Smiley Culture ...moved on

Smiley Culture... and I should admit..I  never know the 1980's entertainer nor the songs he sang. He is now dead..and hence no longer smiling ..but his music lives on. One should now make it the point of duty to go searching for Smiley Culture music because he lives on in his music..
The circumstances of his departure to a greater place are not fully clear .. allegations are that the police went to his home ..in relation to narcotics matters.. apparently Smiley wasn't laughing about the matter and allegedly took his own life with a kitchen knife... Read more about Smiley here

Drake and Mavado ..Performance Cut Short By Police

Mavado was on stage doing his thing ... when he went into one of his latest dancehall track called "Star Bwoy"... while doing this he calls out Drake.... "weh Drake Deh" ..he said. Now Drake steps forward onto the stage.. and the crowd goes wild.. Drake then uttered .."tru we from foreign everywhere we go dog we say Jamaica to the Blod Clot world..Big up Mavado Big di General Big Alliance ..yuh done know". Mavado then attempted to get a small performance from Drake on the Bad People Riddim a Stephen di Genius production... but drake was taken a bit by surprised ..even when Mavado told him to start it... Then the Cops came and spoiled everything.. they pulled the plug.. This is because Drake said "Jamaica to the Blod Clot world"... you cant say Blod Clot on Jamaican stage ..its a "bad word/ phrase".. just like  "rass claat", "bombo claat".. etc!!
check out the clip with Mavado Drake and Aidonia and the cops at the end...

Shawn Storm ..is Back

Shawn Storm

Shawn Storm..is now free after he was released from police custody. The artiste was recently released after the witness failed to show for an identification parade. It was alleged that on the morning in question Shawn Storm and his cronies fell extremely hungry to the point where he and his entourage sought refuge in a fruit vending stall that was nearby. On seeing the fruit vendor the hungry fellows allegedly "stormed" it and had their way with the fruits of the vendors labour. Shawn Storm and his crew was heading to Follow Di Arrow show at the time.
The lesson learned here is make sure you have something to eat before attending these shows.. and of course take an umbrella to minimize the impact of raining bottles.

Vybz Kartel booked for Best of The Best show in Miami

Best of the Best Flyer

The Best of the Best show is an anual event held in the United States. This year the show is scheduled to take place in Miami on May 29th 2011... The issue is Vybz Kartel Mr controversial is on the line up.. yeah without a visa.. patrons at the show can see Kartel live...via Satellite. I don't know if this is going to become a trend but one thing for sure is that it should be Bottle Proof for the artiste, and if he is a no show they could blame it on technical satellite problems.

EME Awards 2011 Winners

These are the results from the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards EME 2011. Which some accuse of being gaza/portmore empire affiliated ... IDK.. check for yourself and see... they say some of the results are based on online polling ... thus there is no element of bias nor favouritism in the results.
These are the winners.. notably Vybz Kartel once again took DJ of the Year amongst three other awards which including Song of the Year - Clarks ft Popcaan and Gaza Slim

Deejay of the Year — Male: Vybz Kartel

Deejay of the Year — Female: Tifa

Vocalist of the Year — Male: Tarrus Riley

Vocalist of the Year — Female: Etana

Producer/Label of the Year — Dancehall: Ainsley ‘Notnice’ Morris

Producer of the Year — Reggae: Donovan ‘Don Corleon’ Bennett

Best New Artiste — Male: Popcaan

Best New Artiste — Female: Denyque

Duo/Group of the Year: Voicemail

Biggest Comeback Artiste: Future Fambo

Song of the Year — Dancehall: Clarks

Song of the Year — Reggae: My Life— I-Octane

Album of the Year: Pon di Gaza 2.0— Vybz Kartel

Cultural Artiste of the Year: Tarrus Riley

Breakthrough Artiste of the Year: I-Octane

Singjay of the Year — Male: I-Octane

Collaboration of the Year: Clarks— Vybz Kartel, Popcaan and Gaza Slim

Riddim of the Year — Reggae: Pleasure— Cash Flow Records

Riddim of the Year — Dancehall: One Day— Seanizzle Records

Most Improved Artiste Nicky B

Gospel Artiste of the Year: Prodigal Son

International Artiste of the Year: Gyptian

Best Theatrical Production: GhettOut

Best Instrumental Group with vocals: Live Wyaa

Video of the Year — Reggae: Unconditional Love— Jah Cure and Phyllisia

Video of the Year — Dancehall: For Ur Eyes Only— Shaggy and Alaine

Performance of the Year: Beenie Man and Bounty Killer — Arthur Guinness Celebration

