deke Brooks, Staff Reporter

Bounty Killer - File

United States-based artiste Flippa Mafia yesterday put to rest rumours that he was referring to Bounty Killer in his single, Unfinished House.

In the song, he did not call any names. However, he said people have been saying that he is throwing words at Bounty Killer.

The songs says: "Mi vehicle caan dearer than mi house/ Mi rims caan dearer than mi house/ Nuff bwoy a hype over unfinished house/ an mi madda nuh waan lef Waterhouse ... Nuff bwoy out a road nuh have no sense/ a run down the hype and dem still a pay rent."

In a telephone interview with THE STAR, Flippa Mafia said: "Mi talk the things and anybody weh waan pick it up, pick it up. Mi hear seh Killer start work back pon him house and a talk all kind a things 'bout me.

"Look how much people have unfinished house. A mussi true him a build him house from 1993 mek him feel seh a him mi a talk," he added.

However, Bounty Killer said he does not believe the song is about him, so why should he be concerned?

"Is an open statement. Everybody know seh Killer have a unfinished house, but mi caan jump up and seh a me him a talk 'cause a nuh me one have unfinished house. Flippa is acting like a little b, is a girl dat taking a lot of hear say," Bounty Killer told THE STAR.

not enemies

While they are no friends, Flippa Mafia said they are not enemies. But there is one issue between them. He said Bounty Killer is yet to return the deposit from a show he was hosting about three years ago, at which Bounty Killer did not show up.

"Him still have three gran (US) fi mi, that a nuh nutten to me but a just the principle," Flippa said.

In a slightly different twist, Bounty Killer explained that Flippa Mafia asked him to perform at his show years ago, but refused to pay for the first-class ticket he requested for his then road manager, Julian Jones-Griffith. Bounty Killer decided not to go to the show as a result, and it was at that point that Flippa Mafia went to buy the first-class ticket.

By then, Bounty Killer already made up his mind not to attend the show. He said Flippa Mafia called him for the money the next day, but during the conversation he insulted Bounty Killer, who decided not to return the money as a result.

senior don

"Me and him a nuh enemy but we have a little thing. Him caan tell me fi smy madda ... yuh a young don so don't romp wid the senior don dem. He is just a little 'flipper' and mi a big 'grung god', him a go flip til him flop," Bounty Killer said, while noting that Flippa Mafia called him for months after, sometimes leaving voice messages, with the aim of getting back the money. "Suh if yuh so bad, come fi yuh money," Killer said.

In addition, Bounty Killer said Flippa Mafia became upset with him when he asked if his mother was still living in Waterhouse. But he said he only asked the question because he was concerned about Flippa Mafia's mother and her well-being.

"Him deh pon stage a dash weh money and him never buy him madda a donkey cart yet. Does Flippa madda still live in Waterhouse? I ask him that question and him get vex ... a dat hurt him mek him go do song. Instead of walking and dashing away money, him should move him madda out of Waterhouse," Bounty Killer told THE STAR.

Flippa Mafia

That aside, Flippa Mafia said he is promoting the singles Real Life Richness, Walk Over, and Deportee With Cash, which he plans to do a video for with a "real Lamborghini, nothing fake."

Both Flippa Mafia and Bounty Killer are billed to appear on Best of the Best this Sunday, May 24, at Bicentennial Park in Miami, Florida.

Read more of Bounty Killer's exclusive interview in the Thursday and Friday STAR

 

source: http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20090520/ent/ent1.html

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Well, well, well. Fresh off the plane with my wife from our second honeymoon on the beautiful secluded islands of the Maldives and what do I find in my email box? A mediocre (at best) Eminem record that sounds like it was written in 2001. At first I thought it was old material that had been dug up from when dude fantasized about having a pretend fling with Mariah. I was thinking to myself, Hey that was before me so it is really none of my business, so Im going to give him a pass.

So as I continued to semi enjoy Marshalls rhyme scheme and flow, I mean lets be honest dude used to be incredible. He was a witty lyrist with dope delivery and timing. Some even say, one of the best to ever do it. I had nothing but respect for this dude. But all of a sudden I hear my name in the verse! My first reaction was like, This is his new shit??? Wow, thats too bad Then I felt sorry for him because he must really be stuck in the past. Not only has his music not evolved, but also homeboy is still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldnt let him get to second base from 8 years ago! He even describes his desperate lameness in this bad excuse for storytelling track. Thats some real middle school shit right there! (What type of grown ass man lies about getting with a chick) Only Slim Lamey! LOL!

So as I further examine the track, I hear dude cross the line. He begins to call my wife out of her name! Now as yall know, I dont take that type of nonsense lightly. So on some grown man shit Im instantly like, I got to get at this Lame. I know its only entertainment and Im all for freedom of speech. But Im from the school of thought where if you are tough enough to talk shit, you got to be tough enough to deal with the consequences that come with tough guy shit talking! Then the little angel on my shoulder said, No Nicholas, there is no need to play into his negativity. He is just a troubled soul yearning for the lost spotlight. You must be Christ like and turn the other cheek

But then the dude on the other shoulder said, What Nigga?! Is you scared?! You cant let no man ever disrespect your wife! Especially not some Peroxide drenched homophobic has-been! This is like some Paquiao vs. Hatton shit! He is underestimating you with his ass out and you can drop him in the first round!

Then, without listening to either one of the voices on my shoulders, I analyzed the situation from a logical perspective. Am I going to battle Eminem and try to out rap him? No, that would be stupid. The dude is nice on the mic. Even though nowadays he lacks substance, rapping about when he used to be hot. Like when Al Bundy gloats about his High school football prime.

Then I asked myself should I go find this Bitch and just whoop his little ass? But that might have just been the Creatine and protein shakes talking! LOL. Even though most people dont know that Im nice in the ring and have been training in boxing and Martial Arts for years that would just be childish and silly of me to bully this dude. He clearly has been picked on all his life and I would hate to add to his deep-rooted pain. As we all know he has had a hard life and has major insecurity issues and is very confused and unhappy with himself. So a guy like that doesnt really need another ass whoopin, he needs a hug. We should really pray for his troubled heart.

