Dancehall producer Countree Hype is maintaining a positive outlook ahead of a hearing next month in Miami, where he is asking for a reduced sentence of three years after pleading guilty to smuggling 30 guns to Jamaica.
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Shaggy says Sean Paul is “the biggest Dancehall artist of all time,” but he is pushing back against the narrative that Sean’s Diamond-certified hit with Sia makes him a Diamond-selling artist.
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Trinidad singer Marlon Asher is marking the 20th anniversary of his ganja anthem, Ganja Farmer, with a new seven-track EP centered on the song’s legacy and its modern-day reach.
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Vybz Kartel’s real estate spree has hit Parkland, Florida, where the Dancehall star has purchased a US$3.9 million mansion on a private 2.19-acre lot.
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Producer Countree Hype has pleaded guilty in a Miami federal case accusing him of smuggling 30 firearms and ammunition from Florida to Jamaica inside office chairs.
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Bob Marley and The Wailers’ 1973 album Burnin’ has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom, more than four decades after it first received a Silver award there.
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Dancehall artist 450’s latest single is World On Fire, officially released on May 8, 2026. Distributed by Dubshot, the track was composed by Nbasyko and Weekday and produced by Weekday.
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Popcaan finally gets a credited feature on a Drake album, but he isn’t the only Caribbean link in the Canadian rapper’s three-project drop on Friday.
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Shaggy says he’s finishing work on a new movie with Kevin Costner and Jake Gyllenhaal, but Dancehall music remains his first love.
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Flippa Mafia is staying behind bars for now after a brief New Jersey court hearing on Thursday, where a judge also found that he could not afford to hire a lawyer and appointed one for him.
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