A passenger’s Account Of American Airlines Flight AA331 Crash at Jamaica Airport

Passengers leaving AA31 after crash in Kingston, Jamaica At the end of this is Jamaica Observer briefing but first I will tell you that I just left the hospital because my cousin Vicky was on Flight AA331 that left from Miami and crashed at Norman Manley Airport in Kingston, Jamaica last night. Her account is [...]

Buju Faces US Federal Court Today

EMBATTLED reggae star Mark Myrie, better known as Buju Banton, is scheduled to appear before a US Federal Court in Miami, Florida today for arraignment before a grand jury. Myrie, was held by undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agents in South Florida on Thursday after a drug deal allegedly went awry. The Jamaican entertainer, who is [...]

Rock Jamaica Holiday Party w/Red Stripe & VP Records

It has been our pleasure at Free i Entertainment to have brought you a party week this year since May 19th when we kicked off ‘Reggae on the Roof’ at Kress every Tuesday for the Summer months. Our goal this year was to bring the Jamaican vibe to the real Hollywood scene and we think [...]

Usain Bolt – Man of the Year – Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning seems to strike twice in many ways for Usain Bolt. Breaking the 100m world record at a major championship, the Olympics in Beijing, China, in 2008, and doing the same a year later in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Check. Decimating the 200m world record in Beijing in 2008 and repeating [...]

Rockers Takes Over Saturdays Inside Kress Restaurant

After many requests to bring back a weekend party for our fans we are proud to announce the launch of ‘Rockers’ this Saturday August 15th inside Kress restaurant.  Last Saturday’s success of the ‘Rock The Bells’ after party hosted by Damian Marley showed us the potential of the Kress restaurant to bring our dancehall/hip hop [...]

Nesta Garrick’s Graphic Artwork Coming to a City Near You…

Click images to view enlarged images. The Rock Jamaica family is proud to announce that Nesta Garrick has been contracted to handle the Damian Marley & Nas graphics for the ‘Rock Bells” tour. When Nas and Damian take the stage all over the United States this summer take a close look at the back drop [...]

Major Lazer Brings Electro To Dancehall And To Rock Jamaica

This Tuesday July 14th on the roof top of Kress 6608 Hollywood Blvd. 90028 Two weeks ago I got an email from Filter Magazine asking me if I would be interested in hosting a ‘Major Lazer’ listening party at Rock Jamaica. We were right in the middle of planning our reggae Michael Jackson tribute and [...]

Chali 2NA Record Release Party This Tuesday @ Rock Jamaica

This Tuesday @ Kress – 6608 Hollywood Blvd. 90028 Rock Jamaica is proud to host the album release party for Chali 2Na formerly of the hip hop group Jurassic 5 this coming Tuesday July 7th on the roof top of Kress in Hollywood. July 7th is the same day the album drops so it’s going [...]

Chris Blackwell & Wayne Marshall Say Payola Ruining Jamaica’s Music Biz

Cris Blackwell                                         Wayne Marshall ‘Payola mashing up the business,’ Wayne Marshall Dancehall artiste Wayne Marshall has voiced the opinion that payola (pay for play) spans 80 per cent of the industry and silences talented artistes whilst supporting Chris Blackwell’s view that Jamaica’s golden era of music is finished. “Payola is very prevalent part of the [...]

Wayne Marshell Signs To Damian Marley’s Ghetto Youths Label

Dancehall singjay Wayne Marshall has recently signed a deal with the Marley’s Ghetto Youths label. Marshall’s first album will be produced by brothers Damian and Stephen Marley with who he has been working with over the last year. Read more…