Ed McMahon turns gangsta rapper

There may be No Country For Old Men, but Ed McMahon has a new rap.Having grown up watching the famous sidekick of Johnny Carson for most of my life, I have to admit I'm very happy for the ole guy that he's finally getting out of his slump even at 85 years old. I have...

Gully God Mavado Hits New Jersey Ritz Theatre

Road Block Radio, Race Entertainment, MG Promotions and Team A Promotions have decided to bring the heart of the 'gully' to the center of New Jersey's swanky middle class by presenting Jamaica's infamously famous...

50 Cent, Universal Sued for Pushing "Gangsta" Life

Is this a case of blaming the music or blaming the actual hip-hop gangsters that beat you up?"Hip hop mogul 50 Cent, Universal Music Group and several of its record labels were sued on Wednesday for promoting a...

Mavado Connects Schools With Free Computers

In his quest to "try and get a computer and Internet connection into every school in Jamaica," Mavado kept his promise to assist in ensuring all local schools are able to connect to the Internet by donating 2 computers each to Constant Spring All Age and Charlie Smith High...

'Racial profiling' at our border

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorHow unfair that these Rappers accuse Border Guards and Police of racial profiling. Gangsta's of all races with "Attitude" including White Rapper Enimen would get the...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

DJ Drama and DJ Cannon Arrested in Atlanta... over Mixtapes

Apparently the RIAA now has a problem with the distribution method that lines its pockets by exposing upcoming, newly-signed artists. Mixtape CD's are nothing new, but this is a sad development in copyright-frenzy scaremongering.(I was pointed to this article by...

The N Word

"A lot of sturm and drang over the Kramer (Michael Richards) affair. Was he racist, yes. Did he use the N word. Yep. Do I hate the N word because its historic meaning is derived from slavery, yep. But I hate it whenever I hear it. Not because the media decided to focus on...

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