Tiger Woods sex toys have flooded the marketsince the world's top golfer became embroiled in an intricate web of women. As it turns out, Woods' lawyers aren't pleased. TMZ got its hands on a letter demanding that one manufacturer suspend sales and destroy its stock of Tiger Woods sex toys.

It is perhaps slightly ironic that Woods' lawyers are trying to stop the spread of Tiger sex toys. After all, it seems little was done to restrain Woods during his own sex-fueled years of adultery, and the fallout from his philandering continues to surface. Just yesterday, porn star Joslyn James, who says she was twice impregnated by Woods, released a batch ofextremely graphic text messages in which Woods allegedly craves -- and explicitly describes -- secret sex rendezvouses.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) - Rihanna's "Rude Boy" earns the singer her sixth #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single is the first from her "Rated R" album to hit the top spot ("Hard" peaked at #8, "Russian Roulette" at #9) and her first appearance in the top spot since she guested on T.I.'s "Live Your Life" in 2008.

"Rude Boy" joins her other solo number ones including "Disturbia," "Take a Bow," "Umbrella," and "SOS." Rihanna also becomes the artist with the most appearances at #1 in the past five years since she debuted on the scene with her #2 "Pon De Replay."

Lady Antebellum is kept out of the top spot yet again following last week's #1 by Taio Cruz. "Need You Now" is at a peak position of #2 this week. Cruz drops down to #3 this week with "Break Your Heart" featuring Ludacris. "Break Your Heart" tops the Hot Digital Songs chart this week, moving over 200,000 downloads.

Black Eyed Peas are at #4 this week with their former #1, "Imma Be." They rebound from #5 last week. B.o.B. and Bruno Mars climb up from #16 last week to a new peak at #5 with "Nothin' On You." The song, the week's biggest Digital Gainer and continuing to build, is expected to climb up further next week.

At #6 this week is Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," which moves up from #7 last week. Young Money drop down to #7 from #3 last week, while Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" is down to #8.

Rounding out the top 10 is Lady Gaga's sixth top 10 single "Telephone," featuring Beyonce. At #10 is Jason Derulo with the follow-up to his #1 "Watcha Say," "In My Head," down to #10 this week.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 For the Week Ending March 27th, 2010:

1. "Rude Boy," Rihanna

2. "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum

3. "Break Your Heart," Taio Cruz

4. "Imma Be," Black Eyed Peas

5. "Nothin' On You," B.o.B.

6. "Hey, Soul Sister," Train

7. "BedRock," Young Money feat. Lloyd

8. "Tik Tok," Ke$ha

9. "Telephone," Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce

10. "In My Head," Jason DeRulo

Norman Grindley -Delroy Hewitt superintendent of Police in charge of the St Andrew South Division hugs a child during a visit to the Majesty Gardens community in the division yesterday. The community has seen an upsurge in violence in recent days.
A dispute between two families in a section of Majesty Gardens (more popularly known as Back To) in St Andrew reportedly over guns has left a number of persons homeless.Head of the Hunts Bay police, Superintendent Delroy Hewitt while in the community on Thursday admitted to THE STAR that the police will be having a hard time trying to put an end to the feud.

"This is a feud between two families over guns, it's a really difficult situation because they are blaming each other but nobody is giving statements," Superintendent Hewitt said.

Yesterday, scores of residents, majority of whom were women and little children lined the streets as the family which is now homeless vented their anger to each other, their feuding counterparts as well as the police.

 

ultimatum

The homeless and obviously disgruntled persons say they have been sleeping at the Hunts Bay Police Station since Monday night after they were given an ultimatum by an influential member of the community who told them to leave by 8:30 p.m. or die.

"When him seh dat people jus start run up and dung ... people all buck up cause everyone a try lef di place one time," a female resident who spoke on condition of anonymity said.

The feud they say was sparked recently after men from one family accused men from the other family of stealing two guns.

It is reported that the argument about the guns led to the murder of Mark Perkins, a resident who was gunned down in a section of the community on February 8.

The police say they are still investigating that case and are yet to make a breakthrough.

 

personal belongings

Being homeless nevertheless is just one of their issues, although the police are urging the family to move back into the community, they will be without a number of their personal belongings including beds, refrigerators, television sets, fans and even clothes.

"Since wi move out dem thief out wi tings dem weh wi lef in deh ... So even if we move in back we naw go have nuttin," another resident reasoned.

The police say they will be stepping up their presence in the community in an effort to hinder any upsurge in violence.

Claimed he was fascinated by reptile

When police and wildlife personnel found a crocodile tied up at the back of a man's house in Clarendon, they did not know it was a childhood fascination that he had with the reptile.

