Author: Ariel Newbold

Rick Ross (William Leonard Roberts II), 50, the Miami rapper behind Port of Miami (2006) and founder of Maybach Music Group has been arrested on domestic violence charges against his then girlfriend Jazzma Kendrick.   On August 28, there was a reported domestic violence incident at his Star Island home in Miami Beach. Days before […]

Cardi will headline BZR WKND Jamaica at the National Stadium in Kingston on October 18, her first stadium concert in the Caribbean. The “Cardi B & Friends” show also features Keyshia Cole, with Spice as host. Fun Facts: • The stadium has hosted Stevie Wonder and The Jackson 5. • Cardi and Ding Dong have […]

Quavo released QRÖMELIFE, his third solo album, a 14-track project produced entirely by Pharrell. The standout is “Away.” It’s the first time the two surviving Migos members have been on a song together since 2021’s Culture III. Timeline: • June 2021: Culture III drops, the last album with all three members. • Nov 2022: Takeoff […]

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is a rapper turned TV mogul. His G-Unit Film & Television produces Power, its spinoffs and BMF, all on STARZ. His exclusive STARZ deal ended in 2022, but G-Unit still produces projects there, including Fightland. What happened and the timeline: • Wednesday, September 30, midnight Eastern: STARZ and Verizon’s carriage deal […]

Ian Lewis is the bassist and co-founder of Inner Circle, the Jamaican band behind “Bad Boys” (the Cops theme) and “Sweat (A La La La La Long).” Inner Circle formed in Kingston in 1968 and won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 1993 for Bad Boys. Lewis says the tension between reggae and dancehall […]

Cardi B, one of the biggest names in hip-hop, and Kehlani, the R&B/pop singer known for her genre-blending sound, their collab “Safe,” off Cardi’s 2025 album Am I the Drama?, won Best Hip-Hop at the 2026 MTV VMAs, held Sunday, September 27, at the Peacock Theater in LA with Snoop Dogg hosting. Am I the […]

Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty (real name Lontrell Williams) blew up in 2021 off his mixtape “Shiesty Season” and the Lil Durk-assisted hit “Back In Blood,” but that same year he shot a security guard at a Miami strip club and did over three years in federal prison, coming home in October 2025. His freedom didn’t […]

Vybz Kartel — Jamaica’s self-proclaimed “Worl’ Boss,” born Adidja Palmer — spent over a decade in custody on a murder conviction before an appeal ultimately kept him from a retrial and he walked free in 2024. While he was locked up, protégée Shenseea used to perform their collab “Fever” solo, since Kartel physically couldn’t be […]

Vybz Kartel, aka the “Worl’ Boss,” one of dancehall’s most influential artists, has been confirmed as a headliner for the 2026 edition of Reggae Land. It’s the UK’s largest reggae festival, now in its sixth year at Milton Keynes National Bowl — this weekend, August 1–2. Kartel will make his Reggae Land debut on the […]

Ayetian is a 21-year-old dancehall artist out of Montego Bay who blends his Haitian and Jamaican roots into his sound — a fresh voice in a genre often dominated by older, established names. Billboard just named him its Caribbean Up-And-Comer of the Month for July 2026,  on the strength of a string of 2025 smashes […]