DANCEHALL NICE AGAIN

(Los Angeles, CA/Kingston, Jamaica) BRICK & LACE the Dancehall flavored pop styled duo is re-emerging.  Having spent ample time during 2004 to 2005 in Jamaica focusing hard with promotions and recording on popular riddims, the former group underwent some changes reducing their members from the trio of sisters to the duo.  Further, they solidified a record deal with Geffen Records in America.  With their debut album “Love Is Wicked” completed the girls are ready to take on the world with their new material!  

Brick & Lace’s debut single “Get That Clear” is in the beginning stages of promotions.  It is already available for sale at iTunes. “Get That Clear” is starting to get some buzz going via placement in various regional mixtapes. The song was pre-released to Jamaica last week and is beginning to gain favor with local soundsystems and with some key radio personalities. 

Brick & Lace are also featured on hip hop artist OBIE TRICE’s song “Jamaican Girl”.  The girls are featured in the video which also premiered on BET’s NEW JOINT of the day for Monday, August 14th. The duo is also appearing on the JIMMY KIMMEL show this Wednesday, August 16th with Obie Trice performing the single “Jamaican Girl”. The Jimmy Kimmel show aires on ABC at midnight (check your local listings).

Brick & Lace’s debut album “Love Is Wicked” from Geffen Records is dropping this fall.  Their new website is currently in the works but you can visit and become a member of their myspace community:  http://www.myspace.com/briackandlace

Madhouse/Atlantic recording artist Cham has unveiled details of his eagerly awaited new album, “GHETTO STORY.” The Kingston, Jamaica native’s Atlantic debut hits stores nationwide August 15th.

Produced by Dave Kelly, “GHETTO STORY” is the follow-up to Cham’s debut album, “WOW… THE STORY,” released on Madhouse Records in 2000. Cham’s 2003 released buzz track, “Vitamin S,” was the reggae star’s first Billboard-charting single. Cham, one of the world’s greatest and most successful dancehall DJs, has been hailed a true superstar, a cutting-edge talent known around the world for his imaginative wordplay, creative sounds, and up-to-the-minute news reports of modern ghetto life.

The title track from “GHETTO STORY,” featuring Alicia Keys, saw a 33 percent rebound this week as it jumped back into Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart and bulleted to #22 in the Billboard Rap chart. “Ghetto Story” is also one of the top 5 researched records at both POWER 105 and HOT 97 radio stations in New York.

The music video for “Ghetto Story,” also featuring Keys, began official rotation last week on MTV and BET. Cham’s Makes A Video as well as an appearance on Sucker Free Countdown will air on MTV2 August 20th. He has also been named a “Discover and Download” artist on MTV and MTV2, and “Ghetto Story” is featured on The Leak on MTV2 and MTV Jams. Just last week, “Ghetto Story” aired as a New Joint on BET’s 106 & Park.

 

Radio stations around the country are buzzing about Beyonce’s latest single Ring The Alarm. But we managed to analyzed the song’s lyrics and discovered that Beyonce appears to be sending a message to her rival Rihanna - to stay away from Jay Z.

A few months ago we first reported that Beyonce was uncomfortable with the amount of time Jay Z was spending with Rihanna. Since then, both Beyonce and Rihanna have gone out of their way to publicly deny feuding over the DEF JAM president. But in Beyonce’s latest single, she explicitly warns the teenage diva to steer clear of her man.

In Ring the Alarm Beyonce sings about struggling with a cheating boyfriend. But Beyonce quickly turns her anger from her cheating boyfriend to the other woman. In the first recorded use of foul language by Beyonce, she sings “She’s sold half a million - Gold, She don’t love [you] - that sh@$ I know.” Both of Rihanna’s albums were certified gold (500,000 copies) in the U.S. - falling short of Beyonce’s multi-platinum status.

And this isn’t the first time that Beyonce has used music to lash out against her rivals. After the very public break up of Destiny’s Child, Beyonce (then a member of Destiny’s Child) released the hit song Survivor - attacking her former group members. Among the lyrics were, “You thought that I’d be broke without you, but I’m richer” and “You thought I wouldn’t sell without you, I sold 9 million.”

 Bounty Killer and Ninjaman have reportedly mended their strained musical relationship. “Me ah big man so me go down a Sumfest fi talk to Bounty and Sharon Burke about the foolishness that a gwaan. Mi surprise how him talk to me, him look pon me and say, ‘yu ah mi father, yu shoulden tek no side, yu fi just say what is wrong or right’ and him right. Mi shoulden get caught up in the whole controversy between Beenie and Bounty, Killa ah mi son, Beenie ah
mi nephew, mi nah tek no side inna dem argument.

