A wha really gwaan a Bembe Thursdays But a wha really a gwaan inna di DJ fraternity. People unno hear bout di almshouse weh Vybz Kartel, Mavado and dem entourage kip up a Bembe Thursdays. Crowd part, knife draw and pure tings. No man, dem haffi put a stop to dem kind a behaviour yah. First dem nearly mash up Stone Love Anniversary and now a Bembe Thursday...the way tings look, maybe nobody a guh waan go a nuh stage show weh dem deh pon. .

MAVADO, AKA REAL McKoy, stamped an indelible mark on the dancehall scene since his hit single, also called Real McKoy, took off.

Recorded on Daseca's hugely popular Anger Management riddim, Real McKoy hit it big last year and launched the career of dancehall's Gangsta fi Life singer.

Born David Constantine Brooks at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Mavado has lived in the ghetto all his life. Growing up in Cassava Piece was never easy for Mavado or his family, with his grandmother often playing the maternal role. It was in the church that Mavado was first given a microphone to sing by his granny at age four. From then, Mavado was a permanent fixture at every church function and rally.

He attended Charlie Smith High School in Arnett Gardens, from where his father hailed. As the teacher left the room, the desk top would be beaten and Mavado would deejay the lyrics of Cutty Ranks and Bounty Killer. Upon leaving school, Mavado found work at a liquor store, but lasted just one day as he always knew music would provide for him.

DEVELOPMENT

Close friend Flex, recognising Mavado's singing ability and unique way of composing lyrics, encouraged Mavado to visit recording studios in Kingston. Flex used to ride from Grants Pen and pick up Mavado on his bicycle every morning and on to Junior Reid's studio, which at the time was a haunt of Bounty Killer who quickly recognised Mavado's talent.

Unfortunately, issues in the community meant Mavado couldn't leave home as often as he once did, and the link weakened. A couple of years passed and fellow Cassava Piece resident and close friend Foota Hype introduced Mavado to another Kingston studio and as fate would have it, also a haunt of Bounty Killer. It was there that Mavado began to voice on riddims and hooked up with Predator, whose career was also rising.

Artist/producer Bucanneer recorded Mavado on his Middle East riddim and has also played an integral part in Mavado's development. Mavado's talent was also instantly recognised by his manager Julian, who took Mavado to record for Sly and Robbie, DJ Karim and others. His real break came in 2004 when he was introduced to talented production trio Daseca and recorded Real McKoy once again. The chemistry was perfect and has gone from strength to strength since. Mavado laced the Red Bull and Guiness riddim with the anthem Wha Dem a Do? and the momentum has shown no signs of slowing, with follow ups like Dreaming and Bawl Dem a Bawl.

Tragedy struck Mavado's life last year when his Rastafarian father, to whom he was very close, was murdered overseas in Switzerland. After much haggling with the Swiss authorities, his father's body was sent to Jamaica early this year where he was laid to rest. Mavado has composed a moving tribute to his much-loved father, which he will be recording very soon.

Mavado's non-compromising lyrics reflect the environment he grew up in and as his logo suggests, he is a Gangsta Fi Life. With the absence of a hardcore singer in the dancehall business, the public has quickly taken to this young ghetto youth, who has some of the biggest songs playing in any dance right now. With demands coming in for overseas shows, Mavado is on the verge of major things.

No justice for Notorious B.I.G.

An LA judge dismissed the wrongful death lawsuit of the Notorious B.I.G. and postponed the trial indefinitely, bad news for Miss Wallace.

According to Bossip.com, District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled that the family had not filed a claim within the required timeframe. She then granted a request made by the city and imprisoned former cop Rafael Perez to dismiss the case. Perez, a corrupt former cop, has been accused of conspiring with his former partner David Mack to murder the rapper.

It's crying shame though.

Men from sections of Dunkirk in east Kingston have waged war against dancehall artiste Carlton 'Spragga Benz' Grant, THE STAR has learnt. Information reaching THE STAR says the deejay has become the centre of attraction in an ongoing war in the community with men sending constant threats to him and his colleagues. Spragga was unavailable for comment but a source close to him informed THE STAR about the current happenings. The source, a native of a section of the community known as 'Red Square', said men from McIntyre Villa (more known as 'Site'), Black Street, Bryden Street and Maiden Street have made it clear that they want Spragga dead or out of the community. It was said that several threats have been issued to the deejay and colleagues around him. "Di man dem all a sen' threat, seh anybody who dem see a par roun' di artiste or a chat to him a guh get bullet," the source said. Those threats are seemingly more than just words however, as men, alleged to be in the circles of Spragga, have reportedly been killed. Detectives from the East Kingston CIB explained that there are at least five reported killings in the area, but motives are yet to be established. But residents say they are well aware of the motives for the men's death. "Dem seh nobody neva did fi go 'Bally' funeral and seh nuh nine night neva did fi keep. See it deh, people go di funeral and since that 'bout five youth dead," a resident pointed out. It was said that 'Bally' was a close colleague of Spragga who died moments after having a conversation with the artiste who, fortunately, left the scene in time. In addition, it was told to THE STAR that threats on Spragga's life, were politically motivated. 'War' song According to the source, the situation took a turn for the worse when the deejay recorded Anti-corruption, a social commentary said to include the names of alleged corrupt individuals. "Da tune release 'bout two months before election and is like it touch a nerve, since it release things get obvious," the source said. "Spragga a good youth still, a jus' through di artiste a bun out di politician dem ... Mi roll wid everybody and mi neva see or hear seh Spragga a instigate no foolishness," one known thug who spoke on condition of anonymity explained. Amidst the threats and obvious danger, Spragga has remain calm. "Dem man deh seh a Jah a him security eno, him nuh scared him just a tek it one day at a time," the source claimed. Some residents of the war-torn community expressed to THE STAR that while Spragga is not known to be a violent individual, they are bracing for what may spiral into an all out war. "Spragga deal wid di youths dem good, no matter weh dem come from, him cool like dat. Him nuh haffi do nuttin still eno, di yute dem round him ago defen him to di max an a deh so di big war ago bruck out," one resident explained. Meanwhile, the police say they have heard rumours of the situation but no formal reports have been made. "If it is a case where Mr. Grant's life is being threatened then he needs to make a report in his best interest. If not, the police will not be summoned until himself or someone around him is hurt," Detective Corporal Malcolm Greene of the East Kingston CIB explained.

 few female artistes have taken D'angel to task for responding to the 'diss' songs recorded against her.

The women were angered by a statement D'Angel made saying: "My advice to Dave Kelly's ex-artiste, the brown gal and the fat one, is to try and get some hits."

D'Angel was quoted in an article published in THE STAR on Wednesday. Though it is unclear to whom D'Angel was making reference, the women have taken offence to the statement.

The first female to retaliate was Spice, who warned D'Angel: "When yuh si fire a blaze, try fi out it, nuh push yuh finger inna it, or else yuh wi get burn!"

"A wah do Beenie Man wife? I feel so sorry for you, honestly I do. I feel your pain, see your tears and I can hear you screaming. And if I was as heart broken as you and in your shoes, I would probably be blabbing too. But reality is, I have never been dropped like a hot bread, so I really don't know what you are going through," Spice said.

She continued: "let me at least try to enlighten your understanding, 'cause you still seem to be living in shock, or simply just in denial. When you hear an artiste singing songs, don't think they are the only one saying what they are singing, they just have the opportunity to express words through music. So, for your information, even though I'm not the writer for the song that has offended you, those words are coming from the streets."

According to Spice, if D'Angel did not have anything to sing about, then she was more than willing to offer some ideas.

Questions

(L - R )Spice, Miss Diva

"What you are supposed to be talking about, you are not talking about it. Your husband is the one who spilled the bucket on you. Why don't you tell us about the man in New York, tell us why your husband had to do a DNA (test)? Tell us why he took back the ring?"

Ms. Ting, who was a protégée of Beenie Man early in her career, also got in on the brawl.

She called The STAR, claiming that D'Angel's statement was directed at her.

"Everybody know that I use to work with Dave Kelly, an' if is me dat long, dry up giraffe gl a talk bout, she betta nuh bodda wid me an guh deal wid har paternity problems."

The issue of paternity stems from the request Beenie Man made in court to have the paternity of their son, Marco-Dean, verified. Sources close to the estranged couple claim the result confirmed that the child is Beenie's.

"She need fi guh tek on Spice and Danielle. If she want me to be added to the list of females taking her on, I can be added, because mi nuh si dis gyal," Ms. Thing firmly stated.

