Entertainment briefs: Tropical House Cruises compilation now #1, Sikka Rymes

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  • October 16, 2018

Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica music compilation is now #1 Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica has now taken the number one spot on the Billboard Reggae Charts this week, sending Hollie Cook and Vessel of Love plummeting to number 4. The album includes performances from a number of top artists, including Ed Sheeran, Sean Paul and Damian and Stephen Marley. The 15-track …

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Tropical House Cruises To Jamaica Reaches Number #1 on Billboard!

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  • October 16, 2018

Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica is available on all good digital platforms, including Spotify for those wanting to stream the project. The sixteen track record was produced by Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards of the Contractor Music Group, with assistance from Alonestar (Ed Sheeran’s cousin). HHKMag previously blogged the “Outlaw” single which has had some major support from the Internet and radio world across …

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Universal Music Group Distribution Plans To Distribute ‘Hip Hop Cruises To Jamaica’ Compilation Next Month

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  • October 16, 2018

Speaking with THE WEEKEND STAR about the track, Edwards revealed that the collaboration came through a connection he made with multi-platinum Def Jam reggae/hip-hop artiste Kali Ranks. Edwards explained that Kali Ranks, a Jamaican by birth, already had the song and just needed someone to push it. The track, titled Monster, will include Chris Brown, up-and-coming female artiste Stephanie Adler …

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Son of Black Panther, Tupac Shakur Releases Brand New Song

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  • March 15, 2018

Before he died Tupac Shakur laid down  a track for his brother Mopreme Shakur. The track will be released on a various artists compilation hip hop album before the start of summer 2018. The Tupac  track wiill be produced by Jethro Sheeran Music from the UK, Mopreme Shakur and executive produced by The  Contractor Music Group from Ocho Rios Jamaica. …

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‘Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica’ Comp ft. Ed Sheeran, Sean Paul, Damian & Stephen Marley: Exclusive First Listen

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  • March 15, 2018

British pop superstar Ed Sheeran, his cousin Jethro Sheeran (a.k.a. rapper/producer Alonestar), Wyclef Jean, Sean Kingston and several marquee names in Jamaican music including Sean Paul, Chronixx and Damian and Stephen Marley are all featured on the new compilation Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica. The 15-track album, digitally released by Contractor Music Group (based in Ocho Rios, Jamaica) and distributed by Atlanta-based Amada Records …

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Who Is: American Idol songwriter Jay Smith

When you first meet this unassuming young man Jay Smith, you don’t think of an emerging Country Music songwriter…but then like mama always says, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Short of Charlie Pride and Darius Rucker, it’s not a common thing to catch an African American who is in extremely huge demand in the Country scene…or I guess I should say, it’s just not common …

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The Oral History of Ghost Town DJ’s ‘My Boo’

As 2016 has re-confirmed, the only time when an artist’s song reappears on the Hot 100 decades after its release is usually immediately after the artist’s death. But Atlanta label So So Def’s mid-’90s group Ghost Town DJ’s (singer Virgo, DJ and producer Greg Street, producer Rodney Terry, and DJ Demp) have lived to see their hit “My Boo” surpass its original chart peak more than 20 …

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Cocoas Entertainment, Fredee Towles and Grammy nominated producer Dale Ramsey unite to laugh on new single

On Friday, February 5, 2016 Cocoas Entertainment to release new single “Laugh” by Fredee Towles featuring music producer,The Funk of Dale Phonics. Fred Towles professionally known as Fredee Towles, releases his first single in three decades. The new single “Laugh” features The Funk of Dale-Phonics. The single is distributed through Average Joes Entertainment Group’s Senior Vice President, Steven Johnson’s independent …

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