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3 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

Reggae star Buju Banton pleads not guilty

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton has pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in a Florida federal court.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Drugs, Georgetown, SC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Myrtle Beach Metro

8 hrs ago | Edge San Francisco

Anti-Gay Musician Moved Pending Trial

"Murder music" reggae artist Buju Banton, whose song 'Boom Bye Bye,' about killing gays, led to boycotts against his most recent U.S. tour Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton has been moved to Tampa in advance of a federal court appearance on drug charges.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Reggae

Wed Jan 06, 2010

KXMB-TV Bismarck

Reggae star Banton moved to Tampa before hearing

The Grammy-nominated Banton has been moved from a jail in Miami to Tampa, where he is due to appear in court Thursday.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Tampa, FL, Reggae

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Reggae star Buju Banton to appear in court Thursday

Buju Banton, the Jamaican reggae star whose anti-gay lyrics have drawn international criticism, is in a federal lockup in Miami, facing drug conspiracy charges.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Drugs, Gay/Lesbian, Drug Enforcement Administration

Sun Jan 03, 2010

Trinidad Guardian

Junior Don turns to soca for Carnival 2010

He conquered dancehall. He mastered reggae and now Junior Don is jumping onboard the soca bandwagon.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Shabba Ranks, Redman, Rap

Fri Jan 01, 2010

Jamaica Observer

Buju back on Billboard

REGGAE artiste Buju Banton has re-entered Billboard, following his recent arrest in the US, which hiked his online presence.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Bob Marley, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology, Sizzla

Wed Dec 30, 2009

Global Voices Online

Jamaica: Over Hills and Valleys

Trinidadian diaspora blogger Afrobella blogs about reggae superstar Buju Banton at his best and worst, prompting Jamaican Annie Paul to respond: "Just as youhave pointed out the good and bad sides of Bujuit's necessary also to nuance what homosexuality represents in cultures such as Jamaica, that homosexuality too has its good and bad sides, to ...

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Related Topix: Blog News, Reggae

Tue Dec 22, 2009

Jamaica Gleaner

Support for Buju declining

Could support in the Jamaican community in South Florida for jailed reggae star Buju Banton be waning? Veteran Jamaican broadcaster Jamaican Winston Barnes, news director at the WAVS AM radio station in Fort Lauderdale, he said based on the tone of callers to his daily 'Open Mic' show, this may be the case.

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Related Topix: Florida, Reggae, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro

Mon Dec 21, 2009

AllHipHop.com

Buju Bantona s Label Stands By Artist, Offers Legal Support

Gargamel Music Incorporated has announced their full support for their star reggae artist Buju Banton, who was arrested December 10 on federal drug conspiracy charges.

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Related Topix: Reggae

Forward Ever

What A Plot?

"What a plot dem a plot 'gainst I and I..." sang Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers in 1983.

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Related Topix: Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Reggae, Drugs, Tampa Metro, Tampa, FL

Sun Dec 20, 2009

KNVA-TV Austin

Reggae star to be transferred to Tampa

Grammy nominated Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton will fight a drug charge against him in Tampa instead of Miami.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Reggae, Prison, Drug Enforcement Administration, Music, Entertainment

Sat Dec 19, 2009

Jamaica Gleaner

'Him nuh mix up'- Fans maintain Buju's innocence

Dionne Williamson, Buju's 'sister in spirit'. - Photo by Tennesia Malcolm "IF IT was ganja, we would understand," said 58-year-old Daphne King from her gate at 47 Whitehall Avenue, Kingston 8, next door to the premises where embattled reggae artiste Buju Banton is said to have spent many of his childhood days.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Drugs, Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Gay/Lesbian

Rod 2.0

Bail Denied for Anti-Gay Reggae Singer Buju Banton

There is an update to the case of anti-gay "murder music" singer Buju Banton, who has been jailed in Miami on federal drug conspiracy charges.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Reggae, Drugs, Drug Enforcement Administration

Fri Dec 18, 2009

WDBO-AM Orlando

Reggae star Buju Banton facing drug charge in Fla.

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Related Topix: Reggae

Thu Dec 17, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Big drug takedown, with a reggae twist

The silver Land Rover pulled up to La Tropicana de Havana restaurant on Fruitville Road at 1:30 p.m. The license plate read "JAH ONE" and behind the wheel was Buju Banton, a 36-year-old reggae singer from Jamaica.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Reggae, Sarasota, FL, World News, Jamaica, Gay/Lesbian

Wed Dec 16, 2009

Queerty

Naturally, Buju Banton's Coke Arrest Was a SET-UP! By You Hateful Gays

Is U.S. law enforcement really cracking down on Buju Banton's right to free speech as they arrest him on possession and intent to distribute charges after finding him with five kilos of coke? That's one theory be floated by his associates.

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Related Topix: Metal, The Setup, Reggae, Tamarac, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL, World News, Jamaica, Central America

Stabroek News

How Buju was busted

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration said that Reggae artiste Buju Banton and two other men were arrested in an undercover operation in Florida that ran over four days and during which the deejay made an attempt to taste cocaine that they sought to buy from an undercover cop.

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Related Topix: Drug Enforcement Administration, Prison, Reggae, Drugs

Tue Dec 15, 2009

The Miami Herald

For reggae icon Buju Banton, a cloudy future

Internationally known reggae star. Gay basher. Grammy nominee. And now accused drug trafficker.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Reggae, Drugs, World News, Jamaica, Central America, Miami Metro

EDGElasvegas.com Entertainment Feed

Golden Globe Nods to Clooney's 'Air,' Firth for Gay Role

The recession-era tale "Up in the Air" led Golden Globe film contenders Tuesday with six nominations, among them best drama and acting honors for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick.

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Related Topix: Up in the Air, Reggae

Jamaica Gleaner

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International reggae superstar Buju Banton is facing the fight of his life with the revelation that United States drug enforcement agents have recordings of his participation in a cocaine deal.

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Related Topix: Reggae, Drugs, Mixed Martial Arts, Rashad Evans

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