Omar's Blog – June 2013 Archive (6)

VP Records is proud to announce that Gyptian's hit song "Hold You" has officially reached Goldstatus according to theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The title-track smash off of Gyptian's Billboard Top 200 album is the first song from a Jamaican reggae artist to sell over 500,000 copies in almost a…

Keep Flippa Mafia in your prayers.

The dancehall star, who now calls himself Flippa Moggela, was involved in a deadly car crash this morning along the Spur Tree Main Road in St. Elizabeth.

Sources close to the “Flossing King” deejay told Urban Islandz that the accident occured earlier this morning while Flippa was coming from a party.

“I want to let the fans know that…

Following closely on his historical feat of becoming the first Dancehall/Reggae act to grace the cover of an Arabian magazine, Jamaican superstar Demarco is once again in the international spotlight.

Demarco Creates History With Arabian Magazine Feature

The multi-talented entertainer is featured in a two page spread of ‘PULSE’; one of Africa’s most popular and respected…

Was Vybz Kartel the mastermind behind an underground criminal empire that trafficked weapons?

Jamaica’s Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy Taylor ispainting a dark picture of Vybz Kartel to keep him behind bars.

During a hearing yesterday in the…