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VIDEO: BRYAN RUCKER FT STACK$ – WHITE WASHED

February 12, 2013

[Thanks Lorraine] I LOVE this. All those young ladies who post profile pictures of themselves on Twitter with Kardashian hairstyles and shine a flood light in their faces to appear lighter skinned (yeah you know who you are) should listen to every word of this song. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

WEB DOCUMENTARY SERIES: NOISEY JAMAICA (EPISODE 2 – POPCAAN)

February 11, 2013

I don’t know how I feel about this web documentary series that is supposed to be about Dancehall culture and is co-executive produced by Snoop Dogg aka ‘Snoop Lion’ 😦 In episode 1 the narrator reveals that she was born and raised in Jamaica but you don’t sense any real connection there. She sounds like a stranger who is just discovering Jamaica and it’s music scene for the first time. Episode 2 just makes me cringe for a number of reasons. The world does not need to see ridiculous groupies hanging around rehearsal studios and a young […]

VIDEO: BBC LONDON NEWS – FORMER GANG MEMBER’S BAFTA HONOUR

February 8, 2013

Former gang member turned actor and film director Fredi Nwaka showcased his short film on gang life (If Only) in London at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) earlier this month. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuTQHMto1eE [Thanks Russ] In December of last year I posted a piece about the film and Fredi’s new organisation C.R.I.M.E (Creating Role Models In Media Enterprise), which works with ex offenders, gang members and troubled teens, and turns their stories into short films. CLICK HERE to read if you missed it.