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Bounty Killer Says 90s Classic “Book Book Book” Was Personal For Him

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Bounty Killer says one of his biggest dancehall classic anthems “Book Book Book” was inspired by his personal story after dropping out of school at an early age.

As hundreds of students returned to school today, September 5, in Jamaica, the ever-popular 90s track by Bounty Killer, “Book Book Book,” has again come into focus. The track, which was geared towards encouraging young people to take their studies seriously, still remains a sort of anthem for back-to-school.

Even Bounty himself has confessed that the song has a special place in his heart, especially since he had a somewhat volatile relationship with schools. He made the confession while speaking with The Star.

He shared that he dropped out of school at an early age, and later on in his life; he realized that education was the key to getting out of poverty. That’s why he didn’t hesitate to give his fans a song that shared the message of applying yourself to studies.

The “Look Into My Eyes” deejay also shared that he dropped out of school at just grade nine. He attended Edith Dalton James High School. The track was dropped back in 1997 and was off of his Ghetto Gramma album. There is no shortage of inspirational lyrics as it pertains to education.

“It’s a positive song about bettering self and self-uplifting. The song is just a positive vibe, generally. I feel very proud to know that that song is still being played today so many years later, with a totally new generation enjoying the song,” he added.

He also shared that over the years, many fans have reached out to him to thank him personally for dropping such a positive track. Bounty, whose real name is Rodney Price, said that many of those fans who reached out to him also let him know that his words were inspirational on their path through education.

Those interactions have led him to the understanding that a good education is the ultimate key to success and that one should always try to get the most out of learning.

“I have even been invited as guest speaker by some of those same fans, who told me how much I have inspired them to stay in school and even reached the university level,” he added.

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Nas EBK Gifted Jada Kingdom Diamond Promise Ring For Her 24th Birthday

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Jada Kingdom and her boyfriend have entered a stage of commitment in their relationship. The couple was in Jamaica over the weekend when Nas EBK popped a big question on one knee to Jada while partying at the popular bar, Ribbiz, in Kingston.

Of course, the event has left fans curious and confused as it appears to be an engagement, but Nas EBK is saying he has given her a “promise” ring with an engagement ring to follow at some unspecified date in the future.

A video of the ‘proposal’ has gone viral with Jada seen sitting on a high stool and holding what looks like a small box with diamond earrings. Nas EBK was wearing a white sweater as he bent on one knee with another box. Jada seems genuinely surprised at the gesture as she exclaims, “what!” when she registers what’s happening.

“Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,” she said to the New York rapper as she jumped in to hug him, and Nas EBK lost his balance and fell as they laughed in pure joy together.

Jada Kingdom and Nas EBK have been dating for a little over a year. She moved to the United States in early 2021 after signing a record deal with Republic Records that seems to have been brokered by her then-boyfriend Verse Simmonds, 41.

However, the two appeared to have parted ways at some point, and Jada was seen in New York with Nas EBK, 21. Nas is a Drill rapper and has been very supportive of the “GPP” artist. He was recently seen with her in Jamaica as she said farewell to her grandmother, who raised her.

Jada had shared videos of herself enjoying the night out with her friends and dancers Pretty, TC, and Rebel prior to Nas EBK giving her the promise ring.

While she hasn’t publicly spoken on whether it is an engagement, she shared that Nas EBK has taken things to another level in their relationship.

Kingdom reposted a photo of a tattoo Nas has of her face on his entire arm.

“Omg! Your love for me different Wooow,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “I love you forever! WOOOW!!!” she wrote with crying emojis.

Nas EBK tattoo

Jada Kingdom also shared another Story with her track “Perfect Timing,” playing in the background as she showed a video showing Nas EBK with a big smile on his face as she examines her ring, which is a round cut diamond set in the middle with several tiny diamonds encircling it.

“Love in stages! Sexy ring pon a sexy bad gyal,” she wrote as she also tagged celebrity jeweler Oscar Stone in New York.

