*Urban Media Outlet*

Police confirmed that DJ Mad Cobra’s house in Braeton was shot up by thugs last night. The deejay was home at the time of the attack but no one was injured.

Last week, the deejay whose real name is Ewart Brown, was shot and injured during an altercation with men in the Braeton Phase I community. He was injured in the right shoulder and is now convalescing at home. The deejay is known for platinum hits such as Flexx, Making Me High featuring Toni Braxton, as well as rude bwoy anthems such as Press Trigger and Yush.

(source)

OUTSPOKEN Adventist pastor Lorenzo King yesterdaymade the call for Golding to come clean during the weekly Saturday morning service at the Andrews Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston.

Before delving into his sermon, King and the church choir held high placards that read, ‘We want truth’, which was also the theme of his sermon.

The pastor said he was willing to demonstrate along the roadway for the truth and asked for volunteers from the congregation.

But the “full truth” that the nation has been clamouring for since the Manatt affair broke, may never come according to a statement by Mrs Golding, just moments before King’s stirring sermon.

“I must tell you, Bruce is fine,” Mrs Golding told the congregation, while outlining that she has been drawing strength and inspiration from the Bible.

“He is taking some responsibility that he has to take and whatever he says you must read between the lines because he can’t say everything,” added Mrs Golding who appeared frail, an apparent sign of the weight of the crisis that has engulfed her husband.

The furore over the hiring of the US law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips to lobby Washington for a favourable outcome in the contentious Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke extradition matter, and the apparent web of deceit spun by the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), escalated last week Tuesday when the prime minister, after much denial and pressure from the Opposition and other groups, announced in Parliament that he was the one who gave the OK for the engagement of the firm.

Golding, however, maintained that Manatt was hired on behalf of the JLP and not the Government. Manatt is, however, saying otherwise.

Last Tuesday, Golding told the Parliament that the US$49,892.62 used to hire the law firm came from party financiers.

But his admission of his role in the matter, as well as his attempt to separate his responsibilities as JLP leader from those as prime minister triggered a landslide of calls for his resignation.

Those vocalising their displeasure with Golding said he had dealt deceptively with the Jamaican public.

However, his supporters, mostly party members, are maintaining that Golding, with his admission, has dealt forthrightly with the public.

The whole saga has been triggered by a request from the US Government last August for Coke’s extradition. The Golding-led administration has refused to sign the extradition order for Coke, whose stronghold of Tivoli Gardens lies within the prime minister’s West Kingston constituency.

(jamaicaobserver)

Incarcerated rapper, Lil Wayne, was caught Monday with music “contraband.” Officers found headphones, a charger, and a watch that doubles as an MP3 player in Wayne’s cell, hidden inside a potato chip bag. Though it isn’t a real issue, the offense may add a bit more jail time for him, a source told MTV News.

“You just get an infraction, a violation,” the source said. “You lose some ‘good time.’ It depends on the severity of the infraction. Level one is the worst. Then you have [level] two or three. [This infraction] could be a level one. He has to go on trial, and based on evidence, they’ll make their determination.”

Despite the prison’s high level security, Wayne possibly obtained the objects during a visit. MTV’s source says he may have gotten the contraband through another inmate. The source also says Wayne would have to go to trial before a captain or correction officer within 48 hours of the incident, but as of May 13, the source was unaware if that had taken place.

The source also informed reporters that the rapper currently holds a job as a suicide-prevention aide, looking out for suicide risk inmates.

“He checks each cell or area to see if each guy is alive. There are three shifts,” our source said. “I think his shift is at night, like 11 [p.m.] to 7 [a.m.] or 12 to 8.”

Wayne was arrested in 2007 for attempted gun possession in Manhattan at the Beacon Theatre after a performance. Due to stringent New York gun laws, in March he was sentenced to one year in prison.

Buju Banton has been denied access to files requested from the state of Florida for his drug possession trial.

The Gargamel and his lawyers were refused access to the civil tax liability documents of the confidential source or the informant.

Prominent attorney at law David Rowe says the judge sided with the prosecution sighting that the trial is not about whether the informant has paid his taxes but whether or not Buju Banton was selling cocaine.