"She need fi guh think bout Barbee wey tek wey Beenie Man from ar, because a nuh me tell Barbee fi use ar 'Paddy Cake' tek wey Beenie from ar. If a war she want, mi nah back," Ms. Thing warned.

It is widely believed that Beenie's relationship with upcoming artiste Barbee is partially responsible for the breakdown of the marriage after photos published in The Gleaner and The STAR showed Beenie and her cuddling. Barbee has however denied an affair with Beenie Man.

Danielle, who also recorded a diss song against D'Angel, also responded to D'Angel's comment.

"If the song that I did does not affect her, then why comment on it, it's done already so build a bridge and get over it," she said.

In addressing specific issues that D'Angel outlined, Danielle said, "in regards to women sticking together, Angel should have nothing to say, because when I had the hit song with Beenie Man (Brown Girl In The Ring), she was the one who did not want me around Beenie Man and my relationship with him was strictly professional."

"And there is nothing that I could badmind her for, because her life is a public disgrace and no one could want that on themself. So there's nothing that she possess that I could possibly envy her for."

The long list of female artistes wanting to hit back at D'Angel also include Ms. Diva, who also did a song that mentioned D'Angel.

In her song, entitled Weak Fence, Ms. Diva said, 'everybody done know Angel she a weak fence, she have many, many men like she name 50 Cent and so, dirty laundry inna public it nuh decent, but why some gyal afta three years a ball decent.'

However, despite this mention of D'Angel in her song, Ms. Diva commented, "What I said about her is no different than what everybody else was saying about her."

"The song was aimed at Danielle" who was picking on D'angel. She claims that Danielle is doing this because D'Angel is seen as a 'weak fence' and that is what her song is about.

When contacted, however, D'Angel declined to make any further comments on the matter.

Erup came on the dancehall scene last year with a hit song. This year, he is again running the dancehall with Click My Fingers on the Gearbox rhythm.

He says he is pleased with the reception the song has been receiving in the industry.

"Mi get call from everywhere in the world for me to perform. But dis a happen from before Click Mi Finger," said Erup.

He says the song will also be featured on the album, which he plans to release early next year. The album will be produced on his own Fully Governed label and will feature tracks from Ricardo 'Bibi' Gardner's Auto Love Records and the Truck Back label.

"Mi can put out four album based pon the amount a songs weh mi have. A jus di people dem fi play mi music. A nuh song a di problem," he continued.

He came on to the music scene as a product of Bibi Gardner's Auto Love Records with Run Dem Head which was released last year, but this year Erup is producing himself on his Fully Governed Label.

"It's no problem wid nobody. Mi have mi own thing. Dis music thing is bout doing your own thing or people will end up thinking that yuh don't have any strength. Yuh own thing will mek yuh more important an' stronger. It will allow yuh fi bring more people inna di thing," commented Erup.

Based on the popularity that his newest song has received, it was expected that Erup would be one of the featured acts on Sting. However, it was revealed that he will not be on the line-up.

"A nuh every show important to my life. Mi work Sting already. Me not working Sting is for a personal reason. Dat nuh important to me an' mi naah big up no show. Dem show deh a fi who a war," said Erup.

He continued, "Mi nuh worried bout nuh show ting. Mi nuh have dat pon mi mind right now. Things on the verge weh wi can jus leave at any time. Mi jus a chill out right now an' think bout the album fi next year."

The skull and bones which were found in Clarendon on Tuesday have now been identified as those of a reputed gang leader.

The Clarendon police have reported that the skeletal remains are those of Seymour 'Lenky' Smith, gang boss of the One *lo** gang which operates in the parish.

Body found in car

The reputed gang leader's body was found in a burnt-out Toyota Camry, which was reported missing two weeks ago.

Detectives from the division reportedly made the discovery after they were summoned to a canefield in Old Bowen on Tuesday.

Mr. Smith was reportedly last seen alive in the Canaan Heights community about two days prior to the discovery.

Busy Signal still holding down the # 1 Spot
By Richie B - host of "HOT MIX" on HOT 102 FM
TOP 20 DANCEHALL SINGLES

TW LW WC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL
01 1 15 Nah Go A Jail Busy Signal Jam 2 (2wks@#1) NM
02 2 10 Everybody Dance RDX Apt 19 (2wks@#1) NM
03 7 10 Pick It Up & Drop It Sean Paul Birchill Records U-4
04 3 14 Dem A Sissy Assassin Don Corleon D-1
05 6 13 Tell Dem Don't Follow Buju Banton Heart of Love U-1
06 4 20 Give It Up Beenie Man feat Barbee 357 Records (3wks@#1) D-2
07 8 6 Squeeze Har Mavado H20 U-1
08 11 7 Empire Army Vybz Kartel Big Ship U-3
09 12 5 Dandy Shandy Macka Diamond Birch Hill U-3
10 5 24 Wine Pon It/Talk To Me Munga Casper Productions (1wk@#1) D-5
11 9 19 What I'm Gonna Do Bugle Daseca (pp#4) D-2
12 10 19 Conscience Cham Don Corleon (2wks@#1) D-2
13 13 16 Bubble Like Soup Timber-Lee Ward 21 (pp#5) NM
14 15 4 When My Gun Rise Munga Heart of Love U-1
15 17 2 Dreaming of You Beenie Man & Alaine Sleepy Splu U-2
16 16 3 Don't Mek Mi Hold You Assassin Don Corleon NM
17 - New Click My Finger Erup Truck Back
18 - New Pon Di Edge Busy Signal Star Kutt
19 - New Mama Cry Beenie Man 357 Records
20 - New Don't Run In Harry Toddler Truck Back

Bounty, Mavado, Shaggy Suprise Kids

It is the season for giving and indeed some children and members of staff of the Bustamante Childrens Hospital were pleasantly surprised this afternoon when dancehall top guns, Shaggy, Bounty Killer, Mavado and Rising Star sensation Chris Martin visited the institution bearing gifts and other goodies for the kids and some of the lesser fortunate.

The kids were elated and some were almost on the brink of tears when they received their gifts. If you thought the kids were the only happy ones, think again as some members of staff seemed overwhelmed by the moment.

The kids all got a chance to meet and see their favourite entertainer up close and personal, while staff engaged in brief chat sessions with the stars.

The Staff of the Hospital said they were very grateful for the kind and thoughtful gesture and encouraged other entertainers and corporate entities to follow the examples being set by these gentlemen.

2005 Rising Star winner Christopher Martin in and interview with  said the giving does not ends there for him as he will be giving back to the children of Back Pasture St. Catherine. The talented singer/performer from Back Pasture in St. Catherine, will be organizing a treat for his community.

The Christopher Martins Christmas Treat will commence on Friday, December 21, at 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at Back Pasture St. Catherine. The event will cater to 200 children, prizes and surprises all day, great music and surprise performances. He said all are invited to attend and join in the festivities.

There will be no performance by DAngel at this years Sting 2007 concert, but more than likely, there will be lots of DAngel-bashing because she has become the favourite target of several of the top female deejays in the business including Spice, Danielle, Ms. Diva and Stacious.

Spice has been leading the anti-Angel brigade in recent weeks with a series of devastating performances that have lyrically annihilated both Beenie and DAngel.

However, other artistes such as Danielle a.k.a DI and lately, Ms. Diva, have joined in as well as the emotional temperature in the biz spikes as Sting approaches.

Danielle is playing with her cards close to her lovely swell of busom.

Just expect a great performance from me at Sting, I will not be going there to clash any artiste, I am just coming to do my best, Danielle told a One876Entertainment.com reporter.

Will you be doing your Angel diss song?

Maybe I will do it, maybe not she responded sheepishly. Wait and see.

The track, Man Weh Mi No Want, has choice lines such as 'Mi man nuh haffi have nuh doubt even if mi breed/Him na haffi do nuh DNA, him know a fi him seed.

Stacious a.k.a The Gangstress has no particular beef with DAngel but will have lyrics for every occasion.

Oh God, man, Angel has enough issues already, and enough people are after her, I would not want to add to that, I dont want to get involved, she said.

Stacious will be taking no prisoners at Sting 2007, and while she has no bone to pick with anyone at the show, she is armed and dangerous.

Right now, mi cool, but if anybody try attack me, thats a different story.

Ms. Divas song is called Weak Fence and is featured on Mathew Lawrences Peppagrain riddim.

For her part, DAngel is staying above the fray, taking the high road. In a release from her publicity team, she made it clear that her fame was the reason her peers were trying to get a hype off her name.I have never been afraid of any competition - friendly or otherwise, but I see no reason to answer any of them as it really isn't worth the time nor effort as it isn't me who needs to talk about them but the other way around; proof: They keep calling my name."

