Germany considers restricting violent anti-gay reggae

Over the next couple of months, The Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons, a department in the Government of Germany, will be deliberating on whether or not to jump on the "fight murder music" bandwagon.

Their aim is to carefully investigate the music of dancehall artists like Elephant Man and T.O.K., in an effort to determine whether their material should be placed on Germany's "Index of Harmful Materials." Rather than an outright censorship, being on this index would completely limit the level to which these musicians could promote their work.

The English version of Deutsche Welle. quoted Volker Beck, the leader of the Green Party in Germany's parliament - who said, "Those in Jamaica who invoke hatred should not earn money with their music in Germany." He went further to call on major retailers of music online to remove CDs deemed hateful from their inventories.

"The Index of Harmful Materials" contains media items intended to induce hatred, like productions that promote or glorify war and violence.

Glorifying violence and the murder of gays has been the cause for some unraveled purse strings among a few reggae artists over recent years. There have been threats of boycotts on Jamaica and many canceled events, initiated by gay rights groups around the world.

These have in turn been countered by 'the reggae community for freedom of speech,' who plan to raise their point during New York's carnival celebrations this year.

Source: Yard Flex

No Alliance for Beenie Man's "Summer Sizzle"

Beenie Man extended an invitation to Bounty Killer and Mavado to perform at his "Beenie Sizzle" event on August 6 at Jamalco Sports Complex, Halse Hall, Clarendon.
However, their manager, Head of Alliance Entertainment, Julian Jones-Griffith, has turned down the invite, even though the promoter of the event, Cabel Jeffrey Stephenson of Free People Entertainment, announced that if they attended the event they would be treated like royalty.

Regardless of a release stating that the artistes will be attending, Jones-Griffith stated that Mavado is already booked for another event on that date, and that Bounty will be overseas. Jones-Griffith said that that was an error made by the media.
As he was vague about the details of their engagements, Dancehall advocates for peace between the artistes are left wondering if this isn't only a ploy to avoid Beenie Man.

Source: Yardflex

Lorna Bleaches Buju's Clothes in Babymama Drama

BUJU'S BABY MAMMA DRAMA
Wha dat mi hear Lorna gwaan wid up ah the Stony Hill house the other day? Crazy bleach on expensive clothes and all these things, mi hear say the gardener did forced fi let her in because she would not be denied and she just whisk go up inna the house and start discombobulate everything. What a stress! She gwaan wid a bagga tings and then cut before the police come. Mi ah wonder why Lorna get so cross pon Buju and dem so much in love and have so many children together. She ah him good good babymother and all these things. Ah she him sing about in Hey Lorna the song featuring Wayne Wonder and in the famous browning song, memba the line: Dem a plan and dem a con and dem a scheme/'Cause dem waan mash up we and mi browning/But all the rumors dem a spread, anna pack up her head/My Lorna not listening/'Cause you know when she alone, ah mi must come back home/To her inna de evening.

FASHION ROUNDUP AT SUMFEST, WHO WAS HOT?

Well di fashion did off di chain at Sumfest. Mi love how di people dem come out inna dem best. Well Macka di look hot in har suit shi can get a clap clap. Dangel can get a round of applause Nis Lis sot har out propa, shi shoulda did sort out Angel performance to heheh! Danielle yuh jumpsuit did MADDDDDDDD! Kartel full white was hot mi did a wonda at first bout di fur hat and fur coat ting inna di big big summa but it was real gangsta like di suit Denzel did wear inna di American Gangsta movie, and him have the Vybz Rum inna him hand an all these tings.
Black Ryno black vest ting was a good combo him song pon Workout a di sickest ting fi di summa, my boyfren haffi tell mi fi ben ova. Brick and Lace unno di gwaAn wid a nice likkle uptown dressin that was hot mi nah lie. Carlton Brown was the designer of the whole festival, him sort out Voice Mail, Demarco, Serani and Busy especially did sold right off . Is how yuh soh hot mi fren? Now the Warlord was lookin real militant in him Rameesh Wear, di bling bling did set right..di warlord di sey look like people was a tek him fi fool when him leggo di black soh him did haffi ressurect it again fi all of the haters. Hold that haters!!! WOOOIEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Mavado yuh and yuh choir did have di place a way inna unno full white, Overcome, yes dat mi sey! Lust had mi lusting afta dem, dem did look and soun’ smooth like silk. Mi see Sophia Brown stand up inna one sexy shorts beside Akon before the girls dem rush the big star, mi waan see how she ah go dress fi Summer Sizzle this year. Mi sorry mi no have no pictures, the cameraman Nick computer go crash so we pap down. Claude Mills, sort out the ting.

FLAWLESS IS MS. LONELY

Is how Bounty girl Flawless from New York deh a Sumfest by harself, no Bounty around her? Is wah gwan??? Unno done? Finish wa?? Email me, text me, hit me on my sidekick. Is wah really go down? From mi see yu pon one876 ah pose up pose up wid Beenie, Bounty distance yuh or what? A wonda wa yuh My Space page a go sey now?? A weak hehehe. Mi body! Mi parts! WHOIIIEEE. Barbie*****, tell me what is going down!

