Konshens says...Kartel most lyrical J"can artiste

Curtis Campbell, STAR Writer

Dancehall artiste Konshens, has stated that he believes that incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel is the most lyrical Jamaican artiste.

According to the singjay, who made the comment during an interview with United States based hip-hop website VLADTV.com, Vybz Kartel is ahead of his peers.

Konshens during the interview also disagreed with the interviewer, who said that reggae/dancehall artistes are not usually discussed in conversations based on lyrical capability.

The artiste stated that Jamaican language might not be understood by a lot of countries. However, reggae/dancehall acts are very skilled with their word play.

“I think that’s unfair. I think if people don’t bring up dancehall and reggae acts in discussions about lyrics that is unfair. I think it’s a case where most people don’t understand what they are saying. But, if you really listen to some of the artistes over the years, you will be surprised. But, Vybz Kartel is definitely the most lyrical dancehall artiste ever … for me. I don’t speak for just one style of lyrics and I would say Beres Hammond is the second and I would put myself in it,” Konshens said.

The singjay also said reggae music is going through a tough period commercially. However, the genre would bounce back. He also highlighted Chronixx, Javada, Darrio and Delus as promising acts.

Vybz Kartel is serving a life sentence in prison, however, the artiste has still managed to shine ahead of most of his peers in the music industry with a long list of hits including Do Di Maths, Nuh TrustPeople, Cya Test We, Ignite The World, Business and Without Money.

Local producer TJ of TJ Records recently released a new project for the deejay called Viking, which is a shortened version for Vybz Is King. The project is currently being distributed by 21st Hapilos.

Konshens was recently a guest judge at Hennessy’s Bartender Competition.

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New Dancehall Artiste “Checkdhat” Pierce His Eyes

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Vegas" babymother cheating video released. Artiste denies putting footage online.

Mr Vegas

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

In 2012 dancehall/reggae artiste Mr Vegas set social media ablaze after he announced via his Facebook page that his babymother had cheated on him in his own home and even had sexual intercourse in the presence of his daughter.

The singjay also claimed to have video proof from his surveillance system, to show that he wasn’t exaggerating his experience. After doing several local and international interviews on the issue, Mr Vegas did not release the footage, which left many of his fans in doubt, some even sided with the accused babymother citing that Mr Vegas was being a mere cry baby at the time.

However those who doubted Mr Vegas, have now received the proof they were waiting for, as the alleged video evidence has finally surfaced and has being doing rounds on social media.

The over three-minute long video shows a woman and a man, taking part in, what appears to be coitus, while a baby girl walks in and out of the room at various intervals. The woman made an attempt to remove the child from the room, however not before removing her underwear in the child’s presence, then swiftly returning to her lover who sat in a sofa partially covered with a sheet. The curious child however returned twice during the sofa action.

Focused on his child’s development

Mr Vegas however vehemently denied having any part in the release of the video footage. He says his only focus is his child’s development and he doesn’t want to be reminded of the experience.

“I have moved on from that situation a long time ago … I don’t want to be reminded of that awful situation and can only pray that my daughter is ok. I was not the only one at my house the day the video was seen, so I don’t know the source where it is coming from at this time,” the artiste said.

The singer also released a song and music video called Bare Tingz, documenting his experience and warning others not to fall deeply in love. He further told THE STAR that those persons who have seen the now viral video, have been offering their sympathy.

“People have been sending me links and I see messages in my inbox where people are saying they respect me for how I dealt with that situation, but I don’t want to get into that energy right now. My main focus now is my kids, my music and the artistes in my camp. This situation is only gonna put me back in a dark place and I worked with Danny Browne and Clevie with music that could heal my soul. So I have nothing more to say about that, my only wish with this situation is that my daughter is ok, because there are lots of predators out there,” he said.

The artiste also hopes other men will be able to learn from him, based on how he handled the situation instead of resorting to violence.

The artiste is promoting a new album called Reggae Euphoria and recently signed dancehall artiste Latty J to his record label.

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Vegas" babymother cheating video released. Artiste denies putting footage online.

Vegas" babymother cheating video released. Artiste denies putting footage online.

Mr Vegas

CURTIS CAMPBELL, STAR Writer

In 2012 dancehall/reggae artiste Mr Vegas set social media ablaze after he announced via his Facebook page that his babymother had cheated on him in his own home and even had sexual intercourse in the presence of his daughter.

The singjay also claimed to have video proof from his surveillance system, to show that he wasn’t exaggerating his experience. After doing several local and international interviews on the issue, Mr Vegas did not release the footage, which left many of his fans in doubt, some even sided with the accused babymother citing that Mr Vegas was being a mere cry baby at the time.