On February 12, members of the Island Special Constabulary Force and personnel from the National Environmental Planning Agency reportedly raided the home belonging to Donald Cornwall in Gravel Hill.

A four-foot-long crocodile was reportedly found at the premises and was later released back into the wild while Cornwall was subsequently charged for breaches of the Wildlife and Protection Act.

Cornwall, 26, appeared in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to six months hard labour suspended for six months.

 

cold-*lo**ed creature

The Clarendon resident explained to the court that he had no intention of hurting the reptile. However, he said, from his childhood days he had a fascination for the cold-*lo**ed creature.

The police had become aware of Cornwall's pet crocodile after residents reported seeing the reptile at his home. When THE STAR spoke to a number of residents yesterday they said that they were relieved when the crocodile was removed from their community.

"Jah know wi glad wi find out before nuttin did go wrong ... Cause u woulda hear seh crocodile kill off people dung yah all because one man watch too much TV," one resident who gave her name as Junie told THE STAR.

"Pickney live inna di community and yu know how dem troublesome already ... Next thing dem go trouble di crocodile and dead. No, wi nuh want no crocodile in yah," another resident, Marlon Cummings said.

Akons fragrances come in a version for men and women with 2 bottles bound together with shackles to look like handcuffs. People will find this packaging appealing?

TALKING MESS!!! COLLEGE GIRL STARTS TALKING RECKLESS TO TEACHER DURING CLASS . . . THREATENS CLASSMATES . . . AND POLICE END UP DRAGGING HER OUT IN HANDCUFFS!!! (VIDEO INSIDE)

This girl was talking REAL CRAZY until the police got there. Next time they should TASER her disrespectful azz.

NOOOOOOO . . . . NOT THEM!!! ACTRESS TERRI VAUGHN MAY BE GETTING A DIVORCE FROM HER HUSBAND!! (DETAILS INSIDE)

MediaTakeOut.com is hearing some VERY SAD rumors. Rumors are starting to spread that actress Terri Vaughn and her husband Karon Riley may have separated.

Here's what we know. According to two INDEPENDENT snitches from The A, actress Terri Vaughn and her hubby were NOT together at a book launch party held at Tyler Perry Studios. And Terry was not wearing her wedding ring either.

Why is that such a big deal? One insider tells us, "Terry ALWAYS wears that ring. And I don't think I've ever seen her out at an event without her husband [since they got married]."

We really hope that there is another explanation. Too many couples are going down . . . we just couldn't TAKE another one . . .

IN TODAY'S EPISODE OF WHITE FOLK DO THE DARNDEST THINGS . . . LOOK AT WHAT THIS DUDE POSTED ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE . . . THAT'S JUST SO DISRESPECTFUL TO HIS GRANDMOTHER!!

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, New Jersey Police say they have made an arrest in the case of a racial comment being made over the public-address system at a Walmart store in the state of New Jersey.

The Washington Township Police Department said on its Web site early Saturday that an arrest has been made in a "bias incident" at the retail store. The posting says the police and Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office will announce the arrest at a midday news conference.

Washington Township Police declined to comment early Saturday.

A male voice came over the Walmart public address system Sunday evening and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now." The announcement provoked an immediate apology from the store manager.

A husband refused sex by his wife has been jailed for indecent assault after taking matters into his own hands and ejaculating on her whilst she slept.

The Taiwanese couple, both in their forties and with two children, began to have marital difficulties, though they still shared a bed.

The case began one night with the husband nuzzling his wife in bed and being told to cut it out. After being told not to touch her he made 5 or 6 similar advances but was rebuffed each time.

The wife later awoke to find semen on her inner thighs, and jumped up to find her husband sleeping beside with his nether regions uncovered.

The wife then berated her husband and wiped off the semen with some toilet paper; she subsequently made a complaint to police saying that she had been coerced into sex, presenting the semen encrusted toilet paper as evidence.

Despite being repeatedly admonished that this was a domestic issue by the court, the woman was having none of it and insisted criminal charges be filed.

The husband, apparently with the support of his children, told the court that he had simply had a nocturnal emission and then taken off his semen soaked underwear.

The court was not however convinced, as he could not explain how the semen ended up on his wifes thighs and not the inside of his boxers.

He was found guilty of indecency, which in Taiwan carries a minimum sentence of 6 months, and a maximum of 5 years. He was subsequently given an 8 month prison sentence. His wife also initiated divorce proceedings.

GAY IN THE NBA????? SHOCKING NEW VIDEO SUGGESTS THAT NBA SUPERSTAR JOSH SMITH MAY BE GAY!!! (CHECK OUT THE VID AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF)

Sooo . . . Josh . . . We're sure there's a perfectly good explanation why you were FEELING ON DUDE like that . . ..

