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It’s a brisk and windy Friday afternoon in Queens, New York, Winston Rodney, a.k.a Burning Spear, is sheltered from the flesh-piercing chill that waits at his doorstep.
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| Heather Headley |
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Dedication rewards the dedicated. For R&B songstress Heather Headley, those are not hollow words, but one of life’s great truths. On the heels of her platinum debut album This Who I Am.
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| K.C. Jockey |
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Jamaican deejay K.C. Jockey has remained on the dancehall radar since releasing his V.P. Records compilation CD single “Diggy Diggy.” The tune, which features Elephant Man has been a staple on B.E.T’s late night video show.
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| Lady Saw |
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Several dancehall artists have witnessed their careers soar to the highest heights before crashing like the Hindenburg into a festering pool of oblivion. However, there have always been a select few...
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| Mr. Easy |
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Life hasn’t always been easy for Mr. Easy.
After years of struggling in the rough and tumble dancehall scene paying his dues as early as junior high school.
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| Pras |
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Sitting in Guerrilla Entertainment’s Manhattan headquarters—flipping through the pages of a glossy magazine, Pras seems focused. Already five years have past since we last heard of the “Ghetto Superstar.”
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| Rik Rok |
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Ricardo “Rik Rok” Ducent was supposed to be a doctor. But then he opened his mouth and everything changed.As one-half of the voice (and brains) behind “It Wasn’t Me,” one of the best selling singles of this decade.
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| Sasha |
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Dignity or dollars? It seems that any woman who steps foot in the dancehall music business must choose one or the other. However, sex sells, and in an industry known for pimping punanny...
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| Sister Carol |
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Whether you refer to her as Carole East or Black Cinderella, you’re still identifying the woman who for 23 years has brought roots, wisdom, and culture to dancehall-reggae with a flair all her own. Her name is Sister Carol.
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| Tanya Stephens |
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Tanya Stephens doesn’t mind if you think she’s a bad artist. She doesn’t even mind if you tell her she needs to step it up a notch or two.
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| Wayne Marshall |
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Dancehall artist Wayne Marshall has a lot to be proud of these days. With all of the anticipation preceding his now-released debut album, Marshall Law, the ‘singjay’ (singer and deejay) has become one of dancehall’s most talked about new artists.
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| Dead Prez |
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Barring any Public Enemy resurrection, dead prez continues to be Hip-Hop’s most revolutionary rap act. Being a message first, music second duo the Brooklyn-based MCs continue...
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| Junior Kelly |
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It’s 11:30 p.m. on a chilly Thursday night and reggaeaholics are filing into Nell’s Bar in Lower Manhattan for a special treat. They have come to imbibe the healing musical elixirs of singer Junior Kelly,
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| Bushman |
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Imagine coming home from a long iron vacation to have your favorite meal, specially prepared, just the way you like it.
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Kevin Lyttle |
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The Tortoise and the Hare is one of Aesop’s most enduring fables. In this inspiring tale, the slow yet humble Tortoise is pitted against the swift but arrogant hare in a race for self-respect.
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