Video: Beenie Man - Trendz

Another big tune coming from Beenie Man. Here's the video for it. Enjoy.

-- Knockz

[ Beenie Man - Trendz ]

News: 'No way Aidonia coulda dis Scatta'

IT WAS RECENTLY rumoured that there was a fall-out between producer Cordell 'Scatta' Burrell and Aidonia, one of the leading artistes in his camp, and that Aidonia had signed a management contract with another agency.

However, according to Scatta, the rumours are untrue and it was all a big misunderstanding.

"A jus misunderstanding, up to now I don't really know, mi jus hear seh news reach back to di artiste and it took a while fi me an di artiste fi really come together an talk it out, is jus a lack of communication," Scatta said.

According to Scatta, what further added to the confusion was that "other agencies in between that time were approaching him (Aidonia), but everyting is okay, nutt'n nuh change. Inna everyting yuh haffi have damage control," he said.

Scatta said he was happy that the misunderstanding took place during this early stage rather than later down the line after the big money has been invested.

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News: Carnival 2K6 Soca Update

Just in case you haven't kept up to date with all the latest soca tunes here's a quick list of some of the top songs you'll probably hear on the radios, in the fete's or on the road.

Vybe - Ting 4 De Road
Iwer George - We Reach
Shurwayne Winchester - No Surrender
Fayann Lyons - That Is Carnival
Trini Jacobs - Unity
KMC - The Season Is Mine
KMC - 3 Miles
Machel Montano - Scandal (Delarious)
Bunji Garlin - Bomb Song
Shurwayne Winchester - Don't Stop
Kes - Heads High
Preston f. Machel Montano - Oh Girl
Derick Seales - De Milk Man
Destra Garcia - Colours Again
Maxmimus Dan - This Party
David Rudder f. Bunji Garlin - Lady Sheila
Bunji, Ronnie McIntosh & Fayann - Happy
Blazer f. Bunji, Maximus, Fayann - Somebody

Of course you can sample them all over at toronto-lime.com.

--Knockz

Video: Farm P - Tan Tan

I'm really lovin this song and the video gets you hype. Check it out.... 2k6 Soca.

-- Knockz

[ Farm P - Tan Tan ]

News: Look out! D Vybe is taking Hold!

Somebody say ting for d road …The words seem to be hanging from the lips of Soca listeners everywhere this Carnival season.

Funnily enough, it's been hanging around in the mind of the tune's writer, Patrick "Mista Vybe" Gordon, for over a year

" A friend of mine in St. Lucia plays with a very popular band there and he sent me a message to check out a video tape of his band backing an artist from St. Lucia called Ninja Kat. In the middle of his performance he did this ad-lib that went 'Ting, ting, ta-ting-ting-ting...' the exact beginning of 'Ting 4 D Road'. As soon as I heard that the basic idea for the song came to me and I told my friend from the band in St. Lucia 'tell Ninja Kat I said thanks for the tune!' After that I spent a while finding a way to use the word 'ting' in a witty manner to keep the song fun. It occurred to me that in addition to the fact that 'ting' was what Trinis use as the sound of the iron in a rhythm section and also that we use the phrase 'and ting' a lot. So I just combined it all together to make one big carnival song. Then I went to the producer Julian "Julio" Nelson and he saw where I wanted the music to go and took it there for me," explained the multi-faceted performer.

Mista Vybe has a good outlook for the year.

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News: IMIJ & Co. In Command for Carnival 2K6

Jumping, waving and wining, is what Imij & Co.'s has in store for Carnival 2K6 revellers. Their latest release "COMMANDER" hits the airwaves worldwide today. The track debuted at midnight last night for the very first time on Toronto-Lime.com and is expected to top the charts almost instantly according to the websites administrator.

"Commander" is written and by Toronto resident songwriter Sacha Singh, composed by Kerwin DuBois and features veteran vocalist Ghetto Flex and upcoming Soca Diva Michelle Xavier (who's earlier 2006 release 'FLOW' is currently among the top 10 on the Toronto-Lime.com chart).

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News: Live Streaming of Carnival 2K6 Events

They will be streaming live events from this years Carnival 2K6 events in Trinidad. For those of us that can not make it can still attend via the internet. For more information check the Trinidad Express article.

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News: Jay-Z, Nas Talk Signing, Jay-Z Comments On Cam's Dis

Jay-Z and Nas spoke to the USATODAY about the recent news that Nas had signed with Def Jam, the label his one-time rival Jay-Z, now presides over.

In an article published today (Jan. 25), Jay-Z said his feud with Nas ended after the two met at the urging of Jive Records executive Mark Pitts, who was the former manager of Notorious B.I.G. and Nas' current manager.