Ive recently been hearing about the current trend for certain female artists to try to attack me and my career verbally for a few weeks now and while I am disappointed because I believe that women should empower and support each other professionally, a few misguided girls have decided to try to gain a hype by using my name.

Obviously they mean themselves no good as they continue to be as we say in Jamaica, Bad minded. I have never met, had any form of conversation or problem with any of them yet they seem to be pre-occupied with me.

She however did take a swipe at her detractors.

"My advice to Dave Kelly's ex-artiste, the brown gal and the fat one is to try and get some hits. ANSO!"

She is looking forward to the Grammy Xmas show on Christmas Day featuring Sean Kingston, Busy Signal, Vybz Kartel, Danielle and other artistes.

The show Ill be doing this year will be on December 25th alongside Sean Kingston, so all my fans and well-wishers can come out to see me there, it will be a show to remember, Angel will be blazing on that show, she told One876Entertainment.com today.

With Lionel Messi out injured, Thierry Henry doubtful and Ronaldinho struggling for form, Barcelona are looking to Samuel Eto'o to inspire them to victory in Sunday's 'clasico' at home to arch-rivals Real Madrid.

The Cameroon international has made an impressive return to action after more than three months on the sidelines with a serious thigh injury, reinvigorating a team that has been treading water for much of the first half of the season.
He marked his reappearance with a goal in his second match back against Stuttgart in the Champions League a week ago and then scored two more to lead Barca to a 3-0 win over Valencia on Saturday.
But it is not just because of his effectiveness in front of goal that Eto'o's return is of such importance to the Catalans.
His relentless pressuring of opposition defenders, selfless running off the ball and infectious enthusiasm have had a revitalising effect on the whole side.
'Even though he has just come back from injury he is in great shape and he knows exactly how he should play,' said Barca coach Frank Rijkaard. 'The way he pressures really helps the team and he also adds that extra bit of class with his goals.'
An ex-Real Madrid player, Eto'o has a brilliant record against his former club, scoring seven goals against them while at Mallorca and another three since joining the Catalans.
Barca have a 100 percent record at the Nou Camp this season and have lost to their arch-rivals on home ground just twice in the last 24 years.
But Real have done well in Barcelona in recent years, losing just once in their last six visits and were only denied victory last season when Messi completed a virtuoso hat-trick with a last-gasp equaliser to level the game 3-3.
Real have retained the ultra-competitive edge they acquired under Fabio Capello last season and continue to demonstrate an unerring ability to convert chances into goals, even when they are not at their best.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Raul and Robinho have been impressive up front and new coach Bernd Schuster has developed a balanced, flexible midfield and a more resilient defence.
Once an idol at the Nou Camp, Schuster will be keen to get one over his former club just as he did at Getafe last season when they knocked the Catalans out of the Copa del Rey.
More importantly, a win would give Real a handy seven-point advantage at the top of the table with just two games to go before the midway point of the season.

Some students had the scare of their life after gunmen, a security guard and a police officer traded bullets in a daylight shoot-out on the campus of the University of the West Indies yesterday.

The incident left one man dead, a security guard injured and three persons, including a sixteen-year-old youth, in police custody.

An illegal firearm was also recovered.

THE STAR learned that men from a nearby community went on to a construction site which was being operated on campus in search of work.

It was further understood that upon entering the worksite, the men encountered rival gang members. The men obviously saw this as the perfect opportunity to challenge their rivals, so they left and returned with guns.

The now-armed men were in for a rude awakening, as a police officer dressed as a civilian saw what was about to happen and decided to intervene.

A gun battle then ensued between the officer and the men, who ran in a bid to escape.

When the shooting ended, one of the men was found suffering from gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead.

These reports were confirmed by the police, who also reportedly seized an illegal .38 revolver.

A security guard who allegedly tried to aid the police officer was also shot and injured. Up to press time he was said to be in stable condition at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

The St. Andrew Central police are investigating.

Meanwhile, some students, though a bit shaken up by the incident, are thanking the police officer who braved the situation and challenged the gunmen.

Students of the university with whom THE STAR spoke noted that the situation could have been much worse had the brave cop not decided to intervene.

"I was frightened, of course. I saw everything ... It was a very dangerous situation but had the officer done nothing, who knows what could have happened? Maybe some students would have got hurt," one witness and student of the university said.

Fear Of The FAT Punanny!!!!!

 Judging by the comments, I have to say there definitely is some mainstream fear of the Black Man's . . uh Penis. While TCOOO didn't regale about size but rather basing the blog on comments made by Nas and Ice Cube - some of the commentators automatically jumped on the SIZE Matters issue. I got quite a good laugh as well as incite. Being a woman of non-virgin persuasion, I know for a fact that not all Black men are hung and tucking it into their socks. Not all White men have little wieners either. I know many women will agree with me. Some men will too - but I really don't care what they think . . . I must say that the only White big one that I saw - was on a Sicilian. Some of you might want to research Sicilian history to understand that statement.

In a discussion with one of my dearest friends who has pretty much only dated Black or Jewish men; listening to her take on the subject, she made me flinch right in my chair with my knees pressed up against my chest. It seems, according to her, the Jews not only share a commonality of kinky hair and big noses with the Brother Man - but they're also packing. Her vagina actually prefers the Jewish penis over the Brother, because a Black penis can be overwhelming at times. For instance - if an average vagina wants a Quickie with a Black penis, a Black penis can leave the owner of The Vagina bowlegged and jumping around for an ice pack. With that said - I'm now going to start up a profile on Jewplanet.com.

The Black race has common physical attributes that we are all aware of: bigger noses, bigger butts, and women tend to be more voluptuous. Yet, with these traits taken into consideration - per TCOOO's blog - many White men refuse to logically believe that Black men are more likely to have larger penises that would be in proper proportion to their often huskier bodies. LOL. Again - this is not always true. The Happy Hooker, Karrine Steffans, stated in her stupid ass tell-all disgrace of faux literature: Confessions of a Video Vixen that 7-foot-1, 325 pound Miami Heat Center- Shaquille O'Neal has a teeny weenie. Of course - she's a ho, so most likely her vagina would not be considered a river - but more like an ocean, right? But Shaq is 325 pounds - he should have been able to do some kind of damage. My thoughts on that were: well who got his share? Gary Coleman? No wonder Mrs. Garrett was always yelling: "Aaaaahhhhnold!" *SMIRKS*

So if there is such a fear of the Black Man's Dick - wouldn't it make sense that there ought to be a fear of the Black Woman's Vagina too? Along with larger, rounder hips and buttocks and larger breasts - African women tend to have rounder, plumper punannys. If you've never heard the term: A fat -not Phat- punanny - it means a pum pum with some extra meat on it. It's thicker and that surrounding fat enables a vagina to have a stronger, tighter warmer grip on a penis. [More cushion for the pushin'] Fat til it buff is a Jamaican slang for that it's so fat that it prints out or protrudes. A Fat Til it Buff Pum Pum is not to be confused with a wide canal or a Camel Toe. A wide canal stems from poor maintenance, while a Camel Toe is a disgusting visual of a commando coochie tackily outlined by outer clothing. Why is it disgusting? Because the little labia is partitioned by a piece of fabric just letting the whole world know that there is only one measly layer of protection between that rug burned cooch and the outside world. TMI. A Fat Punanny can be mouth watering to the lusting eye. A Fat Punanny combined with Sugar Walls (which are a common pair) can cause a man some serious trouble - Black or White. I believe it's that Fat Punanny that Rules the World and in those moist depths of pillowed warmth there lies a cock welcoming committee that snugly grips the head drawing it in with a powerful surge as it creeps its way further inside giving it a buff blow and a pulsating foot massage coiled in a sweet tender grind all at once. That is where that REAL fear is.

Mama Asid and I were having one of our very controversial and thought provoking conversations - re: this subject (I swear we should charge money for people to listen in when we're talking - it can get real meaty) and she educated me on something about fat pum pums and it's high significance during slavery as well as throughout history. We all know that Massa used to rape and sometimes fall in love with a Kizzy. That's right - Black women were Massa's masturbatory Love Glove. White Slave masters revered their White wives, but they revered even more - THE FAT VAGINA that was most found on their Black slave mistresses. On a White woman, a Fat Vagina was most found on a Fat Chick. The Fat Vagina with its desirous bulbous features was even deemed a separate entity from their bodies just as were their uteruses and breasts. Massa could get MORE bucks for her BANG. Black men were castrated as a form of punishment or whatever . . . But did you know that Black women were castrated too! As a matter of fact - the barbaric practices of female circumcision, including what is being practiced in certain African communities today - OUCH FACTOR ALERT GIRLS: was actually originated by White slave masters?! One of the first Black female "castration" was done using Massa's teeth. *bracing cold chill running up spine* If you recall - Massa was already buying bustles for their wives to give the appearance of a bigger hiney, so what could possibly be so enticing about a chubby chocho? Hmmmmmm

If you've ever perused through a catalog or magazine and seen the emaciated models posing in the pretty panties - you will notice that many of those broads have boney ones. [Britney Spears has an EWWW NA NA.] Do you really think they would put the Fat Vagina on display under the panty? No way. Some poor Fatty might even get accused of really being a Buddy.

