Roy “Gramps” Morgan, Morgan Heritage band member and now solo reggae artiste, will perform live alongside American R&B/soul singer India Arie, next Tuesday February 17, on ABC television’s Good Morning America Show at 7 a.m. EST. Gramps appears on Arie’s 2nd single,”Therapy” from her latest album Testimony: Vol. II Love & Politics. VH1 SOUL will also air a performance by the duo on that same day, at 9 p.m. EST.



Gramps is… Continue

Foundation dancehall selector / deejay Jah Stitch (real name - Melbourne James) needs your help. In less than two weeks time, he will be undergoing heart surgery here in Jamaica, however he also needs certain blood pressure medication which costs money that he is simply unable to find for himself at this time.



Beth Lesser, photographer / author of Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture, has set up a Paypal account in order to take donations on behalf of Jah Stitch. If you… Continue

STATEMENT BY THE BROADCASTING COMMISSION ON ACTIONS AND RECENT DIRECTIVES RELATING TO BROADCAST MEDIA CONTENT



The Commission assures the public that it continues to actively work with broadcast licensees, the Minister of Information, the Media Association of Jamaica, the Jamaica Association of Community Cable Operators, the Entertainment Fraternity and other stakeholders to bring a halt to the deluge of inappropriate content on the airwaves. The public will have already seen and… Continue

The Editor, Sir:



This is a response to an article written by Esther Tyson and supported by the rest of the social hypocrites who claim Rampin' Shop is musical poison.



Ms Tyson, the "devastating impact on the psyche of Jamaican children" is not caused by 'daggerin' songs but rather by socio-economic conditions which leave children without free education, single-parent homes, (or shacks), the lack of social infrastructure in ghetto communities, unemployed and disenfranchised… Continue

Lightning Bolt Daggering



Dancehall.Mobi came across this news item earlier today via seen-site.com. It’s from a German tabloid, Bild.De, and with all the daggering and ramping shop controversy of late, today they happen to run this news item showing a photo of a couple seemingly on a dance floor in the classic dancehall ‘daggering’ pose. They’ve identified the man in the photo (at right, with back to camera) as Usain Bolt, and stated that this picture was taken in mid-January at a… Continue