Could that be his subliminal GAYNESSS coming out??? What do you think . . .

LMAO!!!! HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT JAY Z'S GONNA LOOK LIKE IN 30 YEARS!!!

MONEAGUE, St Ann -- Thieves yesterday morning broke into a Western Union and Digicel store here in Moneague, making off with cash and cellular phones valued at more than $1 million.

The store is one of four operated by St Ann businessman and member of Parliament for North West St Ann Othniel Lawrence.

The Moneague police, who are investigating, believe the robbers gained entry by cutting away the padlocks on the grill and forcing the door open.

According to the police, the thieves disarmed the security system and damaged the surveillance cameras and its connections.

The police recovered the shell of a section of the security system. It's hard drive, however, was missing.

"The entire security system was destroyed, they cut down all the cameras and damaged the system which it was connected to," Lawrence told the Observer.

"This is a big setback for the business. Only yesterday (Thursday) we stocked the Digicel section of the store with a wide range of new phones."

Lawrence said he was informed by his security company that a signal was sent to its location about 4:00 am and that the Moneague police, who are a few chains away, were informed.

"The security company informed me that the police told them that they came and checked the area and that the place was alright, but this morning we came to find it broken into and the entire store ransacked," Lawrence said.

"Everything is kept overnight in a well-secured vault and I can't understand how they gained entry to the vault. It would take them several hours to get in, open the vault and leave," Lawrence said.

At the same time he called for more frequent police patrols in business areas.

Yesterday, investigators probing the robbery questioned several of the workers.

When a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grill from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 31-year-old man in excruciating pain. The Nashville Metro Council agreed to pay the inmate nearly $100,000 in damages.

Gurpreet Singh was working his final shift as a 7-Eleven clerk _ before starting a full-time job at a hospital _ when he was gunned down during a robbery. Police are searching for his killer.

 DEM MAN YA FI GET SOME FRIG  BAX YU SI MAN

Rumors are sweeping the tubes of the internet today of the supposed murder of famous rap-artist "Lil Wayne", or Dwayne Carter. No information has yet to be released from authorities. Lil Wayne was sentenced to Rikers Island jail only 2 days ago, March 9th, for carrying a loaded weapon onto his tour bus. Some argue that Wayne, given his reputation, should have been kept seperate from other prisoners due to his high-risk of being someone who "ain't just anybody", but is it too late?

Lil' was arrested back in mid-2007, pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. The sentencing was post-poned due to a a courthouse fire and Lil' Wayne's dental surgery. While police escorted Lil' to his new home in jail, he bade farewell to his fans who had gathered outside the courthouse. "He knew what he had to do, and he's doing it," said Lil Wayne's lawyer Stacey Richman referring to Wayne being full aware he had to serve jail-time as an ordinary citizen and not as a celebrity. She also said that Lil Wayne would be held in protective custody, however, the Corrections Department did not verify her claims.

Lil Wayne could have been released in eight months on good behavior, had he survived, hypothetically.

Background

• • 1999: Tha Block Is Hot
  • 2000: Lights Out
  • 2002: 500 Degreez
  • 2004: Tha Carter
  • 2005: Tha Carter II
  • 2008: Tha Carter III
  • 2010: Rebirth
  • 2011: Tha Carter IV

NameDwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Age27
OriginNew Orleans
GenresRap, Hip-Hop
Active1993 onward
LabelsCash Money, Young Money, Universal

American rapper Dwayne Michael Carter, better known as 'Lil Wayne', was born on September 27th, 1982. Formerly a member of the rap group the Hot Boys, he joined the Cash Money Records collective as a teenager. Get It How U Live!, released in 1997, was Lil Wayne's first album with Hot Boys, and Tha Block Is Hot, his solo debut, came out in 1999.

After gaining fame with two other albums in the early 2000s, Lil Wayne reached higher popularity with 2004's Tha Carter and its two subsequent albums Tha Carter II (2005) and Tha Carter III (2008), which sold over a million copies in its first week. He earned various accolades following Tha Carter III, including eight Grammy Awards nominations. He has had two number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ("Lollipop" featuring Static Major and "Down" with Jay Sean). He released his first rock album titled Rebirth in 2010.

Studio AlbumsSource: http://www.squidoo.com/lil-wayne-killed-in-jail

12:01pm UK, Saturday March 20, 2010

 

As the British Airways strike gets under way, hundreds of cabin crew join picket lines while the airline claims its plan to keep passengers flying is "off to a good start".

BA cabin crew started their three-day walkout at midnight after talks between the airline and the union Unite broke down.

With 1,100 flights cancelled, the industrial action is upsetting travel plans for thousands of air passengers this weekend.

