Jamaica

Burna Boy Travels To Jamaica To Remix Byron Messia’s Summer Hit With ‘Talibans II’

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Jamaican artist Byron Messia is having the biggest year of his career so far in 2023. That’s in large part to the success of his “Talibans,” which to many, is in the running for song of the summer. The record was released on Messia’s No Love project at the top of the year and since … Read more

Get In Loser, We’re Going On A Private Ganja Farm Adventure In Jamaica

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Mikala Lugen/Uproxx “I’m going on an adventure!” I screamed to myself. “A weed adventure!” I’d just nailed down a private ganja farm adventure in the hills of Jamaica. While there I would see marijuana growing and… Pick some? Watch the buds dry? Get stoned as hell? It was all a tad unclear; nonetheless, I was … Read more

Skillibeng Takes Us To Jamaica With ‘Whap Whap’

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Nothing compares to opening up your preferred streaming service, listening to a rap song, and attempting to decipher lyrics and bars spit by your favorite rapper. From onomatopoeias to alliterations and cryptic messages, an artist’s chosen lyrical content can tell us more about them than an intrusive Reddit thread ever will. Today we’re digging into … Read more

The Jamaica Bobsled Team Is Back At The 2022 Olympics

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While Jamaica has competed in the two-person bobsled race for many past Olympic Games, their last four-man qualification was in 1998. The 1988 team, Jamaica’s first qualifying team, inspired the iconic film Cool Runnings. Pilot Shanwayne Stephens will be leading the four-man competition as well as the two-man race this year. This will also be … Read more

Judge Shoots Down Jan. 6 Rioter’s Jamaica Travel Request

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WASHINGTON — Prosecutors say Anthony Williams of Michigan joined the mob that stormed the US Capitol. With federal charges pending a year later, Williams filed a request in court shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday asking for permission to leave the country for a 10-day trip to Jamaica. Two hours later, the judge delivered her … Read more