Jamaican superstar Beenie Man was set to perform alongside Trinidadian-American hip-hop superstar, Nicki Minaj on BET’s 106 & Park in New York on Tuesday, to perform their new hit collaboration, Gunshot, the first single off Minaj’s new album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, which will be unveiled on Tuesday.

Beenie Man’s performance on a major American television network such as BET would qualify for a royalty distribution, in turn, possibly violating terms of his visitor’s visa. That’s the reason behind Beenie’s absence from the experience.

Listen To Nicki Minaj – GunShot ft. Beenie Man

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New album for Reggae singer Tarrus Riley. The new reggae dancehall studio project will be out on April 17 and its been defined his most personal project to date. The title of the album is Mecoustic, and, as the title reveals, is an acoustic project.

Mecoustic will feature 15 tracks  that will be released in collaboration with France based Soulbeats Records and features dub poet Cherry Natural, and Riley’s father veteran reggae crooner Jimmy. In a release to the media, Riley revealed that the project was very personal and attention was paid to detail to ensure the material was properly recorded.

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VP Records announces the release of 22-year-old singer-songwriter Romain Virgo’s sophomore album The System on May 8.

Romain Virgo delivers a quality set of dynamic, conscious-themed roots and lover’s rock tales. Each song flows seamlessly to the next and shimmers with the vocal delivery of one of Jamaica’s most captivating new voices.< Romain teamed up with Jamaica’s top producers on the new album, including Shane Brown (who produced seven of the songs) as well as Donovan Germain and Viking Productions.

The new reggae album The System will be released on May 8, featuring 15 tracks including Rich in Love, Mama Say and its title track, System.This is Romain Virgo second full-length reggae album release .

Recorded primarily at legendary Penthouse Studio, these 15 lyrically sophisticated tracks offer compelling accounts of the challenges of living the ghetto life. Songs like “Minimum Wage”, “Another Day Another Dollar,” Press On” and “Not Today” are clear examples of the struggle that many face on a daily basis. And on the gritty first single “I Know Better,” Romain cautions the youth to refrain from picking up the gun despite their desperate circumstances.

Watch Romain Virgo – System (Feel Like Letting Go) – Official Video (Original & Acoustic)

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Former Gaza member Lisa Hyper is also ready to make her mark in the industry locally and internationally with the anticipated release of her Studio Album titled “D Rebirth”. S

She, and others, been calling her the Female Kartel so check her out n her new song posted below.

Listen to Jamaican Dancehall artist Lisa Hype – Mi Man A Badman 2012 Evil Medz Riddim