In recent times, and particularly since it was announced that vendors were found selling ‘Gully vs. Gaza’ paraphernalia outside high schools in Kingston, dancehall giants Mavado and Vybz Kartel have been hammered by the local media – with everything from editorials, articles, weekly columns and letters to the editors slamming the artistes for their roles in the ongoing feud. Below, we’ve featured a few of these recent snippets:
- Nov. 6 – Radio Jamaica Article – School administrators have joined those expressing dismay at the growing feud among the student population over support for rival dance hall artistes Mavado and Vybz Kartel
- Nov. 9 Jamaica Observer Column – Gully-Gaza feud hurting … DJs have power over how teens think and view themselves, survey shows
- Nov. 9 Jamaica Gleaner Column – Toxic garbage of Gaza/Gully culture … It is a dangerous thing for these characters to be allowed to plant the seeds of violence into the hearts and minds of our impressionable, rudderless youth. I am no prophet, but I think the Gaza and Gully connections will continue to laugh all the way to the bank while the bloodshed will continue among the fans
- Nov. 9 Jamaica Observer Editorial – Lessons from the Gaza-Gully debacle … adult-to-greying Jamaicans dare not dismiss the likes of Vybz Kartel and Mavado, for they and others of their ilk have built a great, almost cultish following among the young
- Nov. 13 Jamaica Observer Article – Parliamentary committee blasts media, supporters of Gully/Gaza feud
- Nov. 14 J.I.S. News Item – Gully/Gaza conflict to be one of the main topics at the next ‘Speak Out’ session being organized by the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ)
- Nov. 14 Jamaica Observer Column – A senior psychologist has weighed in on the raging Gully Gaza debate, chastising some parents whom she said are allowing ‘loose lyrics’ to grow their children instead of living up to their responsibilities
- Nov. 14 Jamaica Gleaner Letter To The Editor – This is an open letter to Messrs Mavado and Vybz Kartel. Gentlemen, Jamaica is in crisis, what with crime, corruption, coarseness and unemployment, and is on a downward spiral … Are you aware of the awesome power you both possess as instruments of change in Jamaica’s history
- Nov. 15 Jamaica Gleaner Letter To The Editor – Mr. Hamilton, the time you are taking to address these individuals (Kartel & Mavado) should instead be used to address your learned colleagues to stop representing murderers or entertainers who may be involved in criminality and getting them off charges
- Nov. 15 Jamaica Gleaner Article – Dancehall disgrace – Both artistes claim that their feud is lyrical and not intended to lead to physical confrontations, but it appears that they have not told that to their supporters … Kartel and Mavado will continue to stand out as what’s wrong in Jamaica’s dancehall at this time and will remain among The Sunday Gleaner’s People Under Pressure
Source: Dancehall Mobi
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