"Some man ah walk and talk say your poney is boney . . ."

-Roundhead

I really get sick of people making excuses for size - we all know that not all Black men have big willies and not all White guys are hanging like safety pins. It is fair to say that in addition to the supported research on the subject that the majority of Black men have big ones, etc. Same goes for a Fat Pum Pum. Just like in the case of a big willie - if one cannot handle the great pleasure that comes from it - they have to run from it. When some get a hold of it - they cannot control themselves.

-- Edited by j_anthony at 08:40, 2007-12-14

Seems as if Whitney Houston will have to wait a little longer before she can put her failed marriage behind her and move on with her life.

According to reports posted on the internet the divorce has been put on hold because her estranged husband Bobby Brown has fallen out with his lawyer.

Brown's attorney has quit after a series of rows with the fallen R&B star, according to U.S. reports, and now a scheduled January 4, (08) hearing looks like it will have to be delayed.

That date was arrived at after Brown suffered an alleged mild heart attack in October (07) and was unable to attend his wife's deposition.

In new court papers, obtained by U.S. TV show Extra, officials note, "The relationship (between Brown and his lawyers) has deteriorated to the extent that effective communication is no longer feasible."

Gargamel Music, Inc., in association with Penthouse Music and VP Music Group, is proud to announce a very special Buju Banton release, the Inna Heights - 10th Anniversary Edition, set to drop worldwide on Tuesday, January 8th.

The follow up to Banton's classic 'Til Shiloh album, Inna Heights, originally released in November 1997, furthered the artist's exploration of Roots Reggae with such spiritually enriching tunes as Destiny, Hills & Valleys, Give I Strength and Close One Yesterday. The album received rave reviews from a host of international media outlets, including Rolling Stone magazine:

"The gruff voiced Banton blazes a wider - and far more colorful - social and stylistic path on Inna Heights... He delivers uplifting prayers to Jah ('Hills & Valleys'), unexpected tributes to single mothers ('Single Parent') and chilling a cappella dramas ("Circumstances"), while alternating swatches of shuffling ska with slow grinding lovers' rock and, in the case of 'Love Dem Bad' (his scorching chat session with Red Rat), bare backed, dancehall rhythm riding."

Digitally-remastered, the Buju Banton Inna Heights - 10th Anniversary Edition boasts 3 previously unreleased tracks from the time period: Bad Boy, Politics Time Again and Situations featuring Morgan Heritage. The 2 Disc Deluxe package also includes a Bonus DVD containing 40 minutes of live performance footage and the accompanying music video for the smash hit single Destiny.

"I am especially pleased to share the Inna Heights - 10th Anniversary Edition with my fans around the globe who have faithfully supported my work throughout the years," says the icon, Banton, who is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his hotly anticipated Roots Reggae album Rasta Got Soul, scheduled for a Spring 2008 release on his Gargamel Music label.

Beenie Man is now officially off this years Guinness Sting 2007 concert. Isaiah Laing, head of Supreme Promotions, which produces the year-end show told us that all attempts at a possible reconciliation with Beenie Man or his management team had been futile.

Were still not sure why Beenie has made such a decision. He is just robbing his loyal fans from seeing him perform at the biggest one night dancehall show in the world. He is now officially off Sting this year, maybe he will perform next year, that is up to him, Mr. Laing told One876Entertainment.com this morning.

Last week, there was a war of words between Laing and Beenie over the real reasons why Beenie Man had refused to do the show. Beenie Man accused Laing of threatening him and attempting to strong arm him into doing the show. He also said that it was Laing that had offered him $2 million to do the show, an offer he refused. For his part, Laing remains baffled as to Beenie Mans sudden refusal to do a show that he had played such an instrumental role in building over the last 14 years.

Son of reggae superstar Freddie McGregor, has finally released his debut album 'Unstoppable'. the compilation contains songs such as Girl Dem Want, Girls Dem Straight, Red Bull And Guinness, Chronic To My Brain, Inna Di Club, All Night and Handwritings featuring Dennis Brown. The 16-track compilation features mostly production work from Big Ship label's Stephen McGregor, has been released in Japan on the Victor Entertainment label. Choosing the songs for the album proved to be a difficult exercise as, according to Chino, there were a lot of songs that were left off the set. "We had quite a lot of songs, and then we narrowed it down to 22, but the record company said they wanted 16," he said. "The album is really about me and the kind of vibe that I am in," he said. "The whole mood of the album is really about Chino. We chose the name Unstoppable from the line in the song Red Bull and Guinness that I recorded with Delly Ranks." Asked why he chose to have a collaboration with Dennis Brown on the album, Chino said "Outside of my father, Dennis Brown is one of my favourite singers and he was close to my family. I was also close to his children. Having his voice on my album is somewhat like my tribute to him." Plans are in place for Chino's album to be promoted overseas, particularly in Europe and Japan, where the disc has been released. A slightly different version of the album will be released in the Caribbean and US in early 2008.

You and your partner are out having dinner with friends you met

while on vacation. You all get on really well laughing and joking and

making a real good night of it. Then the couple say they got something

they really want to ask you both.




The woman asks you and your partner if you would

do her and her husband the most precious thing anybody could possibly

do for them, Seen as they cant have children of their own, Would your

husband consider beeing a sperm donor for them.



What would you do as the wife?

What would you do as the husband?

Boy, I'm telling you, ever since I started this column I have been getting some stories that are totally out of whack! The latest comes from a woman who is living in South Florida and I'm still blown away by it all.

Can you believe it you all that she got involved with a done out footballer who thinks he is all that because he used to hold nuff money, buy up houses and hot cars and lived the life of the rich and
famous...until nutten nah gwaan for him!

Now hear the whole drama, the man a flex with girlfriend, plus him slap the woman next door which is his baby mother best friend and from what I hear him have a Brazilian woman that him bragging no ends
bout...and with all those women in his life can you believe that the bastard have a man too? Yup, he even picked him up from the airport with girlfriend in the car and the man never have any shame, bragging how the baller planning on buying him a house and both of them gonna live together!

Now what I don't understand is why girlfriend still hanging around a man who is playing around in the rear and then want to bury himself in the promised land?

But the hottest part of all this drama is that Mr. Footballer move the baby mother best friend in and claim she having problem as they are going to take her house away. Stupid fool don't remember that in Florida you can check records online just like that!

Turns out that baby mother best friend easy as ABC cause she not in any danger of losing her house, she just want to get up close and personal to her friend's man!

I hope you all are confused as I am right now. My head is swimming with the escapade of this supposedly slick retired baller. Now if he is that great a girls man then what the heck he needs another man for? Tell me how do you compare a real sexy woman rolling beneath you and you sheathed into her warmth to that of a pumping into a stinky hole?

Then the other thing that has me puzzled is why would a woman sleep with a man who she knows isn't totally straight? The money can't be that great, cause from the sounds of it a few more women competing for it too!

My peeps I am done figuring out this triangle...so holla at me and let me know what you 'all think?

