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Audio: World Wide Updated
The latest show for World Wide has been updated in the Archived Radio Programs section. Enjoy.
--Knockz
News: I-Wayne Responds to Bunji
 "I-WAYNE TAKES no prisoners with his music, and he is taking none regarding a recent tune recorded by Trinidadian artiste Bunji Garlin about comments he had made about calypso music in an international magazine.
I-Wayne, who is THE STAR's featured artiste for this week, said he does not know who Bunji is, and he has not made it a practice to hit out against or to promote calypso music.
"Fi tell yu the truth, I don't even know those guys, and mi no go pon stage go promote calypso or demote calypso or inna no talking bout calypso," he explained."
[ Full Story ]
News: Mr. Peppa
 "With the tune Talk on the I Rob rhythm making the rounds these days, the question most people have been asking is, just who is Mr Peppa?
The budding deejay, who has been steadily making a name for himself on the local entertainment circuit, has some tough lyrics with which the streets have been identifying.
The 25-year-old, whose real name is Arael Jahzeal Walters, is the ninth of 11 siblings. He attended Excelsior High School and grew up in the Bedward Pastures area of Papine in St Andrew."
[ Full Story ]
News: Wayne Marshall, Throw Mi Corn Riddim, Ice Cube Riddim and Anthony B
"Wayne Marshall's latest single, The Love That Makes Us One, is among the prime delicacies on the Move rhythm out of Arif Cooper's Fresh Ear label. Marshall delivers the single with urgency, and its lyrical content is commendable. It is a relevant follow-up to his recent chart-topper Make Them Come. Apart from Marshall's effort, the Move rhythm (the follow-up to Cooper's Phantom rhythm) features other interesting tracks. Among them are Move Your Body by Sultex, Don't Stop Moving by TOK, Nah Surrender by Beenie Man, The Visit by Baby Cham, and Praise The Lord by Black-er. Also featured on the rhythm are Zodiac Sign by Sanjay, Hardcore by Xsytement, Give It To Me by Vybz Kartel featuring Flava Unit, and Wine by Elephant Man."
[ Full Story ]
News: Abdel Wright gets huge endorsement form Bono
 "Jamaican singer-songwriter Abdel Wright is scheduled to release his debut album next month, the next step in his almost meteoric rise to stardom, which has been boosted by U2's Bono who has described Wright as "the most important Jamaican artiste since (Bob) Marley".
Bono's endorsement headlines a Rolling Stone magazine story on Wright's set, which the influential magazine says carries the artiste's hope of completing his "climb from orphanages, homelessness and prison to music stardom"."
[ Full Story ]
News: French Lawyer Wins Royalty Payments Case for 180 J'can Artistes
"A French lawyer who specialises in copyright issues has won more than euro1 million in royalties for 180 Jamaican artistes from two collection agencies that represent musicians in France.
News of the settlements between attorney Andre R Bertrand and ADAMI and SPEDIDAM was reported in the June 30 edition of French newspaper Le Monde.
"This sum is paid in lieu of the equitable remunerations due and payable to the Jamaicans featured for the broadcast of their recordings in France during the past several years," Le Monde reported. "Thus, the money allocated to each artiste under the settlement takes into account the number of albums and/or tracks recorded that have been exploited in France over these years.""
[ Full Story ]
News: Norris Man scores with Home
 "Reggae chanter Norris Man is enjoying a resurgence of popularity with the release of his new ballad Home And Away.
The single, which has been enjoying increased airplay and rotation in nightclubs, speaks to a woman who spurns her man for another lover. But after being used and dumped by the man, she tries to return to her spurned lover's arms but is rejected.
Home And Away appears on the Vertex Label and is the first single from an album now being recorded by Norris Man. The album will be his third and is expected to be released later this year."
[ Full Story ]
News: AJ and Free... its official!