Nas EBK also shared a sweet message, confirming that he gave her a promise ring.

“Happy Birthday To The Love Of My Life . You Said You Never Got Nothing Crazy For Your Bday Or Never Enjoyed It Well Im Here To Change That ! I’ll Forever Treat You Right You Deserve The World & Ima Give You That,” he wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram.

“I Always Thought Finding Someone Like You Was A Myth But You Proved Me Wrong , My Love For You Is Unconditional & I Want This Forever Even In The After Life Your Mine Forever ! WE STUCK I PUT THAT RING ON THAT FINGER ILL NEVER PLAY BOUT YOU YK HOW IM COMIN NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU MY BONNIE & IM YOUR CLYDE LOCKED IN 5L STAGE 1 ( PROMISE RING ) SO YALL KNOW THE ENGAGEMENT RING GONNA BE SOME SHI,” he added.

Jada Kingdom also responded to the message saying she had the best birthday ever.

“I’m soo in love with you,” the “Win” artist said. “I really appreciate you & everything you do for me You’re literally everything I prayed for! I want you for life & after, US! THAT’S IT!!! best birthday ever! you went crazy papi.”

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Dancehall Artist Silk Boss Named Person Of Interest By Police

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St. Catherine South Police has named dancehall artist Silk Boss as a person of interest. This comes days after police invited dancehall artiste Silk Boss to make a formal report about his assault.

Silk Boss, whose real name is Rohan Reid, is being asked to report to the Portmore Criminal Investigations Branch by midday on Monday. The Jamaica Constabulary Force released a message on their Twitter account stating he was a person of interest but not offering any other details about him.

“Anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact the Portmore Police at 876-989-8422, police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station,” the message ended.

The police request stems from the artist being assaulted by masked men in a video that was shared online. The artist has since done several rounds of interviews where he said that he was set up by a friend who made the Gulf Man gang members assault him and his girlfriend Brii last month and threatened to kill him.

The artist said that the men robbed him of $1.4 million cash that he was going to use to purchase a new BMW motorcar. He also said that the men who were seen in a recent music video were the ones who attacked him. He did not report the crime to the police, and in an interview with his ex-manager Terro Don, the Montego Bay artist said that the video was released to “tarnish” his name and destroy his career as the men were envious of the lifestyle he and his girlfriend (who is also his manager) lived. He cited specific details about his trips abroad to Canada and elsewhere and said his former friends were jealous and hateful that they couldn’t live the lavish lifestyle he and Brii enjoyed, and they wanted to be taken on trips with him.

In the meantime, Silk Boss continues to speak out about the incident. On Sunday, he released a new track, “Sorry,” that spoke about the assault.

The song has more than 500K views and is now the No. 1 on Trending in Jamaica.

“People nuh genuine, None ah dem nuh real, dem only come round fi de benefits, When dem nuh get it, dem eyes red like seh a red herring, Mi siddung inna di bush by myself a pree many tings, Mi owna friend go set me up and mek dem tek mi things,” the artist says.

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Silk Boss Urged To Talk To Cops After Being Slapped By Gang Members

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The Jamaica Constabulary Police wants rising dancehall artist Silk Boss to report to the Portmore Police.

Silk Boss confirmed this week that he was set up by friends and was robbed of $1.4 million that he was saving to buy a BMW car. The video showed the artist being slapped up by two men wearing Balaclava face masks. A red-faced Silk Boss can be heard pleading with the men.

In an interview with his former manager, Silk Boss had said that the men were from the Gulf Man gang in St. Catherine. He added that his pregnant baby mother was also pushed down and that the men had threatened to shoot him all while they boxed him about the face and head.

Since the incident, which surfaced via a video this week, Silk Boss has done several interviews where he confirmed that the incident occurred last month. While many of his fans have expressed concern for his safety, the artist has continued to speak on the beating and another incident where he was summoned by a reported criminal- an area Don, to perform at an event in St. Catherine where his girlfriend’s mother is from.