On Tuesday December 18, Islandstubs.com officially launched its new Caribbean online ticketing service. The launch was held at Kingston Beer's Tuesday Nite Live at the Village Café in Kingston. At the launch Noelle Nicolls, Director of Island Stubs, gave a visual demonstration of how the site works. She emphasized its easy to use system and how the site cuts the time for buying tickets. Users can use PayPal, International credit cards or Jamaican dual currency credit cards. She further explained the core services of Island Stubs are 'will call' ticketing and 'print at home' ticketing. With 'will call' tickets, event patrons have the convenience of purchasing tickets online and collecting them at the gate on the day of the event while 'print at home' tickets are purchased online, printed and presented at the event gate for scanning. Each 'print at home' ticket contains a unique bar code that is individually processed through a secure database. Noelle also announced that Supreme Promotions has now joined up with Island Stubs to sell tickets online for the 24 th staging of Guinness Sting. "Last year, Guinness Sting had a crowd of 35,000. This year, with the help of island stubs we may get a little closer to our goal of 45,000 patrons." - Howard McIntosh, Director of Supreme Promotions.Island Stubs reported that they have sold over US$10,000 worth of tickets within the 1st week of selling tickets for the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues festival."So many persons have approached us to sell tickets online, but Noelle had the right words, right system and right attitude to make this work. And it's Caribbean." Walter Elmore of Turn Key Productions told 876radio.com. Elmore also pointed out that individual promoters are able to access sales data for their events, which will enable them to directly market to their clients for future events "We have faith in this product and see it more than just selling tickets but also as a tool to building networks which will benefit Jamaica."Basil Smith, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board spoke of the JTB's endorsement of Island Stubs: "Island Stubs comes at a time when the JTB is heading the 4th dimension of marketing. The Internet moves tourism into the 21st century. Last year 40% of our visitors bought their packages online. Jamaica hosts a multitude of events and Island Stubs facilitates a need to market our events internationally."Islandstubs.com is now selling tickets online for both Guinness Sting 2007 and the Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues festival 2008. Noelle envisions that Island Stubs will be selling tickets globally for ALL major Caribbean events in the near future.For all the patrons that are planning to attend STING you can also purchase you tickets at these outlets locally. Hi-Lo Food Stores Island wide, York Pharmacy, Petcom Portmore, Texaco-Naggo's Head, Esso Tiger Mart Dunrobin, Esso Tiger Mart Washington Blvd, Leiba's Esso Tiger Mart May Pen, Jolly's His and Hers, Jampet Brunswick Ave, Spanish Town, Jampet, Old Harbor Road, Spanish Townv, The Jamaica Pegasus

Tyra Banks thinks Britney Spears should "kill herself", it has been reported.

The outspoken talk show host was overheard saying Britney - who recently released her comeback album Blackout - should follow in the footsteps of Marilyn Monroe and end her life by taking a drugs overdose.

A shocked onlooker said: "Tyra was saying, really loudly, 'Britney should just go ahead and kill herself after the album and go out like Marilyn, very grand. She should have done it after the last album.'

"It was terrible, nobody could believe she was saying it, let alone saying it without caring who heard!"

A representative for America's Next Top Model host Tyra denied the claims, saying: "This is absolutely not true."

Meanwhile, Tyra has herself been on the receiving end of some harsh criticism recently, after America's Next Top Model judge Janice Dickinson labelled her "fat" on TV.

Speaking on US show TODAY Janice said: "You want to see someone who's fat? I'm sorry, Tyra. Tyra Banks is fat."

Later, Janice appeared on evening show Access Hollywood to explain her comments.

She said: "She's large. She admits herself that she has a fat blank, blank, blank, referring to her derriere - she publicly admits it.

"I'm not criticising Tyra, I was not criticising her. It's the truth. She publicly claims she loves to get down on a bunch of waffles. Ms. Banks is a wonderful lady and this is a big brouhaha over nothing."

Being the King of the Dance-hall is not an easy throne to keep, with competition stiff and naysayers trying to take away your crown. STAR Artiste of the Month Beenie Man is confident in his stance as king of the entire dancehall movement, not allowing anybody to take away his crown.

Beenie told The STAR, "They crown mi king in Africa, in Europe, Caribbean. Dem seh a king never get crown in his own country." With this in mind, Beenie Man views himself as the king and Lady Saw as the queen.

Perhaps one of the most vocal persons in the dancehall to counter Beenie Man's claim has been Yellow Man, one of the first dancehall artistes to make it big outside of Jamaica as well as rule in his own country.

Through the years, Yellow Man and Beenie Man have feuded over the title of who is the real big man, the real king.

However, according to Beenie Man, "Yellow Man is not making songs anymore. I am the king of the dancehall, I am not King Beenie Man, King Yellow Man is King Yellow Man that's his name, it's two different titles. Yellow Man wasn't crowned by nobody."

- K.H.

Get an autograph, CDs, DVDs from 'The Doctor'

THE STAR's Artiste of the Month Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis will be at the offices of The Gleaner Company, 7 North Street, Kingston, for the biggest and baddest autograph signing of all time!

On Saturday, December 22, between 1 and 5 p.m., Beenie Man will be getting up close and personal with his multitude of fans to sign autographs and give a short performance to spice up the evening.

Come early with three STAR mastheads from December and receive a special quad CD/DVD package of Beenie's Man music and performances courtesy of the artiste himself.

One quad package per person.

Beenie Man - File

Beenie comes to GAL-TE-GO BAY!

The 'girls dem suga', the STAR Artiste of the Month Moses 'Beenie Man' Davis, will be in concert at Aqua Sol Theme Park in your beautiful city on Friday.

This will be the most extravagant autograph signing and concert of all time. The Doctor will be at Aqua Sol from 9 p.m. to sign autographs for his many fans. Bring three STAR mastheads from December and win a one-of-a-kind CD/DVD quad pack from Beenie Man.

After signing autographs, Beenie Man will then hit the stage for one of his most memorable performances to date in the second city.

It's only $500 to enter and all proceeds will be going to charity. Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome.

... But, we hooked up Kingston too! Beenie will also be at The Gleaner Company's North Street office on Saturday, December 22, between 1 and 5 p.m., getting up close and personal with his multitude of fans. Those in and around Knigston will also get a chance to win a special quad pack and get inked by The Doctor. As if that is not enough, Beenie will top it all off with a special performance.

While sitting down to do an interview with him outside Suzies Bakery in the Southdale plaza, HWT, we are interrupted several times by giggling school girls who shout out his name and grin impishly, or by adult women who drop by to squeeze him and gently tattoo red lipstick on his cheeks.

They just cant keep their hands off him. Ever since he dropped the Yogi , and created this new Courtney John the Mayor image, the dreadlocked singer has been winning over a legion of new fans, especially teenage girls and young female professionals.

This happy fact was underlined by the initial success of doing a number of bouquet shows at smaller venues, allowing him to connect with his audience in an intimate setting.

Audiences are really going for it, they love Courtney John, they finally have me repackaged in a way so they can take me home with them. They listened to Yogi, you take home Courtney John, he said, smiling.

The singers career is poised to take off in a big way. CJs most recent hit, Sometimes, on his own Fi Wi Music label is now #16 on the Jamaica Music Countdown charts while his album, Unselfish is inching its way up the reggae top ten charts, and is now at #7, a serious contender for album of the year. In the meantime, his latest single Baby Tonight is getting superb rotation on local radio stations.

While his reggae music peers have been quietly suggesting that he has sold-out, CJ has no qualms about his choices.

Of course, I sell out, I am selling out tickets for my shows, I am selling CDs, downloads, it is a sell off business, but I still own my soul. I will sell CDs, and tickets but never my soul, that is what defines me, he said.

It has worked, everyday I hear four or six of my songs playing on the radio, and remember, this is not my first album, so it must be something about the persona that resonates with the public, especially the women.

He will be appearing on the T Pain show this weekend at the Sugarman Beach in Portmore.

Following the recent onslaught of lyrical attacks on D'Angel from fellow female artistes like Spice, Danielle, Black Queen and others, the artiste has been forced to take action and defend herself against the "diss songs".

D'Angel, officially withdrewn from Sting, a show noted as a site for lyrical battles and for its hardcore nature. She declined to say why she made such a decision, but it is rumoured that she was not willing to enter into a clash with any artiste, especially in light of the lyrical darts that have been thrown at her recently.

In an earlier interview with THE STAR, D'Angel said, "My career don't need that (a clash) right now."

Spice, in one of her latest singles entitled I'm Back, had a few harsh words for D'Angel, as a section of her song said:

"Dem time a year yah, mi mean mi nuh share yah

Raffling a gwaan, dem nuh know dem babyfadda

Zagga gi yuh Range but yuh shoulda get a Lada

Guh tek back yuh ring, she a nuh wife (hiss teeth)"

According to Spice, "the idea for the song came about because of what she (D'Angel) said in the paper (in an interview with THE STAR) a sey mi a gyal an dem ting deh, so that's where the idea came from."

Another female artiste, Danielle, in her song entitled Man Wey Mi Nuh Want, also lashed out at D'Angel as a part of her song said:

'Mi man nuh haffi have nuh doubt even if mi breed

Him na haffi do nuh DNA, him know a fi him seed

Mi nah fi call nuh name, everybody know a who

Di same gyal wey mash up Shocking Vibes Crew

She get mi cross, angry and miserable too

Now every weh she guh she get boo'

Now, D'Angel has hit back as she told THE STAR in an interview yesterday that, "It goes without saying that I am somebody important and that is the reason why all these female artistes are throwing low blows at me. But we don't take blows, wi just moving on to bigger and better things for 2008. We are not seasonal artistes, we are not just here for the Christmas season (like some artistes), but we are here all year round. And so, to the world!"