BAsaid it had put in place its biggest ever contingency plan to try to get 65% passengers to their destinations.

It is operating all flights to and from London City airport and all long-haul flights to and from Gatwick airport in West Sussex.

The airline plans to run 50% of its short-haul Gatwick services, about 60% of its Heathrow long-haul services and about 30% of its Heathrow short-haul flights.

A spokeswoman said: "At Heathrow and Gatwick we have got off to a good start. London City is operating as normal.

"Cabin crew are reporting as normal at Gatwick and the numbers reporting at Heathrow are above the levels we need to operate our published schedule."

BA has arranged with more than 60 other airlines to take its customers on their flights on the first strike days.

:: What to do if you have a BA ticket.

While some passengers whose flights have been cancelled are travelling on other carriers, others have arranged to fly with BA at a later date and some have opted to get a refund.

Sky sources said the carrier has estimated that more than 100,000 passengers have cancelled their tickets since the strike dates were announced at a cost to the airline of £27m.

Uniteclaimed its 12,000 members were solidly supporting the walkout, called in a bitter dispute over cost cutting.

The union is holding a rally at Bedfont Football Club and picket lines have been mounted at several entrances to Heathrow.

One flight attendant at Heathrow, speaking anonymously, said: "The morale here is fantastic and the public support is tremendous with everyone hooting their horns.

"We have seen only one BA short-haul aircraft take-off in the last 40 minutes. (Willie) Walsh (BA chief executive) seems to think 64% of passengers will be flying but we think that's very optimistic of him."

Sky News reporter Enda Brady said Heathrow was "extremely quiet" as the strike got under way.

"People seem happy enough to be flying but looking around there are hardly any passengers - it's the quietest I've ever seen Heathrow," he said.

"Looking at the flight departure board, it is surprising how many flights are by other operators."

BA made record losses of £401m in the 2008/9 financial year and a record loss of £292m for the six months to the end of last September.

A four-day stoppage is also set to start on March 27, with further action expected from mid-April unless the deadlock is broken.

Unite's deputy general secretary Len McCluskey told Sky News he was disappointed that negotiations had failed and accused BA of a "heavy handed approach" with the union.

"It's obviously a sad day, no one wanted to get to this position, certainly not our cabin crew, but the response has been magnificent.

"We've said all along to BA that this can only be resolved through negotiation, not through intimidation, confrontation or litigation."

A daylong Orcas Island search in Washington State involving FBI agents, dog teams and a helicopter has failed to snare elusive teen burglar Colton Harris-Moore. He is suspected of stealing planes, cars, boats, on the run since 2008.

A 15-year-old girl is in a coma after a beating earlier this week outside a Florida middle school. The teen suspect was apparently angered by a text message. The victim's family is urging parents to talk to their teens about anger management.

A federal court has ruled that the estate of Anna Nicole Smith will not receive any portion of the fortune of her late husband and Texas billionaire J. Howard Marshall.

The union that represents New York City's police detectives says it is now commonplace for their unmarked cars to be towed while they are inside arresting a suspect.

A retired U.S. general's claim that gay Dutch soldiers were partly to blame for allowing Europe's worst massacre since World War II has sparked outrage in the Netherlands




-- Edited by *~*~Sweet Applezz*~*~ on Saturday 20th of March 2010 09:00:00 AM

When their mom went into labor with no one else around, a 9-year-old California boy and his 11-year-old sister quickly responded like pros and helped care for their newborn brother.

WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC

Another of tiger's alleged lover has released a series of extremely graphic text messages that, if authentic, show the golfer expressing his desire for a range of sex acts.

Early in the message thread, the sender tells James, "I want to be deep inside you." Later, he explains that he wants to "put my c--k in your a-- and then shove it down your throat" and "hold you down while I choke you." He says he will "slap your face and pull your hair for making noise." He also informs James that "you are my f--king wh--e."

Perhaps most shockingly, in one of the alleged texts Woods asks James if she has "ever had a golden shower done to you."

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The man who staged a St. Patrick's Day bank robbery in a leprechaun costume and died during a police shootout also held up a bank three days before Christmas in a Santa suit, police said Thursday.

Police Says No 'CHAMPS' Marches, Parties or Fetes

The Police have decided to deny permission for school marches, during the week of Boys' and Girls' Athletics Championships (CHAMPS).


In addition, the Police will not be granting permission for the staging of any pre or post CHAMPS fetes or parties during the same period.


These and other announcements were made Thursday morning(March 18) by Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Operations Portfolio, Glenmore Hinds, during a meeting at the Police Officers' Club with principals and other representatives of various high schools in the Corporate Area and St. Catherine, according to a release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).


