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June 30, 2008
Commentary
Dominica against Mavado's music
Mavado is again facing problems in regards to his lyrics. This time around it's from a prominent radio Disk Jockey, in Dominica, who has become a Christian. He has raised concerns as to whether Mavado should be allowed to perform at a show scheduled to be held in July.
There was an article published in Dominica addressing Mavado's lyrics and how negatively his blasphemous message has influenced the youths.
One of the writer's major concerns was why Mavado has to sing songs with lyrics suggesting he is above God. A typical example he explains is the popular church song entitled I am under the Rock. In this song he changes around the words to convey his message, the song now named "On the Rock." He explains that the song was originally written in relations to 1 Corinthians 10:4 which states that the children of Israel "Drank water from the Spiritual Rock that accompanied them, and that Rock was Christ." He has concluded that many countries refer to "crack/cocaine" as "rock" thus interpreting the song to mean "I am on crack."
In another Biblical reference the writer refers to the fourth line of the same song which goes "My name is so excellent." This he believes is blasphemous as Almighty God is the only one whose name is excellent. In Matt.12:32 the bible clearly states that "anyone who speaks blasphemously against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven."
The other Mavado song he made reference to was the popular hymn "Amazing Grace" to which he has added his own lyrics converting it to a gun tune. The chorus of his rendition states: "Amazing grace, shot fly tru face, the bwoy dem a trace, shoot up dem base, have the K's (AK47 assault rifle) dem in case, dem try fi escape, none cyaa escape, when me gun blaze." He explains that because of this and Mavado being so influential, the Minister of National Security in Dominica has been discussing implementing harsher penalties for the possession of illegal firearm and ammunition. If they are trying to do this "isn't it contradictory to bring in an artistes who sings about the same thing we are trying to put a stop to?" he asked.
Dominica isn't the only country that has taken actions against Mavado. Disk Jockeys in Trinidad and Tobago have stopped playing Mavado's lyrics on their radio stations as they blamed his lyrics for a stabbing incident that took place. Guyana and Barbados have also taken actions against him.
"This type of action does not do anything to cease Mavado's momentum and popularity, if anything, it just adds to his legend." This was a statement made Jones-Griffiths, Mavado's manager in the Jamaican Star. The writer feels that artistes are using their violent lyrics to influence youths to perform deviant behaviours and are simply using the media as a tool launch their career and make them more popular. What he can't seem to understand is how the government claims that thay want to lower the level of deviant behaviour in the country and still allow songs that glorify and encourage crime, drugs and violence to be aired daily?
Posted by yardFlex at June 30, 2008 11:05 AM
Comments
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Posted by: Jeronimo66
on June 30, 2008 01:18 PM
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OK, people can spin things to make them look negative, MAVADO did not say anything like that, he did not do anything blasphemous, he said he is on the rock, meaning he is in a place of protection saying Jesus Christ will protect him from all his enemies, that is why his enemies cannot stop him, and we all see that no one is stopping him because he is getting more and more successful as time goes by, and when he said "my name is so excellent" he wasn't talking about himself he was talking about Jehovah God, the only true and allmighty god, father of Jesus Christ. That is why in the song Mavado said "Jehovah guide me" over and over.
Mavado has some new song coming out to promote peace.
High crime has been in Jamaica and the carribean before Mavado even hit the mainstream, the same goes for other artist, Jamaicas' crime problem is not the artists fault, Jamaicas' crime problem is MAINLY because of the political divided garrisons in south kingston where 75 - 80 percent of Jamaicas yearly murder rate happens, the other 20 percent is because of the growing pains of any developing nation but I do believe artist should make more songs to promote peace.
Keep your head up Mavado, don't let anything get you down.
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Posted by: BAD MAN
on June 30, 2008 01:52 PM
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SOME REAL EEDIAT. DEM CAAN STOP HIM. STOP BLAME DI ARTISTS DEM FI OONO PROBLEM. OUR MUSIC IS THE LARGEST GENRE OF MUSIC IN THE CAIBBEAN. OONU LUV IT SAME WAY.
