Following Mavado’s arrest yesterday, his manager, Julian Jones-Griffith, told THE STAR in a interview that he remains hopeful that the artiste will receive bail after his court appearance which is scheduled for today.
“He will be going to court tomorrow (today) and we are hoping that we will get bail, that’s what we are hoping for,” Jones-Griffith said.
According to Mavado’s manager, although there currently are no major shows lined up for the artiste, “He was suppose to be going to Trinidad this weekend, but by tomorrow we will know everything that’s going on.”
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Margaritaville Montego Bay seemed unusually crowded last Thursday, but this was to be expected as not only was it ladies night, but it was also a holiday weekend and one of dancehall’s most popular deejay’s was to make an appearance.
Before 11 o’clock patrons started to open the dance floor as DJ Sunshine played a slew of hits that had people dancing up a storm.
At 2:30 a.m., it was announced that Busy Signal would be taking the stage in about another hour, but patrons were not bothered by this revelation as DJ Nicco was at the turntables playing music that had them dancing like people who were truly celebrating the coming of the long and well-deserved holiday.
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A refusal to play Mavado’s songs is said to be the reason behind the shooting incident for which the artiste has been charged THE STAR understands.
The self proclaimed “Gully God” is facing two counts of shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm arising from the incident which occurred on July 27 last year.
Police reports are that on the day in question, Mavado and his entourage were allegedly at a bar near the intersection of Whitehall Avenue and Mannings Hill Road, St. Andrew where his songs were being played.
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Bounty Killer. Just the mention of that name could spell trouble, especially if mentioned to, let’s say, Beenie Man.
Well, THE STAR recently had a sit down with ‘The Doctor’ in a one- and-one interview and we couldn’t help but ask how are things between the two deejays.
Bounty Killer and Beenie Man have been arch-rivals in dancehall music for several years and, over time, one would think that the two would have been able to put aside their differences.
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What does Grand Theft Auto 4: Liberty City and Mavado have in common? We certainly do know its GANGSTA.
Jahkno have learnt that “The Real McKoy” Mavado as made is way on the GTA Soundtrack and can be heard in the game play of the latest installment from Rock Star Games.
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Rapper T.I. pleaded guilty Thursday to federal weapons possession charges, and will receive a sentence that includes prison time after he completes a period of community service.
In the year that he is awaiting sentencing, T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, must complete at least 1,000 hours of a total 1,500 hours of community service, talking to youth groups about the pitfalls of guns, gangs and drugs.
He will be sentenced to serve about 12 months in prison after completing the community service, officials said. His prison time could be increased or reduced, depending on his fulfillment of the terms of the deal and good behavior, they said.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
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