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Entries from April 2008

Red Stripe/Mavado/Munga/Bounty Killer/Cedella Marley Booker and more

April 29th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Red Stripe/Mavado/Munga/Bounty Killer/Cedella Marley Booker and more

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 [...]

Tags: News


It’s My Birthday!

April 24th, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

It’s My Birthday!

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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From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison

April 23rd, 2008 by Tremaya | 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


Let The Real Miss Rap Supremes Stand Up!

April 22nd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Let The Real Miss Rap Supremes Stand Up!

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


Asafa’s injured, Western Union gives away $25,000, and patrons in Mo Bay riot

April 22nd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Asafa’s injured, Western Union gives away $25,000, and patrons in Mo Bay riot

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!

Tags: News


Lil Wayne featuring Sizzla- The Only Reason

April 21st, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Lil Wayne featuring Sizzla- The Only Reason

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


St. Ann under mud and water

April 18th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment

St. Ann under mud and water

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


New Video: Richie Spice-The Plane Land

April 18th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

New Video: Richie Spice-The Plane Land

This song is so real, speak on it Richie.

Tags: Video · Viewer


Idle Time: Misery’s West Indian Restaurant

April 18th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Idle Time: Misery’s West Indian Restaurant

Here’s another clip from the British TV hit, The Real McCoy’s.

Tags: Idle Time · Video


Listen to Mariah Carey featuring Damian Marley-Cruise Control

April 15th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment

Listen to Mariah Carey featuring Damian Marley-Cruise Control

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


Congratulations to April Jackson, Miss Jamaica Universe 2008

April 14th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Congratulations to April Jackson, Miss Jamaica Universe 2008

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 [...]

Tags: Events · News · Viewer


Sean Kingston covers Jamrock Magazine

April 12th, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Sean Kingston covers Jamrock Magazine

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.

Tags: Viewer · magazines


Reggae Video Classic: The Harder They Come

April 11th, 2008 by Tremaya | 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!

Tags: Reggae Video Classic · Video


YFA Info

April 11th, 2008 by Tremaya | 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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Beenie Man disses the Marleys

April 11th, 2008 by Tremaya | 6 Comments

Beenie Man disses the Marleys

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


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