So just when the good guy in me is about to emerge and shine through, something hits me Something bigger than rap beefs, something bigger than jealousy infused insults, something bigger than lackluster attention seeking punchlines, something bigger than artistic expression. I realized, that this so-called man has just disrespected and slanderized one of the worlds most significantly influential artists, one of the most notable BLACK females of our time, the incredibly cherished, globally loved and world-embraced woman of color, Mariah Carey!

Some people may not realize or tend to forget that my wife is a Black woman. And she has had enough difficulty in her life dealing with racial and ethnicity issues. Believe it or not, Mariah is the same racial mixture as our beloved president Barack Obama. [Black Father + White Mother= BLACK]

Maybe Im going too far, but I thought we got passed the days where white men could spew vulgar obscenities at our beautiful queens and get away with it. Whats next? Are we going to let this trash say something horrible about our lovely first lady, Mrs. Michelle Obama? Or would Marshall have talked sideways out of his neck like this about Oprah Winfrey? This act of racist bigotry cannot go unnoticed. Calling my wife a cunt and a whore is way worse than anything Don Imus could have ever said. So trust, repercussions will be served. Anybody got Al Sharptons number?! LOL

Lets not forget about Eminems amateur mixtape rants of calling African Americans Nigger and how he hates Black Bitches. How did we let him get away with that in the first place?! He is a natural born racist in disguise. Someone tell this coward that he finally barked up the wrong tree. For his entire career he strategically only tried to beef with people he could bully. I mean, what real man picks fights with women? Real MCs battle other real MCs. Ask Nas, ask Jay Z, you didnt see them starting beefs with women! That is truly some punk shit!

So Im putting this out there now. Marshall Mathers, you need to holler at me on some grown man shit. Man to man, lets meet up and deal with this like adults. This is my invitation to you, whenever and wherever you like sir. So when you come out of your introverted hiding place and ask your bodyguards if you can go out and play by yourself, Im here Pimp!

Your blatant disrespect not just to Black women but ALL women in general must stop. You are a despicable excuse for a man. I cant even see how you can call yourself a father! Imagine if someone said half the stuff you say about women to your daughter, Hayley. (And Im pretty sure they will because you got it coming Marshall.) Thats how Karma works.

You sold your little records and made a little bit of change but now you are stepping in the wrong territory. You may have been able to rape and pillage our artform like an old school Caucasian con man and nobody said anything because we respected your talent, but now youve made the ultimate mistake. Dont you know that the black woman is the foundation and the strongest force in our culture? Take notes homey, Elvis would have never disrespected Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross. You were supposed to just do your little song and dance, make your little racist money and call it a day. But no, you had to dishonor the black mans most precious counterpart.

Im taking full action on you Eminem. I dont know why no one has stood up to your bitch ass yet. But I guess its going to take a corny, wack rapping, boy toy from Nickelodeon to set you straight. And trust, I am going to be relentless. Even though I got a lot of other obligations and occupations, you are my new full time job homey! As a matter of fact I think you going to bring my wack rhymes out of retirement! Thats right haters; you can thank Eminem because Im going to start rapping again! LOL Just for him! And dont forget about the jokes! We coming at you hard body!! Non-stop on your Manic-depressive-Insecure-Maclovin-Nazi- Liza Minelli haircut havin-lookin ass!! [Pause] Thats what I do all day Bitch!

So Miss Marshall, Im going to make you wish you never spoke my name and regret the ungodly things you said about my wife. This is going to be fun! Its however you want it! Just remember, you did this to yourself! Your legacy has now been tainted from this day forth! You will now be known as the rapper who lost to Corny-ass Nick Cannon!!!

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The two players are likely to go head-to-head in Wednesday's Champions League final in Rome as holders United bid to become the first team to defend the trophy.

Messi, a strong candidate for the 2009 World Player of the Year, operates along the right of Barca's midfield and Evra will be charged with the unenviable task of stopping the Argentine playmaker.

But the France international, who was criticised for a wretched display against Tottenham's Aaron Lennon in March's Carling Cup final, believes he has the ability to halt Barca's prize asset after overcoming injury and suspension.

"After my four-match ban and injury I had one bad game in the Carling Cup final and people said I wasn't the same player as last year," said Evra.

"I've played for Manchester United for three years and had one bad game, so I was actually happy with the criticism because it made me believe I'm the best left-back in the world.

"When you've had one bad game and people are criticising you, it makes you proud. I said after that, 'okay, we will see'.

"It wasn't a good day in the final. It was very warm at Wembley and the pitch was difficult but I don't want to make excuses.

"I just played one bad game, that's all. But after that I think I showed people who criticised me my real form again, and you can see that now. I think the criticism helps you become stronger.

"Every year I think I have improved. I have been honoured to be named in the world's best XI twice, the Premier League XI twice, and things like that make you believe.

"You can be the best left-back in the world but if you play badly in the final, people will say you're the worst.

"And, of course, I am playing against Messi, so it won't be easy."

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ay is doing the damn thing by buying his rights back for 5 milli(supposedly), at least he can afford to do that. Here is what Hov had to say about it:

I can honestly say, working with Doug Morris and LA Reid has been a unique and fulfilling experience and I respect them immensely. Ive been in the family for almost my entire career.Doug and I spoke directly and had one of the most unique negotiations ever. Doug won the toss but, we both won in the end..I thank him for allowing me to be a completely independent artist. Not every artist can say they own or are given the opportunity to own all of their music.

A good business deal is when both parties are happy. Hov looks happyfor now. Good Luck Jigga" Bossip.com

Say what you will about Hov, but in many ways this dude is a pioneer. I just can't stand the fact that he stabbed Dame in the back.


Good look on fully becoming his own boss tho....

