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DANCEHALL HERO Part 1

Published March 16, 2011 | By

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Dancehall Hero

(Part 1)
Dancehall music was something new for me  at age eight or nine. I was introduced  to dancehall by hearing my older cousins and siblings playing it non-stop.  My interest peaked when my parents brought me to a stage show called “Fresh”.  Fresh was  held on the beach,  I was young and the music was “fresh” to me and the turn out was impressive to a young girl. After my introduction to Admiral Bailey, Shabba Ranks, Papa San and Super Cat I fell in love with the fast beats, dynamic sound and  colorful dialect  that made me want to move.  Like every other young person around.   Clearly, I had no idea of what most of the artiste   were saying in songs such as Super Cat’s  “mud up” and Shabba’s  “X-Rated”. Leaving me to believe that  the beat and rhythm were the main attraction to the music and I was not the only person drawn to it .  Dancehall gave birth to the  Voice of Buju Banton which carried a distinct rhythm of its own had me more interested in dancehall than any other music I was exposed to. For that period Buju Banton was the man, everything was  Buju he had brought more “slang” and was youthful in appearance.  Around the same time  I developed a  like for the Wailers’ music  which seemed slow and steady but at the time still did not know what the message was.  As I got older, I was fascinated by the sound and dress of dancehall,  I tried my best to get every tape that was available.  Then before I knew it  dancehall music was second knowledge  I found my self singing the lyrics word for word and differentiating artiste by their style. Although Buju Banton’s songs were sometimes violent the beat was good and the violence seemed surreal.    In this  era while buju reigned Bounty Killa and Beenie man made an entrance that turned heads.   I was a teenager  now and it was either you were a fan of  Bounty Killa  or Beenie Man and I liked Bounty Killa`s style, so Bounty was my DJ. However,  Beenie Man demanded attention and was born to entertain and that he did  very well.  To my surprise  my twelve year old brother  gave me a tape with some “hardcore” songs by Bounty Killa including “lodge“on the sleng teng riddim.   Most “hardcore“ songs were played on  sound systems such as Stone Love, Kilamanjaro and Afrik sound  the music  was played in a different way,  the treble and bass were adjusted and that made the music sound even better.  Over the years dancehall music had different focuses: guns, girls, slackness and culture.  Capelton was a DJ who had a presence in the dancehall industry and could deliver in many ways. Capelton made the first song that opened my eyes to cultural Dancehall  in 1992 with his song tour, which denounced the “slackness”  and anything else that opposed culture.  The intro to the song had a concrete message “break up your folly ground and straighten your crooked ways“.  I thought to myself  if this was dancehall culture I wanted to be cultured,  now I got the message.  This cultural phenomenon gave a revival to Rastafarian’s and black awareness. Many young men flocked to the movement  and artiste such as Anthony B and Sizzla Kalonji were introduced.  Through cultural dancehall I was able to understand songs made by reggae icons like The Wailers,Toots Hibbert and Burning Spear.  Cultural Dancehall and reggae were quite similar, the only difference was the time period and that reggae used more instruments .  By fusing  Reggae and Cultural Dancehall  I was able to understand and claim my right as a socially responsible individual  for my time, or so I thought .  Having gone to stage shows and seen dancehall queens and kings as they were called making their way in mainstream media promoting their acts and helping Dancehall to flourish.  Dancehall would surprise me again with the My experience album by Bounty Killa.  This album had three songs that summed up the struggle and the fight of a people.  They were: Fed up, Mama and My experience.   This was different, this was serious this was social atrocities and political exploits being exposed during a time when I existed.  This was not a song speaking of the civil unrest of the 1970’s it was giving an eye to what was going on in my time.  Now Dancehall had a lot to say and many young people were listening.

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RAGGA

Published March 16, 2011 | By


Ragashanti – File

Popular talk-show host Dr Kingsley ‘Ragashanti’ Stewart had some strong words for the BroadcastingCommission of Jamaica (BCJ) for what he said was a conspiracy against him and his show, ‘Ragashanti Live’.

“I think a grave injustice has occurred,” he told THE STAR. “I will passionately defend anybody’s right not to like my show … they are entitled to that right. The question though is, if you don’t like my show, does that mean you should get rid of my show?”

He said that what had transpired is the result of a compound of issues, involving personal differences, male egos and a misunderstanding of past events.

“I do obey all the rules of the BCJ. Where they have alleged that I have broken the rules, it’s a distortion and a manifestation of an agenda to persecute me wrongfully.”

Ragashanti went on to say that there were unscrupulous individuals who had organised subversive campaigns to call the BCJ to generate a lot of complaints against his show.

“Dem don’t like hear ghetto people, dem think that it is unproductive to hear ghetto people talk the way ghetto people usually talk on the radio. And they arrogantly and incorrectly believe that if ghetto people talk the way they talk then that don’t signify any form of progress,” Ragashanti said.

 

economics and sexuality

Ragashanti said that the issue is not whether or not sex can be discussed during a programme on radio.

“The truth is, sex is discussed on the radio regularly only that in their ‘language’. Any topic I bring up, nuh care how me try, invariably it a guh back to money and sex. It a guh back to economics and sexuality,” which he said was a fundamental part of Jamaica.

“If anything, my programme is probably the most honest programme in Jamaica right now.”

