This booty was photographed at an event held recently in the US.

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Photography By: Milton Raynor

Below are scenes from the event:

By: Joseph Cunningham

Top New York radio personality and head of Dahved Levy Promotions Inc, Dahved Levy, in partnership with title sponsors, CaribbeanFever.Com will stage the third 'ICONS'- Mother's Day Reggae Festival, featuring - Buju Banton, Barrington Levy, Super Cat and Friends on Saturday, May 10, 2008.

The Wamu at Madison Square Gardens which has a capacity seating of six Thousand, will house the event.

According to Dahved, "Patrons are booking flights and have been flying in from different countries and across different states in the U.S." He added that, "People have not seen Super Cat in action for a long time and this has created a major buzz about the show."

Levy asserted that in a continued effort to produce a classic and classy concert series, CaribbeanFever.Com brought three icons of reggae music together to compliment each other on one stage in mainstream territory.

"Part of our goal has been to move Caribbean music away from its usual community enclaves and into halls of prestige all across America," says Levy, who is host of the number one Caribbean Fever Show on 107.5 WBLS in New York. "This is necessary support for our aim to take our Caribbean music and culture to the next level in order to compete with other genres of music," he adds.

This showcasing of the Caribbean's musical icons began last year when CaribbeanFever.Com produced what was described as a phenomenal concert that featured Shabba Ranks, one of reggae music's first crossover artists and Buju Banton.

CaribbeanFever.Com then produced other highly successful shows such as 'Soca In The City' featuring Machel Montano thereby gaining acclaim as an organization of excellence.

"All CaribbeanFever.Com shows are always full of surprises," says Levy. "For instance, in last year's reggae icons in concert, the featured artists were Buju and Shabba. However, there were guest appearances by other artists including Lady Saw, Tony Matterhorn and Da'Ville.

Similarly, in the two previous sold-out Machel Montano concerts, fans were treated to surprise appearances from his friends, the likes of: Busta Rhymes, Doug E. Fresh, Shaggy, Mighty Sparrow, David Rudder and Pit Bull.

This year's ICONS concert will feature a special guest appearance by emerging artist, Kayla Bliss.

Mavado is out and Beenie Man is in...he will replace the singjay this weekend in Linden, Guyana. Mavado who was expected to perform there was banned from entering the country.

The Promoter Ryan Apple voiced his displeasure at the fact in an article printed in Guyana's newspaper Stabroek News. He expressed his dismay at the act and described as being "unfair."

"I find it strange that government is moving to ban an artiste that was here last year and sang those very songs that are now popular and someone whose music receives much airplay. They have no idea how many persons came in for Linden town day to see Mavado and the efforts that were put into the promotion", Apple stated to the newspaper.

Apple went on to say in the article that if government had issued guidelines for the Linden show instead of banning the artiste, he would have abided by them. He added that the security concerns being cited need to be elaborated upon.

In announcing the ban on Monday on Bounty Killer and Mavado, Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said his ministry had exercised a lot of patience with entertainment organizers over the types of shows they hold here, pointing out that not long ago the authorities had sat down with some of the organizers to draft a set of conditions by which shows would be guided. But he noted that these conditions had not been upheld and as such they were blacklisting Bounty Killer and Mavado.

The meetings Rohee referred to were held last year following the Guyana Music Festival which featured Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton among others, and where several declamations were made against the gay community. Though Rohee did not elaborate on the bans now in effect, Bounty Killer's explicit incitements to murder gays is believed to have been a deciding factor while in Mavado's case, the gangster image he portrays has worked against him.

Where bans are concerned this is not the first one facing Mavado earlier in the year Mavado was banned from performing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines by police authorities for his propensity towards graphic, violent lyrics which they said encourage violence. The police said the decision was also made bearing in mind that St. Vincent and the Grenadines just came out from a record year for murders and an increase in violent crimes, especially involving firearms. There were 36 murders on the island in 2007, a huge jump from 13 in 2006.

Boy what a way Ele gwaan good inna Africa...well Uganda to be precise. YardFlex came across the review of the show he was described in AllAfrica.com as "a man of lighting, rapidity voice and action."

According to the report Elephant Man bumped and danced with Ugandan girl showing some real energy. "It was dancehall, and when the crowd got low, he had to go the extra mile to get the waves at the 10th anniversary of the Smirnoff Club Silk Street Jam. To him, f**k was as good as a 'hello' as it rolled off his tongue."

Every girl wanted to dance with him, but security shoved them off.

Well, YardFlex must say it's refreshing to get a positive report about dancehall.

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By: Michelle Thomas

Collie Buddz commanded the stage in Hollywood, CA with his first appearance at the World Famous Roxy. Hollywood fans anxiously stood in anticipation for Buddz to hit the stage as the New Kingston Band opened the show. Once his name was announced, fans went wild. Buddz had Hollywood in the palm of his hand, as the crowd danced and sang along to hits like "Tomorrow's Another Day", "What A Feeling", "Sensimillia", and "Let Me Know". He swooned and hypnotized the ladies with a special dedication to "Gimmie Love" and "Mamacita"

Collie challenged the audience with a money giveaway if someone could recite lyrics to an acapella verse he dropped, although no one was successful. The venue lit up with lighters and cell phones with renditions of Bob Marley's "Stir It Up" and "No Woman No Cry". A lucky fan melted as Buddz' gave his towel away as a memento. He closed out his set with hit single "Come Around". Buddz left fans cravin more and did an encore performance with "Blind To You". Stay tuned to an upcoming interview with Collie Buddz.