"Having done our risk assessment, we have decided to take these measures in order to ensure that we are best able to properly secure this major sporting event. It is not something that we want to do, but we have noticed that, as CHAMPS date gets closer, there has been an increase in the incidents of violence involving high school students," he stated.


Mr. Hinds urged supporters of the schools participating in CHAMPS to go to the event and cheer on their schools with vigour, but without the attendant violence which has occasioned CHAMPS, especially over the last five years.


He said that the police will be looking out for individuals going to, or entering the National Stadium with offensive weapons.


"Persons, whether adults or students, who are found with offensive weapons will be prosecuted. So, we are asking those persons attending CHAMPS to do so without carrying any offensive weapons," Mr. Hinds said.


The Acting Deputy Commissioner emphasized, during the meeting, that the police will significantly increase levels of deployment from the first day of CHAMPS to the end of the event. These deployments include motorized and foot patrols.


Attention will be given to specific areas where the presence of the police will be marked and visible. These areas include: Cross Roads, leading to Tom Redcam Drive to include South Camp Road; Arthur Wint Drive to the National Stadium; Stanton Terrace, leading to Liguanea; Mountain View Avenue and Half Way Tree, with an emphasis on the Transport Centre.


Divisional Commanders in the various Geographic Divisions, and other police personnel, will be visiting schools in the country to talk to students and teachers, with the aim of sensitizing these persons on the importance of staging an incident free CHAMPS.

Holidaymakers wanting to feel like true high-flyers can now relax in a luxurious new hotel suite - inside a vintage Boeing airliner.

The exclusive two-bedroom suite is housed inside the fuselage of a 1965 Boeing 727, which was destined for scrap.

It costs between £200-250 per night to book the unusual suite, located at the Hotel Costa Verde on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica's Manuel Antonio National Park.

Jutting out from a hillside, the Boeing offers views of the ocean and the jungle from balconies built on each wing.

Inside the meticulously refurbished airframe are two wood-panelled bedrooms, a kitchenette, dining room and living area and two bathrooms.

A spokesman for the Hotel Costa Verde described it as 'the most exclusive hotel suite in Costa Rica'.

He said: "We are proud to unveil our newest lodgings - a fully outfitted, meticulously-detailed, two-bedroom, Boeing 727 fuselage suite.

"We have refurbished a vintage 1965 Boeing 727 airframe, which in its prior life shuttled globetrotters on South Africa Air and Avianca Airlines of Colombia.

"We salvaged this airframe, piece by piece, from its San Jose airport resting place.

"We carefully transported the pieces on five, big-rig trucks to the jungles of Manuel Antonio, where they have been resurrected into a unique jumbo hotel suite.

"Our classic airplane, nestled on the edge of the National Park, is perched on a 50-foot pedestal.

"At this height, you will enjoy scenic ocean and jungle views from the hard wood deck built atop the plane's former right wing.

"The plane's interior is Costa Rican teak panelling from the c**kpit to the tail. Furnishings are hand-carved, teak furniture from Java, Indonesia.

"Enjoy an evening on the terrace while sipping a glass of wine and observing your tree top neighbours: sloths, toucans and monkeys."

A robbery attempt in the Irish Town community turned fatal early yesterday morning when two of the thieves were chopped to death, one injured and another is on the run.

It is alleged that the men attempted to rob a shop in the community when a passer-by saw the activity and alerted the residents.

According to the police, the four robbers who drove a white Toyota Caldina, broke into the shop after the owner had closed it for the night.

The officer told THE WEEKEND STAR that a man who had passed the shop saw the car and it arose his suspicion. Further investigation by the resident revealed that the shop was being robbed and he alerted other residents.

The angry residents attacked the robbers and two of the men were chopped to death and another seriously injured. It is claimed that one of the men had lived in the community some years ago.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) A New York woman ordered to pay $9 million to her lover's wife in North Carolina says she plans to appeal the judgment.

The News & Record of Greensboro reports that 49-year-old Anne Lundquist of Aurora, N.Y., didn't attend the two-day trial in Greensboro earlier this week and wasn't represented by an attorney.

Lundquist says she had planned to represent herself, but the court didn't give enough warning about the case going to trial.

A jury this week awarded 60-year-old Cynthia Shackelford money for alienation of affection and other charges. North Carolina is one of a handful of states that allows jilted spouses to sue over affairs.

BREAKING NEWS!!! THE MAN WHO MURDERED MALCOLM X . . . IS GOING FREE . . . PAROLE BOARD SET RELEASE DATE!!!

MediaTakeOut.com just learned that next month, Thomas Hagan, the only man to admit being involved in the MURDER of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X, is getting OUT OF PRISON. According to reports, Thomas was granted parole on March 3rd and is scheduled to be released on April 28th.