.Because prostitutes in Germany are taxed at 50% of earnings


Tax authorities in Germany are poised to claim 50 per cent of the money that a teenage student earned for 'auctioning' her virginity because they claim it was 'tantamount to prostitution'.

Romanian-born Alina Percea, who is a student in Germany, was paid £8,800 in cash for a weekend of sex with the Italian businessman after she auctioned her virginity online.


But tax officials in Berlin regard the 18-year-old's act as 'nothing more than prostitution'.

Prostitution is legal in Germany - but it is heavily taxed.

'It is not a moral standpoint but a fiscal one,' an official said. 'Prostitution is not an illegal act in Germany, but not paying tax on earned money is.

'Consequently we are assessing her case and it looks likely she will have to pay around half of the sum she gained.'

The Romanian-born computer studies student's visa allows her to work in Germany for 90 days - even as a prostitute.


One tax expert said: 'Even if she was taxed as a purveyor of erotic moments, or whatever she wants to call what she did, she would have to pay tax on it. Prostitution is merely a means for the bureaucrats to pin her down for a claim.

'She would have been better off keeping quiet about this strange transaction.'

It also emerged that, because Alina earned so much in such a short time, she may even be liable for a hefty VAT bill too.


VAT in Germany works out to 19 per cent, meaning the sale of her virginity could land her with just over £3,000 in the end.

'When we have hard figures then we can make an accurate assessment,' said a German inland revenue spokesman.

Alina, who studies in Mannheim, told how a 45-year-old Italian businessman took her virginity with unprotected sex at a luxury Venetian hotel.

'I liked the man and got on with him well. He didn't look 45, and he seemed much younger.


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'I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it': Teen who auctioned off virginity for £8,800 reveals details of her first time
'We spoke in English as I can't speak Italian and he can't speak Romanian.
He paid me a lot of compliments throughout the day, and he was very funny and charming. We got on very well, and I was pleased he'd won,' said Alina.

'We kissed, then undressed each other. I'd never done that before, so I was nervous. He laid me on the bed and started kissing my body, then we had sex. I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it, even though it was quite painful.

'We only had sex once, then fell asleep. Next morning, we had breakfast together like any other couple, and I took the morning-after pill. He told me he'd like to see me again, and I agreed.

'I hope to see the man again - and next time I won't make him pay,' she added." associated press.

Damn, damn, damn! Dammed feds...so this is the case against leagalized prostitution. Pimps ain't gonna pay no damnned 50% tax.

Kaka was strongly linked with a record-breaking transfer to Manchester City in the winter transfer window, but a switch failed to materialise and the 26-year-old stayed put.

Kaka has been playing in Serie A for six years, since joining Milan from Sao Paulo in 2003, but he admits England's top flight is a tempting destination.

He said in the Daily Star: "I like the Premier League a lot, so maybe that would be my choice if I leave Milan.

"Whenever I can, I try to swap experiences with my friends playing in other countries and leagues.

"All the players that I've talked to that play in the Premier League, or used to play there, say it's a tough league - tough, very fast and competitive."

The Portugal international played under his compatriot at Porto before moving to Stamford Bridge in a £19million move in 2004.

And Mourinho now confesses that he would like to join forces with Carvalho, who has the Champions League experience Inter crave, for a third time.

The 31-year-old was linked with a move to Italy last summer but a transfer failed to materialise as Mourinho settled in at the Serie A champions.

However, Mourinho has now hinted that he could look to take advantage of Carvalho's injury-hit season and the managerial uncertainty in West London.

"Carvalho is one of the best central defenders in the world," he said in La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"A year ago it was impossible to think of him. Now I think it is."

Brazilian wing-back Maicon, meanwhile, will not leave Inter this summer despite reported interest from Chelsea and Real Madrid to acquire his services.

The 27-year-old is under contract with the Italian champions until June 2013 and has no intention of leaving the Nerazzurri this summer.

"I will remain at Inter," the Brazil international said. "I like the Italian league.

"I am happy here and delighted that this team has allowed me to prove my quality in Italy and in Europe.

"It is thanks to Inter that I have returned to the national team."

Maicon has made 28 league appearances for Inter this season and started in all of the Nerazzurri's Champions League games.

With that in mind, United are deservedly champions and whoever joins West Brom had it coming. As for this prediction business, it's been a rollercoaster and it proves to me how unpredictable the Barclays Premier League is.

I've really enjoyed looking at your picks and in all honesty we've never been that far apart. I've also enjoyed your comments, especially the not-so-flattering kind, which generally make me laugh before running to the scales (I'm not that fat!) and the mirror (I am that bald!).

I'm hoping that by next season we'll have a game in place where all results will be tracked and we can really have a Championship of our own.

Thanks for playing.

Season-to-date: 171 from 340 = 50.294117% (51 bulls-eyes = 15%)

 

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It's been a while since the music industry has seen or heard anything from deejay Frisco Kid, aka Ancient Monarchy. But come this Saturday, at the Jamalco Sports Club at Reggae Meets Rocksteady and Dancehall, Frisco Kid plans to show Jamaica that he is back.

Born Steve Wray in west Kingston, Frisco Kid became known for songs such as Big Speech, on the Pepper Seed rhythm; Lion Paw, Round Here, Tell Me Why, Pop Pop Off and other hits. Years passed, however, and nothing more was heard from the artiste. When THE STAR spoke with him recently, he discussed his absence and his return.

 

rebuild your energy

"Everything takes a little time out now and again, rebuild your energy, full joy the work yuh put in. Yuh haffi tek out a little time for the family and yourself," he said.

Currently, the artiste is working on his next album with Big Ship's Stephen 'Di Genius' McGregor and has already voiced eight tracks for the producer, including the soon-to-be-released Get in Spirit. According to Frisco Kid, the vibes has been "crazy" and working with McGregor has been great. He said, "The vibes real - it remind me of back in the days working wid Dave Kelly, that energy and chemistry, real musician, real people who know real music, which is even easier for you the artiste to work."

