Yellowman and Beenie Man have already made claims to the title, and while it is almost impossible to mention Beenie without Bounty Killer, they have all made public utterances declaring themselves as 'King'.

In a recent interview with The Gleaner Yellowman said, "If me a king? That the people dem say, all over the world. Not Jamaica alone. The people dem say it and dem have been saying it for a very long time. Is not a while ago dem say it."

Beenie Man also embraced the title when he revealed that business entities plan to crown him official 'King of the Dancehall' some time later this year.

However, Bounty Killer, performing at a show in Miami recently, reportedly said that even though he was performing second to last (Beenie closed the show), he was still the undisputed 'King of the Dancehall'. In brushing aside Beenie Man's claim to the throne, Bounty in an interview with The Gleaner said, "Wi know King Stitch, wi know King Tubbys, wi know King Yellowman, an wi know Warrior King, an wi know Jigsy King. Mi nuh know nuh odda king. One odda king mi heard about an a Peter's king, suh any odda king is a Peter's king or a Kingfish ting? So we only heard about a couple kings of the dancehall and all of a sudden we hear about this self-proclaimed king ... have you ever heard anybody say Jigsy King can't be the king? Why yuh a fight fi di kingship? Guh hold a queenship man."

The St. James leg of the annual all island independence celebration can be described as one of the best ever to be staged in the parish. The event saw special performances from Elephant Man, Dwight Samuels, Christopher Martin, Inga Stewart and Montego Bay's D.J. Mikey Ranks. Elephant Man put on a top class performance when he made his appearance on stage. They were also joined on stage by Montego Bay's dancers, Madusa and Mumma Side. Prior to the guest artistes, some of the earlier acts were, Andrenaline, Serial Killa, Ganga Lee, Ranking Bagga, Khalil, Dwight Samuels, plus appearances from the Show Jam models. Brian Bowen and Jackie Norman were both M.C.s.

TW LW WC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL

01 3 8 Nuh Linga-Elephant Man-Board House (1wk@#1) U-2
02 1 13 Gully Creepa-Elephant Man-Seanizzle (4wks@#1) D-1
03 4 7 Gimmi Likkle-Beenie Man-Born So Records U-1
04 6 17 Stinking Rich-Serani-Daseca U-2
05 5 16 Nah Go Nuh Weh-Vybz Kartel- Big Ship (2wks@#1) NM
06 9 12 Dem Nuh Want Nuh Gal - Assassin-Board House U-3
07 2 15 Chiney-K-Mavado-Big Ship (pp#2) D-5
08 8 21 Wine Gal - Beenie Man - TJ Records (3wks@#1) NM
09 13 5 Winner - Konshens-Natural Bridge/Cash Flow U-4
10 11 8 Hustle-Andrew & Wada Blood-Fire Links U-1
11 10 19 On The Rock- Mavado-Baby G (2wks@#1) D-1
12 7 15 Dancers Anthem-RDX-Apt 19 (pp#5) D-5
13 14 5 Dem Yah & Dem Yah - Flippa Mafia - Board House U-1
14 16 4 More Money-Harry Toddler-Downsound Records U-2
15 18 3 Inna Di Car Back-Mavado-Big Ship U-3
16 12 8 Study People-Serani-Fire Links(pp#12) D-4
17 20 2 Trailer Load of Money-Vybz Kartel- Chimney Records U-3
18 19 3 Shake That Body-PI feat. Elephant Man-Track Pusha Music U-1
19 - New Bottom of the Barrel-Tifa-Ward 21
20 - New I'm So Special-Mavado-TJ Records

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Former manager of Tyra Banks, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina says that "...It is a completely new day and time in music now...(Usher's) audience, demographic and musical direction has changed. Records like Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" are the type of phenomena that "Yeah" was in 2004."

Others, not being as discerning in their remarks, say that Usher would have better luck if he fired his wife, stepped up his dancing and forget the "I'm living a private life" thing.

TW LW WOC Artiste Name - Song Title - Record Label

01 01 10 Mavado-Money Changer-Juke Boxx-2wks@#1
02 04 07 Mr. Vegas-Daggering-KirkleDove/Irish & Chin-Shot to Watch
03 03 15 Elephant Man-Gully Creeper-Seanizzle-5wks@1
04 02 10 Beenie Man-Gimme Likkle-Born So Records- Peak@# 2
05 07 08 Elephant Man-Nuh Linga-Board House
06 05 14 Richie Spice-The Plane Land- No Doubt-Peak@#3
07 06 14 L.U.S.T-Just As I Am- Borne Music-Peak@#2
08 09 11 Lady Saw-Sunday to Sunday-Big Ship
09 11 08 Ce'Cile-Ride Or Die-DangerZone/SoBe
10 08 17 Bounty Killer-Nuh Fren Fish-Foota Hype-Peak@#5

The Spanish settlers moved to Villa de la Vega, now known as Spanish Town, establishing it as the capital of Jamaica. The 1640s saw many people coming to Jamaica for its stunning beauty; especially the pirates who had a reputation of deserting their raiding parties and staying on in the island. The attacks by the pirates in Jamaican history can be traced back to nearly 100 years, between 1555 and 1655; the final attack leaving the island in the hands of the English.

The island of Jamaica was finally seized by the British forces in the form of a joint expedition by Admiral Sir William Penn and General Robert Venables in May 1655. The buccaneers were invited by the Governor to form their base at Port Royal to prevent Spanish aggression in 1657. The Spanish were defeated in the successive battles that followed, starting the extended reign of the British on Jamaican soil. Through the Treaty of Madrid in 1670, the British gained formal recognition of possession of Jamaica. Still part of the Island remained in the hands of some of the escaped slaves called the 'Maroons', with whom they signed a treaty on March 1, 1738. Even though much of the Spanish capital, Villa de la Vega, was burned during the English conquest, they renamed it Spanish Town and kept it as the island's capital.

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It is alleged that an eleven year old boy, infected with HIV, raped a six year old girl while they were both patients at The Bustamante Hospital for Children.

In response to the allegations, the hospital referred the matter to CAMP Bustamante (Child Abuse Mitigation Project), and a report was filed with the Office of the Child Registry, which is standard procedure of the Child Care Protection Act 2004.

The police are investigating the incident with the support of hospital officials. The alleged victim has been examined by medical practitioners, while the law states that the boy cannot be charged for a criminal offense as he is under the age of 12.

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JAMROCK Magazine presents the Jamaican musical legend Beres Hammond on September 6, 2008 for his highly anticipated concert, "A Moment In Time". The concert coincides with his highly anticipated October album release bearing the same name.

Known to many as the originator of "Lover's Rock" or the "Otis Redding of Reggae", Beres Hammond has been writing, producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet voice over soulful reggae riddims for over three decades. From his early days as the lead singer of the '70s funk-reggae infused band Zap Pow, Beres has consistently produced hits and number one singles. As the cornerstone to Lover's Rock, he has inspired the next generation of reggae soul singers and international superstars like Wyclef Jean and Alicia Keys.