u got to be f*cking kidding here, BUSY, why are we being targeting by our own caribbean island 'free up' St.Kitts u are joining Gayana, this doesnt look good

You cant knock somebody if dem don't want him to perform because of violent lyrics

People just a try fi hold back dih artist, look how many shows in how may countries Busy perform and no violence never gwan. People fi stop pick out a one tune and turn it into something bigger than it is. Busy a good artist, look into his catalogue and people will know seh that the artist have nuff nuff nuff tunes with positive messages. They should comment on his song “We not going down”. Hold yuh head up B dem can’t hold you back

CAM - Toronto

Why book him and then find fualt with his lyrics. Why didn't you think of that before

A WAH HAPPEN TO DEM CARIBBEAN PEOPLE DEM JUST A PRESSURE MAN JAMAICA SUH......DI RAPPER DEM A SEH SH*T TO SUH HOW DEM MEK MORE MONEY FI DO IT.....AND AS A YARD MAN TALK DI TRUTH DEM WANT FIGHT WI.....JAMAICA TELL THE REST A DI CARIBBEAN SEH....DEM AGO TIRED FI SI WI FACE........

ON THE REAL.....TO BLOCK BUSY FROM THE FESTIVAL WON'T SOLVE THE VIOLENCE AND CRIME ISSUE IN ST. KITTS RIGHT NOW.....AND WITHOUT BUSY ON THE SHOW THAT NIGHT IS GONNA BE F**KRY! BUSY CAN DEFINATELY PUT ON A GOOD SHOW WITHOUT PROFANITIES....JUST LET THE CROWD FILL IN THE BLANKS.....

"PERFECTLY PUNCTUATED HITS - SOUND DE BIG TING DEM".....BUSY SIGNAL

It just goes to show how far removed from the works of the artistes the organizers are. If Busy can't be on the show, how is it that Macka is on it ? How is it that Ja Rule is on it ? They've done "violent" tunes as well. How long should it be since doing a violent song can one's repetoire deemed to be violent free ?

800 murders this year so far??!! Jamaica is a killin field. In LA gang violence, drugs and rappers work hand in hand. If gangs and dancehall artists working together I understand. How do you stop violence while yout idols promote it? Howeva - Busy burnin HOT right now!!

This story doesnt quite seem to make sense .... isnt it the promoters who book Busy for the show??? So how is it that dem book him and now expressing concern over his supposed violent lyrics???

these are the f*cking days, nah go jail again, born and grow. to name a few of busy tunes that talks about reality, are these people living in a fantasy world. every time violence happen these people love to blame it on the music, what about cable, internet, just hard life in general where people just can't take it no more and resort to violence. every thing is the dam music. people stop blaming artist for peoples actions. last time i check i never hear nobody say that he heard a violent song so now i am going shoot some body. these people need to get real and see what the real problems are and stop blaming the music for people actions.

he is not known for much violent lyrics what the hell are they talkin about???

The Governments of States always look a scapegoat for there ill policies that cause unemployment and lack of good policing which leads to crime. I wonder if they would ban Bob Marley if he was alive and because he said "I shot the sheriff.." would they ban him? F**k All these worthless European Slave Governments in the Caribbean who still uses A Governor General Who is a Direct representative of the Queen of England because she has to be in her home country to rule. The Caribbean Governments are such slaves and always blame others for their short forwardings. Jamaica is one of the biggest hypocritical Government in the English Speaking Caribbean, with the exception of Michael Manley. All on both side will keep JA as slave as William Lynch said, for the next 1000 years, and the other Carib leaders are the same, they can't even put together an effective union to tackle economic pressure from the USA and South American on our export issues, they spend more time trying to see who is better when all of us came on a slave ship and were send to different Islands to work as slaves on plantation, Dum *sses!

People just vex how papuler Dancehall a get, so because wi music on a rise dem a try every thing fi bring wi down, so dem start use di battyman ting, but remember dem try it wid hiphop and it never work, so wi as Jamaicans fi hold wi grounds, di people dem inna di Caribian love dancehall, a jacket and tie dem whe sitdown pan man h**d and fight wi,di fans dem love di artist dem,so dem fi give di people what dem want and stop cansider b*tty man, as soon as dem likkle promoter ya come under fire from gay bowy dem start panic, who or they?dem a go get jugdement trust mi, artist stay ferm and don't let dem stop unnu, do unu chune fi di fans dem same way, f*ck dem.

Free up ! Busy ! Freedom of speech !

~ Ms. Kawaii

But ah wah dis?
Ediat ting dat bredren!

How you fi fight gainst Busy,
Dem lyrics unnu ah quote ah one
a him first tune,
look how much him do since.

Everybody, knows Busy is an entertainer!

Mi feel seh Sumting bigger a gwan still!
Man a fight gainst we, you no see it!

"People fi stop pick out a one tune"

One tune? dude are you serious...how many or should I say which tunes DON'T have violent lyrics?

can we say ridiculous! look at the song they picked its about 3/4 yrs old im msure if they asked him not to proform dat song he wudnt screw, he has plenty more tunes, his catalogue is strong there jus lookin any excuse to stop the artist food and its gettin silly.

