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I-Wayne continues to voice his disgust with the current structure of the music industry in Jamaica. The artist blames the entertainers who continue to promote and produce ‘filthy music.’

The singer has expressed his concerns with the direction the industry has been heading in the past and is now insisting that corruption within the local system is one of the main causes for the epic low the industry has reached.

“The system just promoting pure negativity. Memba di music is life because a that it reflect, and wah them a promote now nah help wah gwaan inna di society. Once di meditation nuh right ,di people nah go right. As soon as dis filthy system end, all this crap will stop,” I-Wayne told the STAR.

One clear example is the controversial payola or “money pull up” system currently employed by disc jocks throughout the country. The artist says that too many entertainment personalities have made conscious decisions to promote songs lacking positive content and messages.

“Di ones dem just decide seh a freak dem a promote! Mi realise seh dem jus a fight what is good and a promote pure filth. Probably me nuh have enough money as the filthy one dem, that’s why mi a get the fight,” he said.

I-Wayne highlighted a diluted crop of talent as another reason for the industry’s lack of quality.

“That a one a di main reason why dem nuh see I-Wayne. Dem just promoting filth an a try stifle di goodness. Yuh have some hungry-belly people inna Jamaica who will tek yuh things, but overseas people who have dem money will run dem weh and seh ‘Yuh caan buy mi out. But mi deh yah same way. Mi nuh run out, mi nuh gone nuh weh,” he said.

I-Wayne is known for prolific and successful albums like Lava Ground and Book Of Life. His latest effort entitled Life’s Teachings was released last year on VP and has become both an underground and commercial hit internationally.

If dem fair, tell dem fi play di righteous, good music as much as dem a play di filth and see if di good nuh overthrow wah dem a play now. Dem up to dem neck in filth and it soon reach dem mouth. Every day dem get up an a sing ’bout car rims and tyre,”

The artist says he continues to give away copies of his material to fans while on stage as he sees this as the most efficient way to reach out to fans.

“Mi still a give out CDs when mi guh stage shows. Before di media know mi, a dat mi use to do, but now di man dem just decide seh a filth dem a give the nation.”

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Nicki Minaj gets defrauded out of 100,000 in Trinidad

July 20th, 2012 | By

Last week Nicki Minaj was reportedly defrauded out of 100, 000 dollars while in Trinidad shooting her latest video Pound the Alarm.

The person who introduced London Alley Entertainment to the fraudster who ran off with their $100,000 is said to be the son of a senior Government official.

Local reports say that the gentlemen promised to provide services on the shoot but instead took the cash without delivering anything.

Police have since confirmed that a report has been filed by London Alley Entertainment, which shot and produced the video in which Machel Montano makes a cameo.

The man who received money from London Alley has not up to yesterday returned the money.

The conman is said to own a locally based video production company is said to have since moved into an apartment in Westmoorings.

After the story was published in the local Trinidad newspaper, people from the local entertainment fraternity began to call, text and BBM in an attempt to find out exactly who the fraudster was.

Some who already knew who the person was began to post messages on BBM, Twitter and even his Facebook account.

One message posted on Facebook by a member of the local film making fraternity charged that the man had destroyed years of hard work by dedicated people to have Trinidad and Tobago seen as a desired location for international filmmakers. “You have almost solely sullied the reputation of this beautiful land,” the person wrote.

Local Trini‘s continue to express their disgust over the incident, saying they hope the perpetrator will be jailed.

Some say they knew the man well and of his criminal ways, while others did not have a clue as to who he was and where he worked or who he was connected to.

Watch Behind the Scenes of the Pound The Alarm Video here:

Tags: BBM, Local Trini, London Alley Entertainment, Machel Montano, Nicki Minaj, police, Pound The Alarm, Trinidad
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ANTM heads to JAMAICA

July 16th, 2012 | By

Tyra Banks is adding some island flavor to her ongoing reality series. The supermodel turned talk show host landed in Jamaica last week to film footage for the 19th cycle of America’s Next Top Model (ANTM).

Organizers of the reality show chose Kingston as the international destination where contestants of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 19: College Edition will gather later this season. Banks arrived in Jamaica last week and filmed material for the upcoming series.

The new season of America’s Next Top Model features 13 college students competing for a career-launching prize package which includes a Nylon Magazine fashion spread, a contract with LA/NY models, being named the face of the Dream Come True perfume line as well as US$100,000 in cash.

For the first time, viewers of ANTM will have the opportunity to decide which girls advance or get sent home through online voting.

Judges of the show will then review the viewer feedback and make their decisions about who will ultimately stay and who will go.

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Aidonia – Tan Tuddy (Official Video)

July 16th, 2012 | By

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Busy Signal ft. Damian Jr. Gong Marley – Kingston Town-Official Video

July 12th, 2012 | By

Tags: Busy Signal, Damian Jr Gong, Kingston Town, Reggae Music Again
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Vybz Kartel Back To Life-Unofficial Video

July 12th, 2012 | By

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Buju Lawyers File Motion for a New Trial

July 12th, 2012 | By

Buju Banton’s attorney filed a motion on Tuesday with the Middle District of Florida requesting that the incarcerated reggae star be granted a new trial.

This filing follows the recent decision from an Atlanta appeals court that affirmed the guilty verdict and overturned a Tampa judge’s decision to throw out a gun charge.

“We’re going to keep fighting for Buju because he shouldn’t have to do 10 years in prison, let alone 15,” Buju’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, said in an email.

If the court refuses, Markus requested that a new trial be granted on the gun charge alone.

Markus notes in the motion that if the judge denies a new trial on the gun count, the court “would have to sentence [Buju] to a consecutive five-year sentence (on top of his current 10 year sentence).”

Markus also stressed in the newly filed motion that in reviewing a request for a new trial, the court consider the “credibility of the witnesses.”

He is referring to the government’s star witness Alex Johnson, a felon who reportedly earned $3.5 million in untaxed income while working as a snitch.

While Johnson was pursuing Buju, he is said to have owed nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes to the IRS. Although Johnson is not a U.S. citizen, he can’t be sent back to Colombia because the cartels he used to work for likely have a bounty on his head.

In the past judges have questioned his credibility and blasted the government’s reliance on him.