Despite being the centre of attention over a year ago after a photograph surfaced with her performing oral sex, Lisa Hyper has managed to once again have tongues wagging, this time about her latest Jam 2 produced in collaboration with deejay KipRich titled, ‘Blow Blow’.
Lisa Hyper
In the song the two sing of a saucy love affair saying, “Boring gyal affi come out a mi bed/ Fit yuh affi fit fi ah balance pon head/ Caan tek di gal dem wah a push/ Like dem deh a Jubilee dem ting deh mek vibes dead/ Mi a badgyal real bedroom tegareg/ Wine mi a wine an ah pop off a peg/ Yuh affi work till mi blackout/ Memba yuh frighten di last time mi ketch fits in yuh bed/ An a seh …”
The finishing blow is delivered in the song’s chorus as KipRich sings, “Blow baby girl blow, blow/ Wake up nuh/ Blow Lisa Hype blow, blow/ Wake up/ Blow baby girl blow, blow/ Wake up nuh/ Blow Lisa Hype blow, blow/ Wake up.”
Speaking with THE STAR, Lisa Hyper dismissed any negative thoughts that persons might have about the song as she is just being her controversial self and putting her creativity to work.
“As yuh know, controversy sells and that is what brought Lisa Hyper to the forefront, so she always ago have that bout har. She still ago do songs like Must Get Mine, Lock Down Di Place and New Year, New Gear but mi caan lef out the controversy because that’s what the people want to hear,” she said.
The Buzz
KipRich spoke of how the song came about saying, “When we a do The Buzz (radio programme) mi a seh da girl yah strong inna har self, mi love har determination. After the show done she link mi an a seh she waan wi fi do a song an mi seh nuh worry yuhself. Suh mi write it inna di morning and call har an wi guh do di song roun a King Jammys studio.
Kiprich
“All mi have to say is that the fans dem must listen attentively, listen very keenly,” he laughed after mentioning the lines, “Yuh memba dah night deh yuh couldn’t get a break/ As yuh blow out di candle pon di pretty cake.”
Fans can also look out for Qrius, a female artiste who KipRich says he is working closely with, as well as the video for his song, Over Mi Shoulder.
Sentencing is postponed for Grammy-nominated rapper Ja Rule.
In December, the 34-year-old recording artist and actor, who was born Jeffrey Atkins, pleaded guiltyto attempted weapons possession.
His deal calls for a two-year prison term.
Prosecutors say changes must be made to a pre-sentencing report.
Ja Rule is now due back in court on March 9 to learn when he will begin his jail time.
The plea stems from a 2007 incident, in which police say they pulled the Queens-born rapper over for speeding and discovered a loaded gun in his sports car.
New York club dj and Irie Jam radio host/programme director, Dubb Master Chris, is standing by his decision not to play any songs by dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel during Black History Month.
The radio discjock had announced last week that he will not play any music from the artiste who has raised eyebrows for bleaching his skin.
Black History
Month is a big deal and we as a people should take every opportunity to celebrate our heritage. I feel if I continue to play Vybz Kartel, an artiste who is now very much known for bleaching his skin, it simply sends the wrong message to my young impressionable listeners” Chris said in an exclusive interview with the Star.
“Please understand that I have a lot of love and respect for Kartel’s music. I respect his enormous talent and his individuality.He is one of the great lyricists of our time, however, at times I am disappointed in the direction he decides to take his audience even though that is his prerogative” he noted.
Chris, who reiterated that he has been playing Vybz Kartel music on his radio show since the artiste first broke on the scene in the late 90s with Gal Clown, said he is against bleaching.
“I strongly believe bleaching is wrong, wrong, wrong! It’s a disgrace. It’s a slap in the face of our heritage, our ancestors andour God. This definitely sends the wrong message to children, I think it leads them to believe that somehow, if they are dark complexion something is wrong with that.It erodes the concept thatblack is beautiful,” he said.
Lil Wayne has no more love for the Big Apple. The platinum rapper has vowed to never set foot on a New York stage again after his recent incarceration.
Following his release from jail in November, Weezy made appearances on “NBC’s New Years Eve with Carson Daly” and “SNL,” both taped in New York City, but he has no plans to perform in concert there. “They’d have to give me U2 money,” he told Rolling Stone.
Weezy’s feelings stem from his 2007 arrest in the city for attempted criminal possession of a weapon, for which he served eight months on Rikers Island.
Wayne wants to get far away from the City That Never Sleeps, eyeing vacations in Santorini, Hawaii, or the Napa Valley. “Your phone doesn’t work,” he said of the Northern California locale that came recommended by Drake. “I heard it’s a very relaxing place.”