He further said that the issues have blown up mostly because representatives of the commission, “called out NNN (Nationwide News Network) managers and in a nutshell, punished them for breaches of the broadcasting radio diffusion act. Some serious breaches. When we checked the breaches they did not go over the radio. They told us it had came over the radio, but it came over the Internet, the Broadcasting Commission has no jurisdiction over the Internet.”

In further pointing out that he was set up the talk show host said that; “They told Cliff (Hughes) that we must still be punished. So, rather than admitting that they were wrong … they said NNN should produce something like quarter page ad in the paper and I must read apology on my show three times a day every day for a week.”

Ragashanti said that was where Cliff Hughes got his lawyers involved to deal with the legal aspect of what the BCJ claimed. And according to Ragashanti, they too told the BCJ that the Internet was not under their jurisdiction.

The talk-show host said he didn’t see anything wrong with the content that is being broadcast over the radio.

“If there was something wrong with the content I wouldn’t be doing it. But, I know that people have problem with the content, because they are not used to it.?”

 

legal side

In the meantime, the popular talk-show host said their lawyers are working on the legal side of the matter, while he awaits an appropriate time to call a press conference to let the public hear his side.

In terms of having his show in a night slot, Raga said that he is willing to examine all options including even online radio.

“I will be having an online adult Jamaican talk radio called Tambourine Radio that will be hosted on the website mixupyaad.com.

“We will be utilising recent technology that will allow people to listen to Tambourine Radio on their phones.

“I have multiple degrees, I have got the highest degree you can get in academia and I tell you this, I am very thankful for my learning, but with all those degrees that I have, I have not learnt anything like what I have learnt by just doing the show.

“It is a lifestyle show, and I make no apology that the primary focus of the show is for humour and jokes.”

When THE STAR tried to get a comment from the BCJ in relation to Ragashanti’s claims, Nicole Morrison, Information and Public Relations Officer, BCJ said “The commission is allowing its press release to speak for itself and will not comment any further on the matter.”

 

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CIRCUS CLOWNS AT DEM BESTESSS

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BLEACHING FIDDY GUINESS BOOK TO RAWSE

Published March 16, 2011 | By

MET THIS IS A GIRL NAME ALECIA FROM JERSEY IN THE BLUE DRESS AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEBODY CAN’T TELL HER ITS TIME TO RELAX PON DI BLEACHING BECAUSE DI FACE WHITE AH DI WHOLE BODY BLACK AND SHE CAN TRY CHANGE THE RED HAIR COLOR NOW CAUSE SHE AH WEAR ITS SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND SHE IS SOON THIRTY!! THANK U


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COCKEY BULLAYYYY–yes BROADWAY DEE-DOP

Published March 16, 2011 | By

Broadway Dee Scarlett
Some women desperate fi say they have a man…till dem all a nam man batty fi hold dem. Loriiii you mi a talk a you name namm batty.

people like this.
Tearra Kirlew O wow lol u nuh easy Dee
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Chenney Mckenzie no sa lol somebody a get draw out in a dih afternoon
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Dani Di Diamond Thompson OMG!!! SCANDALOUS …. I LIKE IT HEHHEHEHHE
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Tameka Finlay Damm batty ? It betta dem suck buddy # just saying lol
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Evelyn SHevy Miles Alrighty thannnn……LOL
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Annmarie Armstrong “n”
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Zenaida Bramwell Dddwwwwwwllllllll poor Lori!!!!!!!!!!
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Broadway Dee Scarlett Yup..
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Dionne Williams oh my….clutching my pearls
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Sherika Knight dwl deeeeeeeeeeee
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Broadway Dee Scarlett Unno beg mi fi stop no?? Because I will surely continue ..mi highly ignorant today.
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Alicia Classy Glitz Lee Hey Miss Dee.. Mi no like how yuh no have no behavior yuh kno., dwl
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Miriam Rodney wow! lmaooooo!!!*sips tea*
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Shannon Stitchell Lmfaoooo no sah lol
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Monifa Mckell ..ah who cross mi frennnnn…
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Broadway Dee Scarlett This batty mouth girl name lori…
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Monifa Mckell Lol…Dee you are crazzzyyyy…hahaahaaa…
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Mya Princess Pearson lol yeah they all do nam batty smdh
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Alando Edwards No mon..Dee, yah go hard..lol..dwl..mi toilet bung up..wonder if she can unclug it
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Alando Edwards No mon..Dee, yah go hard..lol..dwl..mi toilet bung up..wonder if she can unclug it
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Khadine Reid Dee give it to dem sum a dem a PROBLEM
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HI FOOTSHAWNA

Published March 16, 2011 | By

Hi Beast, a you seh it not me what a way yuh know yuh ooman insecure and a u a grab up TELLA DAWKINS hee… after did people dem come shell it out satdeh mi neva have no choice but fi go investigate

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hmm talking bout this and dat. FOOTA HYPE a gi ISHAWNA bun wid TELLAH from magnum kings and queen. check out har fb page n u see the pics, just search for TELLAH DAWKINS… a mix up!!!!”

 
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WHA A GWAAN YASSO?

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LISA HYPE (very limited) VIDEO SHOOT

Published March 16, 2011 | By

A DOW KNOW A FI WHICH SONG BUT DERE WAS NO CLOTHES NO SHOES..NO HAIR…JUS A BAG A FOUNDATION AND A BICYCLE..

LISA U LOSING WEIGHT? BWAAY MI WUDDA LOVE U STOP WEAR DEM SHAWTS DEH ENO MAN CAUSE YUH HIP TOO ”WIDE” FI DEM

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