D'Angel, also stated in a release how she felt about the lyrical attacks aimed at her by her fellow female artistes.

Unafraid of competition

In a part of the release, D'Angel said, "I have never been afraid of any competition - friendly or otherwise, but I see no reason to answer any of them as it really isn't worth the time nor effort as it isn't me who needs to talk about them but the other way around; proof: They keep calling my name."

The release also said: "I have a responsibility to myself to further my career and to build my catalogue and a verbal catfight isn't going to help. Plus I'm in absolutely no physical danger from these girls."

D'Angel also had a few harsh words for one female artiste, as she said, "My advice to Dave Kelly's ex-artiste, the brown gal and the fat one is to try and get some hits."

According to D'Angel, she has no time to focus on these artistes who are not important or relevant to her or the furthering of her career, and maintains that her focus is on her career and her fans.

"Right now I'm in the studio pre-recording my album, which is highly anticipated for 2008 and my fans can come and check me out at Sean Kingston's show in Ochi, that's going to be a performance to remember," D'Angel said.

The remains of what is believed to be a human body were found in a burnt-out Toyota Camry motor car, in the Old Bowens district of Clarendon yesterday.

The Hayes police made the find just after 1:00 p.m. and, according to their report, they were summoned by residents of the community who came upon the remains.

After a search of the area by the police, the burnt remains of what is believed to be a man were found.

Yesterday, it was rumoured in the parish that the remains were those of One *lo** gang leader, Seymour 'Lenky' Smith.

Gang without a leader

The Clarendon gang has been missing its leader for the past three weeks, with alleged reprisals for his disappearance contributing to the spike in the parish's murder rate.

On a previous occasion, when Lenky's body was rumoured to have been found in the Salt River district, 30-year-old Dwight Dohman was subsequently shot dead in an alleged reprisal.

There have been 121 murders in Clarendon this year and more than 16 this month.

According to Constable Beverley Howell of the the Constabulary Communication Network, patrols have been increased since the find and the military has joined forces with the police to ensure the rumours do not lead to an escalation of violence.

It was not clear yesterday when a positive identification of the body would be made.

After Ras Frazer had asked the crowd for support "from yu a bun b.........m an' sodoweak" at the Sting Road Show outside Ken's Wildflower Lounge, Port Henderson Road, Portmore, early Saturday morning, his brief performance did not last much longer.

And there was a tussle with a member of the Supreme Promotions team, organisers of Sting, after the microphone was snatched from his hand when he walked to the back of the stage.

MC Nuffy said that "nodoby cyaan go roun yasso", indicating the rear. However, he explained, there was a condition "when yu have a sponsor show."

"All my show whe no have no sponsor yu can sey anyting," he said. With sponsored shows, though, "the sponsor have suppen inna de paper when de promoter come to dem."

"If yu breach de contrac' yu no get de res' a de money," Nuffy said, pointing out that if there was no sponsor there was no concert. "If yu no like certain man yu no haffi chat bout dem," Nuffy said.

Younger artistes

However, the next performer, another in a slew of younger artistes for the road show, after deejaying that "inna de ghetto we grow, suffaration we know", declared his desire to "shot some b........y."

"Dem no put my face fe go pon poster fe go Sting," he said. When he finished, instead of exiting at the back of the stage he stepped off the front and walked briskly through the audience and out of the venue. Guidance was next to advise "Love what you got," but Nuffy had had enough of the unco-operative artistes.

"When oonu go a Embassy dem sey no cuss no bad wud, dem dress up nice. When oonu a go tru airport oonu tek off oonu shoes," he said.

However, he asked, "Why when de principle sey no sey certain tings pon de show" the performers could not cooperate.

An Nuffy said that a lot of performers were waiting backstage, last year someone caused him not to work on Sting and he was not taking any chances, so it was over to the sound system for the night.

Jamaicans will be flocking to Ocho Rios by the thousands to celebrate with local son of the soil, Billboard-topping singer Sean Kingston this Christmas Day with a much-hyped event at the Bucksfield playground in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

"It is all systems go for the Grammy Christmas show next week, Sean Kingston is very excited about performing in Jamaica for the first time, and he plans to deliver a masterful performance," Garwin Davis, chief executive officer of Tropical Vibes Promotion, said.

Last Saturday, Sean Kingston shared the stage with Bow Wow and Chris Brown in a packed show in an arena in Miami, Florida. Sean Kingston's Beautiful Girls , a reggae-rap-pop hybrid, locked the number one spot on the Billboard charts for several weeks, and also made it to number one on the pop charts in England. His follow-up hit, Me Love.

"We have decided to move the show from the Turtle Beach Park to the Bucksfield playground because we feel it is more condusive to a staged concert of that magnitude. We plan to transform the venue into a Disney-like Magic Kingdom that night," he told One876Entertainment.com.

"The feedback, especially in Kingston and Ocho Rios has been incredible, people can come expecting the concert of the Christmas season."

The show will also feature the talents of Vybz Kartel, D'Angel, Busy Signal, Danielle a.k.a DI, Rootz Underground, Sasha of Down Sound Records, and others.

"If Beenie Man does not want to get the wrath of me, he needs to leave my show alone," says fuming Sting promoter, Isaiah Laing.

Speaking to YardFlex on Sunday afternoon, Laing said, "Beenie is a sick man. He is going around and telling persons that I owe him money and all sorts of things as an attempt to destroy my show. Because he is not getting "top billing", it seems that he has decided to campaign against Sting. Beenie's real problem is that he knows that Bounty Killa is coming with his mouth full, and so he is looking for a reason to skip the show."

Laing continued, "I have never done any business with Beenie Man. I have always conducted business through his management; therefore, Beenie Man really needs to speak to Shocking Vibes about such a thing. I paid Beenie $800,000 to perform last-year, and it has only been one year that Beenie has received a small portion of money, and it was a year he decided that he would do Sting for free. Even then, I still gave him $100,000 in advance."

Further, an upset Isaiah Laing told YardFlex that, "Beenie needs to keep quiet, and don't let me begin to talk things which I know about him. If I start talking certain stuff, Beenie Man would have to run away!" Laing added, "I was a police officer in Arnett Gardens when Beenie was a younger fellow, and I saved Beenie Man's life on numerous occasions." Last week, Laing refuted claims that he owes Beenie Man back money, and the renowned promoter said he was optimistic that Beenie Man will turn up at the event.

Despite Beenie Man's determination that he's not doing Sting, Laing then said that he was giving the deejay a few more days. "Knowing Beenie Man he will turn up at the event," Laing stated at that point.

Regarding plans for the show, Laing revealed that, "There will be a stage within the stage. There will be a single door which leads unto the front of the stage. No entourage will be able to accompany performers unto the stage."

Performances will be limited to 30 minutes for all performers, he declared.

Ocean Style Magazine has released its newest issue which features former Gucci model Nadine Willis on the cover.

The bi-monthly magazine features Jamaican Nadine Willis, widely accepted as the Caribbean's first supermodel in a striking editorial shot in the streets of Havana by the highly acclaimed photographer Dagmara Mituniewicz. Styled in fashions from John Paul Gautier to Chanel and set amongst the decadent decay of this once great city you will see Nadine as never before. Known for her gregarious and outspoken persona Nadine shares her new passion for music in an interview which touches on her eventful life and colourful personality.

 

Speaking of covers, Buzz Magazine has also released the latest edition of it's publication which features the bad boys of dancehall on the cover, who are we talking about none other than Mavado, Busy Signal and Munga so make sure to go and cop that at a book store / record shop near you.

 

Nb. Here are some samples of Nadine's and Mavado's cover (see images below)

With Greg Oden out for the season and trading away star Zach Randolph, it is fair to say not much was expected out of the Portland Trailblazers this year. But a quarter into the NBA season, the Blazers are making a little noise. Under coach Nate McMillan (one of the leagues most underrated coaches), Portland are winners of seven straight games (as of Sunday) and are at exactly .500 which is good enough for 10^th place in a tough Western Conference.

 

The question now is, how good can this Blazers team be? For the short term, they will probably compete for the eighth and final spot- but that may be a stretch. In this seven-game winning streak, three were against sub .500 teams, and another two were against a slumping Jazz team. Prior to that streak they dropped nine out of the previous 10.

 

They will continue to have a lot of ups and downs like this throughout the season because of their youth and inexperienced. Especially in April, when they will be making their push for a playoff spot, they will have a very tough stretch. Where six of their last eight games will be against western playoff giants like the Lakers, Spurs and Suns.   

