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Dancehall deejay and high roller, Mavado, whose given name is David Brooks, left the island last week shortly after the police indicated an interest in speaking with him amid rising tensions in the inner-city community of Cassava Piece in St Andrew, from where the entertainer hails, and where at least one member of his family reportedly still lives. The tensions appear to have all arisen after the deejay, the self-styled ‘Gully God’, was shot at two Saturdays ago following a reported physical altercation with another person of influence in Cassava Piece. After the initial altercation, Mavado’s vehicle was reportedly peppered with bullets with him inside and only fortunately emerging unharmed, excepting perhaps for his personal pride and longtime standing as the ‘big man’ of the community. Following a report of the incident which he filed at the nearby Constant Spring Police Station on the day of the incident, and the detention and subsequent charging of a suspect with shootin...

Three of the four suspects who were being investigated in connection with the upsurge in violence in Cassava Piece, St. Andrew, have been released. The men, who are family members and associates of dancehall entertainer, Mavado, were released on the weekend. Despite the men being released, news came on Monday that the entertainer's 17 year old son remains in custody, as cops investigate recent cases of murder and shootings in Cassava Piece. Five men, including Mavado's son, were picked up at his Norbrook, St. Andrew residence last Tuesday. The cops have sent out an advisory urging Mavado to report to them for questioning in connection with the violence in Cassava Piece. He is currently overseas. His attorneys are reportedly making arrangements for his return. Superintendent Glenford Miller, head of the St. Andrew North Police, has warned that investigators will not wait indefinitely for the artiste to surrender to them. In the meantime, Chase Cross, one of...

The Full Court of the Supreme Court is to hear an application for a photocopy of a statement to be admitted in the appeal for incarcerated entertainer Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused. Defence attorney Bert Samuels, who is representing Shawn “Shawn Storm” Campbell, said that submissions were made yesterday in the Court of Appeal for the copy of the eyewitness statement to be accepted as part of the fresh evidence, but that the judge ruled the issue was a matter for a three-judge court to decide. “We got a photocopy; it has a lot in it... and in that statement certain things are said, which if this court accepts it, it will have an impeachment on the credit of the sole eyeed attorneys Tom Tavares-Finson and Oswest Senior Smith. Samuels also claimed that an injustice was done to his client because his previous lawyer was unable to argue certain grounds and cwitness,” Samuels said, following the in-camera case management hearing, which involved other notonfront the witn...

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A member of the defence team representing popular dancehall artiste Tommy Lee Sparta says they will be writing to Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson about the circulation on social media of a semi-nude photo believed to be that of his client in custody. The photo shows a man dressed in what appears to be underpants only in a cell. “I was made aware of that photo, and I find it very unprofessional, and we do intend to write to the relevant authorities, in particular the commissioner of police, to ascertain why is it that this is being done while somebody is a guest of the State or in custody,” said attorney-at-law Donahue Martin. “It had to have been taken by a member... of the police force, and I find it, as I said, extremely unprofessional,” he added. Tommy Lee Sparta, whose real name is Leroy Russell, was detained early Sunday morning in St Andrew at an ATM shortly after he had left the finals of the popular Magnum Kings and Queens of Dance...

The track is featured on Chimney Records hot new Rice Grain Riddim. Alkaline also debut a new single on the same beat titled “Pick Unuh Side.” The Patriotz leader is currently locked in a heated  beef with Tommy Lee Sparta  that spawned a few gritty diss records. But for this single, he took a step away from that feud to remind his haters that he is winning right now. “See man have dreams wa them never believe in a / Example of a real winner, days when man never eat dinner / Now a big league man reach in a / Surround myself with real ni**as / Red Hills ready fi go squeeze triggers,”   Jahmiel   spits. Jahmiel is currently one of the hottest new artists in dancehall and he is already proving himself as a worthy foe when it comes to clashing. Even after some dancehall pundits like Foota Hype chided him for engaging in a lyrical feud with artists like Tommy Lee Sparta and Vershon, Jahmiel still never backs down and is holding his own. 

Dancehall’s MC Nuffy has never been one to shy away from controversy, and he already knows that whenever it comes to things he says about dancehall’s leading lady, Spice, it will lead to some amount of debate . He is, however, prepared to face whatever backlash may come from him saying he was the main man behind Spice's rise to stardom. Nuffy was congratulating Spice on her most recent accomplishments (the stint on Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta) when he took the time to point out that he was the first person to see to it that she went all the way. “Is just because we have we differences sometimes, but she can’t feel a way (about him saying he introduced her to the world). Me deserve mi props. A me first tell her say she ago reach MTV and BET,” he said. “Is just because we have we differences sometimes, but she can’t feel a way (about him saying he introduced her to the world). Me deserve mi props. A me first tell her say she ago reach MTV and BET,” he said. “If Grac...

Vanessa Bling is opening up about what she misses about Vybz Kartel since his incarceration. Gaza Slim, is one of Kartel’s former proteges who came under fire from Gazanation fans following their fallout. The “Independent Lady” deejay also served prison time for helping Vybz Kartel in his murder trial by making a false report claiming that Clive “Lizard” Williams robbed her. Since then she has removed her Addi tattoos and start focusing on her own solo career. Bling, aka and Vanessa Bling to pay his legal fees and they refused. Vanessa Bling was on Instagram Live chatting with her fans when she was asked about her former boss. “What I miss about Kartel is the drive,” she said. “The drive is like him push you to go more and more like we use to love when am doing collaborations with him and you know it’s just touching. I usually love when we going shows together and we do the loving songs and he look at me like, and I look at him like. What I usually love is...