"Everybody talks about Big and Pac and how that ended," Jay-Z told the USA Today. "We talked about showing a different side and what it would mean to the culture of hip-hop. It was bigger than just us and our trivial little beefs. Hopefully, it shows another way."

Nas said Def Jam was a more hip-hop oriented label that will allow him to explore new ways of expressing his creativity.

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News: Top Producers Planning To Sue Diddy And Bad Boy

A group of super producers that helped forge the sound of Bad Boy Entertainment into a hit factory are planning to a file a lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging non-payment of publishing royalties.

Producers Clark Kent, Easy Moe Bee, Lord Finesse and others are planning to file the suit against Combs, with some of the producers claiming they haven't seen royalty statements or received payment in upwards of 10 years.

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News: Beenie Man Robbed in London - Rolex Watch Recovered

The event, witnessed by THE STAR reporter, ended pleasantly, however, as the entertainer got back his watch thanks to fans who chased the thief.

Beenie Man, reported to be on holiday in London, was at the opening of a record shop on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton at about 4 p.m. when the incident happened. He arrived at the shop at about 3 p.m. where he was met by a throng of fans who wanted autographs and photographs.

The entertainer took a stroll from the shop where the fans continued to mob him. It was then that a man grabbed the watch from the entertainer's hand and sped off.

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News: Nas Officially Signs With Def Jam

In Oct. Of 2005, Jay-Z and Nas ended their long running feud and now, Nas has officially signed with Def Jam as a recording artist.

Under the terms of the deal, Def Jam and Sony Music will split the profits from two albums, while Def Jam will keep an additional two.

Additionally, Sony has the rights to release a Greatest Hits album from Nas.

Def Jam will cover the marketing and production costs of the recording, while both companies will oversee the marketing of the releases.

Nas' newest album is also expected to contain a collaboration between Jay-Z and Nas.

Nas has sold more than 11 million albums since the debut of his 1994 album Illmatic.

News: Judge Orders City Of L.A. To Pay $1.1 Million To B.I.G.'s Family

The family of the late Notorious B.I.G. was awarded $1.1 million Friday (Jan. 20) by a federal court judge.

The money- which will be paid to the family by the City of Los Angeles, as ordered by U.S. District judge Florence-Marie Cooper- is sanctions for intentionally withholding evidence during the family's civil lawsuit trial.

Although the $2 million the family originally wanted wasn’t given, Cooper left open the possibility of an additional $300,000.

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News: DJ Blackmagic on xtreameast.co.uk

I got this email the other day from DJ Blackmagic. Just wanted to shout him out here and let everyone know about his live radio stream every friday.

Just log onto xtreameast.co.uk and tune in every friday from 6-7pm. However I'm not sure if thats EST or another time so log onto the site and see for yourself. You'll get a earful of dancehall, reggae and industry news.

Log on today.

-- Knockz

News: 50 Cent Sued Over "In Da Club"

50 Cent has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over his hit single "In Da Club," claiming the lyrics to the song were lifted from an earlier recording by Luther Campbell. Attorney Joseph Weinberger, owner of Lil' Joe Records, filed the lawsuit in Miami federal court, claiming 50's famous "Go shorty, it's your birthday" lines were actually lifted from Campbell's song "It's Your Birthday," originally released on Campbell's 1994 album "Still a Freak for Life." Weinberger once represented Campbell and obtained the copyrights to albums by the 2 Live Crew and Luke as a solo artist after Campbell was forced into bankruptcy. "In Da Club" was one of the biggest hits on 50 Cent's blockbuster major label debt,"Get Rich or Die Tryin'." Weinberger is represented by Miami based attorney Richard Wolfe.

News: Eminem And Kim Get Married

Eminem and ex-wife Kimberly Mathers were married again on Saturday (Jan. 14) in Rochester, Michigan.

50 Cent, D-12 and other celebrities attended the extravagant ceremony at Meadow Brook Hall, a 110-room mansion.

Proof was the best man, while Hailie Jade was the maid of honor. Eminem walked down the aisle in a black tuxedo, while the bride wore white.

They walked to a piano version of Eminem’s story “Mockingbird,” one of the rapper’s biggest hits.

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News: Reggae Artists To Perform at Soca Monarch 2006

TTGaperss and IslandEvents report about rumours, that Elephant Man and Beenie Man will perform as guest artists at the Soca Monarch 2006 competition, held on February 24th in Port-of-Spain. Are Trinidadian artists not good enough anymore?

News: Twista Injured In Early Morning Car Crash

Multi-platinum rapper Twista suffered injuries in an early morning auto accident in Chicago this morning (Jan. 7).

The rapper was injured in a hit and run accident around 4:00 AM, after another driver ran into his Dodge Charger.