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Posted by: strapp
on June 30, 2008 01:56 PM
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BOY OHH BOY UNO NAH LEAVE THE ARTIST DEM ALONE UNO A TALK BOUT UNO COUNTRY MAN A DEAD BY GUNS LONG BEFORE MAVADO,BOUNTY KILLA,NINJA MAN,COBRA,SUPERCAT,JOSEY WALES,CHAPLIN EVEN BEFORE THE GREAT BOB MARLEY WHEN MAVADO OR ANY OF THESE ARTIST GO TO THESE COUNTRY TO PERFORM WHERE ON THE PLANE DO THEY TAKE THESE GUNS TO GIVE TO THE YOUTHS IN U COUNTRY NONE OF THESE MEN MAKES THE GUNS THAT U ALL TALKING ABOUT AND PLEASE LETS NOT TALK ABOUT RIGHTIOUSNESS OR RELIGION THIS LIL CHRISTIAN BROTHER NEED TO GO TEK HIM ENERGY OUT ON THE GAY PRIEST N PASTORS THESE ARTIST SING SONG THAT DO NOT CONDOLE HOMOSEXUALITY N NUFF A UNO IN A DI CHERCH DO IS N THAT UNJUSTICE THE BIBLE TALK ABOUT THAT TO U SEE EVERY TIME A GHETTO YOUTH TRY SOMETHING AND START MEK SOME MONEY UNO FIGHT DEM DAS Y MAN TO IS SO UNJUST UNO CAN BAND ALL THESE ARTISTES FROM UNO COUNTRY N TELL WE IF KILLING STOP IN UNO COUNTRY R IF DRUGS STOP THE ARTISTES IS NOT THE SOURCE OF UNO PROBLEM UNO NEED TO TACKLE THE SOURCE AND WHAT HAPPEN TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH I BELIEVE THAT CALIPSO IS THE SLACKEST DIRTIEST MUSIC YET STILL THESE COUNTRIES THAT BANDING THESE ARTIST EMBRACE IT SO MUCH A GET UNO WAH GET OUT REGGAE IT NAH GO HAPPEN TO MAVADO N ALL THE REST OF ARTIST DO NOT CHANGE UNO STYLE AND PATTERN KEEP IT GULLY MI KNOW UNO MIGHT LOOSE A COUPLE DOLLARS HERE N THERE N THE YOUTHS HAVE TO EAT BUT SOMETIMES ITS NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY BUT WEH U BELIEVE N A JEHOVAH GUIDE WE N WE ON THE ROCK WHO NUH LIKE WEN WE SAY SO GO CHUCK OFF A DIVING BOARD
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Posted by: Remedy_to da world
on June 30, 2008 01:57 PM
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unu low di man; mek di man do him ting; too much fight ina di business dats y we cant get no where; its up to di parents dem and teachers fi educate di yute dem, mavado didnt tell them to pick up gun and promote no violence, its just a song
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Posted by: strapp
on June 30, 2008 01:59 PM
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BOY OHH BOY UNO NAH LEAVE THE ARTIST DEM ALONE UNO A TALK BOUT UNO COUNTRY MAN A DEAD BY GUNS LONG BEFORE MAVADO,BOUNTY KILLA,NINJA MAN,COBRA,SUPERCAT,JOSEY WALES,CHAPLIN EVEN BEFORE THE GREAT BOB MARLEY WHEN MAVADO OR ANY OF THESE ARTIST GO TO THESE COUNTRY TO PERFORM WHERE ON THE PLANE DO THEY TAKE THESE GUNS TO GIVE TO THE YOUTHS IN U COUNTRY NONE OF THESE MEN MAKES THE GUNS THAT U ALL TALKING ABOUT AND PLEASE LETS NOT TALK ABOUT RIGHTIOUSNESS OR RELIGION THIS LIL CHRISTIAN BROTHER NEED TO GO TEK HIM ENERGY OUT ON THE GAY PRIEST N PASTORS THESE ARTIST SING SONG THAT DO NOT CONDOLE HOMOSEXUALITY N NUFF A UNO IN A DI CHERCH DO IS N THAT UNJUSTICE THE BIBLE TALK ABOUT THAT TO U SEE EVERY TIME A GHETTO YOUTH TRY SOMETHING AND START MEK SOME MONEY UNO FIGHT DEM DAS Y MAN TO IS SO UNJUST UNO CAN BAND ALL THESE ARTISTES FROM UNO COUNTRY N TELL WE IF KILLING STOP IN UNO COUNTRY R IF DRUGS STOP THE ARTISTES IS NOT THE SOURCE OF UNO PROBLEM UNO NEED TO TACKLE THE SOURCE AND WHAT HAPPEN TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH I BELIEVE THAT CALIPSO IS THE SLACKEST DIRTIEST MUSIC YET STILL THESE COUNTRIES THAT BANDING THESE ARTIST EMBRACE IT SO MUCH A GET UNO WAH GET OUT REGGAE IT NAH GO HAPPEN TO MAVADO N ALL THE REST OF ARTIST DO NOT CHANGE UNO STYLE AND PATTERN KEEP IT GULLY MI KNOW UNO MIGHT LOOSE A COUPLE DOLLARS HERE N THERE N THE YOUTHS HAVE TO EAT BUT SOMETIMES ITS NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY BUT WEH U BELIEVE N A JEHOVAH GUIDE WE N WE ON THE ROCK WHO NUH LIKE WEN WE SAY SO GO CHUCK OFF A DIVING BOARD
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Posted by: Barrow
on June 30, 2008 02:03 PM
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Has this prominent disc jockey asked mavado what church he attends? also to imply that non christians are a problem affecting the whole of the caribbean is very scary indeed,the lyrical content i must agree is way over the top and not recommended for easily influenced persons.
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Posted by: NO judgement
on June 30, 2008 02:08 PM
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this is why I do not believe in a religion especially as far a jamaicans are concerned. If you are a christian why would you judge some one who does not know the word? Why not help the person instead of trying to put them down and use the bible to turn against them. The slavery trade is done and over with my must black people put each other down and not uplift themselves. How can any one from the ghetto or innercity win. If that is all they know why not help them to do better. And whom ever this disc jockey is he calls himself a christian but all he wants to is put another person down who does not fit into his circle of religion. Religion is another way to separate and segrate people. There is only one god not matter how we talk to him or what we call everyone believes there is something powerful or something higer.