Frisco Kid said he is more than confident he can make a comeback. "I've been doing it ova di years, touch di scene from 1992 and had the hits come up in the '90s. Cool out '99 and come back wid Round Here, Lion Paw. Cool off another year then come back wid Tell Me Why. Break again and come back with Look What Dem Done. Mi still a tour, still a do mi ting. Our tune cannot dead, dem represent life, dem still relevant. My music dem nuh just play dis week and dead next week, dem represent everyday activity and livity."

On Saturday, Frisco Kid said persons can expect great things, especially as persons have not seen him perform in Jamaica since 2004 at Rebel Salute. "Only the best is good enough. I always put out my best. Saturday mi just want the people dem come out, long time dem nuh hear me. It's been a while I have performed in Jamaica and I'm looking forward to the show," he said.

For the summer, high-riding selector/artiste Tony Matterhorn will be promoting some new songs.

Matterhorn, who was on his way to play at Best of the Best in Miami when THE WEEKEND STAR called him yesterday, said his song Mama is doing well in Canada.

He said his techno song, Let Yourself Out and Twitter Me, are also doing well although they are relatively new. The idea for Twitter Me came from Twitter - a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets.

"Twitter Me a get some big reviews. Actually, the whole a we deh pon BlackBerry. Mi have a whole heap a people pon Twitter and dem always a ask what I am doing and where I am going, so that's why I say Twitter me this Twitter me that," Matterhorn told THE STAR.

After Best of the Best, he will play in London and then he will be back in Jamaica for Appleton Temptation Isle in Negril for the Independence weekend.

The owners of La Roose have opted for a new image and name. Now known as the Live Wire Sports Bar and Grill, owner of the establishment, RicardoThomas, says, "We just thought it was time to move away from a certain image.A lot of things have happened in the past where the name became associated with some bad incidents, and we are trying to move away from that."

Thomasalso said though the company had been registered as the Live Wire Sports Bar and Grill, they had changed the nameto La Roose, but not that of thecompany. "So right now we are using the name that was originally registered," he said.

 

hosted events

Live Wire, which islocated on Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine, has hosted events like Black Scorpio's 37th anniversary, Vybz Kartel's Birthday Bash,Black and White Affair, British Link Up and, more recently, Fancy Thursdays.

Theowners say although they haverevampedthe name, they will not be excluding their previous target audience - a young crowd with a great love for dancehall music, and have even added a few eventsjust for them.

"Some of the things people can look out for is a theme night at Fancy Thursdays starting next week. Every week it will be a different theme with things like foam night, Hawaiian night, Lingerie Night, High-Roller night and that sort of thing. Another event we will also be launching issomething called 'MisMatch', where people just come out in anything! Red dress with green shoes, yellow scarf and things like that. The worst, the better. The person with the 'best' mismatched outfit will win a prize," said Thomas.

 

retro-night

Thomassaid there will now be events catering toan older crowd: in addition toa retro-night once a month, there will bea fish fry brunch on Sundays, with a live bandwhilecustomersenjoy great fish at the restaurant.

"The point of it is to draw a wide cross section of people, both young and old. We are all different and we don't want to hear or go to the same thing all the time. So whatever mood you're in, we have something that fits it at the new Live Wire," Thomas said.

It's crazy how much these 2 look alike!!

April 28, 2009. Oh no he didnt!!!! MediaTakeOut.com just got some interesting news. Our pals over at the website Islandista were at a reggae concert in Barbados this weekend. Apparently reggae susperstar Beenie man was performing and Rihanna was in the audience.

And MediaTakeOut.com learned that during Beenies performance he called out Chris Brown in front of nearly 10,000 fans. Heres how Islandista is reporting it:

Beenie touched the stage at about 7:30 and gave a generally decent performance - certainly the crowd was with him.

Then he start calling for Rihanna to report back stage immediately.

And then he start talking up a set of things about the infamous beating incident between her and Chris Brown, asking the crowd if they [thought] it was an idiot thing that Chris did while singing a very off-key version of the hook to Umbrella. You could hear a collective ooooohhhh! as the crowd *u*ked in its breath when he said it.

For most that would be enough but not for Beenie. Heres what he did next:

Beenie kept calling for [Rihanna] and singing Umbrella and lo and behold, she actually came up on the stage. Then he start singing his version of Umbrella , part of which went I dont have no fancy car/But [Ill] never give you no scar.

Trust me. I was shame for de girl. Everyone was shame because the crowd didnt really hype up and carry on the way they had been earlier when he was just performing all his hits. I just wanted it to end.

This sounds painful but it aint over yet:

But Beenie wasnt done. He told her that Chris [will] get vexed when he sees the pictures of him (Beenie) and Rihanna hugging up on stage because he is the girls dem suga and anything the sugar touches get sticky.

I use virtual dj....and Im thinking up upgrading to use time code.....now i have two options.....serato or virtual vinyl....just looking for some detailed advice as to which would be a better choice. thanks

sdot1 ... bless

The man suspected of killing Atlanta rapper Dolla acted in self-defense, according to his lawyer, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Burton II, and suspect Aubrey Berry allegedly first feuded at an Atlanta club, where Burton and his crew beat up Berry. The two then reportedly had a chance encounter last Monday (May 18) in the restroom of a PF Changs restaurant in L.A. Dolla verbally threatened Berry, following him to a parking lot where he reached for his waistband, prompting Berry to shoot at him. However, Dolla was unarmed at the scene.

[Berry] perceived that his life was in danger, said Howard R Price, Berrys attorney. At worst its a manslaughter case, at best its a case of self-defense.

The investigating police differ in their opinion of the incident. Our prosecutors believe the evidence was sufficient for a murder filing, said a spokesperson for the L.A. County D.A.s office. We try our cases in the courtroom, not on the sidewalk.

Berry, who faces one count of murder and two counts each of assault with a firearm, will be arraigned on Friday (May 22). His bail has been increased from $1 million to $5 million.- Devin

Word pon di street is that Assailant destroyed Vampires at a show in Clarendon.

No offial video yet about  what happened, however we will let you read the eye witness report.