"Yesterday, AJ and Free officially resigned their posts as the hosts "106 & Park," The circumstances surrounding their abrupt departure have not been disclosed, but insiders speculate there has been friction with upper management in recent weeks. On the live show, AJ tearfully told the audience, "I got really emotional, There's nothing like 106 & Park, its been a staple in the African American community for a long, long time. Five years strong and hopefully it will continue with whoever's in the reigns without myself and Free." AJ says he'll be opening a restaurant in Brooklyn, running a management company and, is working on a television pilot. As for free, he assured the crowd that her official web site would be re-erected soon. Rumour has it that free is back to work on her rap career, which had been dormant until she rapped on the Ying Yang Twins "Wait". AJ ended by saying that we would see them again and left us with his trademark "Love Live life"."
News: Blazer charged with murder of brother
 "Soca singer Troydon "Blazer" Cruickshank appeared in court yesterday charged with murdering his brother at the family's home in Enterprise, Chaguanas, last Saturday.
Dillon Cruickshank, 24, was shot in the head.
Blazer, 26, appeared before Chaguanas First Court Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde John, with his attorney Wayne Sturge asking that the State promptly hand over all the evidence related to the homicide investigation."
[ Full Story ]
News: Fully Loaded sound clash - take no prisoners
"FULLY LOADED ON Sunday night was not only about the performers.
The sound systems generated their own excitement for the thousands who showed up. At times it seemed as if the audience was more interested in the 'tracing' and word slinging than in the live performances.
Juggling kicked off quite early. By 11 p.m., Stars International was kicking up heat, warming things up for the constant word dropping and dub-plate flashing that the others would later take up."
[ Full Story ]
Event: Love On The River Pt. 10 *SOLD OUT*
 Only a few more days left!!!!
This post has been post dated so that it will stay at the top until this Saturday.
If you haven't experienced Love on the River yet, you are missing out. In its 10th year Love on the River has become the most anticipated boat party of the year. Tickets include a dinner and a dance. Don't be one of those people we'll be waving to on the dock as we leave. Get your tickets now!!!! Every year this is sold out so don't miss out on it this year.
Music by: Golden Child, Richard Banton and DJ Knockz (aka Big G)
Food by: Mama B's Kitchen
Click on the flyer to the right to get more info.
--Knockz
News: Elephant Man and Def Jam?
Rumour has it that Elephant man has officially been signed to Def Jam. At this point I don't have all the details but more too come soon.
Lets see how all this goes. It looks like these labels are starting to scoop up the reggae artists.
--Knockz
Audio: Reggae Vibes Radio #483
 "REGGAE VIBES is currently the only international Reggae Radio Entertainment Magazine, reaching over FIFTY MAJOR MARKETS around the World, airing over 120 times a week on over 110 radio stations all over the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. This also includes South Africa, England, Aruba, Guam and Cyprus.
This weeks top stories in reggae, dancehall & soca music featured on 'REGGAE VIBES':
1. CROPOVER
2. I-WAYNE & SOCA MUSIC
3. SUMFEST;RICHIE SPICE;RISING STARS;LAUREL AITKEN
4. NEW RELEASES
5. TRIVIA: WHAT 12" RELEASED IN JAMAICA FIRST TO REACH THE US BILLBOARD?
6. SELECTOR'S CHOICE: REHKA 'LET ME SEE U CLAP'
Each week we compile a top ten singles chart based on sales returns from the US leading record distributors of reggae & Caribbean music.
1. WELCOME TO JAMROCK DAMIEN MARLEY GHETTO YOUTHS
2. TOO BAD BUJU BANTON LEGENDS
3. LIVELY CATION BEENIE MAN LEGENDS
4. DE TIGHT GAL DEM VYBEZ KARTEL LEGENDS
5. TUCK IN YOUR BELLY LEFT SIDE & ESCO
6. PLAY HARD FI GET ELEPHANT MAN LEGENDS
7. TELEPHONE TING KIPRICH BIG YARD
8. ROOTS REALITY BOUNTY KILLER STONE LOVE
9. TIGHT ELEPHANT MAN & ACTION K LEGENDS
10.RUN OUT PON DEM SIZZLA JAH SNOCONE
To listen to the show tune in here. (Real Player is required.)
[ Reggae Vibes Radio ]
For more info on the show and its programmer go to http://www.kulchashok.com.
