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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK MUSIC: GIGGS FT GUNNA DEE – MATIC

My favourite UK rapper of ALL TIME Giggs has teamed up with fellow rapper Gunna Dee (who up until this point I’d never heard of) on the new single Matic. I want to know who produced this track because I really like it! Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: THE FLOACIST – LET ME

Former Floetry star Natalie Stewart now known as The Floacist, has released a video for her new single Let Me. I really like the track, it has a mellow and cool vibe going on.  But the video is just something else……….. Natalie’s husband is her co-star and I would LOVE to know how she managed to persuade him to don a G-string. *shaking head*. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

AFRICAN COUNTRY SET TO MAKE BREAKING WIND A CRIME

Via The Daily Mail Breaking wind is set to be made a crime in an African country. The government of Malawi plan to punish persistent offenders ‘who foul the air’ in a bid to ‘mould responsible and disciplined citizens.’ But locals fear that pinning responsibility on the crime will be difficult – and may lead to miscarriages of justice as ‘criminals’ attempt to blame others for their offence. One Malawian told the website Africanews.com: ‘My goodness. What happens in a public place []

JAMAICAN FILM: ‘BETTER MUS COME’ (TRAILER)

Three years in the making, Better Mus’ Come brilliantly captures the deep rooted conflict at the heart of Jamaican politics as seen in violent images in news reports and recent explosive political headlines all over the world in the international manhunt for alleged Jamaican “Don”, Christopher “Dudus” Coke, leaving over 79 civilians dead and a government-mandated State of Emergency in its aftermath. In a timely and provocative production, Better Mus’ Come traces the origins of the use of street gangs by political []

BROWN-EYEZ AWARDS: WOMAN OF THE YEAR… AND THE WINNER IS…….

The votes are in and website Brown Eyez has finally announced their Man And Woman Of The Year. First let me congratulate Sunday Show founder and event organiser Marvyn Harrison who has been crowned Man Of The Year.  It couldn’t have gone to a better man 🙂 As for Woman Of The Year…. well the coveted title goes to industry outsider and perceived “trouble maker”, founder of Mad News Janice aka Miss Mad News. I know it’s crazy! I’m still shocked. Thank []

WOMAN SUES SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS FOR 900 BILLION DOLLARS: DIDDY ACCUSED OF KNOCKING DOWN WORLD TRADE CENTRE

Via Allhiphop A woman has filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing the Hip-Hop mogul of a variety of bizarre charges, including knocking down the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. RadarOnline.com posted the outrageous lawsuit, which was filed by a woman named Valerie Joyce Wilson Turks, who accuses Diddy, his longtime girlfriend Kim Porter and LAPD victim Rodney King of being responsible for the collapse of the World Trade Center. “Diddy went through Kim Porter and Rodney King and []

AUDIO: ADELE – PROMISE THIS (LIVE LOUNGE BBC RADIO 1)

UK songstress Adele has covered Cheryl Cole’s hit single Promise This and the nation’s biggest fraud should bow down, kiss the ring, then get a pen and a pad, and take notes. After Adele’s brilliant cover of the song aired on BBC Radio 1 this morning Cheryl’s PR man tweeted Just spoken to Cheryl who, like the rest of the country, was 'blown away' by Adele's R1 Live Lounge session. — Supersonic PR (@supersonicpr) January 27, 2011 I jokingly retorted that I []

UK FILM: ANUVAHOOD TRAILER

The trailer for Anuvahood premiered yesterday on The Sun website. The Sun now seems to be embracing ‘black culture’ and anything deemed as remotely “Urban” lately. Positive articles/gossip featuring members from the UK Grime/rap fraternity just seem to be spilling from the newspaper these days.  To quote the late great Biggie- Things Done Changed! I however have a long memory Murdoch. So does everyone who is old enough to remember your rag’s past antics when stories involved the black community and your racially charged headlines. But anyway moving on, check out the trailer below. Anuvahood created []