Smiley Culture, the reggae singer from Britain who reached fame in the 1980s for singing about the difficulties of young black men in the face of police oppression, died in his Warlingham, Surrey home on March 15 during a police raid on his home.
The official police story is that Smiley, born David Emmanuel, killed himself [...]

Jamaican dancehall reggae singer Buju Banton has been convicted of 3 drug charges but his sentencing has been delayed to Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Buju Banton will be sentenced in by Judge James S. Moody Jr., in a Tampa, Florida court. He was found guilty last February of 3 charges including conspiracy to possess with the [...]

Rastafarian reggae singer Buju Banton‘s trial ended in a mistrial decision today, meaning the artiste will have to wait until December for a new trial and verdict. The Jamaica Observer reports that “Banton seemed relieved when the announcement of a new trial date was made.”
At the Gibbons federal court in Tampa, Florida federal court today, [...]

After earlier false reports that he had been acquitted, Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Buju Banton is still waiting for a verdict on his drug trial.
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Buju Banton mistrial, new [...]

Grammy-nominated dancehall superstar Buju Banton, recently arrested in a cocaine bust, has a new defense lined up: his lawyer is arguing that the US government entrapped him.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the trial, please see these related articles:

Buju Banton mistrial, [...]

Jamaican dancehall reggae star Buju Banton has been arrested for attempting to purchase 5Kg of cocaine from an undercover officer in Florida. If found guilty, Banton faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Update: this article is part of a continuing series about Buju Banton’s arrest, accusations, and trial. For more information about the [...]

In Kingston, Jamaican police have charged Grammy-nominated reggae star Luciano, born Jepther McClymont, with harboring a fugitive, Andrew Senior. Senior, also known as Conqueror or Shooty Shooty, lived up to his nickname, shooting 3 police while hiding inside Luciano’s Westminster Road, St. Andrew home and studiolast week during an hour-long siege that ended with Senior’s [...]