--Knockz
News: Foota Hype gets 'FULLY LOADED'
 "SELECTOR FOOTA HYPE was reportedly beaten during a scuffle with security personnel at the Fully Loaded stage show held at the James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St Mary on Sunday night.
Foota was involved in the reported bust-up after security reportedly prevented him from driving inside the venue, even though he was billed to perform at the event.
"It just start because people just a hype," stated Foota when confirming the incident yesterday."
[ Full Story ]
News: No More Sumfest for Sizzla
 "Singjay Sizzla, whose career has been dogged by legal controversies in recent months, is likely not to perform on Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest next year, the sponsors and organisers have hinted.
At a press briefing last Saturday afternoon at Montego Bay's Richmond Hill Inn, Sumfest organisers and sponsors cagily indicated, without naming anyone, that "an artiste had breached the agreed code of the Sponsors Coalition with respect to inciting violence in their lyrics".
The line was obviously a clear reference to Sizzla's scorching Dancehall Night performance last Thursday, which was peppered with repeated exhortations to "bun b.... man" and included the defiant anti-gay tirade "Bad man nah apologise to no b.... boy"."
[ Full Story ]
News: A Fully Loaded Experience
 "FULLY LOADED carried its usual temper into 2005. Known as a well-supported, fiery, sometimes volatile show, it did not miss the mark on Sunday night inside the James Bond Beach in Oracabessa, St. Mary.
From the heated selectors spinning fire-breathing dubplates against each other, to the outspoken lashings from deejay Bounty Killer, the show lived up to its reputation.
One haunting reputation that also surfaced with this was security concerns. Though the venue is huge, it was full. Two scuffles inside, one after 2 a.m. and the other two hours later, sparked small stampedes which threatened the vibe, but fans ignored them and continued partying shortly afterwards. Apart from that, and the reported clash between selector Foota Hype and security personnel, things flowed.
On the show side, St. Mary loved the package."
[ Full Story ]
News: Bow Wow and Ciara? Questions answered in new video.
 ""Can they stop please?" Bow Wow said recently with a sly grin, grousing over all the questions he's getting about his relationship with Ciara.
The two were seen holding hands backstage at the BET Awards, and recently,in Trenton, New Jersey, during the rehearsal and first show of Bow's Scream Tour IV, she was backstage holding him down.
Well, if you still have not gotten the picture, Bow and Ciara have a video for the teen rapper's next single, "Like You," in the can and ready to roll out in the next few weeks. Bow said after the clip debuts, their relationship will be obvious to everyone."
[ Full Story ]
Audio: Massive B - On The Reggae Tip - Updated
The latest show from Massive B has been updated in the Archived radio Programs section.
--Knockz
News: Lady Saw's Buzzing About
 "AFTER A BRIEF hiatus from the music business to deal with "personal matters", deejay Lady Saw admits that she is now in a 'happy place' where her career and life are concerned.
"I was kinda down, I had a situation, it was very personal and I don't want to discuss it, but I am happy now and I will be happy- happy again soon. I got sad, but I am going to make everything right again. I am going to be alright," she said.
Lady Saw's most recent hit, I've Got Your Man made its debut on the 'New Joint' segment of the BET programme '106 & Park' a few months ago and got excellent rotation on BET as well as local channels."
[ Full Story ]
News: Wanted Soca Artist Turns Himself In
"A soca artiste wanted by police in connection with the shooting death of his brother Dillon Cruickshank made himself "available" to police officers yesterday when he voluntarily walked into the Port of Spain CID.
The artiste walked into the Richmond Street CID accompanied by his manager and his attorney Wayne Sturge.
Media reports stated that the entertainer was last seen in South Trinidad but the Express, accompanied by the artiste's manager and lawyer, went to a Belmont home, a stone's throw away from the Port of Spain General Hospital, where the artiste was."
[ Full Story ]
I have a feeling the artist is Blazer as I believe his real name is Troydon Cruickshank. I'm sure we will find out in the near future.
--Knockz
News: A Talk with Gentleman
"Stage Name: Gentleman
Real Name: Tielman Otto
How did you get started in the business?:
"Reggae music was always in my family. My brother had a nice selection of reggae music. I first came to Jamaica when I was 17 and carried back dancehall records. We rented a PA system and started to play them in Germany and I started singing over the rhythm."