A wha do St. Kitts? This what I can't figure out, why do these promoters continually bring the artist dem to these islands knowing the problems they will have? I mean when u look into it everybody done know say Busy lyrics are violent and vulgar, but me as fan of Busy and the Alliance already know what I'm going to get when I buy a cd with busy pon it. Money I agree is tempting but if Busy no see wha gwan wid Killer and Movado, you no lef dem people alone and go a europe and mek yu money. Because euro and pound stronger than wha St. Kitts have to offer.

BUSY IS ONE OF THE MOST LYRICAL YOUNG ARTIST COMING OUT OF JA RIGHT NOW,AND I KNOW THESE GUYS GREW UP AROUND ALL VIOLENCE AND GUNS BUT THEY HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE BOX,HANDLE THE MUSIC AS BUSSINES AND NOT AS A HUSTLE BECAUSE YOUR MUSIC DO INFLUENCE THE YOUTHS,JUST WATCH THIS VIDEO AND LOOK AT THIS EDIOThttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc2Ttlij-0k&feature=related

well said Cam...why the hell did they bother to book him and then talk about his violent lyrics. That song is not new, so i'm sure they were aware of it b4 he was booked. the promoters only want media attention. Large up Busy, u a di boss

Freedom of speech!

"People" are pointing in the wrong direction to say it's the source of violence. Violence happens, it's real! That's what these artists are talking about in their songs. What they see and go through or hear about in "The streets"!! The promoters are just plain backwards to talk about it after the fact!

Leave mi Artist alone Babylon. Go & bother them film directors making all them violent movies. all the Internet and the cable t.v with their leftness Low the Big man. You use his first tune a reference. What about "save what you hustle" what "The days" what about "Saviour divine" What about "Protect mi." "I won't Let You Go" "Face 2 face" with Demarco. Sound it for the hypocrites. He just performed in Turks and mash the place. So ah wha dis?? Don't worry Busy, Good over Evil.

Believe mi...

U people muss b stupid look how much ppl ah get murder inna Jamaica unnu blind ya nah c it 800 murders fee 1 year d artist Dem fee stop d violent lyrics y everything must b bout guns and war wah sense dah mek ah dat wah Jamaican music turn 2 no good vibe fee hold a meddy jus bare guns and war and killins Dats not Jamaican music man bob never set d tings Dem dat way fee we follow d ppl well stay doin d artist Dem dat if Dem don't change up d tings Dem ... If u come out of a concert were all u ah hear is kill dis and murder dah and pop off dis gun and dis and dat nobody can even jam u not even mek mistake and mash ya shoe or look ya 2 strong becuz a war inna d place is dat what d ppl nah want and ppl can twist it and tun it d ting fee change up .bless

Outa all di good things yardy do, babylon haffi pick out one thing fi fight out yardy man dem.How yno no hear when busy seh "mi na go a jail again", how yno no hear when him sey "too much violence" dat no sound like a conscious music?.De man just do da song de fi buss from way back when, listen if d man no sound lyrical now,addressing d yutes dem fi stop d killing. Yno stop live inna d past busy no haffi do da song de di man full up a positive message ya now.

People be real, these violent lyrics do have bad influences on young men, especially the ones from the ghettos that look up to these guys.
This is not like in the 19s when the gangsters were adults; nowadays the gangsters are younger and much easier influenced by the lyrics and sometime carry out the acts.
Please wake up!

Slim d especially you,I am half jamaican half guyanese...I myself don't like how the caribbean in general treat the artist dem at all I believe in freedom of speech,but when ignorant P#$$!*$ like you dis up people country they should deal with ya RAS@!#% when dem find u..Gwan tell a guyanese dat..U would a get a RAS@#%! cutlass chop in ya Head!..Free up the artist them!Busy Signal sell off....Ah iiiiidiot people like Slim D mek u Go a jail again!

Believe mi nuh as signal would say. Its a plot against the ALLIANCE and it dun deh so, open yu third eye as Taurus sey.

I am feeling that there are other reasons than what this promoter is relating. WHy book our artiste and then talk crap...suspect im is probably dem bwoy deh

just goes to show they fighting Danchall no further comments.......

@ melekkhan ... Yuh speak de truth.

Dem keep on sayin' artistes dem ah cause some a de violence eena society. While this may be true for some eediats out dere, it's not so for the majority of the country, yet crime/killing continues. I believe that society dictates what the artistes sing about. If dem nah see no crime, dem nah goh sing bout crime. Govt's always tend to point finga when dem inept at doing dem job.

Still, I think Busy will be on the show. All that's needed is to show him dat sum lyrics caan duh dat nite. I'm sure he would comply, him catalogue is diverse. It's funny dough, dem nuh mind de wine up wine up tunes weh corrupt dem young girls dough. Go figure.

yo a wedy f*ck do some people man, busy a gangsta 4 life look pon kartel no disrespect

Its not busy its Alliance Jah protect me from the enemy Sound it!!

busy signal a fool so im no fi perform no weh...this ya idiot ya a try fi start war wid kartel because kartel a mek off dem money afta aidonia don kill da fool ya im im want come war wid bigga artist than aidonia..busy and di wole alliance need fi check dem self cuz big ship ,j.o.p and di wole a dem man dem a bigga artist fi dem.

When it rise blood spray from yo head like when time we shake up soda pshhhhhhhhhhhh