Best Dressed Artiste: Beenie Man

Show of the Year: Arthur Guinness Celebration

Best Original Dancer of the Year: Dance Xpressionz

Gospel Song of the Year: Drinking from my Saucer— Jabez

International Friend of Reggae Awardees: Eve, Trina

Artiste of the Decade: Beenie Man, Shaggy

Read more: HERE JAMAICA OBSERVER

Cake Soap increase in Sales ..Kartels Doing?

Vybz Kartel

The company that manufactures cake soap in Jamaica has recorded a sharp increase in sales over the last three months. In a recent report in the Jamaica Observer it was indicated that the company profit jumped almost 100%... but gave no explanation as to why there was such an increase in profit.
So that leave us to speculate... when Vybz Kartel the bleecher sang about about clarks last year there was a spike in sales in Jamaica. Now he sings about the use of the cake soap... thus the increase in sales,, but this may be contradicting to what the company indicated earlier this year when they said that the song did not have an impact on the sale of the cake soap brand.
Kartel is busy putting together his own cake soap product hoping to cash in on the soap suds while it last...
The song called Cake Soap on the Blue Bumma Riddim produced by NotNice has been receiving a lot of views on youtube.. since October last year ..the view count is over 900K...
In any event i still dont think this dude is  a marketing genius..

EME Awards Live

EME Awards Live

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Kartel calles Queen Ifrica a Bleecher?

In one of his many and most recent interviews Vybz Kartel had the audacity to accuse Queen Ifrica of altering her skin tone. The DJ/SInJ ..and now accused soul seller made the remark while giving an interview with Anthony Miller. Queen Ifrica did burn him out and wish for him to talk the truth and admit.. Kartel in his response days all he can really say is that Queen Ifrica was not so brown couple years ago.
You check out the clip HERE ..round about 1:23

Beenie Man Takes "Swipe" at Vybz Kartel and Mavado

Beenieman stepped up the trample the dancehall hero initiative and even took swipes at Mavado.
Beenie Man indicated that "them a drive Benz after we", the new Kartel laugh is used as a sound bite in the track
"Hot Stepper..new comer new stepper, dem a mac mi a the real mckoy" appear to be aimed at Mavado.
This is according one of the latest song from Beenie Man theself procliamed King of the Dancehall..
Check out the song here ..its called "Hot after we"

Vybz Kartel UWI Lecture full video

If you missed the Vybz Kartel UWI lecture you can view the entire event at this link.. this is the full lecture from start to finish not a sound bite missed. Here are a few highlights from the lecture just the same.
Nothing new expressed here... Persons are more or less disgruntled by  the very fact the the artiste was called upon by the Highest educational institution on the land to give a lecture and thus if this is not 2 steps back what is. Whilst some is of the view that there is some good somewhere in here, at least at the point where the bar has been set for associates in the dancehall business in Jamaica.. in some way.

The link to the full video http://tv.mona.uwi.edu/#id=662 on the UWI website

Vybz Kartel Running for His Life

This a video clip of Vybz Kartel running for cover at the recent follow di arrow show at the James Bond beach St. Mary.

Bounty Killer and His love for Court House

Bounty Killer

Bounty Killer... without a doubt may hold the record for the most appearance infont of a judge in a court of law during his jamaican dancehall musical life. Some one should take it upon themselves and do the research.. to see whether the statement made is more than factual.... The man cant seem to walk and live the law of the land.. Is Bounty Killer trying to live out his songs? and live in his artificially created world ..where he is the self proclaimed god who can wheel his hammer and exalt death and discomfort on the dishonoured.
But this is not Bounty World.. he has to go to court on March 31 to face the a Judge, im not sure if he will sing one of my favourite..tunes Lodge.. it seems he didnt join lodge nor church ,,but he signed a pac with the judges.. and if he continues he will be forever cross angry and miserable