Photography By; Milton Raynor

Below are photos from the E.O.C Holy Trinity Church Jamaica:

By: Jodi-Kaye Watson

Hot 97 disc jockey, Mister Cee, is as talented as he is versatile. Recognized as the man behind the turntables for international rap artiste, Big Daddy Kane, Mister Cee has never been one to rest comfortably on his achievements. He is always striving to do better next time.

His collaboration with Big Daddy Kane yielded a total of six albums after which Mister Cee got involved in public access radio in 1993. New York radio station, Hot 97, recognized his immense talent and became hugely interested in his work; he has been with them ever since. According to Mister Cee he "fulljoys" being a disc jockey as he sees this as a blessing.

Mister Cee can also be identified as the man who got the legendary Biggy Small his record deal. (May his soul rest in peace). He was the executive producer for Biggy's album, "Ready to Die". Mister Cee explains that the death of Biggy had a devastating effect on the hip hop music industry. "His death caused a major setback in the growing of hip hop music. Even to this day the death of Biggy Small and Tupac is still affecting hip hop music," he declares.

Mister Cee has not only worked with hip hop artistes but dancehall artistes as well. He considers Elephant Man his best friend. He has also worked with artistes such as Beenie Man, Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal and just about anybody who's anybody.

With regards to dancehall acts, he sums it up astutely, "Dancehall artistes are extremely talented and a stronger force would be created if more collaborations were done among these artistes."

The hardworking has so far chalked up quite an enviable list of achievements — he is the top-rated club DJ in NYC, winning The Best Club DJ Award three consecutive years at the Mix Tape Awards; he has won so many times that the award in now named after him, The Mister Cee Award.

He says his dream is to one day have a radio show where he would concentrate exclusively on hip hop music and sports and knowing his determination, it's just a matter of time before he lives his dream.
If you can't find Mister Cee mashing up the place at a party, or making hot records with legendary artistes you can catch him on radio in New York on HOT 97.

Ce'Cile has teamed up with renowned producer Scott Storch in collaboration with Beenie Man on the track titled So Fly. The track is as a result of the relationship with Danger Zone and SoBe Entertainment.

Storch, known for his wicked instrumentals and credited with hits such as Lean Back by Fat Joe, Candy Shop and Just a Lil' Bit by 50 Cent as well as Baby Boy by Beyonce and Sean Paul, has also produced for a variety of artistes including Dr. Dre, Fat Joe, Nelly, Jadakiss, Christina Aguilera, Nas, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Beyoncé, Brooke Hogan, The Game, Chamillionaire, Chris Brown and many more.

"I have known Scott Storch for a while, he is really cool. I did the So Fly song to a hip hop beat at SoBe while he was producing Brook Hogan; Beenie heard the song and loved it and we decided to collaborate on it after which Scott decided it would be more authentic on a dancehall beat which made it even cooler. I think the song will be accepted by regular Ce'Cile fans and will help me to continue making an impact on the international market" Ce'Cile commented.

The drama never stops! The latest news coming out of Guyana is that Bounty Killer and Mavado have been banned from entering that island. The announcement was made by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee yesterday.

Bounty Killer was slated to perform in Linden this weekend and Mavado was scheduled to perform during the Linden Town Week celebrations along Lady Saw.

According to the minister they were banned because of security and concerns.

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Poor Whitney...don't know what happened but YardFlex understands she totally lost it at a Caribbean concert. While performing in Tobago on Sunday she lost her voice and not only that but she kept saying "I love you Trinidad!" the people were like, "this is Tobago!" But the people were like, "This is Tobago!"

The pop diva was nearing the end of a 30-minute performance at the Plymouth Jazz Festival when her voice became so raspy she was unable to hit the high notes of her hit single "I Will Always Love You." And the star's vocal strain was not her only embarrassment of the evening.

The star, who cashed in a reported $3 million for the gig, gave her thanks to the crowd at the show's finale, shouting repeatedly, "I love you, Trinidad," despite performing in the southern Caribbean island of Tobago.

Oh boy according to reports coming out of that part of the island Whitney seemed totally out of it.

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Photography By: Milton Raynor

Below are photos from the event:

By: Buffilous

Yeah a mi again, di same one whi got it nuff and plenty! Now since as mi a read Joan Wilson story and a check out whey she sey, mi haffi meck a comment. Yeah man mi find out sey a lot a hypocrisy a gwaan inna dis business.

Whey unno nuh admit sey why dis ting suh hard fi fight is because a whole heap a shotta and bad gal a play di same game tuh. Dem lean like wid dem homo and lesbian self. But unno caan duh nutten bout it caa dem wi do pure tings.