 

Even though a postseason may not be in the cards this year, you have to give credit to them for just being competitive. For starters, they are without the Number One pick and the cornerstone of their franchise, Greg Oden, who is out for the season with a knee injury - but several players stepped up and picked up the slack.

 

Start with LaMarcus Aldridge, who is an early candidate for Most Improved Player, as he has nearly doubled his production from his rookie year by averaging 18.7 points (9 ppg last year) and 7.7 rebounds per game. He is playing more aggressive this year and is picking his spots well, and it shows he is shooting 53 percent from the field. Its going to be a very scary front court next year, when he and Oden clog up the middle together.

 

Also deserving of some credit, is the Blazers other second year stud, Brandon Roy. Last years Rookie of the Year has stepped into Portlands leader role as team captain. Averaging a very balanced 18.4 points, 5.2 boards and 5.2 dimes per game, Roy is a smart player who can do basically everything on the court. His four years at UW are proof that staying in school prepares you for the next level. No doubt, Brandon Roy is a future All Star that has the leadership skills to take the Blazers to that next level in the future.

 

Portland has some other nice pieces in their rotation. Travis Outlaw has been solid this year as has Martell Webster, who is coming into his own but is not there yet. Channing Frye has been a disappointment so far, he needs to be the player that we all saw two years ago when he was one of the top rookies as a member of the Knicks.

 

The split point guard play of Steve Blake and Jarrett Jack has been good, although this is the position that probably needs an upgrade for next season. While both are competent back-ups that can play both guard positions, they probably need a more pure point. D-Miles (remember him) has been hurt for three years, so when he returns at some point this season, it will be interesting if he can give them a lift off the bench.

 

The three-year outlook in Rip City looks very bright. Kudos to management for finally delivering a product the city of Portland can be proud of. The Jailblazers era that consisted of Isaiah Rider, Bonzi Wells, Qyntel Woods and Zach Randolph has finally passed. Now fans in Portland have something to get excited about for the first time since the Clyde Drexler/Terry Porter day

A bus driver dubbed a bisexual serial rapist was recently sentenced by Mr. Justice Lloyd Hibbert to a total of 32 years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty in the Home Circuit Court to charges which included buggery.

Obrien Lindo, 45, from Kingston, was charged with four counts of rape and one count of buggery and indecent assault.

Lindo was held by the police during a sting operation in Emancipation Park in January when he attempted to compensate an elderly woman he raped.

Allegations are that about 5:30 p.m. on January 25 last year, a woman was on her way to work and Lindo, driving a bus marked JUTA tours, picked her up at a bus stop. He told her he was going to pick up a passenger on Arthur Wint Drive, St. Andrew. When the woman was about to leave the bus, Lindo pulled an ice pick and ordered her to perform oral sex on him. He then raped her and dropped her off in New Kingston.

He raped another woman on his bus on February 14, 2006, and also ordered her to perform oral sex on him. He also lured a little boy from downtown Kingston on October 30, 2006 under the pretext that he was going to give him a toy. When he went to Portmore, St. Catherine, he buggered the boy.

On December 11, 2006, Lindo picked up a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was on her way to school and raped her.

Lindo, on January 15 this year, picked up an elderly woman on Windward Road, Kingston 2. He forced her to perform oral sex on him and then raped her. The woman knew Lindo before and on January 19 Lindo arranged to reimburse her for her medical expenses. The woman reported the matter to the police. She arranged with Lindo to pay her at Emancipation Park and when he turned up the police held him.

According to platinum rapper Eminems mom, Debbie Nelson, Slim Shady is a manic depressive who has lost control of his life.

Nelson has released a tell-all book about her son entitled My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem, in which she says the superstar has battled depression for years. According to Nelson, Eminems condition worsened after his ex-wife Kim Mathers gave birth to their daughter Hailie, who is 11. She said his mood has become even more dangerous since Em and Kim split for a second time in 2006.

A family friend told Life and Style magazine, "[Debbie] just hopes hell read [the book] and realize how loved he is. She fears shell end up burying him unless he gets help We all see him teetering on the edge of self-destruction."

Em and his mother have been involved in a bitter feud for years, and he rapped about his hatred for her in a string of popular singles. Nelson even hit her son with a $7 million lawsuit in 2002, claiming defamation. But reportedly, Em had a change of heart when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and he agreed to foot the medical bill in excess of $200,000.

My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem is available in the UK now and will hit the U.S. market in 2008.

Source: SOHH

THIS IS WHY I MAN DONT TRUSS DEM DANCA YUTE. DEM DEH PONT HE BORDERLINE AND A CROSS IT. THIS WAS A DANCE IN TORONTO .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxEXQ03ugUk

-- Edited by Crazypickney at 12:12, 2007-12-18

Portmore Empire first lieutenant Deva Bratt explained to One876Entertainment.com the run-up of incidents that led to an onstage brawl with dancehall top deejay Munga the Honorebel a.k.a the Gangsta Ras at the Stone Love anniversary dance at the Mas Camp in New Kingston.

"Munga was up there talking about 'some p*^%y a call up mi name', and then him mention autotune, so mi realize say ah me him a call up, so mi go onstage fi deal with lyrics but mi never expect fi engage inna physical battle with Munga. As me go onstage, one of Munga friend dem step to me, so mi dispose of him, and as mi do that, and step up to the front, Munga gimme an unexpected kunk with the microphone," he said.

"Him say him bad from him born wid lyrics, so why him haffi lick me? When him lick me, mi fling two punch inna him eye, and dem him back out him ratchet and ah shape. So mi just say Stone Love, don't get it twisted, ah music same way, we just ah do this fi mek some money because music is life, although the way some bwoy a pree the ting, it can mean death as well," he said.

Deva Brat also critical of Stone Love selector Billy Slaughter who pushed him offstage in a bid to end the onstage fracas that raged for more than a minute.

"Billy Slaughter say a bag a tings, but him shouldân get involved inna it da way deh. Me and Munga have a standoff to finalise, but him go intervene, ah Stone Love event still and we apologise fi the excitement that we cause, especially to Wee Pow, but I was not the aggressor in this," he told One876Entertainment.com.

Deva Bratt said that he wasn't physically hurting by Munga's punches.

"We used to physical punch up, and fighting, is a joy differentlyâ¦" he said, laughing.

"Him gimme a solid lick and mi give him couple punch inna him face, but we nah retaliate further, that would be bad for the music. But why Munga try this? Me see him the other day at the studio and him neva approach me, but now when it reach the public, him ah try humiliate me when him know say me ah deal wid mi ting lyrics. Muinga, if it was a war, I wouldn't be on stage with you, me woulda bring a page to you," he said.

Beenie Man, like any other artiste has his unusual side so the STAR wanted to explore that with a few offbeat questions.

STAR: If you were stranded on a desert island, what are the three things you must have?

Beenie: "A knife to make a raft, water and food."

STAR: If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?

Beenie: "Seriously a gorilla. Cause number one, a gorilla dominate his stance and I'm a dominant male."

STAR: What kind of music do you like listening to?

Beenie: "Well, I like relaxing music, more reggae cultural type of music. I listen to dancehall music cause I love dancehall music to the fullest, but when I go out I don't want to listen to di same music. I listen to music dem don't play, I listen to myself a lot cause I mek a lot of music everyday so every two weeks I can make a new CD, a new album."

STAR: If you were the last man on earth, who would be the last woman?

Beenie: "Nuh mus di last woman mi deh wid, mi nah go know. If I could peep inna di future I'd tell yuh."

STAR: Which artistes do you listen to?

Beenie: "I listen to Jah Cure, Richie Spice, Beres Hammond which is my favourite artiste ever not even Micheal Jackson. I listen to Junior Reid old album, some Black Uhuru. Sometimes me go real old like golden oldies. Me love dancehall still but mi like fi hear it through di big box but when mi a relax mostly Beres Hammond and Richie Spice."

STAR: What did you want to be growing up?

Beenie: "What I am."

STAR: What do you find most attractive in a woman?

Beenie: "Personality"

STAR: Personality alone?

Beenie: "Not only personality (laughs). Alrite a woman's toes, fingers, her eyes and her teeth. If yuh have rotten teeth it nah go work cause mi a go give her joke."

STAR: If you were Prime Minister for a day, what would you do?

Beenie: "Lock down di police force and legalise weed, for a day weed woulda legalise."

STAR: What is your favourite song of all time?

Beenie: "Redemption song"

STAR: How did you get your name

Beenie: "Beenie Man given unto me by people cause at age ten I was so brilliant dat dem seh I'm a big man trap in a likkle boy body."

STAR: Which new artiste do you like?

Beenie: "All of dem you know. Mavado, Busy Signal ...is not the artiste dem still is di songs dem sing. Kartel a mi favourite out of all of di new artistes."