We know Assailant have more than enough lyrics to do the damage which is attributed to him,so here is the report:

"People if I weren't there I would not think it true but yes the it happened just like that.

REPORT

A dance was held in Clarendon recently and Kartel even though billed failed to turn up. He was then 'ordered' to do a free dance to help repair the promoters reputation. The dance title 'Our World' took place last night at the New Jack City Ent Ctr, Denbeigh, Clarendon.

I only got there at like 3 as I had other places from Spain onwards to pass first. I don't know who was playing when I got there but then Kevin Serious took over and totally took charge of the 'HUGE' crowd (Free dance remember). About 10 mins later I saw a wave of persons going through the dance and realised it was the Empire rolling about 60 deep. Kevin worked the crowd for about 1/2 hr more then took up his duties as the MC.

Some young artist worked ok (Big up Goldie) and then Bascom X walked up. X was good but I think he stayed too long. There was another artist then I think Kevin just said "Run a riddim deh".... about 20 persons moved towards the stage and we then realised it was ASSAILANT. Sailant got about 2 pulls then said "A who mi fi kill, cause unu know mi no rise mi gun less sumady ago dead". I was thinking that was a wrong move as the show was 'Our World' but he took on from Addi to poor little Snow Cone, especially singling out Blak Ryno and the crowd loved every minute of it. With his now familiar drink in hand swagger Sailant at one point had to beg the crowd to listen to the lyrics as it was response after response. Even after he left the stage the crowd was begging for more............

Empire smartly allowed the hype to settle for about 10 mins then 'rushed' the stage. One of the young guns (Shawn Storm I think) wasted no time and started cussing Assailant. I never liked the Empire anthem of "Weh you run fa bwoy" dropped in but hey that's me. He dropped a clumsy lyrics then passed to Snow Cone who was worst. I told my Gaza friends they need to leave it to Addi as only he can defend this. The crowd got fed up of the amatures and the Teacha jump in when the boooos started. It was obviouse this was a different class and even I was railling but Addi stepped wrong by saying "Me naw call no name"...... From this point on it went from bad to worst with Addi (Mr not calling no names) even dropping words on members on the audience. This after most of the Empire found themself falling off the riddims Kartel changed his lyric to say "Any man bounce the turntable, push dem hood ina toilet". The crowd got more and more bored, Lisa was a waste of air space she really needs to get back to the drawing board.

Empire were only on stage for like 30 mins but by the time they left the stage most the patrons had left (it was that bad). The patrons that were left after complained non stop "Kartel let we dung star" with one yout even saying " We need fi rename Sailant Israel, cause him boom dung Gaza".

There you have it folks Assailant '1' Empire 'Nill'..... REMATCH ANYONE???

ME DAT!!!"

Please forward a video if you have one of find one.

-- Edited by ***DK*** on Friday 22nd of May 2009 12:23:04 AM

 The prime suspect in the death of 21 year-old rapper Roderick "Dolla" Burton has been officially charged with two counts of assault and one count of murder.

Aubrey Berry was charged Wednesday (May 20) afternoon.

The man who allegedly shot and killed up-and-coming rapper Dolla has been charged with three crimes -- two counts of assault with a firearm and one count of murder. 23-year-old Aubrey Berry -- who allegedly killed Dolla at a shopping mall in Los Angeles on Monday -- is set to be arraigned this afternoon. He's being held on $1,000,000 bail. (TMZ)

Berry was arrested shortly after the fatal shooting earlier this week.

A Georgia man has been arrested for investigation of murder in the fatal shooting of Dolla. Los Angeles police said in a statement Tuesday that 23 year-old Aubrey Louis Berry of Georgia was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport with a gun on Monday night. His bail was set at $1 million. (Fox News)

His lawyer has said Berry acted in self-defense.

The attorney for an Atlanta man accused of killing rapper Dolla earlier this week said his client opened fire after feeling threatened by the rapper and his entourage during a chance encounter in the restroom of a Beverly Center restaurant. "This is not a murder case," said Berry's attorney, Howard R. Price. "At worst it's a manslaughter case, at best it's a case of self defense," he said. (Los Angeles Times)

While the prime suspect has been charged, more individuals may also be involved.

Dolla's publicist Sue Vannasing said the rapper was involved in an altercation before the shooting with an unidentified man and woman who followed him to the mall. Police recovered a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun and turned the man over to Los Angeles police. Los Angeles Police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said two other persons of interest one male, one female who were with Berry at the airport were being questioned but neither has been charged in connection with the shooting. They were detained before attempting to board a plane out of Los Angeles International Airport, about 10 miles away from the Beverly Center. (Atlanta-Journal Constitution)

The unexpected death has stirred reactions from artists such as Jae Millz and hip-hop mogul Diddy.

A bran new store/Radio under construction

-- Edited by Dj Dancehall on Sunday 6th of September 2009 10:29:07 AM

 

The boxing gloves are on for this Emancipation weekend, as the competition for the hottest parties to take over Negril gets heated with the newly formed Negril Weekend testing its mettle against veterans Appleton and Absolute who have reunited for Absolute Entertainment ATI.

In April the newly formed Dream team organisers of the Negril Dream Weekend announced the formation of the new party series that saw signature events from RTI and ATI weekends joining forces.

Persons who were left wondering what would happen to other parties in the RTI/ATI catalogue now have their answer, as Appleton and Absolute Entertainment, originators of the Negril weekend party series, have reunited. The two started the ATI weekend back in 2001 and separated in 2006, each staging separate party series in Negril, but according to Alex Chin of Absolute Entertainment, Appleton has signed on to sponsor Absolute Temptation Isle and it "feels good."

Not only is ATI on for Emancipation weekend, but the series is also extended from three to four days, August 5 to August 9. Chin told The STAR, "because Thursday is the holiday, we decided to start from the Wednesday with a welcome party in the night which is a new event."