Thomas Hagan, Norman Butler and Thomas Johnson, were all convicted of MURDERING Malcom. Both Johnson and Butler have consistently maintained their innocence.

Tarrus Riley - Contributed

Reggae Singer and songwriter Tarrus Riley ended his 2009-2010 Europe and North America 'Contagious' touron a high note closing with a sensational set at the 17th annual Bob Marley Movements Caribbean Festival inMiami, Florida.

After a successful leg in the US and Canada late last year, the artiste resumed his album tour in January through March, making waves in some 30 cities across France, Belgium, London, Sweden, Spain, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Germany as well as completing stints in California and Florida.

His first extended set in Europe, while the cold whistled and howled outside, Riley warmed patrons up with somesweet music on the inside.

 

uplifts the spirit

"With Tarrus Riley you can always expect to hear 'feel good music'... music with a meaning as well as music that uplifts the spirit and soul and I delivered just that. The set list had a great mix of material - hits from the previous albums including She's Royal, Lion Paw as well as current material from the Contagious album including Start Anew, Love's Contagious, Human Nature, Living The Life of A Gun among others," said Riley.

"The crowd was highly responsive at each venue and one could see that they were visibly tuned in, singing along with us word for word and really enjoying themselves."

Performing to sold-out stops each night across Europe including Ghent in Belgium, the Sapphire Club and the Brixton Academy in London, Stockholm in Sweden and the U-Club in Wuppertal, Germany, Riley, who was joined by rising reggae stars I-Octane, Duane Stephenson and the Blak Soil band led by saxophonist extraordinaire Dean Fraser, then travelled to the US where they were well received at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, The Catalysts in Santa Cruz, the Arcata Theater in California among multiple additional venues before Riley capped things off as a headline act at the Bob Marley Movements Carib-bean Festival.

"The North America stops were also really great this time around... Still a bit chilly but definitely not as cold as Europe," said Riley. "We were concentrating this leg towards the west in California then headed south to Florida whereas the last time we touched a bit of everywhere including Canada, Rhode Island, New York, Virginia, etc. We again brought the best of our positive vibes, spreading the message of positivity, unity and love through good, clean music."

And while Riley was covering significant ground on his international 'Contagious' tour, he was also making a clean sweep at local award presentations as well as receiving international nods and securing top spots on international music charts.

 

number-one spot

At the Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) he copped the Cultural Artiste of the Year as well as the Best Cultural Artiste category at the local Youth View Awards. Following this, Riley's laurels continued with recent nomination for Top International Reggae Artist at RMAA (Reggae Music Achievement Awards) which will be held in Toronto, Canada, on June 12, 2010.

He also celebrates the number-one spot for his album Contagious in Canada on Galaxie TV Satellite Channel (Bell TV, Rogers TV, Videotron TV, MTS TV, Sasktel TV, Shaw TV, Telus TV).

A stellar first yearly quarter sealed by sold-out tours and significant wins and nominations, Riley, who is now back on the 'Rock' says he will resume writing and recording new material as well as continue to push his Contagiousalbum which has been doing very well internationally.

"I enjoy writing and making music. That process never stops... I love what I put out and the people love what we put out so we always have to keep it fresh and keep it going."

This week on the controversial OutAroad Red Carpet is the only barbee-doll in the music industry Barbie.
"I bought this dress in the US for US$700 -- the shoes cost US$230 -- the earrings are for US$85 and I paid US$150 for the bracelet.

Rapper Lil Wayne's legal woes keep piling up - even though he's behind bars in New York.

A bench warrant was issued for the "Lollipop" hitmaker in Yuma County, Arizona, on Tuesday after he failed to show up for a court date in the state.like duuuhhhhh. Hes lock up!
Lil Wayne was slated to fight charges related to a January 2008 arrest, where police found marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy pills and a pistol on his tour bus.
The rapper was jailed at New York's notorious Riker's Island earlier this month for illegal weapons possession where he is set to serve 12 months behind bars.

With the official closing of the Havendale studio operated by deejay Vybz Kartel this week, the deejay says where he will be based is not an issue to the release of his music.

Last week THE STAR reported that the police said that the studio which is operated by Kartel on Kirk Avenue in Havendale, St Andrew, is operating without a permit and is a public disturbance. Superintendent Newton Amos, head of operations for the Area Five police, last week said they are seeking to have the studio shut down. He said police have written to the Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) requesting its closure.

Amos said representatives of the KSAC had since reported that a permit was not granted for the studio. "It is a residential area and noise and obstruction is something which has caught our attention," he said. The request for closure has since come through and the residence will no longer be operating as a studio.

