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Gangstas - The Movie 

Barrington Levy to star in Gangstas movie from Jamaica

We’ve just received word that dancehall star Vybz Kartel and reggae singer Barrington Levy are going to star in Gangstas, a new feature film that’s being shot in Jamaica.
The action flick is heavily rooted in Barrington Levy’s Gangsters soundtrack, which includes performances by Vybz Kartel and DJ Khago. The movie aspires to show the gritty [...]

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Vybz Kartel 

Vybz Kartel – New Millennium (featuring Wayne Marshall)

Vybz Kartel released his New Millennium dancehall track (featuring Wayne Marshall) long before his current drama around allegations of skin bleaching.
New Millennium is a great dancehall music track, celebrating new beginnings and the good things in life.
Vybz Kartel and Wayne Marshall music video

This video includes Vybz Kartel & Wayne Marshall doing New Millennium and Why [...]

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Embarrassed Pepsi denounces Beenie Man’s gay bashing in Uganda

Dancehall star Beenie Man is again under fire for his anti-gay lyrics, this time from corporate sponsor PepsiCo. Contact Music is reporting that PepsiCo spokespeople are criticizing Beenie Man for performing an anti-gay song at a reggae concert in Uganda on Saturday, December 5th.
Uganda’s Monitor reports that “The King of Dancehall stuck a sword of [...]

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European reggae and dancehall DJ Waxfiend, famous for his Jamrock event, has released a new playlist on 22Tracks, which includes tracks from Mavado, T.O.K., Vybz Kartel, and others (who add up to the most popular 2009 dancehall artists according to Jamaican youth).
22Tracks is a digital jukebox of playlists created by premier DJs in 22 different [...]

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Major Lazer – Keep It Goin’ Louder (featuring Nina Sky and Ricky Blaze)

Check out the latest from Major Lazer, the dynamic duo of DJs Switch and Diplo. Their first album, released this past summer, was Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do. Diplo and Switch recorded it at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica. Keep It Goin’ Louder is more Diplo/Switch dancehall derivative something or other, featuring Nina [...]

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Sean Paul wins 2009 reggae MOBO

Sean Paul won the Best Reggae Gong at the 2009 MOBO awards last night in Glasgow, Scotland. He did not attend though, and his acceptance speech was recorded. It was a tough category – other nominees included fan favorites Mavado, Serani, Tarrus Riley, whose recent album is Contagious, and Vybz Kartel.
International dancehall deejay Sean Paul [...]

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Best dancehall artistes 2009

A UWI study of 300 young Jamaicans answers the question of the best dancehall artistes of 2009. Bounty Killer and Beenie Man were probably surprised to hear the results. Continue reading

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Tarrus Riley’s Contagious reggae album

Tarrus Riley released Contagious, his 3rd crooning conscious reggae album today. The 18-track album was originally announced last Friday in Montego Bay (after Reggae Sumfest 2009) and was released today on VP Records to the anticipation of reggae music fans around the world.
Contagious is truly a modern album, bolstered by guest appearances of today’s hottest [...]

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