ATI weekend includes Hip Hop Jouvert, Tempted (Delano's Birthday Bash), Pretty in Pink, Rhythm and Booze, Temptation Live Part 1, Stages, Colours, Temptation Live Part 2, Wildsides, Fusion and a new event, The Toga Party. With eleven parties in the series, there will be three to four parties a day for patrons to choose from or to attend all.

On the other hand, the Negril Dream Weekend will consist of parties like, 'Daydreams' the ultimate daytime beach party , 'Twisted Spirits' the 32 mixed drinks inclusive event, 'Xtreme Wet and Wild' at the Khool Runnings Waterpark, 'Yush' Negril's true '90s throwback party, and 'The Concert' which features International and local artistes and celebrities.

ATI doesn't begin in Negril, as the promoters plan to hold islandwide events as a precursor to the party series. Extatic Fridays held each week at Cuddyz in New Kingston, will host a pre-ATI event, and there will also be pre-ATI events held in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Mandeville, and weekly pre-ATI parties at various night-clubs in Kingston - all of which will be announced at the official launch in June.

For Chin, the reunited Appleton and Absolute Temptation Isle, represent the best package for Negril weekend. "We are the original weekend so it's back to the original which represented good entertainment," Chin said.

Operation Kingfish, a counter narcotics and major crimes task force, has conducted a number of major operations since it was formed in October 2004. 

Number of operations mounted: 3,627

Actionable calls received at 811: 4,556


Results of operations: 
Firearms recovered: 468
Rifles 83
Semi-auto Pistols 202
Shotguns 64
Uzi 3
Magnums 15
Submachine 21
Licensed (sized) 18
Revolvers 40
Home-made 8
Starter pistol 1
Imitation pistol 12
Imitation rifle 1


Ammunition seized: 26,916 (assorted)
Arrests made during operations: 867 (murders; firearms & ammunition; 

drugs; extortion; fraud)

Motor vehicles seized/recovered: 257
Motorcycles seized/recovered: 16
Boats seized: 84


Drugs seized:

Cocaine: Over 13 metric tonnes + 20 lb + 8 oz (cracks/cocaine) 10 pcs crack/cocaine + three two-litre bottles + one 16-litre bottle + one 180 ml bottle all with cocaine
Hash oil: 131 lb + 21 (55 gallon) drums
Ganja (compressed): Over 79, 828 lb + 753 sticks
Ganja (seedlings/plants): Over 113 hectares of fully grown plants + 69 lb of seeds +308, 2000 seedlings + 13 nurseries







Wanted persons apprehended 153

Illegal airstrips disabled 5

Coastguard boarding 351

Molotov c**ktail b****s 25

Illegal aliens 94 


Cases investigated 408 (murders = 204; 

shootings = 71; Robberies = 4; Others = 129

Number of arrest based on cases 92

Number of convictions 36

Number of dismissals 19

Numbers pending in court 37

According to MTV there might be an Eminem and 50 Cent Summer Tour this year.

They are quoting G-Unit Rapper Lloyd Banks: "I'm in and out the office, and there's conversations. I'm just as excited as the fans are. The first Anger Management Tour, I wasn't a part of."

So far, there isn't any confirmation and in his "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross" BBC Interview Eminem said he didn't figure the touring part out yet but that he is all about Album promotion.

MTV News request a comment from label reps but didn't receive a reply at press time.

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I was relaxing on the beach (not the sea that Mavado and his friends are so fond of) with my wife and two kids when one of my friends called me yesterday to ask if I had received an email from Foo-lian Griffiths-Jones where he attempted to smear me as a 'for-hire hack'. 

I don't know who introduced that 'hack' word into Foo-lian's vocab, but I have been called worse by better people. I am also amused that he felt compelled to reveal a private conversation that we had at Reggae Sumfest to the world, but it is in his 'informer' nature to do such a low thing. What makes the whole thing even more laughable is that I never meant a word I said, I was being utterly insincere. Why would I set my lofty ambitions aside to be a lackey, a boot-kissing sycophant with the IQ of a bucket of warm hamster vomit? I have more talent in my toenail than Foo-lian could ever dream of possessing in his dumb little life. He is a silly little person, and not just silly...silly beyond any previously held conception of silly. 

I remember going up to Oaklands to interview Bounty Killer once for the STAR newspaper and I distinctly recall the Warlord sending Foo-lian to a nearby shop to get a Swizzle and a pack of Craven As. Now here he is, suddenly a bigshot, talking about 'Mills is cutting his teeth' on Kartel's career and the "sooner I am no longer involved in Kartel's career, the better". Foo-lian, easy with the bowcat metaphors, we don't 'cut our teeth' on anything around here, ah so Yardie stay. Plus, I don't have to be involved in Kartel's career, I choose to be involved, and when I am no longer so involved, I will still remain his brother, and his friend. I am almost certain that Bounty Killer wouldn't even offer Foo-lian a glass of water if his hair was on fire. 

Ask anyone in the industry, Foo-lian is more full of shit than a whale without an ass. Busy's career skyrocketed after dropping him 18 months ago. During the time that you have been piloting Run-ado's career, he has been banned/blacklisted by several countries including Guyana, St. Vincent, and Bahamas, and deported from the USA like a common criminal. The last time I saw Foo-lian was in Bahamas when he was being sent packing to Jamaica, running around in the airport like a headless chicken, his facial muscles cramping from trying to remain calm. For a minute there, I thought he was going to have a massive brain aneurysm till he finally calmed down. Poor thing. You talk about Kartel's problems, but Mavado's constant troubles can't be too great for your health.

You are right that Kartel does not have a record deal. He owns his own record company, Adidjaheim Records. Kartel has a business manager Corey Todd with whom he has developed two products Vybz Rum and Daggering Condoms which are all the rage in the marketplace. Kartel manages his own career as well as all members of the Portmore Empire, including one of the hottest artistes for 2009, Blak Ryno. Foo-lian keeps boasting about Run-ado's Am So Special (admittedly my daughter's favourite song) being on the Billboard Hip Hop/R & B charts at whatever, MOBO awards, Jay Z and ya-di-ya-di-ya. Erup's Click My Finger is actually more successful than any dancehall single this year as it popped up on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the really important chart. Run-ado's album flopped for VP, struggling to sell over 10,000 copies. Kartel is one of the greatest lyricists and deejays to emerge out of dancehall. He is dancehall's Picasso who was really better than everyone else. Put that in your crack pipe and smoke it.