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Posted by: Nici Knox
on June 30, 2008 02:20 PM
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If you dont like it its simple:
DONT PLAY IT
DONT BUY IT
DONT COME TO THE SHOWS
CHANGE YU DARN STATION/CHANNEL
People just need to leave tha darn man alone, why dem so bad mind...
Plus I was VADO...I wouldnt pay none of them any mind it just somply means their not fans, hence they dont count...
Ill still pay monsy to come to shows and I still love God.
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Posted by: tru tru
on June 30, 2008 02:35 PM
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jeron sit dung..... What the man says it is true if you are a follower of th religion the is what is called "by definition" blasphemous yes he does positive tunes but only when he finds himself in problem and all his positive songs say is dem can't hold him down or stop him... legend??? lol what kind of legend is he leaving behind one of anger and violence...?? as the man come out of court him and entourage get in trouble with police again. wether it was his fault or not has he not learned??? his career is based off of hype and suss him still sing off key. nuff new artist out deh a try and dem r the ones who should be getting the time to shine. movado had a chance and he abused it just like him so-called-father. Don't get me wrong bounty and movado are still good artist but they are completely wasted talent.... and that is my opinion
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Posted by: Don Move
on June 30, 2008 02:50 PM
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wey dem want de man fi sing f#$ckery gyal song like king queer and sell out like him,mavado keep on sing and Dj dem bad man song dats what we grow up in jamaica.
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Posted by: Don Move
on June 30, 2008 03:23 PM
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wey dem want de man fi sing f*ckery gyal song like king queer and sell out like him,mavado keep on sing and Dj dem bad man song dats what we grow up in jamaica.
Freedom of speech ! It's just a song ! Mavado has positive songs too so I dunno why the overracting for. Soca, calypso those music are slackness. They acting like Reggae is bad or Dancehall is bad. If everybody sing the same type of song people are eventually gonna get tired of hearing that. It's the truth !
~ Ms. Kawaii
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Posted by: MajorT
on June 30, 2008 03:54 PM
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@Jeronimo66 ... TRUE TRUE WORDS.
Mr Disc Jockey know bout sangs soh him mus know dah one yah .. The words from one song writer seh, "On Christ., the solid ROCK, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand".
If yuh nuh waan deh pon de Rock, MR CHRISTIAN DISC JOCKEY, which ground yuh waan deh pon ?
Re: My Name Is So Excellent :
De man sang still seh "DE ROCK IS HIGHER DAN I". Dat simply mean seh him aknowledge Christ as being above him.
How can a man be blaspeming against God den tun round and ask "Jehovah Guide Me".
Too much interpreting. A de same reason why wi have soh much religions pon earth.
Continue to grow & learn in de Lord Mr. Christian Disc Jockey.
Lead me to the ROCK that is higher than I Psalms 61:2
The Lord is my ROCK, and my fortress, and my deliverer. My God, is the ROCK of refuge. Psalm 18:2, 94:22.
Unto Thee will I cry, O LORD, MY ROCK; Psalm 28:1.
He Only is my ROCK and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In GOD is my salvation and my glory: THE ROCK of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times, ye people, Pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah Psalm 62:6-8
but the Lord is my defense; and MY GOD IS THE ROCK of my refuge. Psalm 94:22.
THESE ARE DE MSG's DE MAN DID AH CONVEY EENA HIM TUNE. DEM COMPLAIN SEH HIM DUH TUH MUCH GUN TUNES & HIM DUH DAH TUNE YAH AND DEM STILL BEX !!!!
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Posted by: Gloshong
on June 30, 2008 04:01 PM
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This headline is stereotypical. One man's opinion is not the opinion of an entire country. Movado's song may not be positive but to say that Dominica is against his music is very misleading. He is still going to perform on saturday, and is up to everyone to decide wether they want to go to the show or not. And I believe is time we stop blaming others for the wrongs people do. Everyone has to account for his own action. The artists don't put guns in peoples hands. Everyone is responsible for his /her actions. Let us all be concious of the things we do and their consequences.
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Posted by: Aunty Tit daughter
on June 30, 2008 04:25 PM
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Yes Major T. Tell it to them my brother. That's how I like to see people back dem talk.
One Love,
Log Wood Park Massive
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Posted by: Toni
on June 30, 2008 04:50 PM
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It's getting real annoying how people from other country are so quick to throw dancehall under the bus.... what about hip hop bet they wouldn't have stopped a 50cent or a jay-z no they would welcome it... they need to stop it man..Stop inviting the artiste over to perform and then turn it into a cursade... If ur not feeling dancehall u don't have to listen but stop trying to change it and stop trying to tear us down..Plus mavado wasn't talking about crack mi sure a dat... people are too judgmental and what You fail to understand the same god that u claim mavado going against , y'll doing the same passing judgement .. leave the judging unto the lord and please stop trying to tear us down.. we have enough problems....
