Entries from April 2008
April 29th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

I’m back from my birthday weekend and there’s a lot of things happening in the news, so click the links for the details:
Grand Theft Auto IV hits stores today and 6 million people will be introduced to the Real McKoy aka Mavado in just the first week! The video game makers enlisted Mavado on it’s [...]
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April 24th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 2 Comments

Today, is my birthday so things will be a little scarce around here until Monday. I’ve officially hit the big 3-0! Yeah baby! I thought I’d celebrate the occassion with a little music by Mr Danny English..here’s Party Going On!
(Pardon the slackness just this once…thanks)
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Video: Elephant Man featuring Demarco, Our World (0)
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April 23rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison]()
I ordered this novel a couple of weeks ago and I finally got it yesterday. It’s called From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison, it’s a memoir about Lorna’s mother and Jamaica. I absolutely love to read and I really love books and memoirs about Jamaica, so of course this was an automatic read for me. [...]
Tags: Literature · Viewer
April 22nd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

I’m watchin’ Miss Rap Supreme and I just couldn’t help but seek some other form of lyrical satisfaction, this show is a mess…no it’s actually a HOT MESS. It’s everything that people think female rap is: disorganized, full of in-fighting, and corny, but still I tune-in (sigh)! So I thought I’d do a comparison, on [...]
Tags: TV
April 22nd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

Man wins $25,000 for sending money to his girlfriend in JA…I bet he’ll have to send her some more now!!
Asafa Powell pulls chest muscle, but it’s “not a big deal”
Patrons in Montego Bay riot over noise ordinance..dang they cut off the music at 12:00, times are surely changing!
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April 21st, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

I guess I missed this video late last year, I figured I might not be the only one so here you go, Lil Wayne (aka the next Bob Marley), Sizzla, and T Streets- The Only Reason. I have no earthly idea what Lil’ Wayne is saying on the first verse, yet another example of a [...]
Tags: Music · Video
April 18th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 1 Comment

Wow, to look at some of these pictures it’s hard to believe that these are the same streets I’ve walked time and time again, it looks like a disaster zone. On Wednesday there was a storm system that brought a barrage of rain into the area and subsequently flooded a number of districts within the [...]
Tags: Jamaica · News
April 18th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

This song is so real, speak on it Richie.
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New music from Wayne Wonder, Alaine, Pressure, Richie Spice, Machel Montano, and Jadine (0)
Curefest Videos: Capleton, Munga, Richie Spice, Ninja Man & Chuck Fenda (0)
Tags: Video · Viewer
April 18th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

Here’s another clip from the British TV hit, The Real McCoy’s.
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Video: Elephant Man featuring Demarco, Our World (0)
Reggae Video Classic: The Harder They Come (0)
Reggae Video Classic- I Wanna Be Loved (2)
It’s My Birthday! (2)
Idle Time: The Real McCoy-Letters (0)
Tags: Idle Time · Video
April 15th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 1 Comment

Here’s Mariah Carey’s, Cruise Control, featuring Damian Marley. It’s one of the singles on her latest album E=MC2 (The Emancipation of MiMi to the second power, in case you were wondering), which was released today on Island Records. I like the song but like with so many other artists, I can’t help but chuckle [...]
Tags: Music · Viewer
April 14th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

Congratulations to April Jackson, she was crowned Miss Jamaica Universe on this past Saturday at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica; and will go on to represent Jamaica in Vietnam, at the Miss Universe pageant, later this year. Keyshia Cole was the celebrity guest performer at the event and by all accounts performed [...]
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April 12th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 2 Comments

Sean Kingston cover this month’s Jamrock Magazine, and in case you missed it, Alicia Keys covered the March edition. Click here for more on Jamrock Magazine.
*Update-You can check out pictures of Sean Kingston’s issue release party here.
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Video Re-post: Alicia Keys featuring Junior Reid, Chaka [...]
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April 11th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

You can get a re-cap of some of the biggest stories that happened this week in reggae at Hip Hop Lives Online at HHLO.net.
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Mikey Dread has passed away from complications due to a brain tumor (1)
Video: Elephant Man featuring Demarco, Our World (0)
Suspect in Wendy’s shooting was born in Jamaica (0)
Sean Paul’s music causes [...]
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April 11th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Reggae Video Classic: The Harder They Come]()
t’s been a while since I posted one of these…so here’s a good one, The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff. Happy Friday!
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Reggae Video Classic- I Wanna Be Loved (2)
It’s My [...]
Tags: Reggae Video Classic · Video
April 11th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![YFA Info]()
Hey everybody, I’m working on the issues with the comments section…but you can still leave comments in the meantime.
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April 11th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

I know, I know, why would Beenie would do anything else to draw more problems on himself? I don’t really know. If you read my article a couple of weeks ago, then you know he’s already involved in tax and baby mama drama at the moment. Well now he’s gone and allegedly dissed the Marley [...]
Tags: Entertainment · Events · Music
April 10th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