The artist has not said if he has reported the incident to the police, but it seems now that the police have taken interest in the statements by the artist and are calling on him to report the matter to the police.

The Jamaica Gleaner reported on Friday night that Portmore police are “appealing” to the dancehall to speak with investigators who are probing the assault.

The police said they have become aware of the video of the assault and the subsequent statements by Silk Boss, which are all cause for concern.

Silk Boss is asked to report to Portmore Police via the Braeton Parkway station in Portmore, St Catherine. Some fans are also urging the dancehall artiste to report the matter to police since his life might be in danger.

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50 Cent Bans Trey Songz and His Shenanigans From Tycoon Weekend

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50 Cent called out Trey Songz on Tuesday, whom he said is banned from future events due to his bad behavior, which included breaking up things at the event and brawling over women.

50 Cent’s Tycoon Houston Comedy Music Fest took place last weekend. The event drew in a large crowd who were there to support the rapper and producer’s G-Unity Foundation, which hosted the event to raise funds for charity.

The event was held at the Toyota Center on August 25 and featured comedians B-Simone, Karlous Miller, Michael Blackson, Bill Bellamy, DC Young Fly, Jess Hilarious, Gary Owen, Lil Duval, and D’Lai. 50 Cent also gave a closing performance along with surprise “guest friends.”

The event funds all go to G-Unity Foundation and the G-Unity Business Lab with the Houston Independent School District to support students’ educational ventures, especially in business.

However, it seems that Trey Songz’s attendance for the second year in a row left a sour taste in 50 Cent’s mouth as he blasted the R&B singer for creating mayhem. 50 Cent shared on his Instagram account a poster with a stamp that said ‘Banned From Tycoon,’ which was plastered in red over a photo of Songz.

The ‘Power’ producer is usually jovial and hilarious with his posts about others, especially his trolling, but he appeared very serious as he shared that Songz not only misbehaved at a past event but he was also fighting this time around.

“Last TYCOON he crashed a Wraith,” 50 began. “This TYCOON he was acting crazy, wanting to fight and sh8t over the girls. He broke some sh*** up in his room. Nah tell @treysongz he can’t come. SMH,” the rapper said.

Trey Songz has not responded to 50 Cent as yet, but he has been very quiet since the year started as several women have accused him of sexual assault. He had a mini week last month after a witness confessed that an attorney promised to pay her if she lied about witnessing Songz assaulting a woman. A determination of that case has not been made as yet.

He is still facing allegations and a pending civil suit from former UNLV basketball player Dylan Gonzalez who accused him of raping her at a Las Vegas hotel.

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Brooklyn West Indian Carnival Returns Live After Two Year Hiatus

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News Americas, Brooklyn, NY, Fri. Sept. 2, 2022: It’s carnival time once again in Brooklyn, NY. After a two-year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic, the West Indian American Day Carnival returns live this weekend.

Presented by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, (WIADCA), the carnival weekend, billed as the largest in North America, gets underway this afternoon, Friday, September 2nd with the Island 2 Island concert from 4 – 11 p.m.  Get tickets at island2island.frontlineticketing.com.

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 3rd, the Junior Carnival Parade returns from 9 a.m. from St. John’s Place and Kingston Avenue).

In the evening, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., get ready for PAN in A Minor, featuring some of New York’s renowned pan virtuosos.

And on Sunday, September 4th, get ready for the PAINTOPIA JOUVERT FETE from 7 am – 2 p.m. Admission: paintopiajouvertnyc.eventbrite.com. This will be followed by the AMNESIA DAY PARTY! From 3-11 p.m.  featuring an all-DJ cast. Admission: amnesia.frontlineticketing.com.  