Why try to fabricate lies that Kartel spent a million to pack the venue with his supporters? Anyone who knows Addi know that is a bald-faced lie. Why not let the people know that Run-ado spent several hundred thousand dollars to load up several coaster buses in Waterhouse, and Cassava Piece and issued free tickets to his supporters to take them to Jamworld in Portmore? 

Foo-lian, you do what you have to do, and I will do what I have to do, which is live and die like a man. Can you do the same?  

-- Edited by serjizzle at 17:08, 2008-12-31

We note that while Sumfest has named a host of local-based acts for its line-up, the organisers are yet to unveil the roster of overseas acts for the festival which is scheduled for July 19 to 25 in Montego Bay.

Earlier, a few names had been thrown about as possible stars for the Sumfest stage, but what is more to the point is who do people really want to spend their money to see. Names like Soulja Boy, Jennifer Hudson, Toni Braxton and Jazmin Sullivan have been put out there, but nothing has been confirmed by the organisers.

We eliminated Rapper TI, since he's gone to prison and then three's Kanye West, but at what price? (Incidentally, Kanye already did the Sumfest sojourn, and so too have other international acts including Mary J Blige, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys, Ludacris, Lionel Richie, Missy Elliott, 50 Cent & G-Unit, Jay-Z, Akon, Ja Rule, Fantasia Barino, Rihanna, Ashanti, Snoop Dogg, Boyz II Men, K-Ci & JoJo, Dru Hill, Wyclef Jean, Joe, Blu Cantrell, the Temptations, and LL Cool J.)

It will be interesting to see who Summerfest Productions will bring to Montego Bay for International Nights I and II. Among the local-based contingent are Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Mavado, Tarrus Riley, Etana and Morgan Heritage.

Eminem will add his star power to the 9th Annual BET Awards, Rap-Up.com has exclusively learned.

The controversial rapper will grace the awards stage for the second time, insiders tell Rap-Up.com. Eminem appeared as Busta Rhymes surprise guest during his Touch It (Remix) performance in 2006. An official announcement could come as soon as tomorrow when Em stops by 106 & Park.

Before he heads to the BET Awards, Slim Shady will go live at the MTV Movie Awards in Universal City, Calif., on May 31.

Kanye West, Beyoncé, Soulja Boy Tellem, Ne-Yo, and Maxwell have been announced as performers for the BET Awards 2009. Jamie Foxx will host the show, which airs live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 28, at 8 p.m. EST/PST.

HipHopDX report:
Documents have been revealed to HipHopDX suggesting that Best Buy retailers have reported over 6,000 physical units of Eminem's Relapse sold by 10 am, this morning (May 19th). By these projections, the day will see an estimated 133,000 units sold of the Shady/Aftermath/Interscope Records star. According to these figures, the album will be on pace to sell approximately 288,000 units at the mega-retailer alone.

The same projections also revealed that Method Man & Redman's Blackout 2! sold over 1,000 units (c****ined between regular and deluxe 2CD editions) by 10 am, forecasting the Def Jam release to surpass 50,000 Best Buy week sales.

Busta Rhymes' Back On My B.S. is expected to see approximately 25,000 week Best Buy sales, while DJ Drama's latest Gangsta Grillz will just eclipse 10,000 units.


What's your sales prediction for Relapse?

The P**ycat Dolls' lead vocalist Nicole Scherzinger is planning to get engaged to her boyfriend Lewis Hamilton this summer. The 30-year-old songstress says she is ready to settle down with the Formula One racing driver. Though she hasn't set her wedding day, she wants her bandmates to be involved in the ceremony.

"Would I get married? For sure and, yeah, the Dolls can be the bridesmaids. But I have to get engaged first. Late July is looking good," she states. "Marriage is a seal of love. On my solo album I have sung about how much I love that and what the whole process would mean to me. Who needs a reason to seal their love?"

Nicole Scherzinger began dating Lewis Hamilton in 2007, after splitting from actor Talan Torriero. In a recent interview with Britain's Hello! magazine, Nicole admitted that she felt jealous with Lewis' friendship with the other The P**ycat Dolls' singers.

"He can sing quite well. He knows a lot of my songs from the group and, in a worrying way, quite a few of the routines," she confessed. "I would love him to appear in one of our videos, but I am not sure how I would feel about the other Dolls all over him. I think he would quite like it!"

Page Six is reporting:

RIHANNA is officially over Chris Brown. The Barbadian beauty showed up with a group of friends Monday at Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge on West 42nd Street, but spent most of the night locking lips with Canadian former child actor-turned-rapper Aubrey "Drake" Graham. "She was drinking whiskey and apple juice and making out with him all night," says a spy. "They were really cute together." RIHANNA, who's also been spending time in town with Katy Perry, peeled off with Drake at about midnight.

From BallerStatus.com -- Jermaine Dupri tattooJermaine Dupri and Janet Jackson have been together for quite some time. In fact, since 2002 and hasn't seem to have faded whatsoever.

Dupri is making his love for Janet official ... and permanent, with the addition of a tattoo of the pop star on his rib cage.

J.D. had famed tattoo artist Jun Cha blast his lower right rib cage with a classic Virgin Mary image ... modified to look like his beloved girlfriend.

"He decided to work his lower right ribcage with the classic Virgin Mary, with a little twist," Cha writes on his blog. "Jermaine's queen, Janet Jackson, takes the role of man's spiritual savior. About three hours into it, Janet walks in stunned to see her face on her man's side."

While the rib cage is known for being one of the most sensitive areas to get tattooed, Cha says Jermaine took it "like a soldier."