A Reno-based company intentionally interfered with business relationships established by Bob Marley’s heirs and must pay the family at least $300,000 in damages, a Las Vegas jury ruled Friday.
“The verdict sends a clear message to anyone who would challenge the integrity of our father’s legacy,” Rohan Marley, son of the late reggae musician, said in a written statement. “Preserving it remains one of our top priorities and we will continue to aggressively pursue legal actions against those who attempt to unfairly profit from his life and legacy.”
Jurors ruled that AVELA, a corporation based in Reno, and owner Leo Valencia, a San Diego resident, intentionally interfered with the family’s business relationships and engaged in unfair competition by selling T-shirts and other products bearing Bob Marley’s image. The products have been sold across the country at retail stores such as Target, Walmart and Wet Seal.
The case was filed in January 2008 by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd. and Zion Rootswear.
Fifty-Six Hope Road was formed by Bob Marley’s widow, Rita, and nine of his 11 children. According to court records in the Las Vegas case, the company first licensed Marley’s identity in 1986. In 1999, it granted Zion the exclusive worldwide license to design, manufacture and sell T-shirts bearing Marley’s image.
A few evenings ago, I stopped by Strictly Roots Music, the long-time reggae shop on 7 Mile near Greenfield to check in with the store owner, DJ Kadhafi. He’s a staple of Detroit’s reggae community and one of the few people that consistently works to keep the disparate Caribbean community here from splintering apart. Folks have seen him for years DJing at Archer’s Lounge on 6 Mile or Tropical Hut on Livernois and especially Trenchtown during early morning hours playing the newest cuts straight out of Jamaica.
Considering that he’s got one of the best ears for reggae in all of Detroit and is a local authority on the subject, it’s our honor that he was willing to offer us a guest Top 10 list for the best reggae releases of 2010. Here are his selections in no particular order. And in the Caribbean theme that more is always better, he offers a few extras toward the end.
1) Gyptian — “Hold You
“It’s expresses a real original Jamaican sex ting without all of the sex. Because if you listen to the words, it’s really a dirty song, but you wouldn’t totally get that if you don’t speak Patois.”
2) Vybz Kartel Featuring Popcaan and Gaza Slim — “Clarks”
“This one has a lot to do with economic independence. They want to buy our banana fi cheap, but we pay crazy prices for their shoes. That’s real shit. He’s voicing that the Queen of English doesn’t really like Jamaicans, she likes that we are still paying into their economy. Maybe I like this song for all the wrong reasons.”
3) Damian Marley and Nas – “Friends”
“The message is so powerful. In this day and time, we definitely need a reminder of what a true friend is supposed to entail. Nowadays, friends are only friends when things go good. When things get challenging they run away and that’s not friendship.”
4) Buju Banton – “Rasta Can’t Go”
“This is a true Rasta expression. There’s nothing that if you put your mind to it, you can’t achieve it. What he’s really saying is, your mind is in control and you can conquer anything if you really focus. Language is powerful.”
5 Beenie Man Ft. Fambo — “I’m Okay/Drinking Rum and Redbull”
“It’s a wicked dance tune from the king. People piss me off who don’t think Beenie’s the king of the dancehall. In America, people drink Red Bull and vodka, but in the Caribbean it’s Redbull and Rum, and he’s talking about 180 proof rum and fucking red bull. Can you imagine how ramped up the people get? That’s a Caribbean drink right there.”
6 Beres Hammond – No Apology
“It’s Beres. This song is reminding you that every minute is so special. Despite all of the distractions and bullshit we go through. If you could just remember to live. Not to mention, listen to the man’s voice. It’s one of the best reggae voices of all time.”
7 Tarrus Riley — “Wild Fire (Protect the People)”
“The social commentary and the energy of this song is powerful. Anybody can relate to that song. The social message about what people are suffering through these days is what’s he’s singing about and that’s important.”
8 Wayne Marshall — “Work Hard”
“I didn’t want to do this, but on the same riddim, Wayne Marshall’s “Work Hard” is a solid jam. I like the ethics of working hard and this particular song kind of compliments Tarrus’ version. You’re not going to really achieve until you work hard and organize yourself. As a DJ, you don’t try to send messages out to the crowd really but these two songs go hand in hand.”
9 Khago — “Nah Sell Out
“I like the message with this. Again, it’s like the Damian Marley and Nas tune talking about the understanding of what friendship is about. It’s a good tune and Khago has a good sound.”
10) Alaine and Shaggy. “For Your Eyes Only”
“It’s a good dance song and a good combination of artists. People are warming up to this song right now in the clubs. It’s a real sexy tune.”