Speaking with the deejay after the studio's closure he said, "the music will continue to be created. Cause dem a go tired fi see mi face."

The deejay recently released his latest collaboration with Portmore Empire artistes Popcaan and Gaza Slim calledClarks, and he is also being featured on Russian's 'Remedy' rhythm.

BALLER-BALLETE WEDDING!!! WHO SAID THAT RICH BLACK FOLKS AIN'T GETTING MARRIED . . . CHECK OUT THIS PLATINUM WEDDING . . . AND BOTH BRIDE AND GROOM ARE WORTH MILLIONS!!!

The chart is true to Demarco as True Friend claims in the #1 spot for this week.
Beenie Man creeps in with Mi Woman A Call Mi in for the Shot To Watch title in at the #2 position.
Young gunner I-Octane has been dethroned as Lose A Friend steps out the number one spot into #3
Meanwhile Voicemail and Busy Signal maintain their hold with Dance The Night Away in at #4.
The Rootz Reveallerz featuring Chaka Demus stays with Sweetie at #5 while spending its sixteenth week on the chart.
Hit maker Mavado with Gal Ova Gun continues to spread the word as he holds the Greatest Gainer title for yet another week as in jumps four places up in the #12 spot leaving its #16 position.
This week the chart's New Entry goes to the long standing group T.O.K with Everyday We Try, the track comes in at #19 and is off the Very Huge Records label.

THE CHART AIRED FRIDAY'S @ 9:15pm WITH REPEATS DURING THE WEEK ON HYPE TV CAN BE VIEWED IN THE WEEKEND CHAT! NEWSPAPER ON FRIDAY'S, YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THIS WEEK TOP 20 SINGLES CHART ON HYPE TV WEBSITE JUST LOG ONTO www.hypetvjam.com

 

 

TOP 5 BUBBLERS

TW ARTISTE - TITLE - LABEL

01 Mavado/Stacious - Come In To My Room - Big Ship

02 Assassin - Wanna Be Ballaz - Ballaz Prod.

03 Jahson ft. Queen Omega - Meditation - More Love Pro.

04 Junnior Reid - I'm So Crazy - Sankofa Prod.

05 Beenie Man - Ever Clean - Young *lo**
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March 20, 2010. It's only been a few weeks, and rapper Lil Wayne is already MAKING WAVES in jail.

MediaTakeOut.com just received EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION that rapper Lil Wayne and another inmate got into, what our insider calls a "scuffle."

According to our ROCK SOLID source, rapper Lil Wayne and another inmate got into a disagreement a few days ago. The insider explained to MediaTakeOut.com, "I don't [know] what it [was] about, but neither one was going to let it go and so they handled it."

What does HANDLE IT mean? Well according to our insider, the inmate CONFRONTED Weezy - and Weezy didn't BACK DOWN!!! But before any blows were thrown, other inmates broke it up.

And that's a good look for Weezy. Because according to MediaTakeOut.com's snitch, the other dude was WAAAY bigger than Weezy.

Members of DASECA, from left: David, Serani and Craig.

Hit-making trio DASECA will be releasing their latest rhythm, 'the Genesis' on March 23 and will be available for Digital release on Itunes.

Instead of flooding the marketplace with CDs and free download links as soon as the project had been mixed, they decided to structure its release by keeping it exclusive to select radio DJs.

David Harrisingh from DASECA commented: "What has become the norm for Jamaican producers is to literally give away the music as soon as it is finished. Email blasts, social networking sites and blogs ensure the music ends up in the hands of any and everyone who wants it, and they don't have to pay for it. So while it creates a hype and give artistes hit songs and generates shows and dub plate, income for them, the producer, has to pretty much wait on the few remaining labels who deal with reggae to license a song here or there for a compilation."

He added: "Whereas in the past labels would take the entire rhythm from a producer, that has stopped because of poor sales and because the music has never been marketed properly, causing it to end up in a mire. Producers are needed in the business just as much as artistes so we have to find a way to survive."

The Genesis rhythm was premiered on New York's coveted HOT 97, by Bobby Konders and the buzz has already given DASECA much encouragement for their approach. A UK commercial radio premiere followed and of courseJamaica.

With similar premieres taking place in Canada, Miami, Washington DC, Boston and other territories, the trio are gearing up for the final marketing push this week before its imminent digital release.

MEN ATTACK TEENAGE GIRLS IN BROOKLYN . . . HOLD THEM DOWN . . . AND SLASH THEIR FACES!!! (PICS OF THE POOR GIRLS INSIDE)

MediaTakeOut.com just learned of one of the most HORRIFIC crimes in New York this year. Two teenage girls were attacked by a group of GROWN MEN. The men grabbed the girls, held them down, and allowed other girls to SLASH THEIR BEAUTIFUL FACES with razors.