Yeah mi a guh talk up di tings dem as whey Spice woulda sey. A good friend a mine did married to this notorious badman...yup, him dead now, but him was one a di biggest fish outa di sea.

But di one tink mi blame har fah she kip up wid him almshouse dem, she haffi f*ck him wid di dildo inna him batty. Now can yuh imagine! And fi meck matter wuss, di ongle way him coulda pleasure har is if him do har inna har behind. Now tell mi, how sick dan dat can yuh get?
And she siddung pon di knowledge sey him a corrupt di likkle youth dem inna di community and meck dem come and gi him blow job...and yuh know what di sickest ting was...yeah when him deh a dance and di DJ dem a lick out gainst di fish dem, a fi him lighter fuss inna di air!

But a nuh just di man dem alone mi a lick out pan, mi a touch di rude gal dem whey gwan like dem criss and inna go-go club a French kiss. Mi hear sey one a dem inna har community she nuh ramp...nuh likkle school gal nuh safe...cause she par wid har bad man friend and lure di school gal dem inna har house...nuff people know and caan sey nutten cause yuh done know.

But a nuh everyting good fi eat good fi talk mi ongle a guh borrow di Killa words dem and sey, bad man nuh fren fish.

Last night Macka Diamond made her debut on Royal Palm Estate and we must say she did a great job too. Hmm wonder if we will be seeing more of the DJ in this type of scenario. But that's not the only thing that is occupying her time right now. She was summoned the US Embassy as a special guest performer at their benefit concert in aid of Children First Center in Spanish Town, which is a youth-centered non-governmental organization which operates in the heart of Spanish Town, and helps educate at risk youth children between the ages of 10 and 18.

It all started last December with the Salvation Army School for the Blind, where Macka Diamond and her company, DiamondDistrict Ja. alongside Island Grill, joined forces to give an unforgettable Christmas treat to over 130 students, which comprised of a live performance from the Money Goddess herself, who then played Mrs. Claus and presented them all with gifts. It didn't stop there, because Macka was just at the Mico Teachers' College lending a helping hand to the Student Council Body and their fundraising efforts, by delivering yet another one of her memorable performances.

Then it was Kim Cole from Shortwood Teachers' College who reached out to the Money Goddess and her Company for some much needed assistance in their fundraising efforts to renovate their school's netball and tennis courts. But with all that said, being summoned by The US Embassy may very well be the biggest request to lend a helping hand yet for the Money Goddess. "I wouldn't say that," starts Macka, who goes on to explain that helping is helping, and it is always important to assist, regardless who is making the request. The event took place on Saturday at US Embassy Atrium.

As we have just concluded our IGNITION CONCERT for 2008 we would like to give an official statement about the event and some of the occurrences at the end of the show. As the production company controlling this event we accept and take blame that there was some disorder during the main and final act Bounty Killer due to the sound & light company technical difficulties. We wish to clarify what happened and make it clear as to why things unfolded the way they did.

There are international news stories that have carried stories incorrectly based on a certain newspaper's spin on the concert. We are not saying that there wasn't a problem that caused a chain reaction of events, but there needs to be some clarity as to what happened since the reporter was very inadequate in doing her job. She has made statements quoting from us when she has never officially spoken to any representative from Wildfire Productions.

First of all there were no major problems for the night until the sound & light company had severe problems with their equipment. This happened about 20 minutes into Bounty Killer's performance. The entire sound and lights shut down due to negligence on their part. Bounty Killer showed extreme patience and sat on the stage and waited for the power to return. It came on again for approximately 10 minutes which Bounty hyped the crowd only for the sound company to lose power again.

Bounty, unlike his usual self, sat down on the stage again to show the Guyanese people that he had no intention of giving a short performance nor intended to leave. When the sound was back up again Bounty apologized for them and asked the people to please be patient and that these things happen. The crowd was with Bounty all the way, but then the sound went down for a third time. At this time it was 2:05 a.m. and the police said it was cut off time as they did not see the sound getting back up again efficiently. At this time Bounty was instructed to leave the stage, and this upset the patrons there as they wanted more of Bounty Killer.

This frustration led to bottles being hurled at the stage in protest of Bounty coming off prematurely. One newspaper made it appear that bottles were thrown at Bounty Killer because of his lyrics and performance but this was not the case. As we can report the bottles were hurled as a result of the power outage from the sound system so many times, and for the fact that people did not get to see a full performance from the main act Bounty Killer which they wanted to see.

As there was no power for the emcee to call for order on the mic, the police took matters into their hands and fired off some warning shots to disperse the crowd and to stop the bottle throwing before someone got hurt. This worked effectively as the bottles stopped immediately and the crowd exited the venue. People left safely as there were no reports from the hospital of injuries the next day.

While the problems that were encountered are not the direct fault of Wildfire Productions we do accept some amount of responsibility. We understand that we need to be more stringent with our suppliers such as the sound & light company since they have caused us much embarrassment and potential danger for not being efficient with their equipment. Also, the bar service that were serving beverages deterred from our agreement and sold them from the bottles instead of plastic cups. This was totally unacceptable and they too had endangered persons there. However, as this has already happened we can only implement a more strict and severe penalty clause on suppliers who do not work efficiently and accordingly to our instructions.