What challenges have you faced in the business?:
"People don't see the difference between a real musician and someone who a hustle the music."
Most memorable moment: "There are a lot of moments. I was always dreaming to perform on Sting, but is a bottle fling. Me talk too long. Me talk too much, the people did not know me yet."
Most embarrassing moment: "I don't believe in embarrassment. I have never been embarrassed in my life. That only happen when you have a lot of ego. I keep ego out of this."
Do you like the direction reggae and dancehall music is going?: "It is changing. When I listen to the radio I hear a lot of roots reggae. That is where it is coming from and that is where it is going to."
What have you been up to lately?: "Performing on the German summer festival circuit. I did Summerjam last week, with 30,000 people, and I did Solid Ace the day before that. The song Superior, the first single from the album Confidence is on the Reggae Gold 2005 album.""
[ Full Story ]
News: Reggae vs Soca Pt. 3
 "LOCAL REGGAE SINGER I-Wayne has reportedly kicked off a musical war of sorts, after he criticised soca music in a U.S. magazine.
The silky-voiced crooner, known for his fiery imagery and slangs, is quoted in the March issue of Vibe Magazine, saying that soca music was the "Devil music" among other things."
[ Full Story ]
News: The Night Sizzla Erupted
"On a night that had Lady Saw praising the Lord and roots reggae moralist I-Wayne delving into the profane, the 2005 renewal of Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest Dancehall managed to meet both the positive and negative expectations of the bumper audience that thronged the Catherine Hall grounds to partake of the entertainment on offer.
Thursday night's showcase had all the dancehall stereotypes in effect: the revealing outfits, the silencing of the backing band by the artistes for extended "talks" with the audience, the innumerable commands to "wheel" (halt to restart) and an opening half peopled mainly by the wanna-bes, the also-rans and the eminently forgettables."
[ Full Story ]
News: Akon and Sanchez Thrill at Sumfest
 "Call it a friendly contest, an unplanned rivalry in which although the combatants never faced each other, their consequent sets at Catherine Hall on Friday night set the tone for International Night 1 at Reggae Sumfest 2005. At the end of it, one emerged a new star while the other reclaimed lost glory after a long period of absence.
Senegalese-born Akon and Jamaica's own Sanchez, each in their own way, stamped their class on an International Night that weaved through a diverse landscape of musical styles."
[ Full Story ]
News: Sizzla Rules Dancehall Night
 "A dazzling Sizzla emerged the toast of Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest 2005's Dancehall Night on Thursday, stunning the appreciative audience with an incredible lyrical display.
Following superb sets by female heavyweights Macka Diamond, Lady Saw and Spice, who had the traditional male dominance of Dancehall Night under serious threat prior to the arrival of Sizzla, the 'Boboman' came, saw and conquered in a memorable 40-minute blitz."
[ Full Story ]
News: Eminem sets the news straight on recent rumours.
 "If you bought into recent reports that Eminem has decided to hang up his mic and settle into a quiet life out of the spotlight, the man himself has a message for you.
"I'm not retiring," Em told MTV News during a recent stop on his Anger Management Tour."
[ Full Story ]
Audio: Radio Dubplate
A new show has been added to the Archived Radio Programs.
Radio Dubplate airs on 105.5 in Toronto Saturday mornings at 10am EST.
To listen to this weeks show visit the Archived Radio Programs on the right.
--Knockz
News: Eldimire wins Turbulence Talent Search
"LAST MONTH, THE STAR artiste for June, Turbulence, held a talent competition as part of his activities.
The event, which was held at the Aquarius Record Shop in Half- Way Tree, saw approximately 25 contestants turning out in their bid to win the first place prize of a once in a life time opportunity to record with fast rising deejay, Turbulence.
The winner, Elexcian Eldimire, whose stage name is 'Eldimire', says he was overjoyed with winning."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: Welcome to Jamrock is reality, says Junior Gong
"Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley has shrugged off criticism that his latest single, Welcome To Jamrock, gives a false and unflattering image of Jamaica, arguing that the recording was inspired by what he saw happening here.
