Ninjaman may have changed his “gun pon teeth Don Gorgon” ways, but yesterday Desmond Ballentine was charged with murder + conspiracy in Kingston for a gun slaying that took place on Marl Road on Monday (March 16th). Assistant Police Commissioner and Head of the Major Investigations Task force, Les Green, thinks the police have a “good” case against Ballentine, according to the Jamaica Observer. ([More →])

The illustrious Ninjaman brought a lot of laughter and joy to fans worldwide in 2007. The don gorgon claims to have put down the gun in favor of teaching today’s youth (though he does carry a sword these days). He dropped one of the year’s hottest tunes – “Preacher” on the Church Heathen riddim – which he shared with Shaggy’s “Church Heathen” and the two artists created a video for both songs with a scathing commentary of organized religion. Ninjaman was also named one of the Best Dressed artists at Sting by OutARoad and gave a fantastic performance which you can see part of here. ([More →])

A brand new documentary on reggae culture will reveal what really gwaan behind the scenes, on the road, backstage and inna di yard. The 90-minute flick is called “Reggae Uncensored” and features personal interviews with Buju Banton, Ninjaman, Sean Paul, Mavado, Beenie Man, Damien Marley, Macka Diamond, Sizzla, Junior Reid and many many more. The story is helped along by the doc’s host Chyna and English subtitles for the patois-challenged. ([More →])

To celebrate the release of his new single, “Bonafide Girl,” Shaggy is having a party in Second Life. That’s right, Mr. Lover Man is going virtual so he can hang out directly with his fans! It takes place in a secret location in SL early in ‘08. Giant video screens will be set up and playing videos from Intoxication until Shaggy arrives.
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Ninjaman is a class act. From lyrics to fashions he hits the mark with style: He’s smooth, cool and collected. He hits hard and swift and then stands back. His style is flowing and you never know what kind of weapons he’s hiding in the folds. A true ninja! ([More →])

All right Cure fans! It’s been a minute since Curefest took place and now the videos and reviews are flowing like rain! I’ve run round cyberspace, gathering links and videos of the three day festival at Trelawny Stadium (Big Ups To Don and Kizzy for the help!). What we have here is only the beginning, there will be more videos uploaded and more reviews published in the next few weeks. I will continue seeking them out and linking to them here. As I publish more roundups like this one, I will link to them at the bottom of this page. They will also show up as fresh posts in the reggae and news sections. So, you might want to bookmark this page or subscribe to the reggae RSS feed to get the updates. Now on with the show! ([More →])

Shaggy recently sat down with Silence promotions in London to film a great interview where he discusses a broad range of topics: the absurdity of homophobic lyrics in music during times of much bigger problems, breakin in the early 90’s, Supercat and Ninjaman, the success of “Church Heathen” and a lot more. Check out the whole series right here: ([More →])

I have been absolutely giddy over the recent release of Shaggy’s “Church Heathen” with Ninjaman spittin brimstone over the riddim! The music is so powerful, so chilling. The message is strong too: condemning corruption in the church, from crooked preachers to Saturday night sinners who act like saints on Sunday morning. Shaggy’s voice and style commands attention, but when Don Gorgon shows up – POW! Ninjaman may dress all in white now, as a reformed gunman turned preacher, but his mouth still shoots pure fire! I LOVE the look on Ninjaman’s face when he is chanting the Babylon system down at the end of the video! ([More →])

Sean Kingston is in his own music lane, but it’s a fast lane. The 17 year-old Jamaican American has dropped a summer hit with “Beautiful Girls.” He raps, he produces his own beats, he doesn’t cuss much, and he’s cutting his own path through the music industry. Those are some of the reasons why he has been invited to play at NYC’s Carifest in August. ([More →])

Not sure how I missed this, looks like there’s another Ninjaman show in the US. I reported earlier that his NYC date would be the first in 15 years, well, it looks like he’s going to make the rounds while he is in the US! Oh PLEASE come to Cali Don Gorgon!!
Well, the shizzle goes down in Miami on Sunday night at the AT&T Amphitheatre. ([More →])

Reggae Carifest will outdo itself and all other reggae music festivals this year, when it brings the DON GORGON back to the stage!! Yes, the one and only NINJAMAN will perform live this summer in NYC, his first US appearance in 15 years! ([More →])