We would like to thank the thousands of fans who came out to the Ignition Concert and we would also like to apologize for the chain reaction of events that occurred due to our suppliers shortcomings. We also would like to apologize to any persons who may have been offended by the content of any of the artists. We will work harder to ensure that this situation doesn't repeat itself from our suppliers and people can still expect great concerts from Wildfire Productions.

WILDFIRE PRODUCTIONS TEAM

SHAGGY, FREDDIE MCGREGOR & FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR ACTRESS ADDED TO 27th IRAWMA AT APOLLO THEATER ON MAY 4

The list of who's who for the upcoming International Reggae and World Music Awards keeps growing. Reggae superstar Shaggy; international Reggae Ambassador Freddie McGregor and actress Janet Hubert who appeared on the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", will each walk the Red Carpet and be among the participants on stage at the prestigious 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), at the World-Famous Apollo Theater, on Sunday, May 4, 2008.

It will be mix and mingle time with the celebrities from 5:00 pm blending in with VIP reception followed by the awards ceremony which will begin at 7:00 pm. Grammy-winner Shaggy, will walk the Red Carpet and grace the stage. His latest recording "Intoxication" is nominated for Best Album/CD. He's also up for the Best Male DJ/Rapper, and his song "Church Heathen" is nominated for Best Song and Best Music Video categories.

Internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer Freddie McGregor will grace the Apollo stage for another legendary performance. One of Reggae's most soulful singers, his extensive music career spans more than 40 years. You name it from ska to rock steady, roots-reggae to lover's rock, dancehall to dub - Freddie McGregor has covered them all.

Best known as "Vivian Banks" from the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air", Janet Hubert, also appeared on Broadway in the original cast of "Cats", Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Ladies" among others. Her television credits include, "The Bernie Mac Show", "Friends", "NYPD Blue", "The Jamie Fox Show", and "One Life to Live", to name a few. She will be one of the IRAWMA presenters.

According to IRAWMA's president Ephraim Martin the list of performers and presenters include: Beenie Man, Ky-Mani Marley, Doug E. Fresh, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Machel Montano, Billy Ocean, Miss Jamaica 2007, Buju Banton, Macka Diamond, Lady G, Claudelle Clarke, Tony Rebel, Lady Ann, Dean Fraser, Winsome Benjamin, D'Angel, Queen Ifrika, Mutabaruka, Cecile, Junior Reid, Shelia Hylton, and Dwight Pickney. International singer Billy Ocean("Caribbean Queen"), Gospel artist Claudelle Clarke, pioneering recording engineer Errol Brown(Bob Marley) and UK Rock Steady crooner Winston Francis("California Dreamin") will be inducted into the IRAWMA Hall of Fame.

The IRAWMA will be awarded in several special categories. Ziggy Marley and Jay Z will receive the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award for their charitable efforts. The Producer's "Respect" Award will go to Kymani Marley. Awards of Appreciation will be given to: Herman Hall, publisher of Everybody's Magazine, Songstress Winsome Benjamin and Karl Rodney, publisher of Carib News.

After several grueling rounds of elimination, the ten finalists that will compete in the 2008 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Competition have been selected. Over three hundred aspiring gospel artists auditioned in Kingston, St. Catherine, Manchester, St. Mary and St. James, all with original entries.

The JCDC then invited those participants with completely original songs to participate in an elimination round. From the elimination round, 25 semi finalists were selected and invited to compete in a private session for a spot in the finals.

All ten finalists hailing from the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Catherine, St. Ann and Manchester will now move on to working with some of Jamaica's top gospel producers on a compilation album that will be released before the final competition.

They will also participate in Gospel Vibe a television reality based series that premiered last year. The public will get a chance to see the finalist before the finals, as they will tour the island throughout the month of June.

Althea Hewitt, formerly of the Fourth Street Sisters has just completed the video-taping of her first music video. This music video is for her recorded version of the song "The Love That A Woman Should Give To A Man", produced by Ervin 'Alla' Lloyd and John Alexander. The song was a big hit for the late Phyllis Dillon and was originally recorded by Patti Drew. The song now called "I'm ready" by Althea's friends because of its newly arranged chorus has been getting good airplay and those who have heard it love it.

"I wanted to do my version of the song because it is a song I really love and one that I grew up with" Althea told YardFlex. Producers Lloyd and Alexander thought it a great idea and decided to produce it with a 'year two thousand and eight' rhythm track, giving Althea the freedom to add her jazz style of vocals to it. Musicians on the recording are Winston 'Bopee' Bowen and Steve Golding guitars; Ervin 'Alla' Lloyd and John Alexander on keyboards, Howard 'Spred' Bedasse on bass, backing harmonies were done by the John Alexander (who also created the drum tracks) and the legendary Boris Gardner.