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Posted by: Wacky
on June 30, 2008 05:34 PM
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The man dat is talking these tings is ah eediot. On di rock, on di crack a weh di r**as. Di man ah fool man. Nah nuh sense at all
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Posted by: meleon
on June 30, 2008 07:34 PM
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Mek mi add fimmi likkle one cent worth: As far as mi can see a campaign is going on right now fi mashup dancehall and reggae music. People unnuh nuh notice di trend? And unnuh waan know why? Jealousy! Pure and simple. Nuff Talent a come outa Jamaica every day, hell when u look pon di ting, every day wi build new rhythms and top artiste all over di world a run fi record pon dem, Wi bus a new artiste every week and top artiste all over di world waan record wid dem, Our music is recognized and played all over the world. People rush wi artiste dem show all over the world whether or not dem even undastan di language. Nuh matter how bad wi can be as a people is one thing that is revered about us anywhere we go...OUR MUSIC!
Now tell mi people, when was di last time u hear a Soca win Grammy? Which top international artiste waan record pon nuh Soca rhythm? Di ting bout it is dat nuff a dem countries yah would like fi mashup wi industry suh dat fiddem artiste can try our ting and profit offa it. Unnuh nuh notice how all of a sudden everybaddy tun DJ and Conscious Singers now? Some a dem to rahtid mi frighten wen mi hear seh dem come from other countries. If unnuh nuh beleive mi, weh day when Rihanna did win di Grammy di Bajan people dem claim to seh di first Grammy ever fi come to di Caribbean was a Bajan and fi a reggae category at dat! When mi check it out pon mi research di bredda was a mascot fi a Jamaican/English group name Steel Pulse, all or most members were either Jamaicans of Jamaican decent! All like now him not even mention as part a di group. When dem tell di bredda fi perform pon stage mi a look fi him bus a big tune, onlge fi si di man a role up and down pon di stage like him have bellyache to raas!
Dis is weh wi have to deal with people, look pon di bigger picture. If is not Movado dem target it will be smaddy else because the thing is, dem waan get rid a Jamaicans outa di music thing cause wi dominate it too long. As long as wi run tings inna dancehall and reggae, dem cant get a chance fi dem Soca or fi tief wi style and shine properly. Anyweh yuh inna di world and call a Jamaican artiste name everybaddy know it. All mi can seh to mi artiste unnuh continue to advocate for peace inna di music and society and nuh watch nuh face. Nasi Nayga will allways hab sitten fi seh but dem cant stop di natural raw talent that is Jamaicans!
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Posted by: Earth
on June 30, 2008 08:34 PM
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Dj Alfy not makin any sense with tht article. I'm from Dominica and i read the whole article and he have no ground for his arguement. He need to relax
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Posted by: T
on June 30, 2008 08:45 PM
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he said he thought he was on what??? lol..these people cant be serious you know
free reggae music right now
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Posted by: trini
on June 30, 2008 09:02 PM
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mavado was jus in trinidad 3 weeks ago, wha sh*t u talkin about?
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Posted by: Giant
on June 30, 2008 11:54 PM
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Biggie said it best....mo' money, mo' problems...
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Posted by: Ringolero
on July 1, 2008 03:47 AM
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Since when does one idiot DJ in dominica’s opinion count for anything, he is one misguided man.
He does speak the word of God. Religion in itself is hypocrisy! people preaching to live lives they don’t live.
I love God more than anything but I refuse to follow any religion which as far as I am concerned is a MAN’s interpretation.
This again is a MAN’s interpretation of what Mavado is saying in his songs, but the fact is your WRONG!
To say that Mavado is saying he is on crack when he says he is on the rock is just malicious, people have
always tried to misconstrue what is being said in Black music and what messages are being sent,
however this just seems like a case of someone trying to demonise Mavado and our music on a whole.
As ridiculous as this story is, Im glad Yardflex put this up, because we as a people need to realise what they are
trying to do to all we know and love. Its not enough to oppress people, but you have to take away our music too!
You target artists for use of violent lyrics as if that is not the life they have lived. If someone lives a life of
Hard times and a struggle, where gun and knife are prevalent (as sad as it is), who has the right to tell that
person not to talk of their experiences. Though the violence is an issue which has more implications and is not
as simple as it might sound as you have to take responsibility over what you are saying; this talk of blasphemy is nonsense!!
If you ask me (and you did by allowing comments) that DJ sounds like he is on something, he seems to be making some
strange assumptions about Mavado’s words, and what makes him so special that he is able to interpret, meaning that no one else
is able to find. And again I ask how come these people know all the lyrics?
Kawaii : “Freedom of speech does not exist, it was created by the American
government to trick people into thinking that they had a voice!”
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Posted by: Miss Dee
on July 1, 2008 07:46 AM
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Mavado is certainly not the first nor the last artist 2 sing gangsta music so i dont c y they keep trynna fight him down. Now this dj r whatevr keep hatin on the boy n turnin his lyrics around but ne way like Mavado say he iz on the rock n that dj n evry1 else who hatin on him cant stop him his glory r success. Mavado ur so special so special Blessinz meh dupes keep ur head up n let their hatred fuel ur passion for hits n success.