The Brooklyn WIADCA carnival is back. (Hayden Roger Celestin image/NANN)

On Monday, the event will once again culminate with a parade of mas bands and costumed revelers down Eastern Parkway. Participating 2022 Carnival Bands/cultural leaders presenting an array of costumed masterpieces include: Freaks Mas’, Sesame Flyers International, Sky Maxx Mas’, Afro Kreyol, Antoine International, Caribbeing, Banboche, Mango Tree Mas’ Adult, New Horizon, Creole Jam, Branches & Associates Band, Suga Candy Mas’, D’ Midas International, Insomnia Mas’ Productions, Mas’ Productions, Kaisokah Moko Jumbies, Sherzel Productions, Platinum Kids Mas’, Stronjeh International Kids, Gemz Kidz and more.

“This year our return to the parkway inspires us to continue the cultural work on behalf of our community, City, State and partners,” said Michelle Gibbs-Francis, chair of WIADCA. “Without them, the Mas’ and Pan groups especially, we would not be here today. As for our COVID protocols we have several guidelines in place to verify vaccination and temperature checks.”

See more on admission, info and donations at www.carnival.nyc.

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Drake Gets History Lessons After Saying 2020 ‘hardest year in human history’

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Drake made a bold statement that 2020 was the hardest year in human history and fans quickly gave him some history lessons.

A video of Drake in an interview has gone viral with a quote from the Canadian rapper irking some people. The rapper is seen with short hair, and his signature heart design faded into the front of his hairline, which suggests the video is from sometime last year as he donned the special cut to celebrate his ‘Certified Lover Boy’ album.

It’s the statement that Drake makes that has people up in arms as the rapper appears to be speaking about the year 2020 and says it is the worst year in human history.

Now, the Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on countries across the world, with 6.4 million people dying and more than 603 million being infected from the virus. Many countries shut down and banned gatherings to stop the virus. As a result, countries are now dealing with an economic downturn as inflation rises, and the cost of living goes up. Some countries were also hard hit, and many people also lost their lives to Covid.

“The hardest year maybe in human history that we’ve ever been through,” he begins while the video cuts to ominous music with an empty street, and the camera zooms in on a sign that says, “If you want live music back, wear a mask.”

“Forget music, as a people like, the hardest time to ever connect with people, relate to people,” the rapper says in an ominous tone.

It’s unclear where the video is from or what interview it was, but many people took to social media to school the Toronto rapper.

“This is why ppl have to study history because wtf,” one person wrote on Instagram. “Wait till he hear about slavery and segregation,” another said. “Don’t say human history, say in your lifetime. Far worst have gone on. SMH Aubrey,” another told him.

Some of the rapper’s fans did speak up in his defense.

“He meant for this generation,” one person said. “He said that we’ve ever lived through. He must’ve meant our generation,” another said.

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Jay-Z Recorded His 4-Minute “God Did” Verse In One Take, Says Young Guru

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Jay-Z only needed one take to record 4 minutes of spitting bars.

What many consider to be one of Jay-Z’s greatest verses ever was recorded in one take. Hip Hop fans have been raving about Hov’s verse on DJ Khaled’s “GOD DID,” and now his longtime engineer Young Guru recently revealed that not only is it a banger, but the rapper dropped it all in one take.

The verse even impressed Young Guru, who has been working with Jay-Z for about two decades now. According to the engineer, in all of his years working with Jay-Z, he had never seen anything like that verse. The track is off of DJ Khaled’s new album, which dropped last Friday, August 26.

“People think I’m still not amazed when he walk in and do these verses. And this one was different because normally, we’ll sit down, we’ll do a song, three verses, two verses or whatever, and he’ll have a verse and then we’ll figure out what’s next,” he said while speaking with Genius’ Rob Markman and GQ’s Frazier Tharpe.

He went on to say that the “Empire State of Mind” rapper walked into the studio, spitting the verse already. While he was rapping, he asked Guru to put the beat on so he could record. Guru shared that he did not have the beat at the time, and after Hov shared it with him, he began to loop it but was stopped by the New York native.

Jay-Z then told him to contact Khaled because he wanted the entire instrumental in putting the words to the beat.

He revealed that he also didn’t know Jay-Z had almost four minutes prepared and enough bars for his verse already.