In the video Althea's leading man is Kirk Headley. Kirk is an international model and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1999 having been voted second in a contest for the sexiest man in the Caribbean. Most of the video location shots were done at 10A West Kings House Road, a home that once belonged to the late Perry Henzel who created and filmed the famous movie 'The Harder they come'.

Commenting on the direction of her debut album Althea said, "I will pay respect to other female Reggae artistes like Phyllis Dillon, Marcia Griffiths, and Cynthia Schloss. So I will be including some of their songs". Althea's debut CD on the VP's International label should be out somewhere in August or September

Veteran entertainers Freddie McGregor and John Holt wooed patrons at 'Reggae Symphony' held at the Broward Center for the performing arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 20.

Billed as an evening of classical reggae, the two were in their glory as the large crowd danced and sang along as they delivered hit after hit.

Grammy nominated reggae ambassador, Freddie McGregor, who was the first performer of the evening was charming, hilarious, professional and sassy as he delivered his catalogue of hits including "Big Ship" and "Push Come To Shove."

Reggae pioneer John Holt later increased the voltage to full power leaving the crowd wanting more. Freddie McGregorand John Holt were accompanied by the silky-smooth sounds of the New York Symphony Reggae Strings Orchestraas well as the accomplished Lloyd Parks and We The People Band.

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Photography By: Milton Raynor

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Ele in Africa

Yeah man, it look like all di artistes dem haffi return to dem roots and figet di country dem whey a lick out dem lyrics. See deh Elephant Man deh pon one big street jam a Africa and it come een like sey di people dem caan wait fi log on to him performance. A Kampala biggest street jam and it name Smirnoff Rave Street Jam. Back to Africa me sey.

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Big tings a gwaan fi Mavado

Whey dem a duh, whey dem a try...Mavado a still di DJ...unno nuh hear sey dem name him 'Best New Reggae' artiste on Rolling Stone Magazine...outa a all a 125 plus people, places and tings. Yeah, unno fi know sey that is not nuh jing bang recognition. So wha if dem tun him back from States? A nuh nutten dat...tings still a gwaan fi di DJ.

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Assassin tuh!

Speaking of dancehall, DJ Assassin duh one collaboration wid American superstar Usher for the remix of 'Love In The Club' and it feature Young Jeezy and YardFlex undastan sey it will officially kick off Usher's latest album whey name 'Here I Stand' fi June 2008. Fi real, a like di vibes whey a gwaan inna di dancehall. It worth fighting for...nuh true.

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Akon Signs Tami Chynn

YardFlex understands that Akon bought out Tami Chynn's contract from Universal Records. She is presently signed to his label Geffen Records and they just finish shooting the video for the single 'Frozen'.

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A little boy goes to his father and asks 'Daddy, how was I born?' The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!

Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said...you got male!

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By Richie B - host of "HOT MIX" on HOT 102 FM
TOP 20 DANCEHALL SINGLES

TW LW WC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL
01 3 8 Money Fi Spend-Vybz Kartel-Big Ship (1wk@#1) U-2
02 1 20 Shoot Out-Mykal Rose-John John(2wks@#1) D-1
03 2 19 Don't Run In -Harry Toddler-Truck Back(3wks@#1) D-1
04 9 6 Wine Gal - Beenie Man - TJ Records U-5
05 6 5 The Mission-Damian Marley & Stephen Marley-Tuff Gong U-1
06 7 8 Brown Bottle-Mavado-Big Ship U-1
07 4 19 Duppy Know Who Fi Frighten-Demarco-John John D-3
08 5 19 Pon Di Edge-Busy Signal-Star Kutt (3wks@#1) D-3
09 8 19 Click My Finger-Erup-Truck Back(3wks@#1) D-1
10 12 4 On The Rock- Mavado-Baby G U-2
11 10 18 Doh-Serani feat Bugle-Daseca(2wks@#1) D-1
12 13 8 Bag A Talking-Deva Brat-Truck Back U-1
13 15 4 Money Changer-Mavado-Juke Boxx U-2
14 17 4 Blaze-D'Angel- Fresh Ear U-3
15 11 10 Touch Di Road-Mavado-Foota Hype D-4
16 14 14 Bembe-Voicemail-Big Ship (pp#6) D-2
17 19 2 Hey Yah(Any Bwoy Dis)- Blak Ryno-Big Ship U-2
18 - New Laptop-Macka Diamond-D-Ice
19 20 2 Stinking Rich-Serani-Daseca U-1
20 - New Nah Go Nuh Weh-Vybz Kartel- Big Ship

