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The 12 Best Reggae Wedding Songs, From the Aisle to the Last Dance
Every Jamaican wedding has a moment when the formal speeches give way to the bassline, the aunties find their feet and the groom finally loosens his tie.[#item_full_content]
12 Best Reggae Covers That Rival (and Sometimes Beat) the Originals
Jamaica has always treated other people’s songs as raw material. In the sound system days, selectors hunted American R&B records and Kingston producers cut local versions to meet the demand, so the cover became part of the island’s musical DNA.[#item_full_content]
The 12 Saddest Reggae Songs Ever Recorded
Reggae has always known how to hurt. Beneath the one drop and the warm bass, the music carries grief, exile, poverty and heartbreak, often sung so sweetly that the pain sneaks up on you halfway through the second verse.[#item_full_content]
Songwriter Avi Hirschfield Sues Drake and UMG Over ‘Janice STFU’ Chorus
Avi Hirschfield says he found out his chorus was on a Drake record the same way everyone else did, by pressing play.[#item_full_content]
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder
Even from behind bars, Duane “Keffe D” Davis was apparently still thinking about his own screen time.[#item_full_content]
Blaqbonez Releases Fifth Album ‘NOMADINHO: 4TH PRIME’ Featuring Asake, Victony and Ruger
Blaqbonez finally has a No. 1 on the Official Nigeria Top 100, and he clearly isn’t letting the moment cool off.[#item_full_content]
Damian Marley’s ‘No Better Riddim’ Lands in U.S. iTunes Reggae Top 5 as ‘Good Morning’ With 450 Hits No. 2
The most surprising stat from Damian Marley’s big weekend might be a video chart.
“Good Morning,” his new link up with dancehall artiste 450, went straight to No.[#item_full_content]
Captain Kirk, the ‘Bad Boy of Radio’ gets a birthday salute from reggae’s finest
Radio broadcaster Captain Kirk found himself on the receiving end of the tributes as reggae artistes, broadcasting colleagues and loved ones gathered in South Florida to give “The Bad Boy of Radio” a surprise birthday celebration.[#item_full_content]
‘I’m playing chess’: 119 responds to injunction in widow’s defamation case
Blogger Milton “119” Wray insists he has made a tactical move rather than suffered a defeat after the Supreme Court ordered him to make seven videos private pending the outcome of a defamation claim brought by broadcaster Dervan Malcolm’s widow.[#item_full_content]