Update: The IOC has officially stripped the US 1600 and 200 meter relay teams of their medals today.
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) wants to award the 2000 Olympic, Jamaican women’s sprint team, the gold medals for the 1600-meter and possibly the bronze medals for the 200-meter relays, after disqualifying not only Marion Jones but the [...]
Tags: News · Sports
April 10th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Keyshia Cole set to perform at 2008 Miss Jamaica Universe pageant]()
R&B sensation and reality TV star, Keyshia Cole, wll perform this Saturday at the Miss Jamaica Universe Show, in which 25 of Jamaica’s most beautiful women will compete to become Miss Jamaica Universe and compete at the Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam, later this year. Prizes include over $14,000 in cash and a [...]
Tags: Entertainment · Events · Jamaica
April 10th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![I-Tunes bans Buju Banton, T.O.K. & Elephant Man]()
Things are really, really heating up for Jamaican artists, and the country as a whole when it comes to homophobia. Gay rights activists are on the warpath and are taking no prisoners against reggae artists who have homophobic lyrics (past and present) and those who support them. Earlier this week, I reported that Red [...]
Tags: Business · Music · News · Reggae
April 9th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 1 Comment
![Cedella Marley Booker has passed away at 81]()
The mother of Bob Marley, Cedella Marley Booker, passed away on yesterday, April 8, 2008, in Miami. Her grandson, Kymani Marley spoke with the Miami Herald, stating she “has always been a very loving, caring and supporting person in my life. She was always there to help me — even when I didn’t ask for [...]
Tags: Dearly Departed · News
April 7th, 2008 by mrsyfa | 15 Comments
![Red Stripe Beer pulls sponsorship from all music events…but what’s the REAL reason?]()
It’s Sunday night and I don’t normally post on the weekends, but I read this story and it just irked me to the point that I was drawn to my laptop to give my two cents. It just really ticks me off when corporations, or even people in general, try to insult the consumer’s or [...]
Tags: Music · News · Reggae
April 4th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

In honor of his latest joint venture with VP Records and Bad Boy, Let’s Get Physical, here’s Elephant Man’s latest video, Our World featuring Demarco. If you don’t know, Demarco is one of the hottest acts in reggae right now with hits like, Duppy Know Who Fi Frighten and Fallen Soldiers. This video was directed [...]
Tags: Reggae · Video
April 4th, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Elephant Man “Gets Physical” With Diddy]()
I did a feature piece on Elephant Man at Hip Hop Lives Online.net, check it out here.
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Videos: Christopher Martin, L.U.S.T., Elephant Man, Vegas, & Spice (0)
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April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Naomi Campbell does the fool again or should I say as usual???]()
Different day, same story… Naomi Campbell was handcuffed and escorted off a flight at Heathrow airport in London. The charge this time…spitting at an officer….oh so classy Naomi! I guess there really is no such thing as rehabilitation for some folks.
(Naomi Campbell’s mother is Jamaican)
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Tags: Did You Know They Were Jamaican? · News
April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | 1 Comment

It’s reported that Buju Banton and Penthouse Records have amicably parted ways after 18 years. Donovan Germain, CEO of Penthouse stated that the time has come for this chapter of their lives to close. Buju will continue his career under his own management company, Gargamel Music. Meanwhile Donovan Germain will return to producing music and [...]
Tags: Celebrities · Entertainment · Reggae
April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | 1 Comment
![Just when you think you’ve heard it all…dogsledding in Jamaica???]()
Stories like this are why I love blogging about Jamaica… LOL!…
Chukka Caribbean Adventures with the backing of Jimmy Buffett is offering 16 minute dog sled rides across the beach in Ocho Rios. You can read the full story here. Now I’m just the idiot to go and try it out, so if you are like [...]
Tags: Jamaica · News
April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![First days of free healthcare in Jamaica going well]()
While politicians here in the US still flap their lips and in-fight about free health care, Jamaica has put their words into action and made health care free for everyone. Last year, previous Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller made health care free for children, and as of April 1, reigning Prime MInister Bruce Golding made health [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Suspect who attempted to carry bomb parts on Air Jamaica traumatized by war in Iraq and mother’s murder]()
We now have a name for the face of Kevin Brown, the man whom officials held in custody on Tuesday at Orlando International Airport for attempting to check-in luggage which held bomb making explosives. His family is reporting that Brown was traumatized by his serving in two army missions in Iraq, and the questionable [...]
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April 3rd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments

Lil’ Wayne is featured in this month’s issue of Vibe Magazine, and when asked about his legacy, this was Wayne’s response:
“I wanna be a Bob Marley. I wanna be a Tupac – their lives mean so much…I wanna mean so much after I’m gone. Y’all still gotta do shows, tributes, dedicate 20 whole minutes to [...]
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April 2nd, 2008 by mrsyfa | No Comments
![Woman avoids hate crime sentence after calling Jamaican neighbor the “N”-word and hitting him with car]()
This story is just crazy all around, you can read more about here.
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