Police say that one of the girls faces was almost COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF during the incident. Here's how the NY Daily News is reporting it:

Shantayah Lewis, 16, and her 15-year-old pal, Shaquina Grant, were with a group of friends on Franklin Ave. in Crown Heights at about 5 p.m. when a man and a woman pulled up in a car, witnesses said.

The pair - who witnesses identified as "Darnell" and "Corona" - stormed out of the vehicle and zeroed in on the two teens.

The man grabbed the two girls and held them down as the woman repeatedly slashed and stabbed Lewis' face with a knife and jabbed the blade once in Grant's body, witnesses said.

"[They] get out and start fighting with them until Darnell holds these two little girls down and Corona just starts slicing my granddaughter's face up," said Cheryl Evans, 55.

The two girls somehow escaped and ran to Evans' Union St. home a few blocks away, leaving a trail of *lo** behind them.

There will be a memorial service for the life of artiste and community leader Mikey Pelpa in Waterford, St. Catherine this Sunday. The singjay, whose real name was Michael Augustus Lynch, reportedly drowned almost two months ago in a failed attempt to reach the USA. Lynch was among a group of men who took a boat from The Bahamas and tried to enter the United States, however, when the boat was intercepted by the US Coast Guard, the men reportedly jumped from the boat in a bid to escape, and Lynch got into difficulties and drowned. 





"Push A Yute productions sends condolences to the family of Michael Lynch aka Mikey Pelpa.. We have just released his latest single SYSTEM LIFE, which is on the SYSTEM RIDDIM album which was produced by Push A Yute and executive produced by me, Vivian Thomas. His memorial and funeral will be kept in Waterford his home community this Sunday the 21st of March," Thomas, head of Push a Yute Productions, told one876entertainment.com. Mikey Pelpa is known for singles such as Mama Don't Worry at All and 'Wah Kinda Livity is This?'

HEARN THE NEWS ABT 20MINS AGO DI ENTERTAINER WAS SHOOT UP BUY A GROUP OF GUN MEN!...CHECK IT REALLLL THING....MIGHT BE DEAD BUY NOw!

The music catalogue of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff is charting on iTunes and Amazon online Reggae charts following his recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Cliff's catalogue was absent from any of the 22 listed iTunes country markets a week prior to his induction at the Wardolf Astoria Hotel in New York, US.

On Thursday, three days following the event his music charted at:

*number(#)2 in France with I Can See Clearly Now;

*#3 in France with Reggae Night;

*#2 in Switzerland with Best of Jimmy Cliff album;

*#8 in Switzerland with I Can See Clearly Now; and

*#10 in Germany with I Can See Clearly Now.

Digital sales account for one-third of global music sales and iTunes is the dominant online music store. Cliff was absent from the top 10 iTunes reggae charts in the US but was #9 on US based Amazon.com reggae singles chart with I Can See Clearly Now. Cliff received added international exposure from his induction and online charting notably increased on Monday, the day of the induction when Cliff had three chartings on iTunes at #10 in Australia and the UK and #6 in Spain.

Cliff is the second reggae singer to be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame following Bob Marley whocurrently dominates iTunes reggae charts with the album Legend which tops 20 of the 22 country iTunes listings.

Cliff following his induction by Wyclef Jean stated: "Reggae music is a music that was not conceived in the United States like most of the music forms that we know...so to be standing here with you today... is a great honour."

Cliff, the original reggae ambassador had facilitated Marley's success, stated the Rock and Rolll Hall of Fame in its induction notice on Cliff. The body stated that Cliff's acting and musical soundtrack in the 1972 movie, the Harder They Come exposed reggae to an international audience.

The unedited citation reads: "Very few single albums can be said to have changed music forever. Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come is one. The album - and the movie that spawned it - introduced reggae to a world-wide audience and changed the image of the genre from cruise ship soundtrack to music of rebellion and inspiration. Sitting in Limbo, The Harder They Come, You Can Get It If You Really Want and Many Rivers to Cross made Jimmy Cliff the first international reggae superstar and created the model that Bob Marley would soon follow. A beautifully gifted singer and a uniquely influential songwriter, Jimmy Cliff has made a profound impact on rock and pop music all over the world for 40 years".

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Olivia 'Babsy' Grange congratulated Cliff who is an international reggae artiste and actor, as "most deserving" of this honour. She said he produced excellent music since the 60s and exposed reggae music to the peoples of the world. She added that the induction shows "the impact reggae has had on the world and the invaluable role Jimmy Cliff has played in achieving that".