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And here are a few jams from 2009 that didn’t really hit until 2010 that Kadhafi mentioned as we chatted.
Ding Dong – “Holiday”
“This one brings back a peaceful reggae vibe. A time when people just chill and listen to music and smoke a big spliff. It bring back those kind of vibes.”
Vybz Kartel – “Nuh Fraid (Never Scared)”
“When you listen to the lyrics of that song, it’s a very violent song, but he disguises in a very clever way. He and Busy Signal are always clashing but I think [Vybz] got him with that one.”
Vybz – “Go Go Club”
“This is the bedroom bully song right here. It’s raunchy but funny too.”
Assassin – “Hand Inna Di Air”
“People move when they hear this song. It’s up. And then listen to the message: Forget your troubles and carry on. What more vibes do you need?”
Mavado – “Gal Over Gun”
“The ironicness of it all is that badmen always say gun over gal, but they’re never able to achieve that. In reality, it’s gal over gun. So Mavado got it right this time.”
Tarrus Riley – Love’s Contagious
“What’s beautiful is the way he comes in with the Bob Marley “Coming in From The Cold” riddim. It’s like, to sing a song like this and make listeners get the original song Bob Marley version out of your head, is not easy. That shows this is a good song.”
Baby Cham, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man Share the Stage
PROMOTER GT Taylor and his team can take a bow for a well-produced and executed staging of the GT Taylor Christmas Extravaganza in St Elizabeth on Saturday Night.
The event, which marked the 11th staging of the popular Christmas Day stage show, was easily one of the top entertainment events of the holiday season.
Held at Independence Park in Black River, the show attracted thousands of party patrons and Reggae/dancehall’s hottest names — I-Octane, Beenie Man, Gyptian, Bounty Killer, Lady Saw and more.
Bob Marley gave his final concert, in Pittsburgh, in 1980. The next year, the Jamaican-born reggae singer died of cancer in Miami at the age of 36. On Feb. 1, Universal Music Enterprises/Tuff Gong International will release the recording of that last public concert, “Bob Marley & The Wailers–Live Forever:
The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa.” The performance, long prized by collectors but unavailable in any official form in the U.S., includes “No Woman, No Cry,” “Get Up, Stand Up” and other songs. The Marley family has been involved in a number of new ventures in recent years, including the launch of a new social-networking and charity website called 1Love.org, and helping to establish House of Marley LLC to oversee the sale of the rights to products bearing the Marley name. Rita Marley, Bob’s widow, has been involved in the marketing of the new release.
Roger Steffens, a Marley historian and co-author of “The Reggae Scrapbook,” said the Pittsburgh show was significant because Mr. Marley had been given a few weeks to live not long before the performance. Even so, he flew to Pittsburgh. “As you listen to the show, There are no signs of any strain or weakness,” Mr. Steffens says. “So the emotionalism of the event is truly extraordinary—going on stage knowing that this is likely to be his ‘last word.”‘
Paul Wall regrets lashing out at a fan over the weekend during a show in San Antonio, Texas. In case you missed it, a widely circulated video of the incident shows the grill-loving rapper going after a fan at the Low Low Car Show last Sunday after the man repeatedly flipped the middle finger at Wall.
After exchanging a few heated words with the offender, Wall (born Paul Slayton) got fed up with the one-finger salute and hit the man on the head twice with a microphone before security removed the man from the venue, according to TMZ. A contrite Wall issued an apology for the incident on Tuesday, telling XXL magazine that he simply lost his cool and regrets his unprofessional behavior.
“I want to sincerely apologize to my San Antonio Fans as well as Paul Wall Fans worldwide for allowing myself to become distracted during my recent performance at the Low Low Car Show in San Antonio, Texas,” said Wall. “My goal as a live performer is to always provide my fans with a great show experience and I apologize for temporarily taking my eyes off that goal. We all learn from experiences both good and bad. I will learn and grow from this incident and be a better person, artist and performer as a result.”
As of press time, no police report had been filed in the incident.
It is being reported that rapper Eminem has won a court battle over royalty fees against Universal Music Group.
The rapper and his producers were found to be entitled to a 50-50 split of royalties for music that is licensed to digital music distributors such as Apple and cellphone providers.
The suit alleged that Universal cheated Eminem out of royalty fees attained by the distribution of his music, which will mean a nice payday for the “I’m Not Afraid” artist.
According to U.S. Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Silverman, the district court “should have granted summary judgment to FBT.”
“We therefore reverse the judgment and vacate the district court’s order awarding Aftermath its attorneys’ fees,” Silverman said.
It is expected that Universal Music will appeal the verdict.
Sentencing is postponed for Grammy-nominated rapper Ja Rule.
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