Reggae Sumfest 2010 pics and news >>>>>

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Reggae Sumfest 2010 was one of the busiest and best yet, check out some of the photos and performances here.....

Highlights: Bounty Killer stealing the show with an emotional and educational speech where he was being honoured, he said that the Jamaican government needed to declare 'A State Of URGENCY' rather than a State of Emergency. He also claimed everyone in JA needs to 'Suport the police to clean up our society' and the shottas to put down their guns......
The speech was so powerful it made Jamaican news...(see vid at bottom)

Other highlights included: Recently released Vybz Kartel coming out in an orange prison jumpsuit with handcuffs to perform

Chris Brown joining Usher and Elephant Man for a joint performance and the two having a big, sweaty hug....euww

Vybz....

Chris Brown, Usher + Elephant Man

Mavado.....

With Wayne Marshall...

Bounty Killer.....

Here's some vids, quality is not great but still good to watch.....

 Bounty Killer getting his award....and making that speech  

Vybz Kartel performance (big sketch with news clips and taking the cuffs off)

Chris Brown performance

Usher Performance

Mavado Performance

Aidonia performance

The News Story about Bounty's speech.....massive

Usher's ex Tameka blasts Chilli on Twitter....love it LOL

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Ever since VH1 aired Usher's 'Behind The Music' (not yet hit the UK) Tameka has had a LOT to get off her chest. Apparently she refused to add comment for the show content, Chilli however DID. She spoke about their love for each other....apparently Usher even said he wanted marriage and kids from Chilli and was ready to settle down, but she wasn't!

Tameka posted this pic of herself on Twitter....Classy right?! NO!

So I guess that means Tameka got herself in the right place at the right time?!

Anyhoo, Bossip have reported that she went on to blast Chilli via her Twitter after the show went out, she quickly deleted her posts but they had already got the screen grabs...DUHH!

Here's the tweet:

Oh love, get over it....for the sake of the CHILDREN if nothing else!!!!

Usher disses UK acts....

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After the success of UK Acts like Jay Sean, Taio Cruz and even JLS over in the States, it seems Usher is getting a bit scared?! Cue a diss on all of them....

He said, and I quote:
“There’s a very fine line between what’s R&B and pop these days. Just because it’s sung by a male minority doesn’t mean you’re urban or R&B. Those artists [Jay Sean & Taio Cruz] are pop. The true value of R&B has been brought down by them.”

Whilst I agree that just because a black or asian singer is on a track, DOES NOT make it urban, who the hell is he to judge our UK acts like Jay Sean when he's bringing out CRAP like this:


Usher ft Pitbull 'DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again'


Fine line between R&B and pop you say Ush????
Anyway, the guys confused....in the same interview, her went on to say:
“Whenever I come to the UK I always find new music.”

Oh Usher....shaddap!!!

Usher's a lil Freak + Wayne's Lighting up :-)

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Tameka talks about her divource from Urrrsher + 3somes.....

Usher's old lady (literally) has opened up about her (2nd) divorce and what went wrong this time with superstar Usher Raymondo.

So apparently, the reason her first husband divorced her was because of her cheating with Usher....onto the next one....within a year she had got pregs and got married to Mr Raymond. Wow....nice work girl, lady.

But alas, it was not meant to be.....Tameka says:

"We didn't even get a chance to settle into marriage. First of all when he proposed, I became pregnant a few months later and then I had the baby [shortly] after our wedding. We did in one year what couples do in five." blah blah blah......

Check the excerpt when VIBE asked about the 'Lil Freak' song on his new album 'Raymond Vs Raymond',

Q Speaking of that album, were you surprised with the threesome talk on “Lil Freak”?

When I heard that song, I was appalled. But I felt like ‘Am I being prudish?’ I feel not cool because [threesomes] are what everyone’s doing now or whatever. I wasn’t a big fan, but the track is ridiculous… The devil makes bad things sound good [laughs]. I had many, many conversations with him about that [song].

Q How’d those go?

I was just like ‘What are you doing, kid? These are our sons, you can’t be talking that.’ He’s like. ‘My album is a dichotomy.’ [Laughs]
Check out 'Lil Freak' ft Nicki Minaj here:

Read the full i/v on Vibe here

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Quontom....

There's a new name in Bodycon dresses, QUONTOM....already being sold on Toppers and Asos websites, I scooped one up recently....and a week later Li Lo was seen sporting the exact same one! Trendsetter, moi?! haha.

Charlotte Church also wore a Quontom dress for her appearance on Wossy's show....

They specialise in oh so sexy mesh pieces with flashes of colour.
This is one of my faves:

At less than 50 squid a dress, it's worth it and in the words of that geordie lass....you're worth it :-)

Check out the Quontom website Here :

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Lil Wayne adds a verse to 'Light Up' from Rikers....

Being in prison couldn't even stop Lil Wayne from copping a piece of Drake's (canadian) pie, using a celly and his heart (lol) he rang through a verse for Drizzy's 'Light Up' already featuring Jigga. Ok, so the quality is shite but lyrically it's pretty solid from our Wayne!

Lyrics.....
“I’m in my cell, reading fan mail/Wish I was Amsterdam sipping Amstel,
Behind bars, but the bars don’t stop/Recording over the phones/I hope the call don’t drop.
Drizzy got the ball/I know the ball won’t drop/And I pray none of my kids ever want to be cops.”

Here's a link to the audio:

Download HERE

#FREEWEEZY!

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If you reside in Birming-ham (UK), hey I have a reader from CALI!!!! This is an event NOT TO MISS OUT ON:
The Summer Street Festival 2010

Date: Saturday 3rd July
Venue: Rainbow Complex
Line-Up: too many to mention all but a few: Fake Blood, Tomb Crew, Rattus Rattus (Urban Nerds), Eskimo Twins + more more more.

See the facebook group here
And more importantly, buy tickets (earlybird's £20) here:

Another live music event, THIS SATURDAY:

1Xtra's G Child returns with the 4th of his 'I’m Fabulous... Live' in the Bedroom Series, after the huge success of the previous 3 (check the video), we welcome the hugely talented Meleka performing 'Go', Natalie May performing 'Sexy Sexy' & Birmingham's very own KMD.
Date: Saturday 19th June
Venue: Penthouse Club, Birmingham
Line Up: G Child, 3Style + PA's by: Meleka and Natalie May.

You can get on the guestlist for this event which costs just £5 entry (!), simly message me via e-mail or fb.

See the facebook event page here



CIAO for now!

Jess

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