"The truth is an offence, but not a sin," quipped Marley in an interview with Splash on Wednesday."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: Vintage stars sparkle at Sumfest
 "ALTON ELLIS turned in a command performance on Wednesday 'Rockers Night' of Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest 2005, narrowly eclipsing a rampaging performance by DJs Charlie Chaplain and Josey Wales.
Taking centrestage at 2:10 a.m. the dapper Ellis, exquisitely clad in black and white, only scratched the surface of his awesome reservoir of hits, but his velvet, smooth voice on songs such as Willow Tree, Breaking Up and Muriel had the fans at Pier 1 in Montego Bay screaming and begging for more."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: Gentleman out of Germany *FULL STORY*
 "SOMEWHERE BETWEEN GERMANY and Jamaica, somewhere between the early 1990s, Gentleman emerged from the cocoon of Tielman Otto, complete with fluent Jamaican speech and rhythm in his bones.
Tillmann Otto came to Jamaica from the city of Cologne looking for the roots of the records that his big brother played in Germany and left with the new sound of dancehall, but with the enduring roots attitude, which he maintains to this day.
And it is in this mode that he delivers Superior, which is on the Reggae Gold 2005 album, the 13th in the annual series from VP Records. It is the second single from his third album, Confidence."
[ Full Story ]
Gentleman is an artist out of Germany that will go VERY far in the business. I remember when I first heard him I was in SHOCK! Great songs great lyrics nice flow, just make sure you listen out for him.
--Knockz
Update: Here is part two of the story.
[ Gentleman Stung at Sting ]
Update: And the final part to the story.
[ Gentleman honoured with 'Reggae Gold' ]
Audio: Mr Sumpter - You Can Call Me
 Quoted from the website:
""As a result negative opinions of older traditional and younger misled people that knew of his talent began to arise. Such as, "Why don't you sing country", his reply "I can"; "I don't like that type of music", his reply "I love it"; "A white guy can't make it singing r&b", his acclaim "I will!"."
This track sounds smooth. Give it a listen and see for yourself. You can find out more info about Mr Sumpter at www.DTRRecords.com.
[ Listen To "Mr Sumpter - You Can Call Me" ]
--Knockz
Audio: World Wide Updated
World Wide with Court Jester and Chief has been updated in the Archived Radio Programs section.
--Knockz
News: Leftside and Esco getting Heat.
 "From yu know yu bellly no bang,
And yu know seh yu look good inna yu thong..."
Those words from the Leftside and Esco track Tuck In Yuh Belly evoke war cries from big bellied women.
The tune, produced on their 'throwback giggy' rhythm, squarely tackles the woman with the waistline bulge, challenging her to lose the 'bang' so she can 'look good in her thong' and wear other summer clothes.
Leftside and Esco say it is all in good fun, but some women are not amused. Others have taken it lightly, while a few have actually taken more pride in the ripples around the waistline."
[ Read The Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: UK Musician Borrows Bob Marley's Style
"THE SUN Newspaper, U.K. Edition calls it 'bizarre'. Singer Robbie Williams is reported to have recorded an album that will have a predominant Bob Marley sound.
"Robbie Williams has a shock for his legions of fans. His massive comeback album, out in October, will have a Bob Marley influenced reggae sound," an article in The Sun newspaper said. No further information about his latest album is yet available."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: Irie Jamboree in New York
"Top reggae acts Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, Beenie Man and Sizzla are confirmed performers for the third annual Irie Jamboree concert set to take place at Roy Wilkins Park, Queens, New York on Sunday, September 4, the promoters have said."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
Audio: SUPERHEAD!!!
 Ok, I should have posted this a while ago but I totally forgot about it. On Hot 97's Miss Jones in the Morning, Miss Jones interviewd Karrine Steffans aka SUPERHEAD! If you don't know who Superhead is she is somebody that has recently released a book that describes all her intimate moments with various celebrities in the entertainment business.
Lots of drama and jokes. This is definately worth a listen.
[ Listen to the entire interview ]
--Knockz
New Feature Added!