“I’m just in amazement of watching him do this again at 52 years old. It’s like, I never stop being amazed. That’s why I tweeted ’cause it’s just like, ‘Yo, I don’t really wanna have a conversation after this,’” he added.

He was so impressed that he even Tweeted about it before the song dropped.

“HOV is the greatest of all time. This can’t be debated anymore!!!” he posted at that time.

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Sean Paul’s Old Water Polo Photos With Teammate In Jamaica Going Viral

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Photos of a very young Sean Paul during his days as a member of Jamaica’s national water polo team have surfaced thanks to one of the Grammy-winning artist’s old teammates.

The photos show a relatively young Paul along with a young man named Jake Muller together. Muller shared the photos on Twitter in response to a random tweet that asked followers to “tweet a true story from your life that sounds made up.”

In response, Muller said, “when I was 16, I played water polo against Grammy Award-winning reggae artist Sean Paul.”

The tweet accompanied three photos showing Muller shaking hands with Sean Paul. The Jamaican is seen wearing a white t-shirt and a grey cap on his head with what looks like braids peeking out.

There is also a troll-worthy photo of Paul and Muller, who are both bare-chested and wearing black speedos with nothing else to cover their abs and torsos. Paul has not reacted to the photos, but he was last spotted performing in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Sean Paul previously spoke about his time on the water polo team, which started when he was 13 – 21 years old.

In an interview this year, Paul said he gave up a possible career in water polo sport to follow his music career. In a Guardian interview, the “Baby Girl” artist says that his family was going through immense hardship after his father was imprisoned. As he fluttered to understand all that was happening while also coping with his new economic circumstances, he turned to Bob Marley’s music for inspiration.

The singer said that after releasing his first song and being told that he would be a “one-hit-wonder,” he was determined to prove everyone wrong, and that’s when he quit water polo in 1996 to chase after his dreams of becoming an artiste. He is credited among the very few who exposed dancehall as a genre to the world.

To date Sean Paul is a 9 time Grammy nominated dancehall artist with one Grammy win under his belt.

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M.I.A. Threatens To Leak Nicki Minaj & Doja Cat Songs Off ‘MATA’ Album

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M.I.A. has upcoming music with Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat on her upcoming album MATA, but it seems that there are hitches with the album being released, and now she is threatening to leak the songs.

M.I.A says she might leak the songs if her album is not released on the date it was originally scheduled to drop.

The latest project is long in coming as M.I.A’s last album Aim was released in 2016, and she has been quiet on the music scene. On Tuesday, the artist shared that she has had collaborations with Minaj and Doja for years now and wants them to drop by the end of September.

“Coming soon I promise,” she began. “I had to wait two years for a Doja Cat verse… Then a Nicki one… Then a… Nevermind. If MATA isn’t out [in] September I will leak it myself.”

The Sri Lankan artist is releasing her forthcoming album as the first with her deal with Island Records. She was previously signed to Interscope Records/XL Recordings, but their relationship deteriorated quickly.

In the meantime, MATA does not have an official release date, although two songs from the album -“One” and “Popular,” have been released.

This is not the first time that M.I.A is threatening to leak an album. Back in 2013, at the height of her drama with Interscope, she had threatened to leak her album Matangi after the label allegedly held back her album due to it being “too positive.”

The album took eight months to release. M.I.A shot to fame with her track “Paper Planes.”

In the meantime, news of more releases from Nicki Minaj was met with excitement from the Barbs, Minaj’s fan base, even though more details were not released. Minaj recently received the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and also just dropped her new remix “Likkle Miss (Remix)” featuring Skeng Don from Jamaica and also her Billboard No. 1 hit “Super Freaky Girl,” which samples Rick James’ “Freak.”

As for Doja Cat, she is busy creating headlines with the absence of her eyebrows and her music from her last album Planet Her, which remains one of the longest-running albums on the Billboard 200.

She recently released the video for her track “Vegas,” which is also the Elvis Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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