STAR: What is your strangest fan encounter?

Beenie: "Its the regular women strip naked at the front of the stage. A lot of things happen. Women throw dem underwear on stage. Sometime you go out dere you see it on TV and never expect it to happen to you cause you sing dancehall. But when you sing the type of music weh mi sing you get to know you attract different fans, you attract fanatic people. Girl that have in dem mind seh yuh a dem babby fadda, yuh get dem pregnant already. Dem baby dem have haffi call yuh daddy...crazy tings."

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Munga was not the aggressor" - road manager



-- Edited by IWALLACE12 at 08:42, 2007-12-17

Ace deejay Beenie Man has issued a statement that he will not be performing at this years Guinness Sting concert in Jamworld, Portmore.

In a statement published in THE STAR today, which read:

You can look out for Beenie Man on Pepsi Teen Splash once again. However, I will not be on Sting this year, but look out as usual for Beenie Man on other big shows for the Christmas, the statement said.

Rumours are that Beenie Man wants an unusually large sum of money to perform at this years show.

Today, Beenie was the guest selector on the VJ Deejay slot on ZIP FM where he claimed that Bounty Killer called into a popular morning talk show programme to tell listeners that he was sure that Beenie and Barbie were together and that he Beenie should stop lying to the public.

Bounty should act like a man and stop acting like a girl, he said, before playing the intro to Mamas Cry.

However, checks with Richard Roach of Solid Agency proved that Beenies statements were far from factual.

That is a lie. Bounty Killer was on Ragashantis programme and he spent most of the time talking about his career and he even declined to comment on Beenies personal life, Roach told One876Entertainment.com.

Portmore Empire first lieutenant Deva Bratt explained to One876Entertainment.com the run-up of incidents that led to an onstage brawl with dancehall top deejay Munga the Honorebel a.k.a the Gangsta Ras at the Stone Love anniversary dance at the Mas Camp in New Kingston.

"Munga was up there talking about 'some p*^%y a call up mi name', and then him mention autotune, so mi realize say ah me him a call up, so mi go onstage fi deal with lyrics but mi never expect fi engage inna physical battle with Munga. As me go onstage, one of Munga friend dem step to me, so mi dispose of him, and as mi do that, and step up to the front, Munga gimme an unexpected kunk with the microphone," he said.

"Him say him bad from him born wid lyrics, so why him haffi lick me? When him lick me, mi fling two punch inna him eye, and dem him back out him ratchet and ah shape. So mi just say Stone Love, don't get it twisted, ah music same way, we just ah do this fi mek some money because music is life, although the way some bwoy a pree the ting, it can mean death as well," he said.

Deva Brat also critical of Stone Love selector Billy Slaughter who pushed him offstage in a bid to end the onstage fracas that raged for more than a minute.

"Billy Slaughter say a bag a tings, but him shouldân get involved inna it da way deh. Me and Munga have a standoff to finalise, but him go intervene, ah Stone Love event still and we apologise fi the excitement that we cause, especially to Wee Pow, but I was not the aggressor in this," he told One876Entertainment.com.

Deva Bratt said that he wasn't physically hurting by Munga's punches.

"We used to physical punch up, and fighting, is a joy differentlyâ¦" he said, laughing.

"Him gimme a solid lick and mi give him couple punch inna him face, but we nah retaliate further, that would be bad for the music. But why Munga try this? Me see him the other day at the studio and him neva approach me, but now when it reach the public, him ah try humiliate me when him know say me ah deal wid mi ting lyrics. Muinga, if it was a war, I wouldn't be on stage with you, me woulda bring a page to you," he said.

During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!

In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!

There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!  

About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!

More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones!

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!

In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!

Slugs have 4 noses!

Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!

-- Edited by STAINLESS at 04:14, 2007-12-15

From his first major stage appearance at the Nelson Mandela stage show in 1991, Beenie mans career has been splintered with controversy. Unlike his immediate counterpart, Bounti Killa, The self proclaimed King of the Dancehall has kept his career buoyant during rough times by weaving a hypnotic web of hits and heresay.

In early 1996, Beenie Man learned accidentally that no publicity was bad publicity when an appearance on the Rupaul Show sparked the biggest Dancehall Melee of the nineties, when he allegedly kissed the shows host Rupaul, a noted American Transvestite.

This small mistake placed Beenie on the American Social radar. The following year in 1997, his album entitled The Many Moods of Moses sold gold worldwide.

Lauded by the critics as one of the dancehall genres best albums, it placed him on the international entertainment map and on the road to Grammy stardom. This he achieved in 2000 with the album Art&Life, copping the reggae award for that same year.

Throughout his two decade career, he has sparred with many and in most recent times, the best, such as Ninja Man, T.O.K, Twins of Twins, Don Mafia, Patrick Roberts,
The Marley family, Vybez Kartel, and the on again off again fued with his nemesis Bounti Killa, just to keep the list short.

Not to forget his rack of road accidents, partly induced by his daily Hennessey habit, and a dose of impatience, eventually led to his near fatal accident in 2004, almost costing the resilient lucky star a lung. Yet he recovered and during all the mishaps and near-misses, the printing presses and the internet blogs have ricocheted news worldwide, keeping him buoyant in the limelight.

Its ironic. It seems every time the world begins to hate Beenie Man, he has something up his sleeve to make his fans love him again.

Case in point, his alleged 10 month feud starting in mid 2004 with Dancehall Star Bogle aka Mr.Wacky, eventually led to the unsolved murder of the world famous dancer.

Beenie Man cried publicly on national television, even pledging a ransom of one million Jamaican dollars, and subsequently released a heartfelt single Frame I that shot to number one in less than two weeks. At home and abroad we forgave and forgot, even though some doubted.

By the end of the year Beenie was once again on his one man publicity bandwagon sparking the 2005-2006 lyrical war with Bounti Killa that ended with Beenie Man dating Bounti Killas ex-girlfriend, DAngel.

This seeded deep-rooted bad vibes, igniting the 2006-2007 feuds, the most intense lyrical battle between the two since their burgeoning days of the early nineties.
Young *lo**s in the business such as Vybez Kartel, Busy Signal, Idonia amongst others, began choosing battle grounds and the bitterness blew up in to a literal segregation of the Dancehall genre. The Alliance and Mafia House were born.

The intense lyrical battled that ensued dipped Dancehall into a sad déjà vu of the nineties. Lyrical copper shots it seemed had gone nuclear, leaving public radio yearning for good music, and paved the way open for Daville, Etana, Alaine, Tessane Chin, and a slew of patient talents to showcase their wares.

The bold stated fact that the Radio wasnt listening, and the people were weary of the war allowed the fact that the world was leaving them and their allies behind to slowly sink in.

Bounty exited the melee quietly, and placed Mavado in the limelight as his protégé diverting attention from himself to the next big thing. Beenie on the other hand took it to the next level and married DAngel in a whirlwind garden fantasy wedding, setting the notion that they were Jamaicas biggest superstar couple since Bob Marley and Rita.

Once again we became hypnotized by the two step magic of Beenie Man.

Hype and then Hits.

The Husband and wife couple blew 2006 away and Marco Dean the princely offspring of the two, entered early 2007 with a bang. Life was nice and we all loved Beenie Man once more.

But in most recent times, it seems this one man PR press is running out of juice.
His recent breakup with his hit making writer, Don Mafia, his fallout with his stable Shocking Vibes and now his public marital breakup with wife and business partner DAngel, has surely battered the Artistes public image and has reflected poorly to his fans worldwide. The fights, gossip regarding the legitimacy of Marco Dean and public disrespect on both sides have led fans and critics alike to believe the marriage is on the rocks and Beenie is losing his star power.

Could it be true? His questionable financial status, the lack of a major label and a reputable management team leaves us to wonder and question the potency of this once lethal superstar. Still fans have stuck by like loyal subjects giving Beenie Man the Number One single Nation wide in summer 2007, undoubtedly cementing the fact that he is the reigning self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall.

Hype then Hits. The magic of Beenie Man. The King of the Dancehall.

But this time, will he lose his crown to a Queen ?

GibbiGeraz
RiddimJamaica Writer.

Growing up in Ja. I never thought that a person could be born being attracted to members of their own gender. In my family there was a cousin that always hung around his mother and the girls. He was softspoken and we didn't really toughen him up like the other boys because he didn't play football or wrestle with us. He was always suspected but never confirmed. We used to laugh about him until he came out on his myspace page. Jamaicans are very homophobic so he did not learn this from us and he always behaved very feminin. Is a person born this way or do they learn from someone. What do you think?

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