Category: Reggae Music

  • Caribbean People, Are Loved Ones Conning You?

    According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, a “Sob Story” is “a sentimental story or account intended chiefly to evoke sympathy or sadness”. Sob stories can be real but, when it comes to relatives, neighbors, and friends, they’re often exaggerated. Why Some Always Have Sob Stories There appears to be many reasons. I am no psychologist, though I…

  • Buju Banton deh pon street again after release December 07, 2018

    it is official.  Buju Banton, born Mark Anthony Myrie, has been released from prison after being arrested in December 2009 and convicted in February 2011.  It is a big deal and cell videos surfaced immediately of Buju Banton boarding the plane. The Free Buju group here on on Yowlink seems to have been updated (the…

  • Vybez Kartel Faces Life After Guilty Verdict

    Dancehall Reggae artist Vybz Kartel has been convicted of murder. In a high-profile trial under heavy security, Kartel, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, and three of the four co-defendants were found guilty of killing, Clive “Lizard” Williams, in a dispute over missing gun(s). The Verdict The verdict returned 10-1 as follows: Adidja Palmer –…

  • Wayne “Sleng Teng” Smith legacy

    On Monday, news hit Jamaica, the Caribbean, North America, the UK, and the world that the creator of the first fully-computerized Dancehall Reggae “riddim” (rhythm), “Sleng Teng”, Wayne Smith, had passed away at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in Kingston, Jamaica. Wayne Smith (nicknamed Wayne “Sleng Teng” Smith) recorded the first song on the riddim…

  • Vybez Kartel in court

    Vybez Kartel, if not guilty on a technicality (key witness cannot be found), may still not go free because he’s to be held until 2nd murder trial later this year.  The dancehall reggae artist, born Adidja Palmer, was held on separate murder charges and all indication is that he will not be found guilty on…

  • Buju Banton gets 10 years in maximum security prison

    Artist Buju Banton, who was convicted of 3 charges related to drugs (cocaine), has been sentenced to ten (10) years in a maximum security prison by the United States federal court in Tampa, Florida.  After that, he’s supposed to be on 5 years probation. You may recall that Buju was convicted right after winning and…