TOP 20 REGGAE SINGLES

TW LW WC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL

01 3 17 Yesterday-Daville-Fashowzy (1wk@#1) U-2
02 1 20 Warrior Love –Etana-Freemind (2wks@#1) D-1
03 5 8 Just As I Am - Lust-Born Music U-2
04 4 9 Mercy Please - Black Judah feat. Warrior King-Teflon Blood NM
05 2 10 Unknown Number-Busy Signal-Juke Boxx D-3
06 7 9 Love Fire-Tony Rebel-Taxi U-1
07 11 6 Mood For Love (Missing You)-Terry Linen-Uplifting Music International U-4
08 9 10 I'm Bless-Prestige-Timeless Records U-1
09 10 9 Love You Pure-Sophia Brown-Cell Block/321 Strong U-1
10 6 12 Baby Tonight-Courtney "Yogi" John-Taxi (3wks@#1) D-4
11 12 7 Want Tek Life-Jnr Reid feat Andrew & Wada Blood-JR Productions U-1
12 8 34 Praise God- Little Hero-Inspire (2wks@#1) D-4
13 14 5 Choppa Grade-Queen Ifrica-Nice Time Music Inc U-1
14 15 6 Love Question-Mega Flex-Flex Production U-1
15 16 4 Stand By My Woman-George Nooks- Tad's Int'l/Total Records U-1
16 17 3 Pain-Capleton, Bobo Zaro and Contractor-Tad's Int'l/ Green Lion U-1
17 18 4 Pull Up Selecta-Tarrus Riley & Jimmy Riley-Taxi U-1
18 13 15 Just Like The Rain-Courtney Melody-Smith Mansion/Reggae Vibes (pp#7) D-5
19 - New My Lady-Fyakin- Solar Ent. / Fearless Records
20 19 29 Mi Nah Rub-Queen Ifrica-Downsound Records(3wks@#1) D-1

TOP TEN ALBUMS/CD CHART

TW LW WC TITLE/ARTISTE/LABEL

01 1 10 Jah Is My Navigator-Luciano–VP Records(2wks@#1) NM
02 2 19 Book of Life-I-Wayne-VP Records(2wks@#1) NM
03 5 9 Revelation -Little Hero-Inspire/Diamond Edge U-2
04 3 23 Unselfish -Courtney (Yogie) John-Fi Wi Music(4wks@#1) D-1
05 6 7 Turf-Hopeton Lindo-Irie Pen U-1
06 4 16 Love & Affection-Pressure-Don Corleon D-2
07 7 6 Voice of Love - AJ Brown- GRC Music NM
08 9 2 Mission In Progress-Moragn Heritage-VP Records U-1
09 8 22 Intoxication-Shaggy- VP Records/Big Yard (8wks@#1) D-1
10 - New Fight With All Your Might-Anthony Cruz-Penthouse/VP Records

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Numbers in bracket indicate the number of weeks at the No. 1 Spot.
Key: U - Upward, D - Down, NM - Non-Mover
TW - This Week, LW - Last Week, WC Weeks on Chart, PP in bracket -
Peak Position
Sources: Sound Systems, Record Shops, Night Clubs & Radio Play

Tomorrow at Western Consciousness little Choc'late Allen will be one of the featured performers on the show and it is something she is more than looking forward to. In giving a 'sneak peak' on her performance she told YardFlex, "I will be embodying the theme of the show "Good over Evil" as the message that I spread in song and the word is in synergy with the ideals of the event."

For her it's a great honour and privilege to be performing with so many reggae stalwarts in light of the fact that she is coming from an island (Trinidad) which is noted for calypso.

Coming from a family that is heavily involved with music, it was no surprise when Choc'late herself wanted to follow that same path. As she says "I was inspired to be a performer by looking at my father on stage and traveling with him overseas. I loved the music, the excitement that it generates and it comes as natural to me as talking."

Born into a musical family on June 19, 1993 to Trinidadian parents Kurt and Fabienne Allen, Choc'late from a very early age always displayed that she was destined for greatness. She along with the constant support and encouragement from her parents has most definitely identified her multiple geniuses. This talented, self confident, intelligent, selfless, compassionate, highly motivated and loving individual at the age of fourteen is already being referred to as a child activist.

Choc'late did her first recording at the age of five, a remake of 'Past De Dutchie' performed by 'Musical Youth'. This song went to number one on the Heat Music Charts and a Radio Station Chart in Ottawa, Canada. She has performed in Trinidad and Tobago, throughout the Caribbean with the Windiez music band and with her very own group "Hott Bakez and Choc'late".

She has starred in her own music video and also hosted and performed for the Cable Television Music VIDEO programme called 'We Be Clubbing' which broadcasted throughout the Caribbean and North America on the CVN network. She has also toured the Caribbean performing with Caribbean Vizion and hosted her own television and radio programmes in several CARICOM States.

Currently Choc'late is in the recording studio as part of Flames Production family set to release a single. She is also doing a collaboration with Queen Ifrica.

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, other acts billed to perform are Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Mykal Rose, Richie Spice and Dez I to name a few.

Wesley Snipes gets 3 years for tax evasion

Actor Wesley Snipes, star of such films as Jungle Fever, New Jack City, White Men Can't Jump, and the Blade trilogy, was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison by a U.S. District Court Judge for failing to file taxes to an alleged total of $2.7 million in back taxes.