“He is at home with his private doctor under observation,” Twista’s manager Rawle Stewart told AllHipHop.com. “Twista pulled over in his Charger, but the [other] driver took off.”

Twista’s latest album The Day After debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart upon its release in October. The album was recently certified gold by the RIAA.

His single “Girl Tonite” featuring Trey Songz is currently #13 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

News: Obie Trice Talks Shooting, Bullet Still In His Head

Obie Trice recently revealed details about an incident that left the rapper with a bullet – in his head.

Obie Trice was shot last Saturday (Dec. 31, 2005) while driving on the Lodge Freeway in Detroit, Michigan.

He was treated and released, but the rapper the bullet has yet to be removed from the rapper’s head.

“They didn’t take the bullet out my head,” Obie Trice said. “It didn’t penetrate my skull or nothing, but they didn’t want to go inside my head and mess with the blood vessels.”

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News: Leftside and Esco in the hot seat

LEFTSIDE AND ESCO got a mixture of spiritual, moral and personal interrogation at the online and call-in sessions.

The online and phone-chat, which took place last Thursday at the Gleaner Company, are part of the activities for The Star artiste of the month.

One particular Christian fan who was very interested in their spiritual life, asked Left Side and Esco if they were planning on converting to the Christian faith.

"Our lives are in God's hands and he has the plan," answered Leftside and Esco. Later on in the chat room, the Christian fan quoted Proverbs 16:18, which dealt with pride, and cautioned them against being boastful and overly proud.

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News: East Fest ends with a Crash

RED LABEL Wine East Fest 2006 ended in the crash and splinter of a barrage of bottles thrown at the stage, as well as the sound booth in the middle of the bulk of the huge audience, at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday.

The bottles came at the announcement that Bounty Killer would not be performing at the Goodyear Oval, Springfield, St. Thomas, that morning. Anticipation for his appearance had been high, as earlier when Morgan Heritage were wrapping up their performance with How Come there were shouts as they named some of who were to come, using the term 'up next' to refer to all who were to follow. Included in the 'up next' were Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley, Assassin and Turbulence, for whom the audience cheered. They ended the list by saying "We have waited too long to bring this brother back to East Fest. Bounty Killer is up next."

The audience roared.

However, after Elephant Man had ended a 17-minute showing of snatches of song with 'Willy Bounce', with only one major performer named in the 'up next' to perform, MC Richie B made the bottle-bringing announcement. "As an MC and a promoter you face certain challenges. It is my duty to inform you that Bounty Killer will not be performing. He was here earlier and had to catch a flight," he said.

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News: Dawg E Slaughter to release album in January

While artistes are putting out singles, Dawy E Slaughter is putting out an album for 2006. The DJ turned soca artiste, Slaughter's reason for putting out Living Legend he said, was to get his sound out. "I have a whole lot of tunes so instead of just letting them sit down there I put them out on the album," he added.

Living Legend, due for a January release, features 17 tracks including Move on which is on the Soca Bagpipe rhythm, Longest Liver and Feeling Nice which are on the Madness Rhythm and Burning which features Keisha Stwewart. Slaughter, born Derrick Pereira, has collaborated with several artistes on the album including producers from Antigua, Barbuda and T&T.

His vocal collaborations on the album include Stewart, Rikki Jai, 2Intrigue and Machel Montano.

News: A 'Bounty-less' East Fest

Emcee Richie B found himself the bearer of bad news at a most inopportune time- at the tail end of the 2006 edition of Red Label Wine East Fest, at the Goodyear Oval in St Thomas.

Shortly after 6:00 am Saturday, with "Energy God" Elephant Man having just finished a typically robust set, Richie B announced that the Killa had a pending airline flight and given the fact that the show had run late, had found it necessary to leave.

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News: Beenie 'runs' Trelawny

Self-styled King of the Dancehall Beenie Man delivered a majestic performance in front of a jam-packed audience at the Hague Agricultural Show Ground, Trelawny, at the sixth annual staging of the reggae music festival dubbed the Trelawny Family Fun Day hosted by top flight chanter Anthony B New Year's night.

After his introduction by emcee Allan Ranks at about 2:00 am, the Grammy winner burst on the stage and immediately launched into his wide repertoire of hits, much to the delight of the screaming fans.

The crowd sang along as he reeled off favourites such as Bad Man, One Man Alone [Uhm-Uhm], King of the Dancehall.
The performer seemed incapable of doing wrong as he went into his early and current hits, danced, and engaged the crowd in dialogue which easily earned him an encore.

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Video: Sean Paul brings in the New Year on BET

Here's a video (thanks to Selectaz.com) of Sean Pauls performance on BET to bring in the new year.

Enjoy

[ Sean Paul on BET ]