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‘Stay away from gangsterism’: freed dancehall star Vybz Kartel on his regrets after 13 years in jail
- The Jamaican musician says he wishes he’d stayed in school and his focus now is ‘God, family, fitness’
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Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel wins appeal over murder conviction
Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel's conviction for the murder of an associate more than a decade ago was quashed on Thursday, with a London court ruling that attempts to bribe the trial jury meant the conviction was unsafe. The musician, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica's most popular artists and has collaborated with performers such as Jay-Z and Rihanna. Kartel, 48, has been in jail in Jamaica since 2011 over the disappearance of his associate Clive "Lizard" Williams, who
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Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel mounts final appeal over murder conviction
Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel on Wednesday asked a London court to overturn his murder conviction, citing attempts to bribe his trial jury and the use of incriminating messages as reasons his conviction is unsafe. The musician, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is one of Jamaica's most popular artists and has collaborated with performers such as Jay-Z and Rihanna. Kartel, 48, has been in jail in Jamaica since 2011 when he was arrested over the disappearance of his associate Clive "Lizard
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Russ Millions on ‘One Of A Kind’: ‘I want to take my fans on a journey’
Russ Millions is commercial drill personified. As he releases new mixtape 'One of a Kind,' the first artist from the genre to have a number-one hit contemplates his art and his ongoing desire to make fans want to move
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Popcaan: Great Is He album review - sunny and hummable
3/5 It all flows along almost too smoothly,
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Popcaan: Great Is He review – dancehall star’s banal hymns to luxury
Fiercely catchy choruses and slick vocals can’t disguise the fact that this album’s rags-to-riches story soon gets dull
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Henrie Kwushue: 'Rah, I Love Being Black. That Is Black Joy'
The 26-year-old south Londoner is radio's rising star – and she's not finished yet.
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'We want people to feel they have a home': No Signal, black Britain's new radio station
'We want people to feel they have a home': No Signal, black Britain's new radio station. Online station No Signal and its flagship show NS10v10 have become social media sensations – and are bringing black communities together during coronavirus and protests