Snipes was acquitted of felony fraud and conspiracy charges in February, but the law caught up to the Blade star after the courts confirmed Snipes hadn't filed a tax return since 1998. Sources report that Judge William Terrell Hodges revealed to the court that Snipes has displayed a history of contempt with regard to his taxes and handed down the maximum penalty for the charges, as some sources report was an action taken to make an example out of the star given his evasion. In an attempt to stave of incarceration, Snipes offered the government $5 million dollars in an effort to serve time in house arrest instead of prison. Despite Snipes' attempt to make good on his taxes and testimony to his character from the likes of Denzel Washington and Woody Harrelson, the Judge determined Snipes would be sent to prison for his crime.

According to the Associated Press, Snipes admitted to the court via a written and prepared apologetic statement that he indeed made mistakes in his life, "I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance..."

The AP goes on to report that Snipes will still be a free man until the court notifies him of the appropriate time to surrender to authorities. However, Snipes and his lawyers have also let the court know they will be seeking an appeal.

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Snoop Dogg allowed back in England

A British judge has ruled rapper Snoop Dogg can enter Britain after the country's Home Office said his presence was non-conducive to the public good.

Snoop Dogg, whose birth name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus, may be traveling to Britain after the Home Office's ban on him was reversed by an immigration appeals judge, The Times of London reported Thursday.

According to wjbt.com Britain reportedly denied Snoop an entrance visa after he was accused, along with five members of his entourage, of initiating a fight at London's Heathrow Airport in 2006.

The accusations changed Wednesday when Judge George Warr decided the fight was precipitated by decisions made by BA staff and police. Warr supported the January ruling of immigration judge Nehar Bird, who said officials did not prove Snoop's ban from Britain would be good for the public. Warr said no proof existed that Snoop started the fight, dismissing the Home Office's appeal to Bird's January ruling, the Times reported.

The management of ace deejay Rodney Pryce, aka Bounty Killer is extremely perturbed over the false reports that surfaced on the internet and in the Jamaican media that the artiste was stoned at a show in Guyana last weekend.

During a radio interview yesterday, Bounty Killer's Senior Security Consultant, Mendez, said the reports in the media are totally erroneous, as he was on location at the concert in Guyana and no such incident took place.

Further, Bounty Killer's manager, Julian Jones-Griffith emphasized that the reports were untrue and said he was appalled that the media houses refused to call him or the artiste before putting out such an erroneous story.

All this is stemming from reports which circulated that Bounty Killer was bottled in Guyana at a concert held there last Saturday.

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With Joan Wilson

Welcome to this brand new column from YardFlex...it's a chance to air off about any and everything that affects us.

Now, I begin with the biggest gripe of all...the way these gays are holding dancehall ransom. Now, fi real a doan blame dem. If dem is one ting and have dem money and people behind it (no pun intended) whey wi stan up fi whey dem believe in...den all means do.

Yuh know who a blame...de man dem whey love knock off fist and claim sey dem straight...and di one dem whey nuh stop spend dollaz pon woman fi prove dat dem a galis and den at the end of the day a doan si none a dem a campaign sey gay fi stop convert dem queen and left the young jocks dem alone.

Wha unno really a tell mi sey, di gays dem have more money and more people whey willing fi stand up fi a cause dan staraight people?

Why a doan si more dancehall lovers inna Jamaica and foreign a teck it do dem pon di streets, dem a campaign, unno can campaign tuh! Go out deh wid unno banners and sey no gays around here! No violence please, but meck unno voices heard sey unno nuh prepared fi stay one side and meck dem browbeat unno favourite artistes dem offa di stage.

But si yah, a dem alone have mouth. Yuh know wha, unno too laid back and a allow dem loud voice fi browbeat unno. It gawn bad when all Red Stripe a pull out from sponsoring Sumfest. Whey unno a guh wait fi happen next? Promoter stop book dancehall artiste and gi unno pure foreign culture? Nah, mi a lick out now, suh unno betta join fi mi voice and start fight fi unno owna culture...cause di nex' ting unno a guh know unno a guh have gay artistes, gay dis and gay dat...a suh mi sey!

Their seriousness mixed with a touch of humour, and a skill at riding a riddim, somewhat similar to that of a young Shabba Ranks, have set the duo Dohlance and Saylah in a class above the rest.

The two have been creating waves on the local entertainment scene with outstanding performances since the start of the year at shows such as Spectrum, Follow Di Arrow and Mountain Dew Stunt Festival. As a testimony to their on-stage performances, they have been receiving rave reviews and garnering more fans on each occasion. Dohlance and Saylah have also made a name for themselves at the Crowing of Shane-O, Galidaz Bounce and Spring Break.

A few weeks ago at Spring Break, the duo created much excitement when they performed in the midst of Dancehall's biggest acts. What should have been a short stint was extended into a six-song set, as the duo was called back for encore after encore. Their popular songs in the Dancehall are currently, "Be Yuh Please," "Wine Pon Me," Yuh Look Good," "Buck Yuh," "Slap It," and "Give It Up."

In an interview with YardFlex, Dohlance revealed that he and his team-mate are focused on making their mark in the industry in 2000&LOVE. "We are in the laboratory developing our unique sound, because that's one of the tings that the people really love about us," Dohlance explained

Dohlance and Saylah will be featured on a soon-to-be-released Reggae compilation album, produced by the production company, Rise Above It International, based in Toronto, Canada. The duo has three songs on the album which, will feature 40 artistes, predominantly foreign Reggae acts.

