Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton was convicted Tuesday of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in 2009, a verdict that elicited anguish and disbelief among supporters in a crowded courtroom ...

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS/AP) Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton was set to go to trial on a federal drug charge next week, but a Tampa judge has postponed the controversial singer's day in court for two months.

Reggae star Buju Banton’s long walk to freedom What the Grammy winner's case reveals about the U.S. justice system and the moral panic of the war on drugs By Baz Dreisinger ...

BUJU Banton spent much of 2002 recovering from a serious injury, a dislocated knee (suffered playing soccer) that disrupted the dancehall superstar's normal modus operandi: release a new album ...

June 23, 2011 / 12:43 PM / CBS Miami TAMPA (CBS4) - Grammy award-winning reggae artist Buju Banton was sentenced to ten years in prison despite dozens of letters from supporters who pled for leniency.

Grammy-winning reggae star Buju Banton has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by 5 years of probation, for his role in a cocaine deal.The 37-year-old Jamaican recording artist was ...

Perhaps the drums beaten on Buju Banton ‘s behalf this weekend by Rastafarian elders at a two-night vigil in Jamaica had an effect: A mistrial was declared Monday for the reggae singer, who was ...

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who won a Grammy Award a week ago, was convicted Tuesday of brokering a cocaine deal with an undercover drug informant. A Tampa, Fla., federal jury found Banton gu… ...

Mark Anthony Myrie , also known as Buju Banton, a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. was found dead inside his cell of the US federal prison where he was serving his 10years sentence ...

A federal judge sentenced Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton to 10 years in prison Thursday, the lowest sentence legally allowed for his role in a large cocaine trafficking deal in 2009.