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Posted by: stash
on July 1, 2008 08:08 AM
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Yo what happen to movies dem full a killings and all sort of violence witch you can watch and learn but nobody say anything cause they are giant company’s with the MAN in charge but we little Jamaica them want fight. ( release the chain and use them brain) so we can still dead for hunger and live in poverty.
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Posted by: Yard Girl
on July 1, 2008 09:06 AM
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I am sooooooooo tried to these other Caribbean Islands acting like their Countries are so better than Jamaica. And if yuh eva go pan Flatbush one Saturday everybody from all walks of life a try if be a Jamaican. While I do agree that he can sing some more positive songs. To say that his music was responsible for a crime is f*ckery. Crime was in their Country way before him a sing and it will be there way after (so man please). He’s just trying to keep his name a float now that him turn Christian. And to get God involved is even worst. I love how people love use God only when it's working in their favor. All the other music from the Caribbean talk about is sex and slackness. But I guess him nuh get to the part of the bible yet what say "take the beam out of yuh eye before yuh tek it out of someelse eye". When then stop sing them nasty song that only dem alone can understand and want hear dem them can talk to we.
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Posted by: trini
on July 1, 2008 10:50 AM
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yo meleon, shut ya f*kin chupid mouth, YOU F*KIN JEALOUS YA F*KIN CUNT
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Posted by: Mavado Follower
on July 1, 2008 11:02 AM
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f*ck dem & F*ck dem jesus
mavado is the new god
jesus dead
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Posted by: Jeronimo66
on July 1, 2008 11:24 AM
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meleon
I never thought about it that way but come to think of it, I agree with you 100 percent, anyway them caan stop us Jamaicans from shining we will always have the number on spot when it comes to music. There is just too much talent in Jamaica.
Jamaica has the potential to be a great country, and Jamaica will be a great country one day and one day soon too just watch and see.
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Posted by: tugz
on July 1, 2008 12:20 PM
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People where you like it or not the Mavado is blaspheming,him talented and him song dem sell off but him a twist up the christians song dem.
The song on the rock is very contradictory he never mentions Jesus hm say Selassie and Jehovah so i don't know what some people a talk bout him a refer to jesus Christ.
The man is singing some crazy gun and violent lyrics you cant blame people for not wanting to be apart of that especially when the Caribbean is overrun with crime.
I see the bible as something that people hardly read but claim to know so much about if they read the bible critically they would realize it is full of contradictions and outright f&*%ry.
The man is sending negative messages and i naw go lie the sing dem sell of BUT,if a fagot did change up the christians songs to suit his lifestyle IT WOULD BE A BIG CONTROVERSY DUH?
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Posted by: KESS
on July 1, 2008 02:48 PM
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YO JUST LEFT DI YOUTH MAKE HIM DO HIM MUSIC IF YUH NAH RATE IT NAH PLAY IT BUT MIH A DJ AND MIH WILL PLAY DE CHUNE CUZ IF YUH YOUTH HAVE SENSE HIM WILL KNO AH JUST ENTERTAINMENT IF YUH WANNA STOP THAT KINDA MUSIC STOP VIOLENCE ON MOVIE TOO CUZ YOU DO MORE THAN JUST HEAR IT YOU SEE IT TOO AND LETS NOT TALK ABOUT TO BIBLE CUZ THEY MAKE THE BIBLE LOOK LIKE A BOOK ON WOMEN PRODUCTS
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Posted by: Bajanlioness
on July 1, 2008 03:11 PM
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Sigh... from the time I see the headline, I knew it was going to come to this - bare insularity and pettiness and 'dem small island jealous a we' etc. I lived in JA too long and know y'all too well.
Fact - that Dominican DJ is talking foolishness. I get the point he is trying to make amidst all the foolishness but he is using some completely twisted and convoluted reasoning to make his point, poor ignorant soul.
Fact - people from the Eastern Caribbean are NOT... let me repeat it... NOT jealous of Jamaicans. Do we admire Jamaica's music? Of course - the whole world does. Do we wish our music industries and stars were as successful as Jamaica's? No doubt - in this respect, Jamaica inspires us and leads the way and we're getting there slowly but surely.
But a successful music industry is not a replacement for a successful country. Jamaica has one but you cannot say it has the other.
And when we (in the small islands at least, I cannot speak for Trinidad and Guyana cos they are reaching down to JA standards now with regards to crime and depravity) look at our relative peace and prosperity, at a society where people can leave their windows open and go out all day and come back and feel safe and compare it to Jamaica's agony (the first place I ever saw children begging on the street or encountered murderous mob violence) we are not at ALL jealous.
We pity you.
Fact - soca is not nearly as slack (or at least, as crudely and openly slack) as dancehall music. Come off your high horse.
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Posted by: CD-KEN
on July 1, 2008 03:14 PM
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Posted by: islandgirl
on July 1, 2008 05:26 PM
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I don't see why there is so much talk about jealousy. We in the small islands are NOT, and I repeat are NOT JEALOUS of Jamaica. Jamaica has so much crime, your money is worth nothing, all you have is your reggae music. Reggae music does not belong to Jamaica alone. We are all ONE CARIBBEAN people. A melting pot. Our cultures are all similar. Slavery started right here in the caribbean in EACH ISLAND. We should not be fighting, but uniting as one people. I see what the DJ is talking about, he is just speaking about artists should be singing positive lyrics not negative about guns etc, however, he has his opinion, this does not mean that all of the DOMINICANS share his opinion. Stop being ignorant people!
