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Romeich Major was thoroughly surprised after his former artiste Shenseea popped out on stage to serenade him for his birthday.

While at Water Worl on Sunday, commemorating the artist’s birthday, Romeich was distracted by dancer turn deejay Ding Dong who encouraged the artist to pay attention to the crowd and take videos. However, Shenseea’s song “Dolly” came on with the artist speaking in the background. Major appeared caught off guard as Shenseea ran out on stage to perform the song.

In a post on Instagram, he shared that he was genuinely surprised and even became emotional at the gesture. “Biggest bday surprise not only for #WrayRumWaterWorl but for me!!! Never know @shenseea did a fly een back big up my team for this lovely surprise love uno bad a swear,” Romeich wrote. “I actually was so happy 2 tears fell on stage.”

Shenseea and her former manager have a very close relationship as he is the Godfather of her son Rajeiro while she is also godmother to his daughter, Skye. Major is credited by Shenseea for discovering her and not only unearthing her talent but also helping to chart her from a young dancehall artist to now a hip-hop artist.

Shenseea previously worked with Major as a bottle service waitress and later impressed upon him that she had talent before he tasked her with writing her first song, “Jiggle Jiggle,” which was her debut single that catapulted her career.

The Artist has been living in the United States since signing a new manager, Sal Slaiby, that manages artists like Doja Cat and The Weeknd. While she was in Jamaica recently and even shared that she was enjoying the food and taking a break from work, it was apparent that she was back in the U.S.

However, it seems that Shenseea, who gifted Major and two other teammates Rolex watches earlier this year, returned to surprise Major at his birthday event.

She also shared her appreciation to Major by gifting him a plot of land adjacent to his Romeich Headquarters, where the studio where Shenseea first recorded her music is located and where she would report for work as a waitress.

Major’s event his past weekend was the culmination of a three-day entertainment weekend from October 28-30, which saw the celebrations kick off with the Hennessy-sponsored Top 500 event with every ‘who is a who’ in Jamaica only being able to attend on an invitation basis.

There was also a street dance and Water Worl to end things.

Shenseea, in comments, praised Major as she noted that he “one always have mi back” and “is a father figure to my son Rajeiro.”

Shenseea also spoke about Romeich being the one to take her out of living in poverty in the ghetto where she couldn’t even afford slippers, and was also the one that made her travel on a plane for the first time.

Meanwhile, Shenseea was commended by label mate Ding Dong and others, especially fans who noted the loyalty that existed between Shenseea and Romeich.

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Kiprich tackles men killing women with new song “Women Protest.”

As a nation, Jamaica continues to mourn the sudden and tragic deaths of Donna-Lee Donaldson and Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend. A large portion of the population has banded together to send a message that violence towards women should never be the answer.

A number of entertainers have joined the outcry and are determined to help effect some sort of change that hopefully will someday end violence towards women. Among those entertainers is Kiprich, who recently penned a track called “Women Protest.” It is expected to be released next month by Chase Mills Records.

He joins some veterans in the genre, like Baby Cham and Bounty Killer, who continue to urge men to protect women instead of harming them.

The “Facebook” artist’s team is currently working on the video for the track, which will feature women and girls who were victims of gender-based violence or who have gone missing in recent years.

Kiprich, whose real name is Marlon Plunkett, spoke with The Gleaner and explained his motivation behind the track. The “Dancehall Gallis” deejay shared that he is tired of the headlines that seem to be repeating themselves.

His fear is that with so many women going missing in recent times, especially at the hands of men, it is starting to become a trend. He also said that Jamaica trends for much more positive reasons globally, and so he is adamant that the femicide rate should not be one of those.

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“The man dem need to fi realise say dem nuh own no woman life … allow the woman dem fi live dem life because is because of them, we have life. There is never no ‘explainable’ reason for a man to use his force or a weapon to take a woman’s life and think him can justify it. That is a weak man,” he added.

The “Call Di Lawd” artist also gave the assurance that the track was not for his own benefit but hopefully can reach some of the men in society to show them that there is a better way forward than ending a woman’s life. He also shared that he believes now is the right time for dancehall deejays to focus on these types of topics, especially since the government has banned more violent and drug-filled lyrics on the airwaves.

According to him, there is always room for more positive music. That type of positivity is something that he has always focused on, he continued.

“Jamaica is a blessed island; so much is happening globally that has bypassed us and while we do have our struggles economically there must be a way to make things better for us as a people to escape being part of the global tragedy of femicide,” he continued.

He also questioned why the Jamaican society at large had become so aggressive and had seemed to turn away from the positivity it was once known for.

The veteran deejay added that he wants to see all types of violence against women canceled.

Two other dancehall artists, Jahshii and Christopher Martin, also have used their platform to send a message to men. Most recently, they used the Reggae Sumfest stage to highlight the need to stop violence against women.

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Dancehall veteran Mavado will have to wait until next year to know if he will recoup any money from former embattled lawyer Jennifer Messado. The disgraced lawyer is accused of defrauding the Gully Gad of millions of dollars in a fake real estate deal.

