Senegalese-American rapper Akon (Photo: AFP)--- Clichéd rappers spend money on “bling” and cars, but Senegalese/American artist Akon is looking skywards to splash his cash, investing in solar power projects across
BY RICHARD JOHNSON--- Deejay Beenie Man and his girlfriend Krystal Tomlinson at the listening party for his album Unstoppable. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) It’s been 10 years since Beenie Man, self-proclaimed
By Horace Hines--- Skip Marley performing at the One Love Music Festival, held at the Aqueduct at Rose Hall in Montego Bay---. ROSE HALL, St James — Impressive performances highlighted
Negra Li (left) and Jr Dread--- There is something about reggae music that makes international stars divert from their comfort zones to sample or record the genre. Brazilian rhythm and
By Kevin Jackson--- R. City--- ANOTHER Caribbean act has made the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Locked Away by sibling duo R City and singer Adam Levine from Maroon 5 is
Superstar Akon announces his Akon Lighting Africa initiative at the United Nations headquarters Senegalese-American pop singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans
By Simone Morgan--- Top: MAVADO... if I can break the ice in the United States it would be a huge step for my career-- Bottom: LL Cool J-- IT'S been some
Kardinal Offishall--- ALTHOUGH he was born in Canada to Jamaican parents, rapper/deejay Kardinal Offishall has always incorporated dancehall/reggae into his recordings and performances. Kardinal, 37, is in Jamaica promoting his