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Entries from October 2008

Watch Gyptian’s I Can Feel Your Pain and Attend the Album Launch

October 17th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Watch Gyptian’s I Can Feel Your Pain and Attend the Album Launch

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The highly anticipated sophomore studio effort from reggae crooner, Gyptian, is set to hit stores worldwide on October 21, 2008. Gyptian will be live and unplugged in New York City to celebrate the launch of I Can Feel Your Pain (VP Records), at the exclusive Club Element in Manhattan, starting at 8PM.
The album boasts [...]

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Happy Birthday to the Ziggy’s!

October 17th, 2008 by Tremaya | 3 Comments

Happy Birthday to the Ziggy’s!

It’s hard for me to believe that my daughter is 3 years old today! I started my blog just a little over a year ago and at that time I explained how my sister nicknamed my baby “Ziggy” when I was just a couple of months pregnant. At the time I didn’t know whether the [...]

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Notorious Jamaican gang, The Shower Posse, to be featured on BET’s American Gangsters

October 17th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Notorious Jamaican gang, The Shower Posse, to be featured on BET’s American Gangsters

The third season of BET’s American Gangster begins on Thursday, October 23rd, and this season’s line-up includes the notorious Jamaican gang, The Shower Posse. In the 4th episode of the show, the murderous and brutal reign of the gang is explored and will feature an interview with the leader of The Posse, Vivian Blake, who [...]

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Jamaican Jokes: Country Baby Father

October 17th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Jamaican Jokes: Country Baby Father

A young Jamaican father-to-be living dung inna country awakened the village doctor in the middle of the night saying “Docta! Docta! Come fas! A mi wife sah! Ar water bruk an shi bout fi av di pikni!”
The doctor came over and told the father “Hold up di lamp higher. Hold di lamp higher nuh!” The [...]

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Spragga Benz, Mavado, Keyshia Cole help celebrate Foxy Brown’s birthday

October 12th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Spragga Benz, Mavado, Keyshia Cole help celebrate Foxy Brown’s birthday

Spragga Benz , Mavado, Keyshia Cole, and others helped Foxy Brown celebrate her birthday last week in the NYC at Club LQ. While Foxy’s hair choice seemed to garner the attention of most bloggers, I was personally happy to see Spragga Benz out and about after the recent death of his son. Nothing like celebrating [...]

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Busy Signal covers Backayard Magazine

October 12th, 2008 by Tremaya | 1 Comment

Busy Signal covers Backayard Magazine

Busy Signal covers the “Fresh Faces Issue” of Backayard Magazine. Esco, Bugle, RDX, and Jahdan are also featured in the latest issue. The Backayard website is currently undergoing maintenance, but I’m sure that it’ll be back up shortly for the premiere of the V2 release of the site!

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Jah Cure celebrates his 30th birthday and prepares for The Universal Cure

October 11th, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Jah Cure celebrates his 30th birthday and prepares for The Universal Cure

Happy Birthday Jah Cure from YawdFromAbroad.com!
Since his debut album, ‘”Free Jah’s Cure” in 2000, Jah Cure has become an international reggae phenomenon. Born exactly 30 years ago today in Hanover, Jamaica, Siccaturie “Jah Cure” Alcock, began performing at the age of 11 as “Little Melody”. His love of music and reggae in particular, afforded him [...]

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Tyra Banks does the Dutty Wine

October 4th, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Tyra Banks does the Dutty Wine

O.K., if you haven’t seen this video then you’re late, real late. This video is so popular that the dancer, Khadijah Gass, was on The Tyra Banks Show this week; teaching Tyra herself how to do the Dutty Wine. Don’t know what the Dutty Wine is?  Hmmm….O.K. just watch the first video, (until she falls [...]

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Video: Sizzla-Love Is Forever

October 4th, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Video: Sizzla-Love Is Forever

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Free Mix Tape Download & Video from Rock City

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Free Mix Tape Download & Video from Rock City

Earlier this year I was introduced to the music of brothers Timothy and Theron Thomas, collectively known as Rock City, and even did a feature on them. These Virgin Island natives are making big waves on the Atlanta music scene and the industry at large. The singers turned songwriters have written for everyone from Usher [...]

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Tifa wins the CB Pan Chicken Celebrity Cook Off

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Tifa wins the CB Pan Chicken Celebrity Cook Off

This past Saturday, the annual CB Pan Chicken Celebrity Cook Off was held at Dump Up Beach in Montego Bay. Each celebrity artist (Tifa, Dahlia Harris, General Degree, Timberlee, and Konshens) submitted a leg and breast of a chicken for judging after preparing them according to their own tastes. The winner was determined based on [...]

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Beenie Man’s tax case is dismissed

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Beenie Man’s tax case is dismissed

The tax evasion case against “The King of the Dancehall” Moses “Beenie Man” Davis, was thrown out on this week by the judge ruling over the case; due to insufficient evidence. Late last year, the Jamaican government made claims that Beenie Man owed the country almost $1 million in taxes (read story here).
I’m sure he’s [...]

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Mr. Vegas retires from reggae

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Mr. Vegas retires from reggae

After more than 11 years entertaining reggae fans all over the world, Clifford Smith, better known to his fans as Mr. Vegas, has decided to walk away from it all. In an announcement that shocked the reggae establishment, Mr. Vegas told the media and fans alike, that he will be retiring from reggae to spend [...]

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Pics of Usain Bolt and D’Angel at The Usain Bolt Homecoming Party

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

Pics of Usain Bolt and D’Angel at The Usain Bolt Homecoming Party

Here are some pics of D’Angel, Shaggy, Twins of Twin, and of course Usain Bolt, at the Usain Bolt Homecoming Party. Enjoy!

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You’re invited to Gyptian’s “I Can Feel Your Pain” Album Launch Party

October 3rd, 2008 by Tremaya | No Comments

You’re invited to Gyptian’s “I Can Feel Your Pain” Album Launch Party

Gyptian is celebrating the release of his sophmore album, “I Can Feel Your Pain” in New York on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at Club Element. Best of all it’s free, so be there if you can!

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