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Posted by: MajorT
on July 1, 2008 06:42 PM
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@tugz
YUh nuh have a clue as to de meaning of De "ROCK" nor who "JEHOVAH" is, nor what "SELASSIE" means.
"ROCK" .. one of more than 100 references to Jesus in the bible.
"JEHOVAH" ah de FADA name. (also spelled, JHVH, Yaweh, YHVH, YHWH, Yahweh).
"SELASSIE" = Power of the Trinity (Trinity, as in God de Fada, God de Son, & God de Holy Ghost).
Vado use to goh church soh him know what these references are for.
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Posted by: Jeronimo66
on July 2, 2008 02:42 AM
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Bajanlioness
Please, Jamaica is the best carribean Island Period
best women, best food, best language, best beaches best sites, best athletes, best everything Jamaica is in the center of the carribean for a reason.
I don't think any nation of people is the best but Jamaicans got the best culture of all the carribean Islands
Trinidad is second, dont get hyped because you got one artist from barbados RIHANNA, she is talented but Jamaica has more than one artist, LOL Sean Kingston, Sean Paul, Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls, Funk Master Flex best dj ever hot 97 new york city I could go on and on.
Here in new york when we have the labor day parade all you see is Jamaican and Trinidadian flags.
Jamaica the best and is about to get better.
come on now, crime dey a yard long before Movado born. I remember when Ninja use to perform, the lyrics them no different..same gun this and gun that. Them need fi ease up off a de man and mek him do him ting...since we as jamaican people a look up to Movado, then maybe on his next album him can talk more bout the woman dem and talk to the youth dem fi ease up off the damn crime.
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Posted by: culcha
on July 2, 2008 01:28 PM
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IGNORANCE IS BLISS! SINCE WHEN HAVE ARTISTS BEEN THE STANDARD THAT WE JUDGE A SOCIETY? WHO IS MORE VIOLENT THAT POLUTITIONS WHO SPEND BILLIONS OF OUR TAX $$$ ON THE NEWEST GUNS AND AMUNITIONS? AS A DJ FOR OVER 20 YEARS IT BOTHERS ME NONE.VIOLENCE HAVE BEEN AROUND B4 ALL OF US AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE LONG AFTER US.WHAT IS MAVADO'S CRIME FOR SINGING ABOUT WHERE HE'S FROM? WHAT HE HAS SEEN?WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR YOUTHS KILLING EACH OTHER? ITS A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS.ITS EASY TO PICK ON SOMEONE WHO IS IN THE PUBLIC.AND TRY TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF THEM.BUT IS THAT GONNA MAKE DI YUTES DEM STOP?GOV'T NEED TO STOP DOING THIS KINDA PROPAGANDA PON WE ARTISTS.
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 2, 2008 02:50 PM
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That DJ wanna speak up against Movado but he is just a hypocrical mofo" like the rest of them bwoy. Boatloads of Battiman and Lesbians disembark in the Capital City of Roseau all the time and Homosexuality is Rampant on the island yet not one article is printed against that. NOt one f%$king article. No one says a word. Not even the Bishop. Yet they wanna dis Movado cause he sing 2 little tracks. If it was up to ghettoman we would have BURN DOWN THIS COUNTRY to the ground already but the weed keep us cool.
Big up Gangsta for Life!
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 2, 2008 02:52 PM
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That DJ wanna speak up against Movado but he is just a hypocrical mofo" like the rest of them bwoy. Boatloads of Battiman and Lesbians disembark in the Capital City of Roseau all the time and Homosexuality is Rampant on the island yet not one article is printed against that. NOt one f%$king article. No one says a word. Not even the Bishop. Yet they wanna dis Movado cause he sing 2 little tracks. If it was up to ghettoman we would have BURN DOWN THIS COUNTRY to the ground already but the weed keep us cool.
Big up Gangsta for Life!
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 2, 2008 02:52 PM
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That DJ wanna speak up against Movado but he is just a hypocrical mofo" like the rest of them bwoy. Boatloads of Battiman and Lesbians disembark in the Capital City of Roseau all the time and Homosexuality is Rampant on the island yet not one article is printed against that. NOt one f%$king article. No one says a word. Not even the Bishop. Yet they wanna dis Movado cause he sing 2 little tracks. If it was up to ghettoman we would have BURN DOWN THIS COUNTRY to the ground already but the weed keep us cool.
Big up Gangsta for Life!
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 2, 2008 02:55 PM
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That DJ wanna speak up against Movado but he is just a hypocritical mofo" like the rest of them bwoy. Boatloads of Battiman and Lesbians disembark in the Capital City of Roseau all the time and Homosexuality is Rampant on the island yet not one article is printed against that. NOt one f%$king article. No one says a word. Not even the Bishop. Yet they wanna dis Movado cause he sing 2 little tracks. If it was up to ghettoman we would have BURN DOWN THIS COUNTRY to the ground already but the weed keep us cool.
Big up Gangsta for Life!
