The Frankie Beverly & Maze return tour continues… Their next stop is at the Boutwell Auditorium – 1930 8th Avenue North – in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday, October 28.
Beverly and his group will be joined by other legendary vocalists: Regina Belle, Freddie Jackson, Shirley Murdock and Lenny Williamz. Showtime is 8pm and tickets are available on etix-dot-com.
All the rumors have been confirmed, mega hip-hop and RnB stars Ja Rule and Ashanti will be performing at Sabina Park – 24 South Camp Road – in Kingston, Jamaica on November 26, 2022.
The concert is being presented by the organizers of the now popular YUSH event series; and is a fundraiser for the UWI Scholarship Fund. Get tickets here.
On Friday, November 18th, legendary hip-hop MCs Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, Slick Rick, Brand Nubian, Chubb Rock and Mr. Cheeks were scheduled to pay tribute to the late Biz Markie at Ovens Auditorium – 2700 E Independence Blvd – in Charlotte, North Carolina.
However, we are now learning that this once-in-a-lifetime concert has been cancelled. Unfortunately, the event organizer did not give a reason; but a refund will be processed to the original method of payment used at time of purchase.
Reggae-dancehall singjay Marlon Binns, in collaboration with his long time friend and producer Paul Patmore, has just delivered a scorching new dancehall tune called Dem A Wicked. The song was officially released last week Friday – on October 7th – and has already gotten high marks from selectors who have heard it.
On the record, Binns – who has worked with Bounty Killer, Iyara and Teflon in the past – openly castigates some of his so-called friends for being fake and hypocritical. After hearing the passion with which he sung the song, Marlon was asked about its inspiration; and he basically said that he wrote it because of what he sees happening in everyday life. This is before adding that he has also experienced similar relationships.
The song’s overwhelming positive reviews, especially in such a short time, have led Marlon Binns‘ camp and the team at Paul Patmore Production to expedite the making of an official video. As such, its release is imminent.
In speaking about the meaning of this record, Marlon said: “what I want people to take away from this song is that you have to be careful of the people that you surround yourself with. You understand? You got to be careful of that; be very mindful that everybody have various interest, know what I mean. Because they will smile with you and want to hurt you at the same time. So you got to be vigilant and be very spiritual minded.”
Next Tuesday (October 18), rapper, author and fitness fanatic Stic – one half of the hip-hop duo Dead Prez – will be celebrating his new book, The 5 Principles: a revolutionary path to health, inner wealth and knowledge of self.
He will be at Gifted BK, located at 153 Grand Street in Brooklyn, New York for a book signing from 6 to 9 pm. This is the first stop on his upcoming book tour.
Atlanta rapper Cellus Hamilton has just shared the second single from his album – His Songbook For The Journey – released in May of this year. The track, titled Mt. Zion, is a collaboration done with New York lyricist Trubl3.
All the songs on the record were created with authentic ancient instruments and tell detailed stories from Hamilton’s life. Mt. Zion was created using a ram’s horn; it captures the melody of an African landscape set in Old Testament times.
Click here or on the image above to check out the stunning visuals, which were directed by Paul Ashch.
The Broadcasting Commission (the Commission) has issued a Directive requiring broadcasters to take immediate steps to prevent the transmission of any recorded material that promotes and/or glorifies illegal activity.
Guided by and exercising the powers granted under the Television and Sound Broadcasting Regulations, the Commission now requires an immediate halt to the transmission of:
To be clear, the broadcast of a sampling of any song which promotes or glorifies scamming, illegal drugs (e.g. ‘Molly’), illegal or harmful use of guns or other offensive weapons, “jungle justice” or any other form of illegal or criminal behavior is strictly prohibited.
The Directive reinforces the Commission’s commitment to keeping the airwaves free of harmful content given the important role traditional media still play as agents of socialization. The use of the public airwaves to broadcast songs that promote/glorify illegal activity could give the wrong impression that criminality is an accepted feature of Jamaican culture and society. It could also unwittingly lend support to moral disengagement and further normalize criminality among vulnerable and impressionable youth, and the young adult demographic.
Commenting on the Directive, Executive Director of the Commission, Cordel Green, said it was the end product of a wide-ranging process that included focused monitoring, decoding of subculture dialect and urban slangs, deliberations on balancing free expression vis-à-vis protection from harm, and consultations with Industry.
Mr. Green went on to explain that this approach was necessary given the nuances and peculiarities inherent in content regulation.
“Part of the difficulty in dealing with music, especially that which emerges from a subculture, is that it takes time to identify, understand and verify the slangs and colloquial language used. Understandably, new street lingua may take some time before they are normalized, or their meanings become well entrenched. The Commission also has to be circumspect in its actions, knowing that regulatory attention can have the unintended consequence of giving exposure to and popularizing subcultural phenomenon,” – Cordel Green
The Executive Director also said that while content regulation must always have regard for the right to freedom of expression, any context in which criminality is presented through music or videos as normal behavior, conflicts with the tenets of responsible broadcasting.
The BCJ continues to welcome and encourage the public to share information about any violations via:
The Broadcasting Commission is the regulatory body that is responsible for monitoring radio, television, and cable services. It receives and investigates complaints from the public in relation to these services. The Commission assures the public that it will continue to exert all powers within its regulatory remit to protect the most vulnerable (children and impressionable and unattached youth) from harmful media content.
SOURCE: BROADCASTING COMMISSION