However those who doubted Mr Vegas, have now received the proof they were waiting for, as the alleged video evidence has finally surfaced and has being doing rounds on social media.

The over three-minute long video shows a woman and a man, taking part in, what appears to be coitus, while a baby girl walks in and out of the room at various intervals. The woman made an attempt to remove the child from the room, however not before removing her underwear in the child’s presence, then swiftly returning to her lover who sat in a sofa partially covered with a sheet. The curious child however returned twice during the sofa action.

Focused on his child’s development

Mr Vegas however vehemently denied having any part in the release of the video footage. He says his only focus is his child’s development and he doesn’t want to be reminded of the experience.

“I have moved on from that situation a long time ago … I don’t want to be reminded of that awful situation and can only pray that my daughter is ok. I was not the only one at my house the day the video was seen, so I don’t know the source where it is coming from at this time,” the artiste said.

The singer also released a song and music video called Bare Tingz, documenting his experience and warning others not to fall deeply in love. He further told THE STAR that those persons who have seen the now viral video, have been offering their sympathy.

“People have been sending me links and I see messages in my inbox where people are saying they respect me for how I dealt with that situation, but I don’t want to get into that energy right now. My main focus now is my kids, my music and the artistes in my camp. This situation is only gonna put me back in a dark place and I worked with Danny Browne and Clevie with music that could heal my soul. So I have nothing more to say about that, my only wish with this situation is that my daughter is ok, because there are lots of predators out there,” he said.

The artiste also hopes other men will be able to learn from him, based on how he handled the situation instead of resorting to violence.

The artiste is promoting a new album called Reggae Euphoria and recently signed dancehall artiste Latty J to his record label.

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Fabigeez - International artiste with authentic Jamaican sound

Reggae dacehall artiste Fabigeez recently released his latest single You A Di Man on the Reggae Land rhythm produced by Street Digital Records.

The single has been garnering some attention locally and regionally in Barbados and Canada. A video for the single has since been released on YouTube and will be aired on local television in coming weeks.

Fabigeez, originally from the parish of St Mary but now based in Toronto, Canada, strives to maintain his Jamaican heritage, as he keeps in tact his zeal to produce authentic reggae and dancehall singles.

He has built, cemented and maintained his ties with local artistes and producers and as such has produced tracks such as Feel Your Pain, Drop It Gyal, Fresh And Neat and Dem A Pree, featuring popular local artiste Tidal, Fabigeez’s younger brother. The artistes has also collaborated with international artiste Ruby Black for Gotta Make The Money.

“I am very proud of my Jamaican heritage, so anywhere I am, and in every aspect of my life, I will be flying the Jamaican flag high, and my music will reflect this, as I’ll never dilute my potent Jamaican sound or lyrics to suit anyone. I get good responses here in Canada and Jamaica, as everyone respects authentic Jamaican music,” he said.

He has shared stages with artistes such as Beenie Man, Sizzla and Tidal, to name a few.You can visit www.facebook.com/ Fabigeez, or www.youtube.com/Street Digital Records to watch the video for You A Di Man, which is also available on iTunes.

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QQ pulls out of Sumfest - Negotiations breaks down between artiste, promoters

Andr? Williams, STAR Writer

QQ

Citing miscommunication with members of his management team, dancehall artiste QQ will not be performing at this year’s staging of Reggae Sumfest.

QQ, whose real name is Kareem Dawkins, said in a media release that negotiations were not finalised and an overseas opportunity presented itself, hence the reason for his absence from the Sumfest line-up this year.

However, Summerfest Productions boss, Johnny Gourzong, while speaking to THE STAR yesterday, confirmed that the artiste was withdrawn from the line-up and sought to shed some light on the issue.

He said, “We would not go to his management team, we went to his booking agent and have in our possession a signed and duly executed contract with QQ. We were told recently that the fee was agreed and signed on. QQ was not pleased … we paid a deposit and our budget could not allow us to go anymore, and he said that he is not going to work for that amount, and we weren’t offering anymore than that so we had to take him off.”

When asked if his absence will affect the show, Gourzong said, “I think he is a good artiste, but I don’t think it’s gonna affect the show … We have gone and filled the gap.”

The deejay recently released the video for the increasingly popular track Tweety Bird (Turn Me On). The video was shot in Miami and directed by Strugu Films (which is based in Atlanta). The song was produced by Tarik ‘Rvssian’ Johnston for Head Concussion Records.

sexy video

“The video is quite sexy and it shows a more mature and adult side to me. Since it has been released, the feedback has been very good and I love the feedback. And the fans seem to be loving the more mature QQ,” the deejay noted.