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Posted by: coolbreze
on July 2, 2008 03:06 PM
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As a domimnican I think that there are a lot of things to oppose in Dominica instead of 2 little Songs an up and cominig artist who is trying to make it sings. For example the issue of Homosexuality which has Exploded Out Of Control in Dominica and is Destroying our little boys and Girls at a rate which no song about Guns and Crime can compare to . Mister DJ get your facts straight and address what is REALLY DESTROYING OUR ISLAND.
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Posted by: j's baby
on July 2, 2008 06:32 PM
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the dj is jealous of movado. he wishes he was like him. he use to be like movado so he can get lost and give movado a break.
gangsta for life
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Posted by: ShaJ
on July 2, 2008 08:57 PM
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Artists are not responsible for the way people react. People are responsible for the way people react. I doubt in all entirety that an artist makes their tracks with pure intent to make the people of the country stab and kill eachother. If a person sees right to do so, they are gonna do it regardless so those djs cant hold Mavado responsible for nothing. Talking bout Mavado was responsible for stabbing incidents in Guyana.. What da hell?!... What did the suspects say that in the interrogation? ..On some.. 'I was listening to Mavado and I had to do it cuz I'm A gangsta for life'?! F*CK NO I doubt it... that's some bullshit...
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Posted by: tugz
on July 2, 2008 08:58 PM
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@MajorT it nuh mek sense mi get in a religious debate because mi bun religion.
And bredren notice weh mi say him never mention Jesus.
As fi selassie that is a whole mother argument,how u can compare a midget like Selassie with Jehovah(which is one of the many names 4 the god) Selassie is man like me and you him is no GOD try know that.
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Posted by: meleon
on July 2, 2008 09:23 PM
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@islandgirl: it is really interesting how quickly u distance the other Caribbean Island from Jamaica when it comes to crime and violence (which any Jamaican will admit to that we have a BIG problem there), but quick fi jump up and seh that Reggae does not belong to Jamaica alone because is the only thing wi have a gwaan fi Jamaica. This is exactly what I am saying, everybaddy want to jump on pon wi music bandwagon and make claims to it, but condemn and pretend that what is happening in Jamaica when it comes to crime, corruption, and violence is only happening there, and will only happen in Jamaica.
Tell mi something, where was the rest of the caribbean when quadril mento, ska, rocksteady, that gave birth to reggae was struggling? Mi nevva hear nuhbaddy a jump pon dem wagon deh. Everybaddy was for Calypso. Our own reggae music couldn't even get airplay in Jamaica but the slack Calypso music could play anytime, anywhere with children around. Come to think of it, maybe dats why di lots of teen pregnancy did start dem time. Now dat di music in demand everybaddy have something fi seh. Mi nuh care weh anybaddy waan seh, pple will always have issues with our music regardless of the content. I dont like most a Movados tunes, so I don't listen to them. Simple! The Choice is mine and nobaddy elses. Does that means I am going to condemn him, hell no! It betta dan him go turn tief and murder come tear down mi house. The most I will ask of him and any artiste that spew them lyrics deh is to change up dem ting fi di betterment of di industry and demselves. Yutes look up to dem suh dem need fi set example.
As fi di one day christian DJ, clearly u just reading one part a di bible. When u turn christian is was not just for uself and clique, it is also to minister to the sinners not condemn and behave holier than though. U cant save who inna church arreddy mr DJ, is who outside u fi look out fah now. Come to tink bout it, mi can imagine how much skeleton inna fi u closet a rackle now while u out there a point finga pon a man weh a do di ongle ting weh him know.
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Posted by: General GB
on July 3, 2008 12:45 AM
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Big up urself Bajanlioness and islandgirl yall making some real sense, Mavado has been my favorite reggae/dancehall artist from he buss with real mckoy, so I defend the artist in any argument, but to say any island is better then the other makes no sense, b/c one place will always have something better then the other and surpass the other in something gradually.
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Posted by: vybzshabla
on July 3, 2008 08:29 AM
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Mavado ah gangsta 4 life.What dem ah do,wah dem ah try seh Movado still ah go fly high high 2 the sky.Wat dem people in Dominica shud ah know seh,Music is biz.Gi'dem people a good spit & yuh ah go remain on on top.(JUST LIKE MAVADO)
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Posted by: Left ova
on July 3, 2008 08:44 AM
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Is wicked them bwoy deh wicked. Why him no mention bout them B*ttiman deyah inna im yard. Them Rapists them whey ah molest all them school pickney them inna Dominica. Why Im no Say that de Reason That GoD did Burn down de people of Sodom and Gommorah ah because MAN DID LIE WITH MAN AND WOMAN WITH WOMAN and because them did wan MOLEST THE ANGEL BWOY THEM AT LOT'S PLACE. When Movado come inna Dominica the Only Tune mi wan him fi sing ah tune bout Murdering bomboclat BATTIMAN.
Probably that will prevent God from Burning us like Sodom and Gommorah.
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 3, 2008 10:59 AM
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I went to school with that DJ and he should be ashamed that he would even come out and say something like that. Who he trying to impress? definitely NOT GOD, or us. Besides he is a uptown bwoy that grow up in his rich family in Rich area. what the hell he knows about what MOVADO saying?Nutting! He sould write some articles about those GAY MEN high up in office that driving around during the night picking up little boys and destroying their futures right under his nose in Dominica.