MILK FLOWS ALL OVER SUMFEST
Some Mr. or Mrs. Bad Mind a try stop mi girl Milk flow but she did eva on the go hot and cute down a Sumfest shi nuh stop tek pickchah wid people an sign autograph. Shi did well have up har owna cottage at the very expensive Half Moon hotel She have a racing golf kart fi carry her around and she was brushing shoulders wid the rich and famous. Can someone say BET??? A bere links shi a mek. Busy all took time out fi big har up during his performance. Gwaan girl dem caa stop yuh flow mi ongle wish sey di people dem wey yuh work wid woulda move more supportive of yuh an di candy girl.

PEOPLE WAAN FI KNOW…

Tami Chynn and Wayne Marshall seem to be more in love dan di las time mi glimpse dem at him b day ova Indies Pub.

Don and Alaine mi glad fi si sey unno nah hide now it was a get a bit tyad fa real. Mi hear say Kartel have a mad tune name Million By a Morning pon yu new riddim. Yu rich again?!

Isn't it amazing how some people a exercise everyday ana get fit but still a get di most bun inna di bizniz unda di quiet??? A nuh me sey soh a di streets.

Where is Jovi Rockwell dese days??? Wa she nah rockwell again??

Is how Red Bull did a go soooooooooo HARD wid dem skybox/building??? All AKon did haffi tek a jump offa it. Is dere soh mi watch di show Saturday Night, mi did have a bird's eye view of Beres fah real up deh. Big up Mitch and di red bull crew. A wonda wa unno have plan fi RTI caa mi deh deh pon mi teet wid unno. Just send ma pass dem as per usual. RTI have all di bes party dem . Red Stripe unno can sen on mi pass dem to.

Source One 876 Ent

Jamaicans could be sought for Iraq and Afghanistan

Finding it difficult to recruit enough soldiers to meet its international commitments, the British Army is reported to be thinking about signing up Jamaicans to fill the posts.

Looking for soldiers within countries with historical and or current British ties, the British military has been facing a hard time getting and retaining soldiers with its engagements in Iraq and continued efforts in Afghanistan against the Taliban.

Already employing around 1200 soldiers from foreign, including commonwealth countries, the British army already has about 600 soldiers in its ranks.

The Brits continue to consider sending a selection team to Jamaica, a former colony of Britain that remains a member of the Commonwealth.

Source: Yard Flex

Lil Wayne Acts Like a Diva In Airport?

LIL WAYNE ACTS LIKE A DIVA IN AIRPORT

Why was Lil Wayne acting like a little diva in the airport in Montego Bay on Saturday? The man pull off a ting say him want every area to be clear before he goes through the security checkpoint and he wanted maximum security around him at all times, no one in a 100 foot radius of him and all these things inna the big big airport. The man is not a gangsta, he is a little wangsta, why everybody scared of Jamaica? The man was acting all paranoid and stuff, it was probably that sizzurp he been drinking all his life and too much weed, but the man didn’t even want to come out of his bus and they have to tweak the lineup at the last minute to make it work. Anyway, him lock the place wicked still because the young teenagers dem nuh stop rail fi every song the man do, Lil Wayne is ill, him ah the man.

BOUNTY AND CLAUDIA MODEL AT SUMFEST

The girls in the street are asking how come Bounty carry Claudia to Sumfest and not Sakina or the little cute one from uptown? It come in like Claudia have everything fi hold him right now because him caan stop spar wid her. She have the conversation and she have the wine because ah she Bounty carry go the big event dem all the time. People, yu no hear mi rhyme? Anyway, Claudia is a girl have up the good stuff because when she lef her last rasta boyfriend, the way the man distraught and mash up, the man go trim off the whole ah him locks, mi tell yu, there’s something about Claudia.

D’ANGEL AND TUNYA ARE FRIENDS AGAIN?

What a way D’Angel and Tunya tun back good friend? Look how much years dem vex and no talk back over mi no know what and now dem good again. Mi see the two ah dem siddown close to speaker box like two young teenagers and a chat up a storm. Is like the BFF (best friend forever) days, first dem was in the V.I.P and then it was by the step to the stage. What dem did a talk ‘bout so?

THE PEOPLE WAAN FI KNOW…

What a way Don and Alaine in love:? Dem lock down over Sumfest tight tight, not even air coulda pass between them. Not even Romeo and Juliet in love like dem. But why Don ah lose so much weight? The man de pon a Summer body ting, maybe is a ting him a try do fi the wedding.

What a way Carlton Brown go hard over Sumfest wid some mad designs fi the man dem? The man sort out Busy suit and him deal wid VoiceMail dem outfit. It’s just too bad that Voicemail fail fi rock the crowd over Catherine Hall,, dem did boring, but at least they were stylish doing it.

How D.I lose so much weight and look hot over Sumfest? All she needs now is fi sort out her performance because she was not happening over Catherine Hall. She need fi go tek some notes from Macka Diamond, D’Angel and Spice dem.

Source: One 876 Ent.