Yemi Alade Delivers Pan-African Rhythms on Self-Titled 7th Studio Album
The most telling detail about Yemi Alade’s new album is not the celebrity features or the 16-track runtime.[#item_full_content
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‘Gaza Tussan’, Former Vybz Kartel Co-Accused, Reportedly Killed in Portmore Police
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Shane “Gaza Tussan” Williams, a familiar name from one of the most sensational chapters in Jamaica’s dancehall and criminal-court history, was reportedly killed during an alleged confrontation with police in Portmore, St Catherine, on Saturday.[#item_full_content
Ramona Samuels Finds Her Voice in Battle to Protect 16-Year-Old Brand, The Voicebox
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A good name can take years to build and moments to borrow. Jamaican creative entrepreneur Ramona Samuels has learned that lesson the hard way after a bruising battle to protect The Voicebox, the media brand she has spent 16 years developing.[#item_full_content
Mr. Gallimore Raises ‘Hell’ as Gospel Track Rockets to No. 2 on iTunes Worldwide Chart
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mr. Gallimore is raising hell on the charts—and he insists he is only trying to save souls from it.[#item_full_content
DEM BOW!!! Shabba Wants His Hits Back: Dancehall Emperor Sues Greensleeves in Copyright Fight
NEW YORK — Shabba Ranks spent decades watching the world dance to his music. Now the Dancehall Emperor wants control of the songs that helped make him a global star.[#item_full_content
Six Million Ways, One Voice: How Jamaica’s Courtney Undah Privilege Echoed Through Hip-Hop
OAKLAND, California — It lasted only a few seconds, but more than three decades later, the words still refuse to die.[#item_full_content
‘Truth Is My Defence’: Blogger Milton Wray Fires Back at Legal Threat From Dervan Malcolm’s Widow
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaican blogger Milton Wray is refusing to wave the white flag in a brewing defamation showdown with the widow of late broadcaster Dervan Malcolm, declaring that if the dispute reaches court, he is prepared to defend what he published as true.[#item_full_content
Ayra Starr Opens Up on Growth, Solitude and Finding Her Voice in 66 GREENE Cover Feature
Ayra Starr has never been the type to ease into things slowly, and her 66 GREENE cover feature proves exactly that.[#item_full_content
OTF Jam Reportedly Faces Life in Prison After Testifying Against Lil Durk
The most striking detail coming out of Lil Durk’s ongoing murder-for-hire trial isn’t about Durk himself.[#item_full_content
Lil Yachty and Karrahbooo Clash Over ‘A Safe Place’ Writing Credits
The detail that stands out most here is not that there was a dispute, it is that things apparently got heated enough for Karrahbooo’s segment to be cut short.[#item_full_content