BUJU BANTON MOURNS DEATH OF SON, MILES MYRIE

Miles Myrie, the 20-year-old son of reggae-dancehall icon Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie, has died Buju himself shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram, along with photo of his son, captioned with the words “Sip papa God knows.” Jahazeil Myrie, another son of Buju Banton, confirmed the tragic news to Observer Online on Monday. “Yes it is true. It is not my thing to say, it is not my job personally to give out any personal information about Miles, my father is the one who should share any details, but Miles is an hortical yute, his soul was clean, so I had to say something.” Miles, who was residing in the United States at the time of his passing, had a significant influence on his brother Jahazeil. “We grow up together one ah the time dem, and he always would motivate me to never give up. He was a very motivational person no matter wah. When he was younger, he wanted to be a judge but as he got older, he got to love the rapping so he wanted to be a rapper.” Amidst the wave of condolences, a video surfaced online featuring a woman blaming Buju for Miles’ tragic fate.& In...