Born Norwayne Hills (Dohlance) and David Reynolds (Saylah), the two met at a show in 2002 and have been performing together ever since. Dohlance, who is 24 years old, hails from Trelawny, where he was introduced to music by playing the drums and keyboards in church. Being shy was his greatest obstacle, as he realized his talent involved delivering his performances for huge audiences. With the support he received from friends and family, he finally conquered his fears.

Saylah who is 21 years old is from Mavis Bank in St.Andrew. He also discovered his talent in the church and started penning his own songs from the age of 13, drawing inspiration from artistes Sizzla Kalonji and Bounty Killer.

Since teaming up with their manager Palmer G in 2004, the duo has been doing numerous recordings at the Vendetta, Orange Hill and Di Endzstudios.

Their big break occurred with the release of the single "Wine Pon Me", which struck a responsive chord with the massives and was given power play on radio in the latter part of 2007. The accompanying video received heavy rotation on RE TV, Hype TV, Portmore Cable Channel, Music Plus and even on youtube. Their songs can be heard internationally in dollar vans in New York, the clubs in Canada, United Kingdom and Japan.

Dohlance and Saylah are taking advantage of the increased momentum on their career, and promise to make 2000LOVE a very big year for them.

You can check out their myspace pages http://
www.myspace.com/dohlanceand http://www. myspace.com/saylahman

Actor Orlando Brown has resurfaced

According to AP, Orlando Brown, a star of Disney Channel's "That's So Raven."

The 20-year-old actor and aspiring musician disappeared Tuesday morning without word. He re-emerged Wednesday and issued a lengthy statement.

"It was wrong for me not to inform my manager...about my whereabouts, especially when I am usually so routine and big on communication, but I felt a little lost and needed to get away," Brown said in a statement released Wednesday by his publicist, Elayne Rivers.

Brown went on to say he was upset at "how we as entertainers are so disrespected at times" after an incident at a nightclub where he had expected to open for the headlining act.

"I felt that that was my chance to prove that I was talented and I was really excited," Brown said. "When I was told that I couldn't perform...that really hurt. It got a bit overwhelming and I needed to be alone."

He apologized to his friends and fans and thanked them for their support, wrapping the page-long statement with "I have no further comments."

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Rapper Treach being questioned by cops

Naughty By Nature rapper Treach has been questioned by police in relation to shootings in Newark, New Jersey.

According to wjbt.com the hip-hop star - real name Anthony Criss - was taken in for police questioning on Tuesday after he was spotted driving erratically in the city. When cops pulled him over, they found him wearing a bulletproof vest - although no weapon was found in his Hummer.

A gun was later retrieved near the spot where Treach had been stopped, although it is unclear whether it belongs to the star.

The 37-year-old was detained for several hours by Newark authorities who are investigating a double murder, after two men got into an altercation and shot and killed each other. Five other people have also been wounded in separate incidents across the city in a violent 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday, reports AllHipHop.com.

It is currently unknown whether Treach is under official police investigation in relation to the shootings.

Hype TV Top 20 Singles Chart

TW LW WOC Artiste Name - Song Title - Record Label

01 01 10 Beenie Man- Wine Gal-TJ Records-4wks@#1
02 02 09 Busy Signal-Pon Di Edge-Star Kutt--Shot to Watch
03 03 08 Demarco-Duppy Know Who Fi Frighten-John John
04 04 07 Mykal Rose-Shoot Out-John John
05 07 05 Busy Signal-Unknown Number-Juke Boxx
06 05 15 Serani feat.Bugle-DOH-Daseca-3wks@#1
07 06 15 Bugle-Journey-Daseca-Peak@#2
08 08 11 Harry Toddler-Don't Run In-Truck Back-Peak@#4
09 11 06 Spice- Whoa-Truck Back
10 13 04 Da'Ville-Yesterday-Fashozy Records-Greatest Gainer up 3

11 10 09 I-Octane-Poverty-No Doubt Records-Peak@#9
12 14 03 Damian & Stephen Marley-The Mission-Baby G
13 09 18 Erup-Click My Finger-Truck Back-3wks@#1
14 15 03 Mavado-On The Rock-Baby G
15 12 13 Courtney Melody-Just Like The Rain-Smith Mansion/Reggae Vibes-Peak@#8
16 19 02 Bounty Killer-Nuh Fren Fish-Foota Hype-Greatest Gainer up 3
17 16 21 Sean Paul – Pick It Up & Drop It –Birchill-Peak@#3
18 20 02 Mega Flex-Love Question-Flex Production
19 17 23 Queen I-Frica- Don't Touch Me There-No Doubt Records-3wks@#1
20 18 16 Spice –Up Inna De Light- Truck Back-Peak@#7

By: Rootzgirl

I have a very important question to ask and I am not bashing anyone right now...but seriously why is it that Caribbean baby mothers are having a hard time getting support for their kids?

You were having a nice time with the man,