TOO MUCH FRICTION IN THE MUSIC WHIRL!

Why are so many entertainers causing so much confusion with the law? Entertainers are always causing a lot of fusion with their music; instead they are confusing it with the law. Take for example the lawsuit that Tanya Stephens filed against Lil’ Kim, that we reported last week. It is a big to-do about plagiarism or piracy in the musical fraternity.  Stephens and the Queen Bee aren’t the only ones in the scuffle. Another Jamaican singer, Glen Washington, known for the mega hits, 'Kindness for Weakness', 'Jah Glory' and 'Oh Jah', could be deported to Jamaica from Florida as early as this week, since he has been detained for several days by the authorities in Miami for violating the terms of his probation. He is expected to be deported after being held and interviewed by U.S. immigration officials at the Chrome Detention Center in South Florida.

When 50 Cent was sentenced for his role in a confrontation at a May 2004 concert, the judge told the rapper, "You're a cross-cultural entertainer; you have an obligation to people in society." What happened to that obligation? That melee is causing him to fork out big dollars to two women who were injured in the scuffle and recently ‘Fiddy’ leapt into the crowd at a Springfield, Massachusetts show in search of an unknown individual who had doused him with water. In his attempts to locate the responsible party before being pushed back on to the stage by security and police officers, 50 jostled with several people, two of whom are now pursuing compensation.

There’s yet another brush with the law for the “Warlord” Bounty Killer. Hours after the end of the 'Saddle to the East 2K6' show in St. Thomas last week, deejay Bounty Killer was charged and arrested by the cops with breaches of the Town and Country Act for using abusive and indecent language. He appeared in the Yallahs RM Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges, whilst singer Mavado has failed to respond to a summons issued, relating to his alleged involvement.

Singer Clifroy 'I-Wayne' Taylor was fined $1,000 or 10 days imprisonment for obstructing police. Taylor was also charged with using indecent language and assaulting a police officer. It is learnt that Taylor and another man were spotted smoking ganja by the police. The police accosted the men and held on to the men. Taylor became boisterous. The men were taken to the Bridgeport Police Station and were formally charged.

Will entertainers start adhering to the law and give their fans what they do best? Entertain the people and continue to fuse the music.

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Another top for Bob

Bob Marley’s, One Love is voted Number 1 Top Foreign Song by 12,000 Conde Nast Traveler readers. According to an article titled, Around the World in 50 Songs in the September issue of the magazine, it was the readers' pick of 50 tunes that "unforgettably evoke their country's culture", according to the editors. One Love, which was designated Song of the Millennium by the BBC in 2000, has been used by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in its advertising campaign for many years. Bob Marley was also identified as third among the Top 15 Musical Ambassadors behind The Beatles and Elvis Presley as reggae placed 3rd among the Top Ten Musical Genres to Own. Another favorite was Day-O, a Jamaican folk song made popular by Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte, and placed third while the pop song Montego Bay by Freddie Notes and the Rudies was in 17th spot.

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That’s all for now, walk good til nex time.