Buju Banton has been in U.S custody since December 10 last year.
Authorities said they videotaped Buju Banton trying to purchase cocaine in a Sarasota warehouse in December.

The incarcerated dancehall deejay is expected to stand trial date on drug possession charges on June 21.

Another member of the entertainment fraternity has been shot up.

Producer Rado of Armz House Records was shot several times last night (May 13) in Spanish Town. Irie FM Music News understands that the producer’s car was shot up along St. John’s road. Reports are that he received three shots to the chest before crashing at a gas station in the area. Rado is currently being treated at hospital.

Rado of Armz House Records is the producer of Mavado’s “Gal Ova Gun” on the Double Action rhythm and Twin of Twins “Fren Ting” on the Night Vision rhythm.

Rado is the third member of the entertainment fraternity to be shot up since the start of the week. On Monday Oniel of dancehall group Voicemail was shot several times and is currently in hospital while on Tuesday dancehall deejay Cobra was shot in the chest and arm. He has since been treated and released

The recent upsurge of violent attack on the entertainers have prompted members of the industry to organized a Peace March scheduled for Sunday, May 23. The march, which is called ‘Walk For Peace’ is set to start at the Police Officers’ Club in New Kingston and end at Heroes Circle, in downtown Kingston.

(iriefm.net)

Lengthy interview of Remy Ma, real and raw in prison. I couldn’t stop watching! Read the rest of this entry »

This morning, dancehall reagge awoke to the news that Oneil from popular group Voicemail was shot multiple times at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. He is still alive and we pray for him and his family during this time. Zip FM reported:

O’neil Edwards, member of the popular dancehall group, Voicemail, was shot several times at gate of to his house in Duhaney Park, Kingston, early this morning.

Edwards was ambushed and shot repeatedly as he attempted to open his gate after returning home about 1:00 this morning and is undergoing critical surgery at the Kingston Public Hospital. 

Unconfirmed reports indicate that robbery was the motive, and that he was shot at least five times and once in the head.

Residents say two gunmen were seen running away from the scene. Edwards was found lying on his back in a pool of blood in his backyard.

Latest update from Biggz (from Big Ship) on Twitter

UNITED States authorities maintain that Jamaican music selector Ricky Trooper had a real gun in his now infamous video monologue in which he abused Prime Minister Bruce Golding, some people in the entertainment industry and instructed that the recording be placed on YouTube.

The selector, whose real name is Garfield Augustus McKoy, is one of five prominent Jamaican members of the entertainment fraternity who lost their United States visas recently.

Trooper, ace deejays Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Mavado and Aidonia had their visas revoked by the United States at the end of March, resulting in losses to them of hundreds of thousands of US dollars, due to several cancelled shows and performances.

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Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of the late great Tupac Shakur is making headlines after being arrested on drug possession charges.

Afeni, 63, was arrested April 16 in Lumberton, North Carolina and charged with felony possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for a controlled substance and simple possession of a controlled substance.

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I found this post from over at the Gleaner to be very interesting. Buckley presents Christopher Dudus Coke in a way that I didnt really think about before: he says that the man dubbed ‘Prezi’ of Tivoli Gardens is really just a pawn in the JLP politician’s game.

Image from the Jamaica Herald

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Jamaica is in a state of utter political and economic fuckery; from day one I say that our culture is one of the few things that can we can develop and use to stabilize ourselves, but when the popular culture is seen as the disappointing child who never grew up to be anything, then this is going to reflect on the artists and those they influence.

1) Flippa Mafia.  Flipper, seriously??? You were the Flossin King, now you turn washed up Dolphin!!!!!! Do you know how that image replay over and over in my head of you on a boat in yuh gucci shoes and belt, curl up hiding under a slab a board from some likkle coast guard bwoy search, searchin round the place? Imagine if him did mek it thru how him woulda be flossin’ on us. And the worse part of it all is that dem say is yuh bredrin hook yuh up with a link that yuh pay $3000 US to and  yuh eventually end up informing on the 2 bredda dem (about the other illegal immigrants they had on the boat).

