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September 22, 2007
Yardflex News Briefs
Greetings people. Yardflex wants to express thanks to all who send in their views through the comments or via e-mail. The news briefs, although called Yardflex News, will also feature global news... It will not necessarily always be news about Jamaica. Yes - Jamaica is often referred to as Yard...but Yardflex has adapted a style of using "Yard" to title our departments. Continue reading, enjoying and sending your feedback. Letters to the editor and news scoops can be forwarded to: debracole.yardflex@gmail.com.
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Calvin Broadus, world renown as rap star, Snoop Dogg, has escaped prison time for his involvement in an incident in 2006, over the possession of a collapsible baton.
Snoop was arrested after the weapon was found in his hand luggage at John Wayne Airport in Orange County last year.
He pleaded guilty to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon in a California court yesterday, and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years of probation. Donald Etra, the star's attorney, says, "We are very pleased with the outcome. Dogg's goal is to make music, not make court appearances." "He wants to get on with his life. He will continue his music and his filming and performing," he added.
Snoop was also ordered to make a charitable donation of $10,000 to a charity called Right Trak, while Etra claims that his felony conviction would be reduced to a misdemeanor after one year if the rapper doesn't violate the law.
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Word around Jamaica has it that Richie Spice is about to exit Fifth Element Records to move over to Cornerstone Records.
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More word...ousted Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller's husband Errald Miller recently left the island for a trip to Miami. Purpose of the trip...to attend the christening of his Miami-born baby.
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Scrappy released his new Soca solo album, "Soca Is Life" this summer and it will be available online for digital download soon. Distributed by Soca's biggest online digital distribution company Faluma, of Germany, the album consists of his 2005 debut single & Road March song "Always Home" that gave him recognition in the Soca arena followed by his current UK Soca chart entry "Love Me" & also his new hot blazing release "Carnival SOS". Scrappy toured the UK, promoting, "Soca Is Life" this summer and says, "The album is the most comfortable project I have to date, It is for my Soca lovers worldwide."
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Kymani Marley launched his new album "Radio" on Monday September 17 in New York. The highly anticipated "Radio" will hit the streets on September 25 and Marley is also to be featured in a new reality show due for release at the same time. Entitled, "Living the Life of Marley," reality series is produced in conjunction with AAO Music, Vox Music Grop, Purfek Storm Productions and the BET Network.
Cameras followed Kymani and family around during preparations to launch the CD Radio. The series will show him working as well as highlight the strong Marley family bond.
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Fifth Element's Etana, who claimed fame with the hit, "Wrong Address" as well as "Can't Water Down and Dilute," is currently busy working on her album due for release in 2008. "Mi have nuff songs," Etana once told Yardflex, and everyone is anxious to grab this album.
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Scatta is now on to managing Anthony B.
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Happy belated earthday (September 21) to Daddy U-Roy veteran of the Dancehall...icon of all toasting .