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Posted by: Dominican Gyal
on July 3, 2008 11:05 AM
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First off I would like to say that I am Dominican and a fan of Movado.
Secondly I am fed up with small minded ignorant individuals who like 2 call Dominica, Trinidad, Barbados etc "small island"
This dj decided dat he wanted to air his views and I respect for him dat bcos evry1 is entitled to their opinion. He has not spoken for all of us. When he does perform I will be dere to support him. But to be quoting certain verses from the Bible and twisting it up to fit in2 ur song which includes bunning dis and dat, killing sum1 with ur AK is complete disrespect. If it wasnt for God none of us would be here right now.
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Posted by: Ninja
on July 3, 2008 11:13 AM
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Every time another person from the slums rise and try to elevate their people there is always adversaries..but remember,blessed is ye when men shall revile you and persecute for JAH sake!!! Don't stop Vado!!!!
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Posted by: Steelghetto Dominica
on July 3, 2008 11:14 AM
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Besides that if y'all see that DJ you would understand why he say that. He is a whiteman with a straight nose.MASSA no wan let Black people do their thing. Still trying that mental slavery thing. BUT slavery abolish from long, long, long time.
This Saturday mi wan hear Gun tunes,GYAL TUNES,Badman tunes ,the whole ah it.
Next time we ah sen fa THE WHOLE ALLIANCE CREW.
EVERYBODY!
Big Up, GANSTGA for LIFE!
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Posted by: Ninja
on July 3, 2008 11:23 AM
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1 more ting..I from the Virgin Islands where alota dominicans(dom in a can)migrate for a so call better life..and nuffa them a theif and murderers..and i talking bout way b4 Mavado was exposed to me or them..
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Posted by: trini
on July 3, 2008 12:13 PM
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LOL AT MELEON.....HOW U HATIN SOCA AND CALYPSO SO??
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Posted by: MajorT
on July 3, 2008 12:46 PM
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@tugz ... a nuh nuh debate ting king, but mi nuh tink yuh grasp weh mi post.
Not because a man proclaim himself "Haile Selassie" does not mean seh him ah God. You thinking that Selassie = Ras Tafari is incorrect. Tafari proclaimed himself Haile Selassie. De term "Selassie" deh bout long long b4 him born. Soh when I posted Selassie, I nuh mean Ras Tafari, I mean exactly weh mi post. Transalted, de man sang seh "Power of the Trinity Guide Me".
I nevah seh de man dat proclaimed himself Haile Selassie is God. If dat was de case, mi oulda change my first name to King, and reap de benefits (LOL !!). If yuh notice as well star, mi seh "What Selassie MEANS", not "Who Selassie IS". Notice seh mi seh "Who Jehovah IS" dough.
Walk good still, yuh a good yute, wid good intentions. RESPEC !!!
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Posted by: J FLOSSA
on July 3, 2008 02:39 PM
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di man neva say him a di almighty, him ask god fi protect him from f*ckery ppl like unu way a gi im a fight
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Posted by: tugz
on July 3, 2008 04:17 PM
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Posted by: wise words
on July 4, 2008 06:27 AM
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nuh kill you self fi go dominica mavado, dem say ah bare obeah ova deh so
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Posted by: top shatta
on July 4, 2008 02:30 PM
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Well Well, That DJ obviously not from Earth. I guess that when the Most High told Peter to "build his house on the ROCK" he meant Build it on "A Big Piece OF CRACK".lol. Besides if he had listened to the whole song he would have heard the part that goes "oh Lord, oh Lord , How excellent is thy name upon the Earth, and CONSTANT IS THY GLORY UPON I AND I" at the end of the song. BUT I guess his Upperclass Brain is TOO TINY to discern the words of an Intellectual genius like Movado. I think those christians should play the song inna their church.lol
Hell, Dominica is going to Hell in a Handbasket WITH OR WITHOUT a Movado show anyway, so we gonna enjoy this Show for sure.Long we been waiting.
So that DJ can go S@%K IM MADDA.
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Posted by: Rambo
on July 5, 2008 12:02 PM
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The more them fight the music is the more people ago buy it! So Thanks for the promotion! I bet him neva talk bout dem dutty Soca music wah talk bout s*cking p*ssy and dem ting dea!
To all the people in Dominica who like and buy our music>>>>BIG UP!!!
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Posted by: cellie
on July 6, 2008 01:56 AM
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mi shame fi some ppl all this talk bout movado and christ movado didnt start nothing that is currently going on right now i'm guyanese born and raised in guyana and still up holding my culture dat dutty mouth dj just trying to seperate west indian ppl in a whole and he know's by making such a false statement we as people gonna tek heed and mek it into some thing major and start calling each other's island or country to scorn. I wonder how we get dem guns fi shoot who the f....k bring it into the country? all dis talk bout who island or country better none aint better cuz in one blink of an eye all dis can be wiped out so stop fuss bout it and mek stick mouth dj boy talk shit he better worry about himself and his safety rather than movado.
bless straight GT
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