2) Killa, dem say you neva see smoke without fire yuknow and is years now dem say yu nuh ramp fi beat yuh woman dem. What type of shit is that, lol and yuh stand by yuh actions –> the one phone call they give you to make when they lock you up, you call the girl that call po-po on you and tell her yuh have more raahtid box fi her!!!! Is like oonu naah see dat when it come down to it you are just like we and no celebrity status nah keep yuh out of the shit pit that is jail. All the same, wtf are we supposed to say. This young lady who was upset and call the cops on Killa now feels differently and wants him out and in her arms. So a state of National International Emergency  (yes I did say that, did you read this?) because you lovers quarrel with the biggest artist went wrong and now you want us all to ‘low di Killa because yuh tink him learn him lesson….smh…. no more words for dat in case I awaken the feminists

3) Ricky Trooper. You get the biggest #FAIL out of everyone. And I almost want to blame you for Aidonia, Beenie, Mavado, and Killa losing their visas.  And to the men and/or women who published that piece of footage of Trooper drunk and belligerant, shame on you too. Did you not think that somehow this little 15 minutes was gonna have some serious repercussions? Forget Trooper, people act hype whether its MTV or their neighbor behind the camera, but personally, as a person who takes on media, I would not release that so soon after shooting no matter how much Trooper say ‘put it pon youchuuube’ for fear of his dumb ass getting shot. Lucky enough for him, they’re only taking away his two visas. (Didnt see the Trooper Mid-Career Crisis Drunken Rant? Click here)

For a second these three men seems untouchable,  Flipper from the sea because we still hear the chatter of the mixup from before he was the flossin king; Killa because after years of being accused of being an abuser he is actually arrested for it; and Trooper only because he called it on himself and said he was untouchable. This is Uncle Sam, Jamaica already running low sake of Brucey samfying out the extradition ting. Did I not read today that is crazy undercover CIA dem sending into wi likkle place??? … And along with a barrage of other smh-moments on the part of us yahdies, JA and dancehall is staring in the mirror

Unfortunately, it seems as if dancehall music can’t catch a break unless something is gong wrong. Last year, we reported that internet searches for Jamaican artists still belonged to Bob Marley with feuding artists behind. Now, the U.S’ move to revoke the visas of many popular artists has helped these same artists in terms of web popularity. For ooman strength Killa Bounty Killa, his assault of his college girl girlfriend has caused searches for him to soar. See what the Jamaica Observer had to say: Read the rest of this entry »

Dancehall star Bounty Killer was denied bail on Wednesday while he awaits trial on charges of assaulting his girlfriend.

The artiste, born Rodney Price, is accused of striking the woman because she wanted to end their relationship. Police on Wednesday said in a statement that he later threatened her in a phone call placed while in custody.

His attorney, Linda Wright, said he would fight the charges. A trial is scheduled for April 14.

The visas of five of Jamaica’s top entertainers have been revoked.

According to information from the Fraud Prevention Arm of the United States Embassy in Kingston, the visas of Bounty Killer, Mavado, Beenie Man, Aidonia and selector Ricky Trooper are now being canceled.

A document obtained through our sources advised airlines not to allow any of the entertainers on flights bound for the United States.

The cancellations follow that of businessman Wayne Chen who recently found out his visa had been revoked while he was about to board a flight to America.

University law professor David Rowe had predicted that there would have been visa cancellations as backlash for the Government’s denial of the extradition request for West Kingston strongman, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

(source)

Deejay Flippa Mafia is now in the Miami Federal Detention Centre but we have been unable to ascertain whether he has been charged with any crime. We checked the Federal Bureau of Prisons website and his full name, Andrew K. Davis, popped up in the organisation’s database as a 31 year-old black male.

The Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Miami, Florida, is an administrative facility housing male and female inmates.

FDC Miami is located east of Miami, at the corner of NE 4th Street and N. Miami Avenue.

(source)

Buju has not been granted the bail asked for and this article is even claiming that his lawyer saying he dropped 40 lbs is lying, that Buju in fact didn’t ask for the vegetarian meal and that he had gained 11 lbs while locked up. His commissary records show purchases of meat and fish which (Buju’s lawyer notes) were given to fellow inmates. Read the rest of this entry »