The dates have been set for March 1, March 2, and March 3, according to Mavado’s lawyer Oswest Senior-Smith who shared the information with The Star.

According to reports, the “Give It All to Me” deejay lost out on about JM$30 million in a 2017 real estate transaction. There is no word yet on how Mavado will present evidence in the case. At first, it was supposed to be via video link, but since then, there has been some confusion as to whether or not there is a warrant out for his arrest on the island. If so, he will not be allowed to testify.

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A year after the allegations were made public, the Constant Spring police issued a notice for Mavado to report to the police station for questioning in an ongoing investigation. That investigation was focused on the violence in Cassava Piece, St Andrew.

He has since made his feelings on the upcoming case and the issue of a potential warrant very public. Just last month he took to Instagram to make his feelings on the matter known.

“The same police that locked my son up years ago, are also the same police that suddenly that came up with this warrant four years later… years ago when I left Jamaica, I left things in my lawyers’ hands. My lawyers – both overseas and Jamaica – were in regular communication with the Jamaica Constabulary Force,” he said at the time.

Initially, the case was supposed to proceed on September 12, but the matter was adjourned.

His attorney also gave no update on this issue of the warrant but did say that Mavado’s potential testimony is a little more than providing a framework and that the critical witnesses are the two people who gave the accused lawyer the various sums on behalf of the veteran artist.

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50 Cent is moving on from Starz and has signed a new deal to produce an unscripted series for NBC Universal’s online streaming platform Peacock.

On Thursday, the rapper announced that he signed a new deal to produce an unscripted series for Lusid Media and Peacock. The new deal will see Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson producing a three-project partnership with Lusid Media. The first project is reportedly already underway, but so far, no details have been revealed by either 50 Cent, who left Starz in September after a $150 million deal that saw him producing the hit series “Power” and several spinoffs.

According to Variety, the rapper-turned-producer is expanding his resume as executive producer as one of the unscripted projects is a true crime series that will air on Peacock in 2023.

“I am excited by the kind of stories we’re going to be bringing to life together, and can’t wait for the first project to reach Peacock next year,” Variety quoted the rapper.

He added, “G-Unit Film & Television continues to go from strength-to-strength, and this partnership with Lusid is another great collaboration for the team.”

On Instagram, 50 Cent wrote, “More heat on the way, must see TV GLG GreenlightGang i don’t miss Peacock.”

Previously speaking about his four-year deal with Starz, the rapper celebrated moving on.

“09-17-22 official day of really owning my content and deciding where and how I do it moving forward,” he said in September as he hinted about what’s ahead.

In the meantime, Lusid Media President Zak Weisfeld spoke about 50 Cent joining the team.

“50 Cent is a storytelling phenomenon, and we’re excited by the combination of our track record in the unscripted entertainment space, and the dynamism of 50 and the G Unit team,” he said.

In the meantime, fans can continue to enjoy the 50 Cent-produced “BMF,” which was recently renewed with a star-packed cast for a second season, and he also has several new shows set to hit the big screen- “Hip Hop Homicides” airing on WeTV in November and a horror movie series deal with Eli Roth and 3BlackDot.

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Rihanna released her first solo single in six years, “Lift Me Up,” and fans can’t contain themselves.

The song was released around midnight across platforms and YouTube as fans heard new music from Rihanna for the first time in six years. “Lift Me Up” is expected to be one of two solo tracks Rihanna is set to release in the coming weeks ahead of the release of Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

The second installation of the movie features Chadwick Boseman as the Marvel superhero, but the tone of the song is already hinting at what fans will expect from the storyline. The song isn’t like Rihanna’s usual music, with traces of Nigerian singer Tems, who co-wrote the song. Rihanna’s vocals are nevertheless a breath of fresh air as the pop singer holds several high notes and deep inflections.

The movie is set to be released on November 11, but Rihanna’s song has a touch of sorrow and mourning and brings the feels.

“Life me up, Hold me down, Keep me close, Safe and sound, Burning in a hopeless dream, hold me when you go to sleep, keep me in the warmth of your love when you depart, keep me safe, safe and sound,” the first verse of the song says.

The verse and song give an idea of what fans can expect as Wakanda Forever is sure to be very emotional and sad as the main character is speculated to have died in the show.

Boseman, who played Black Panther protagonist T’Challa, died in 2020 after battling colorectal cancer, and Marvel producers opted to keep the scenes he filmed and continue the movie with him as the superhero rather than re-cast for a replacement.

On Thursday night, fans reacted to the song, with some sharing their approval while others expressed the longing for Rihanna’s usual sounds.

“I was 3 seconds into the song and i was crying in the street already,” one person wrote on Twitter.

“Song is incredible. Music like that lasts for years to come not just for the moment forsho,” another person wrote on Instagram.

“It was a beautiful song! It was perfect for the movie… I just wish they gave her a record like All thé stars with Kendrick ft SZA but her voice is still there!” another person said.

“Tems was all over the song I could hear her,” one person wrote.

“It’s not gone be a dry eye in that theatre do you hear me,” another said.

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