Music

REGGAE STAR BUJU BANTON ON FEDERAL COCAINE CHARGES

If he is in fact guilty of this then I just have one question for Buju – What the HELL were you thinking??? Via Allhiphop.com Celebrated reggae star Buju Banton is being detained in a federal Miami prison following his arrest last Thursday (December 10) on drug charges. Banton, real name Mark Anthony Myrie, was booked with another unidentified man after a surveillance camera caught them in the process of a drug transaction. Authorities claim to have found the singer with 5 kilos of []

UK MUSIC: CHOONG FAMILY – ‘GOODBYE GIRL’

I thought that this group had split up some years ago. Anyway check out Choong Family’s new track Goodbye Girl. Goodbye Girl is pleasant enough but it also sounds quite dated.   Like the folk over at Ragggs.com I find myself asking the question, “are they still living in 2004???” The video – Standard video model of choice in the UK and the ending confused me. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

TIMATI FT BUSTA RHYMES & MARIYA – ‘LOVE YOU’

I’m told that Timati is a rapper from Russia and he has teamed up with Busta Rhymes on the track Love You. The track also features singer Mariya.  What can I say about this track? Well….. it’s positive…… As for you Busta…… desperate times…….. desperate times……… Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

PRODUCER DAVINCHE RELEASES ‘HOW TO’ PRODUCTION GUIDE VIDEOS

This is for all you budding producers out there and music fans who are interested in gaining some studio knowledge…. UK Production Maestro DaVinChe has today released a 3-Step Guide to Tracking Vocals in the studio and a 5-Step Guide to Sampling. DaVinChe offers relaxed guides to relatively simple production techniques that are just as simple to get wrong. The guest vocalist featured in the 3-Step Vocal tracking guide is UK songstress Shola Ama.

SINGER ALEXANDRA BURKE LOOKS FOR SUPPORTING ACT

Singer Alexandra Burke is looking for a supporting act from anywhere in the world for the exclusive Nokia Good Things concert, which will take place in the UK (at a yet to be disclosed venue) on December 9th. Click here to visit the TalentHouse website for more information. Good luck!

80S RAPPER ROXANNE SHANTE FINALLY ADMITS SHE LIED ABOUT HAVING A PHD AND NOW SAYS SHE’S FIGHTING CANCER

Earlier this year it was revealed that 80s Hip Hop star Roxanne Shante (real name Lolita Shante Shante Gooden) had been lying for years about receiving a Ph.D in Psycology from Cornell University. Shante also claimed that she forced Warner Music to pay for her education.  Now the rapper admits to lying and on top of that now claims to be fighting breast cancer. Click here to read all about it.   Now if Shante is fighting cancer then I hope she pulls through. But I have a niggling []