QQ recently performed in Edmonton, Calgary and Belmont in Canada, where fans showed their appreciation for songs from his catalogue including One Drop, Stookie, Mosquito Net and Jack Hammer, which is featured on VP Records’ Reggae Gold 2014 series.

“The shows were amazing and we had a great turnout and the ladies were amazing. Mr Vegas was also on the shows and it was amazing working alongside an artiste of Mr Vegas’ calibre, one who has dominated the music scene over the years, and always had a good command with the industry,” said QQ.

Fans can follow QQ on social media on Instagram/twitter @qqworld and facebook.com/qquniverse.

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Canadian dancehall-pop artiste to release music video

Kirk Diamond – Contributed

Kirk Diamond of award-winning Canadian group, Don Dem, is set to release an Armzhouse records-produced music video before heading to Jamaica for MIA Awards

The five-member group is widely known as a dancehall-pop group in Canada and has performed at several events in the country.

Kirk Diamond, similar to his four group members, has been producing solo projects in recent times.

However, Diamond said the group’s has no intention to separate permanently, and is still committed to producing and releasing material under the group label, Don Dem Entertainment.

Diamond’s last promotional stint in Jamaica was last summer and the recording artiste hopes his return, will give him the opportunity to reconnect with the Jamaican audience, as well as work with more Jamaican musicians.

Following Kirk Diamond’s appearance at the fourth of MIA Awards, on July 10, the group is set to embark on a tour of Europe. They will also perform at UK’s One Love Reggae Festival. Group member TG is also executing promotions for a single, Dem Nuh Real. A music video for that effort will also be released in July.

“This summer is definitely going to be busy with Don Dem Entertainment being a label now. We added TG to the roster, making the team stronger than ever, and we are working with various producers who are doing good work we love. Producers like Dreday, Digital Vibes and Armzhouse, as well as some of our own productions. My workload quadrupled but the summer should be great,” Diamond said.

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Canadian dancehall-pop artiste to release music video

Kirk Diamond – Contributed

Kirk Diamond of award-winning Canadian group, Don Dem, is set to release an Armzhouse records-produced music video before heading to Jamaica for MIA Awards

The five-member group is widely known as a dancehall-pop group in Canada and has performed at several events in the country.

Kirk Diamond, similar to his four group members, has been producing solo projects in recent times.

However, Diamond said the group’s has no intention to separate permanently, and is still committed to producing and releasing material under the group label, Don Dem Entertainment.

Diamond’s last promotional stint in Jamaica was last summer and the recording artiste hopes his return, will give him the opportunity to reconnect with the Jamaican audience, as well as work with more Jamaican musicians.

Following Kirk Diamond’s appearance at the fourth of MIA Awards, on July 10, the group is set to embark on a tour of Europe. They will also perform at UK’s One Love Reggae Festival. Group member TG is also executing promotions for a single, Dem Nuh Real. A music video for that effort will also be released in July.

“This summer is definitely going to be busy with Don Dem Entertainment being a label now. We added TG to the roster, making the team stronger than ever, and we are working with various producers who are doing good work we love. Producers like Dreday, Digital Vibes and Armzhouse, as well as some of our own productions. My workload quadrupled but the summer should be great,” Diamond said.

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Kranium snubs Latty J - Artiste supposedly refuses to release song with up-and-comer

Shereita Grizzle, STAR Writer

Latty J, Kranium, Mr Vegas

He has been enjoying tremendous success with his song Nobody Has To Know, but before the hype over the track sets in, many persons remained unaware of the artiste behind the song.

Still, the song has been getting huge radio rotation and international attention over the past few months.

Now it seems recording artiste, Kranium, is moving on with his career and is leaving all ‘unknowns’ behind.

A recent collaboration between Kranium and up-and-coming artiste, Latty J (second runner-up contestant from the 2011 Digicel Rising Stars competition), may never hit the airwaves because of an objection by the Nobody Has To Know singer.

The STAR has learnt that Kranium has objected to the release of the song, seemingly because of Latty J’s status as an up-and-coming artiste.

In an interview with The STAR, Latty J said she believes the whole situation is just an unfortunate misunderstanding.

She explained that Kranium had voiced a song on a rhythm for Mr Vegas who decided after the recording to include her on the song as it would work better with a female vocalist.

“Everything was cool and then we heard that he was saying him nuh know who name Latty J and him nah do nuttin wid nuh new artiste,” she said.

She went on to express shock at Kranium’s statement as she believes not so long ago, nobody knew who he was either.

