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August 15, 2008
What really happened in Sweden with Sean Paul
 Everyone has heard a different story about what really happened in Sweden with Sean Paul and other artistes. YardFlex has gotten an exclusive interview from an artiste, Limey Murray, who was at the venue in Sweden.
He explains that the attack was not just on Sean Paul, his band or management team, but on all the artistes who were present. This he explains was an attempt by the lawmen to control the speech of the artistes and was a direct attack on dancehall and reggae music.
Mr. Murray told YardFlex that the Police in Sweden interrogated the artistes, management and band members. They were placed in coaster buses and taken to this large auditorium where they had to do a urine test. The urine test was done to establish the presence of any traces of herb in the urine. If traces of herb were found during the urine test they would have to proceed by doing blood tests. The blood tests would show how long ago the artistes had engaged in herb smoking and if they had smoked the herb while in Sweden, seeing that it is an illegal substance in the country.
Meanwhile the artistes were being interrogated, he explains, they were going through their hotel rooms and dressing rooms, in an effort to locate the weed, which proved unsuccessful on every count. Even with the presence of dogs, they still did not find any weed in the possession of any of these individuals. Murray feels that this was a direct act of racial discrimination.
Not only did the police officers search for weed but they also checked their passports to see if they came to Sweden legally. After Mr. Murray was through being interrogated and returned to the hotel, Sean Paul still had not been released. Meanwhile Luciano, Richie Spice Queen Ifrica and other artistes were preparing to demonstrate in front of the police station to demonstrate their disgust.
Posted by yardFlex at August 15, 2008 08:59 AM
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Posted by: janet
on August 15, 2008 09:48 AM
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A wha!! ... what is happening to our African people being persecuted for doing their jobs as artists.. I would like to know where the promoters were????
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Posted by: brad
on August 15, 2008 10:13 AM
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what a victory for reggae!! you have some of the biggest smokers and dem not even find a roach or spliff in their rooms! SWEDEN KINGFISH LOOK LIKE FOOLS!!!! to all a di artists dem, big up on being smart.
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Posted by: hits
on August 15, 2008 10:15 AM
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If Mr Murray is accurate how comes Sean's booking agency Headline denied first report about the incident??
Mr Murray buss out the ting. Thanks Sir.
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Posted by: lola
on August 15, 2008 10:24 AM
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What a shame, Im glad they didn't find anything. We support our Jamaican artists for life.
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Posted by: gigglez
on August 15, 2008 11:33 AM
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They should take this matter to court
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Posted by: TUGZ
on August 15, 2008 01:22 PM
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reggae music is telling the people to stand up for their reights and dontmake people take you fi idiot and dem dont like that.
ANOTHER THING WHICH THE STORY DIDNT MENTION IS THAT BLOOD WAS ALSO TAKEN FROM SOME PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FIND THE WEED,heard it on muta
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Posted by: socially concious
on August 15, 2008 01:25 PM
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I wonder if when the heavy metal and white rock bands perform in sweden, if they are treated in the same derogatory manor, because they smoke weed as well as do ecstacy and heroine and god knows what other kind of illegal drugs. When are we going to stand up and take a stand against the disrespect of our nationals and black people on a whole. The Rolling Stones band members have been doing drugs for over 40 years and have performed in sweden and I never heard of this happening to them.
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Posted by: PRINCESS
on August 15, 2008 02:23 PM
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My recommedation to all Jamican artists is to refrain from going to Sweden. I'm sure that caucasian rock 'n roll performers (or as I call dem noise makers)are never subjected to this obvious act of discrimination. Later fe dem dcl@@t!!! Honestly how dare they invite our artistst to their country and have them go through such humiliation.
Hush yaah Sean, Lucie, Richie and Queenie mi vex toh choo!
Lesson taken from this is when going to a foreign country the managers/handlers should do a thorough investigation as to the policies and put certain criteria in written CONtract prior.
Grace and Peace
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Posted by: bg
on August 15, 2008 04:09 PM
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I wanna see pix a dem in front a the popo station yuh know. Richie Spice & Ifrica demonstratin!? Sell Off!!
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Posted by: madman jonahatan
on August 15, 2008 06:23 PM
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Posted by: DuttyBadBoy
on August 15, 2008 10:07 PM
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When the bl**dclart will they leave Ganja alone.
Get over it man its the year 2k8 Ganja nah go nuh where.concentrate your efforts onto herion uses and coke leave the true Herb alone.