I have added a new SEARCH feature to the site on the left. This will help you to locate the information you want as fast as possible. It actually works really well on the site and results are more current than Google or Yahoo. Enjoy.
--Knockz
New Section Added!
A new section has been added to the site called "Archived Radio Programs". This section will be updated weekly with recordings of shows that I listen to frequently during the week. We currently have On the Reggae Tip, World Wide and Soca Therapy on there but there are a few more I will be adding in the next including Radio Dubplate and Morning Ride. This is my way of listening to the shows I want to hear when I want to hear them.
You can access the section in the Navigation section on the right hand side.
--Knockz
Audio: The Queen of the Pack is BACK!!!
 I remember reading on DancehallReggae.com sometime in the last few months a thread about the whereabouts of Patra and where she is at now. Well she is back. She has a new site out and some new singles being released that will be on the new up and coming album which is scheduled to be released this year.
One thing I personally would love to see is a few combination tunes. Maybe a PATRA AND SHABBA combo for the new album to bring back two wicked artists. Hmmm..... Let me see if anyones listening.
FROM THE PATRA JOURNAL: "Hello everyone! I am so happy to be back. I am in Jamaica now finishing up my new album and hope you all will like it. I will hopefully be coming to a town near you soon. I will keep in touch and hope to see you soon. Come back and visit my website PATRAWORLD.COM for more information on my tours and apperances, interviews, and my latest releases! And don't forget that Patra is feeling "irie" 1,2."
So things definately happening soon.
Here are some samples of a couple singles off the new album.
[ Listen to "Patra - Man Dem Thrilla" ]
[ Listen to "Patra - Top of the World" ]
MAKE SURE you visit her new site at www.PatraWorld.com. Find out more info on Patra and one of my favorite parts of the site is the music videos. The older videos bring back some memories. Yuh remember Queen of the Pack?
--Knockz
News: Lady Saw's birthday bash
"AT 36, LADY Saw can count her blessings in the music arena.
In the fickle dancehall world, where she has made both enemies and friends, the friends showed their support for her with a whopping turnout for her birthday party on Sunday night.
Last year, she took it inside the Asylum Nightclub in St. Andrew, but this time she took it to the beach. A sea of supporters turned up to celebrate with her, packing into every inch of the Reggae Beach, just outside of Ocho Rios in St Ann.
The boos and claps for the show were not many, but they were all concentrated towards the early segments. They reserved it for, and gave it to acts like LA Lewis, Christus, Hot Ice among others after their first few syllables. Those aside, however, they tolerated everyone else."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: J'can bomber was on terror watchlist
 "Questions intensified yesterday over the revelation that one of the suspected London suicide bombers was investigated last year by MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence service, and that US intelligence had warned Britain that Jamaican-born Germaine Lindsay, 19, was on a terror watchlist, but MI5 failed to monitor him.
MI5 agents reportedly determined that Mohammad Sidique Khan was not a threat to national security and decided against putting him under surveillance after checking him out in connection with an alleged plot to blow up a truck bomb in London."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
News: Sumfest '05 off to rocking start
"FOR PARTICIPANTS, it was fun and frolic galore as after soaking up the early afternoon pleasures of the scenic white sand beach, they were treated to music from sound systems such as Code Red, Soul Faith Hi Fi and Soul 2 Soul. There was also riveting live band music from the Ocho Rios based PACE band.
HAPPY TO BE SPARED
"We are happy that the hurricane did not affect us as we were quite worried two days ago," said Johnny Gourzong, executive director of Summerfest Productions, the promoters of the annual music festival. "We are hopeful that we will have good weather for the remainder of the festival."
With DJ Squeeze (Mega Jamz) and Arif Cooper (Fame FM) manning the turntables during the early segment, it was like a journey through Jamaica's music as patrons were treated to a wonderful mix of ska, rocksteady, roots rock and hardcore reggae.
In one of the hardcore reggae segments, several florescent bulbs fell from the roof of the main building as the drum and bass in the rhythms engulfed the beach.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m., the sound systems made way for the PACE band, which was positioned on an exquisitely decorated stage mounted in the sand close to the main building."
[ Full Story ]
--Knockz
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I didn't even know a video existed for this tune but now I do.