“Mi see him as a young artiste just like me, and a few months ago nobody neva know him either.”

According to Patrick Pee-Wee Bonsu from Pretty Posse Music, the organisation that manages Kranium’s career, there is no issue.

“There’s no issue with Kranium and Latty J. He wishes her much success in the near future”, read an emailed response from Bonsu.

Mr Vegas insisted that the snub from Kranium was no big deal but indicated disappointed with the outcome.

According to Vegas, every big artiste was up-and-coming at one point. “Kranium and I were doing the song but when I rethink the situation based on the vibe of the song,n I thought it would work better with a female so I put Latty J on it,” he said.

He went on to say that the song is a good song and could possibly be a hit. “A hit will be a hit no matter who is on it,” he said.

Latty J said the incident has only pushed her to work harder and she recently released a collaboration with Mr Vegas called Who Rule.

“I am in the right camp to get the guidance I need so I’m excited about the future,” Latty J said.

Vegas still has hopes of the collaboration making it to the airwaves though.

“He (Kranium) and Latty have a song and our camp is just waiting for permission from them to officially release it.”

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Kranium snubs Latty J - Artiste supposedly refuses to release song with up-and-comer

Kranium snubs Latty J - Artiste supposedly refuses to release song with up-and-comer

Shereita Grizzle, STAR Writer

Latty J, Kranium, Mr Vegas

He has been enjoying tremendous success with his song Nobody Has To Know, but before the hype over the track sets in, many persons remained unaware of the artiste behind the song.

Still, the song has been getting huge radio rotation and international attention over the past few months.

Now it seems recording artiste, Kranium, is moving on with his career and is leaving all ‘unknowns’ behind.

A recent collaboration between Kranium and up-and-coming artiste, Latty J (second runner-up contestant from the 2011 Digicel Rising Stars competition), may never hit the airwaves because of an objection by the Nobody Has To Know singer.

The STAR has learnt that Kranium has objected to the release of the song, seemingly because of Latty J’s status as an up-and-coming artiste.

In an interview with The STAR, Latty J said she believes the whole situation is just an unfortunate misunderstanding.

She explained that Kranium had voiced a song on a rhythm for Mr Vegas who decided after the recording to include her on the song as it would work better with a female vocalist.

“Everything was cool and then we heard that he was saying him nuh know who name Latty J and him nah do nuttin wid nuh new artiste,” she said.

She went on to express shock at Kranium’s statement as she believes not so long ago, nobody knew who he was either.

“Mi see him as a young artiste just like me, and a few months ago nobody neva know him either.”

According to Patrick Pee-Wee Bonsu from Pretty Posse Music, the organisation that manages Kranium’s career, there is no issue.

“There’s no issue with Kranium and Latty J. He wishes her much success in the near future”, read an emailed response from Bonsu.

Mr Vegas insisted that the snub from Kranium was no big deal but indicated disappointed with the outcome.

According to Vegas, every big artiste was up-and-coming at one point. “Kranium and I were doing the song but when I rethink the situation based on the vibe of the song,n I thought it would work better with a female so I put Latty J on it,” he said.

He went on to say that the song is a good song and could possibly be a hit. “A hit will be a hit no matter who is on it,” he said.

Latty J said the incident has only pushed her to work harder and she recently released a collaboration with Mr Vegas called Who Rule.

“I am in the right camp to get the guidance I need so I’m excited about the future,” Latty J said.

Vegas still has hopes of the collaboration making it to the airwaves though.

“He (Kranium) and Latty have a song and our camp is just waiting for permission from them to officially release it.”

shereita.grizzle@gleanerjm.com

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Five year break pays off for reggae artiste Tom Laing

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 | 4:34 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – After a five year break, singer Tom Laing returned to recording music last year. The break, it seems, paid off as he had two hit songs.

Finally Free and One More Thing, both produced by Donny Marshall, made reggae charts in New York City and South Florida.

The former entered the Jamaica Music Countdown Top 25 Reggae Singles, the Foundation Radio New York Top 30 Reggae and South Florida Top 30 Reggae charts.

One More Thing has also made those charts. The songs were selected for the top 100 (reggae) Songs of the Year in New York City, compiled by veteran broadcaster Clinton Lindsay. Finally Free came in at number three while One More Thing is at 73.

“Last year was one of the best years for me musically. I have a lot more ground to cover, I plan to release some more singles during the early part of the year before I release my album,” said Laing.

One of those singles is an update of his 2006 song, Belly of The Beast, which is expected out in March.

Laing is originally from Trench Town and has lived in the United States since 1978.

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