Me nah no why they bother playing in sweden
all reggae artists should Boycott that country
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Posted by: Ras Mubarak
on August 16, 2008 11:23 AM
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Its such a pity that our "hero artists" would be subjected to this kinda treatment. But lets not foorget that Sweden is a country that has institutionalised homosexual activities and this attack on our artist is simply their idea of hitting back at us.
Maybe we should start thinking twice about honouring shows in countries such us Sweden. Pure funnyman biznez. Besides, ole time people seh, wen you llay down wif dawg, u must xpek fi rise with flea. In other words, when we play in battyman country, we must xpect dem fi try embarass wi. Fire Burn dem all. Gash batty and lite dem
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Posted by: King
on August 16, 2008 12:12 PM
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In the most outrageous display of speed to ever burn across the Olympic Games, Usain Bolt of Jamaica rocketed to gold in winning the men's 100m dash in 9.69 seconds -- not only a new world record but the first time in the history of human beings a man has run the distance under 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind.
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Posted by: JAHBEN
on August 16, 2008 06:34 PM
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T
HE MESSAGE IN THE MUSIC IS TOO POWERFUL FOR THEM.
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Posted by: trixx
on August 17, 2008 08:47 PM
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dem nah top till dem close us REGGAE PEOPLE out of dem place. PROMOTERS, pay more attention please. Without you di muzic nah reach your people dem.
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Posted by: arnolodo
on August 18, 2008 09:26 AM
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ah wah dis the po po dem have pure racial discrimination in dem dutty heart dem ah fool
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Posted by: Imp Legend
on August 18, 2008 10:30 AM
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yo hear wah me a seh a foolishness d police boi dem a Sweden a keep up a diss dem a try diss black Jamaican artist n wi reggea music.. y dem want fi cum search we fi weed wen a dem a smoke it.
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Posted by: Senne'
on August 18, 2008 03:59 PM
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You know what? I never seen a person who smoked herb (natural, not tainted) and den go out an hurt or kill someone else. Nuff said!
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Posted by: John Odou Andrews
on October 16, 2008 11:17 AM
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me live inna sweden, stockholm. real fucked upp bl*---cloth counry if u aks me. Punishment for ¨smoking ganja, sometimes tougher than for beating up children. di wus thing is seh the police dem think dem a doin Sweden a service chasin away we favourite artists. Common swedes think seh herb users a badda than rapist.The same thing also happend to busta rhymes,snoop dog and others. How long dem a galang try fi kill di culture.
Still dem a claim dem no racist. But after growing upp ere me know better, dem jus discrete.
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Posted by: TJ STING
on January 7, 2009 08:08 PM
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HOW DEM POLICE FI TEK WEY DI ARTISTS AND DRUG TESTS DEM BEFORE THERE SHOW AND BRING ALL STIFFER DOG AND SURE DEM HOTEL ROOM DEM. WHY IS IT. TIME & TIME AGAIN THESE PEOPLE KEEP ON TRYING TO PUT REGGAE MUSIC DOWN. THATS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO BUT THEY CAN'T, CHECK IT IF THEY EXPOSE ANY OF OUR ARTISTS TO BE DRUG USERS THATS THE TIME THEY WILL TRY STOP REGGAE ACTS FROM PERFORMING IN THERE COUNTRY. I WILL NOT STAND FOR IT AND SO, NO ONE WHO LOVES REGGAE MUSIC SHOULD STAND FOR THIS KIND OF TREATMENT DEALT OUT ONLY TO JAMAICAN ARTIST. LOOK HOW MUCH COKED UP ROCK BANDS ETC, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE ENTERED AND PLAYED BEFORE THOUSAND OF THERE PEOPLE (YO) AN AH LITTLE REGGAE ACTS DEM AH TREAT SO. YO DI ARTISTS DO AH GOOD TING AN PROTEST OUTSIDE DI BWOY DEM STN DWAG.
HEARING DEM SUMTING MEK MI HAART BLEED TRUST ME.
HEAR DIS ANY RADIO PRESENTER WHO READ BOUT DIS FI TALK UP DI TINGS PON DI AIR LIVE CA DEM FASSY DEH 2 OUTTA ORDA . MEK DI WORLD NO HOW DEM COUNTRY DEM TAN.......... ORDA.
QUEEN IFRICA, SEAN PAUL, LUCIANO, RICHIE SPICE & MR MURRAY WHO GOD BLESS NO MAN CURSE 2009 STAY BLESS CRAZY LOVE MI SEY...................
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