Dupri, on the other hand, said it "hurt like hell."

"This is the longest I have ever sat for a tat. I had to take 100 breaks 'cause that sh** hurt like hell," said Dupri.

Cha works out of Los Angeles, via Arudima Studios. For more info, visit him online @ Arudima.com.

Head of the Salvation Army's eastern division, Major Kervin Harry, says the year 2009 will be one of the army's "gravest", due to the sharp decline in the donations it so greatly depends upon to fund its work.

Harry was speaking to The Gleaner in relation to the work and state of the Salvation Army's eastern division, on the eve of the army's week of celebrations. This week, May 18-23, is being celebrated as Salvation Army Week.

Even as the army celebrates the strides it has made, Harry says there are currently great funding constraints on the organisation to maintain its programmes and to expand.

"We are living in difficult times. The army's programmes are chiefly dependent upon donations and pledges, and because of the global economic downturn we have been affected," said Harry.

One particular effect of the decline in contributions has been the inability of the Salvation Army to implement programmes it has developed to benefit the nation's poorest, and most unskilled.

"Right now, we cannot move into any new programmes because of our budget constraints. One of the areas we have on the drawing board right now is the concentration of development within the inner city," Harry went on to explain.

Plans for skill-training centres

The Salvation Army has already drawn up plans to develop learning resource and skill-training centres in neglected inner-city communities like Jones Town, Allman Town and Rae Town.

The development of these centres is a goal, Harry explained, which would help the Salvation Army to ensure the impact it has on communities is long-lasting.

"We don't want to be spoon-feeding people with food. We want to teach them how to fish so that they can help themselves. Feeding programmes and those kinds of social services are short term - they don't really help in the long term," Harry argued.

The plans have been sidelined, however, and are now awaiting the support of corporate sponsorship to come alive.

The Salvation Army, through the wide range of social services it provides across the nation, is viewed as one of the nation's critical non-governmental organisations. The organisation's eastern division currently operates three children's homes, the Francis Ham Senior Citizens' Residence for the Indigent, the Rae Town Medical Clinic and several street people feeding programmes, and a number of other social services.

After topping every chart locally in 2008, and then getting an international boost by the dancing dynamics of World and Olympic triple record holder at last year's Olympics in China, Elephant Man's Nuh Linga seems just about ready to do more fancy footworks.

The single was put in rotation on New York's heavyweight station, Hot 97, two months ago and now Nuh Linga has danced its way into the Billboard Chart.

The song made its debut at number 100 on the Billboard R&B Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart at the end of April and now sits at number 84, moving up
16 places.

"Nuh Linga is just a dynamic song . it tek the place and fans just love the dance move. Father Elephant strikes again. Mucho mucho caliente!" the flambouyant Elephant
Man declared.

Elephant Man is no stranger to the Billboard charts. He has already charted with titles including Shake that Body featuring PI, Signal the Plane, Jook Gal (Wine Wine), Pon Di River Pon Di Bank, Father Elephant and Don't Stop with Janet Jackson.

The deejay received the ultimate stamp of approval from the music industry last year when he was nominated for a Grammy award for his Bad Boy/VP Records album Let's Get Physical. The 'Energy God', as he is popularly known, was nominated for the first time and while he didn't receive the award, the nomination was an excellent image booster.

Elephant Man, who is one of the performers on this year's Reggae Sumfest, is also scheduled to perform at Best of the Best showcase on Sunday at Miami's Bicentennial Park. Produced by JBJ Entertainment, this year's roster showcases artistes who are at the top of their game, in their respective genres, in Caribbean and urban music.

Aidonia on Month Long Tour One of dancehall's baddest lyricist and J.O.P. front man Sheldon Lawrence better known as 'Aidonia' on Friday (Feb.20th) left the island along with members of his team to embark on a month long tour of Europe. The deejay currently in Italy is scheduled to perform in Contazano tomorrow February 23th, before jetting off to France for a March 6th concert in Les Arches from there he will make several stops in Germany in places such as Mannhein and Berlin before returning to France and eventually stopping in Coppenhag, Holland on March 15th. Here are some of the confirmed dates where Aidonia is slated to make appearances: =================== AIDONIA TOUR DATES =================== Feb. 23rd - Contazano, Italy March 6th - Les Arches, France March 7th - Mannhein, Germany March 12th - Berlin, Germany March 13th - Toulon, France March 14th - Milan, Italy March 15th - Coppenhag, Holland Aidonia currently has several high profile singles including his most recent street anthem 'Hot Grabba' produced by Equinoxx enjoying heavy rotation on the local and international airwaves. The deejay on his return is expected to make a cameo at FULLYCROWDED one of the most anticipated social events on the high school/college calendar alongside the likes of the Kings of Cassia Park Wasp and fast rising young gun CHEDDA. Prior to his departure the deejay recorded several singles for various production houses slated for release in the coming weeks.

The murderer of rapper Dolla has admitted that he shot the gun that killed the artist, but said that the act was done in self-defense, according to his lawyer.

Howard R. Price, lawyer for 23-year-old Aubrey Louis Berry, said that he had a previous altercation with Dolla that lead to a fatal confrontation.

Price alleged, through his lawyer, that he was scared for his life when he killed Dolla and shot at two other people.

Price has since been charged with murder and a pair of assault charges related to the Monday shooting. Additionally, his bail has been raised to $5 million. Berry is slated to enter a plea on Friday, a postponement from Wednesday.

Earlier in the month, Dolla (Roderick Anthony Burton II) and Price had an altercation in an Atlanta nightclub. By pure coincidence, the two crossed paths again in Los Angeles at a P.F. Chang's and the conflict quickly resumed. Price said that Dolla was affiliated with the Crips gang and threatened him in the restaurant bathroom.

Full details of the shooting have yet to be released and a motive has not been announced by the police.

Price was arrested with a loaded 9m handgun on him at Los Angeles International Airport.

Dolla is a rapper that was signed to Akon's Konvict Music label and was working on his debut album.