But Killa fi know say when one woman gone, put on a smiling face because a prettier one out there waiting,” Ninjaman will be performing on August 3, Dancehall Night on Reggae Sunsplash 2006. “Right now, mi a try bring back the love and unity in the business and the return of Reggae

Archrivals Bounty Killer and Beenie Man dragged their ongoing ‘war of words’ deeper into the bowels of bad taste during Stormfront at Reggae Sumfest in Montego Bay on Thursday night.

Not content with belittling each other, they have descended into that most foul of preoccupations — talking about each other’s mothers.
BK hit the stage at about 3:30 a.m sporting a black blazer with the words ‘cross, angry, miserable’ emblazoned across it, and a pair of black pants. BK then intimated that Beenie Man had previously disrespected ‘Ms Ivy’ (Bounty’s mother) and proceeded to announce to the 8,000 strong crowd that Beenie’s mother “ah live inna one house that ah leak”.

Killer asked: “Who ah the biggest gyal clown inna Jamaica? After me dash weh ole rubbish oonu go back go pick it up like janitor.”
This reference was in relation to Beenie Man’s upcoming marriage to D’Angel, who had been in a previous relationship with Bounty Killer for the past seven years.

TONY MATTERHORN has really been making a buzz with another recording. This one is the DUTTY WINE. Matterhorn a renound selector has toyed around as a deejay periodically voicing. However, just about each one of his recordings has stirred up a rawkus. Songs like “Dance Menu” and “Gone But Not Forgotten” are a testament to this. His latest runaway hit “DUTTY WINE” is being distributed threw In The Streetz and is off the SMASH Riddim produced by Supa Hype. Other songs on the Smash riddim include; “Baby You” by Alaine, Busy Signal with “Lu Lu Lu”, Colley C with “Tuff Chat”, Elephant Man’s “Gi Dem”, Jagwa’s “Remedy”, Movado’s “Pushing”, “Haters” from TOK, “Dun Di Place” by Turbulance and more.

 

GOOFY has been busy recoding material these days. Most recently his songs “Show Me” on the Capital P riddim and “Pocket Money” on the Sleepy Dog riddim both from production team Steely & Clevie have aided in feeding his fan base. Goofy has also been working on the BULLET RIDDIM for his own production company. So far the BULLET riddim features material by; Alozade, Beenie Man, Buccaaner, D’Angel, Hollow Point, Mr. Vegas, Wayne Marshall and more.

 

  CE’CILE has been consistently moving her career at her pace, not based on the demands of others. She previously shot a roll in the movie ‘Glory to Gloria” in Montego Bay. The film has premiered locally and Ce’Cile joined actors Carol Campbell, Rodney Campbell, Douglas Prout, Makeda Solomon and more to celebrate the release of the movie. ‘Glory To Gloria” documented Gloria Minto’s rise from poverty in Jamaica’s rural St James community to become a successful business woman in the hotel industry despite the hardships she’d faced from; teenage pregnancy, spousal abuse and betrayal. Ce’Cile is not just focusing on Jamaica, after signing a new label deal with Danger Zone Records she’s aiming to conquer America with the remix of HOT LIKE DAT featuring hip hop artist TRINA.

There’s a lot of anticipation for the debut Voicemail album in the dancehall community and Voicemail lives up to the hype! Group members Craig, Kevin and Oniel have been building their name on the Jamaican music scene since their first recordings in 1999. Through consistent core hits, creative music videos and exciting stage shows the group has built a solid reputation and loyal following. Working with the top producers in reggae under the guidance of Robert Livingston and Big Yard Productions camp (Shaggy, Rik Rok) they deliver with a strong debut album. ‘Hey’ is a wicked mix of party tunes that get you moving. Core hits ‘Weddy Time’, ‘Jamaican Jiggas’ and ‘Bring Ya Body Come’ lead the charge and the latest single ‘Crazy’ closes the deal. As each track plays the party mood heightens. Tour plans for summer are underway as the video and single for ‘Crazy’ are serviced to clubs and mix show radio. Be on the lookout for Voicemail in your market soon.

 

Top flight dancehall deejay Elephant Man is looking forward to another stellar performance when he grace the Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest stage on July 20 at Catherine Hall Complex in Montego Bay, St. James.

Elephant Man has consistently delivered top-class show at one of the greatest reggae festival on Earth. And this year, the deejay plans to take his performance to a higher level.

Highly credited with bringing back dancing into the dancehall with his dance-oriented songs, Elephant Man has mastered his stage craft. There’s never a dull moment with Elephant Man. With a seemingly inexhaustible energy source, he throws himself into everything he does. He performs with abandon.