Guyana Bans Bounty and Mavado

Deejays Bounty Killer and Mavado, has been banned from entering the Guyana, the country’s Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee, said yesterday.

A report from the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), quoted Rohee as saying that Bounty Killer, whose real name is Rodney Price, is known for his lyrics glorifying guns and bashing gays while Mavado is a security risk.

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Still waiting for ‘Mello’ vibes

The Mas Camp, Oxford Road, New Kingston, was packed before midnight on Saturday. But although the party people rocked away at intervals, the music fell short of the sustained mellowness expected in a series named Mello Vibes.

The latest instalment was dubbed Dance Fever and attracted a mainly 20s audience, with a couple teenagers and older folk in the mix.

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Beenie Man to co-write, star in movie

Dancehall artiste Moses Davis is taking his career to a new level. Having proven time and again that he is indeed the ‘King of the Dancehall’, through the many accolades he has received throughout the years, the Doctor, Beenie Man, now has his eyes set on the big screen.

“I am a movie fanatic,” he told Splash. “I have played roles in movies before, but this time it will be different, because this time I am a part of the production, from beginning to end. We just finish writing the script and then another set of people going to write the dialogue,” he explained.

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Bounty, Monster feud brewing?

Another feud has reportedly developed in the dancehall as a result of songs done by Monster Empire and Bounty Killer. However, Monster Empire claim they did not provoke the brewing lyrical war.

Monster Empire, which comprises Roundhead, Ghost and General B, was formerly called Monster Shack Crew. The crew recently released a song called Nuh Bad Man Fi We on the ‘Unfinished Business’ rhythmfor TJ Records. The song hurls several insults at Bounty Killer.

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Mavado, Jay Z for Madison Square Garden?

Dancehall artiste Mavado is getting set to make his first ever appearance onstage live with rap mogul Jay Z. The deejay says Jay Z is planning to call him up during an upcoming show in the U.S.

“Him (Jay Z) waan call mi up a Madison Square Garden, a show sometime inna June,” Mavado told THE WEEKEND STAR in an exclusive interview.

Rapper Jay Z, recently heard Mavado’s On The Rock song and immediately fell in love with it and did a remix. Since then, the combination has been creating quite a stir in Jamaica and various parts of the U.S.

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Atlanta Schools Ban T.I. From Speaking

T.I. has been banned from speaking to students at two metro-Atlanta school districts, leading officials to cancel an upcoming appearance featuring the popular rapper.

According to Atlanta’s WSB-TV Channel 2, an upcoming appearance featuring T.I. at Pebblebrook was canceled due to recent gang activity involving students, as well as the recent death of a student.

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