Style & Vibes

Happy Bob Marley Day!

2008-02-06T07:14:00.001-08:00

In celebration of Bob Marley Day...Enjoy this throwback.

Who wants to marry a U.S. citizen?

2008-02-01T07:44:00.001-08:00

This should be on VH1 right after Flavor of love 3...SMH

This is hilarious!

IRIE TV & IRIE-TV RESPONDS TO SCANDALOUS TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT ACCUSATIONS

2008-01-30T10:49:00.001-08:00

PRESS RELEASE

New York: Irie TV and Irie-TV.com are the registered trademark and domain name of Irie Jam Media, a New York based media group that has been in operation for over 15 years. We started from humble beginnings in 1993 as a radio outfit, doing a one-hour weekly radio simulcast in the tri-state area with our then Jamaican media partners Irie FM of Grove Broadcasting Corporation Limited. Our working relationship with Irie FM/Grove continued unabated for 4 years until it was mutually agreed to terminate the agreement.

Irie Jam Radio has since expanded our operations. Today we are full-fledged media entity that includes registered companies Irie Jam Media; radio (Irie Jam Radio), Internet (iriejamradio.com, Iriejammedia.com, Iriejamboree.com, irie-tv.com); TV (Irie TV); record company (Irie Records) and concert promoters (Irie Jamboree) - North America's premier reggae festival.

To set the record straight, Irie TV is a registered trademark in the USA and has been so since 2003 when we registered the name and started broadcasting on Cablevision. We took a hiatus to restructure our operations and are now getting set to launch the first 24-hr Caribbean IPTV network that will broadcast content to Caribbean nationals living in the Diaspora.

Late last year we became aware, through a letter from Irie FM/Grove Broadcasting Corporation Limited that our intention to launch and operate Irie TV would constitute an infringement of their absolute right to use the Irie trademark and all common law representations thereof. We directed the letter to our attorneys and communicated to Grove Broadcasting Corporation Limited that our attorneys would respond appropriately.

We were therefore shocked and appalled that Irie FM/Grove would have gone public with a false and unsubstantiated statement that can and has caused irreparable damage to the integrity of Irie TV/Irie Jam Media, which has operated with impeccable credibility for almost two decades.

We take the actions of Irie FM/Grove Broadcasting Corporation very seriously, as we feel their actions were fundamentally scandalous, reckless and malicious, orchestrated to cause damage and to malign our wholesome reputation in the industry.

Our lawyers are currently investigating the matter and will take the necessary legal action to protect our interests. They will respond to Irie FM/Grove Broadcasting Corporation through the appropriate legal channels.

Yours truly;

Robert 'Bobby' Clarke

CEO, Irie Jam Media, Irie TV

1-914-576-2403 phone

"Blind to you" giants remix by collie buddz

2008-01-29T12:21:00.001-08:00

I think the NY Giants is the the only US team wit a DUB! GO GIANTS!

Forum on Free Speech in Music

2008-01-29T12:06:00.000-08:00

ZYNC-TV will examine the boundaries of free speech in today's popular music culture, at a specially arranged forum at the Grand Army Plaza branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (Eastern Parkway/Flatbush Avenue), in central Brooklyn, on February 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

"A number of today's artistes are beginning to feel the pressure of censorship because their lyrics speak out against certain lifestyles and concert promoters now run the risk of having to cancel events or make considerable adjustments to their line-ups for fear of boycott, demonstration and rejection," Eion Saunders, co-producer of ZYNC-TV and the forum's convenor told JIS News.

The forum will draw on a number of key resource persons and personalities from the music industry, academia and the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual & Transgender (GLBT) communities.

Mr. Saunders said that while the historical and social context of homosexuality in Jamaican culture would be discussed, the panelists would tackle vexing issues such as the double-standard involved in banning reggae artistes, in particular, and race.

The panelists will include, Poet/Activist, Stacey-Ann Chin (GLBT); Sirius Satellite Radio Programme Co-ordinator, Pat McKay; Professor of Caribbean Literature, Kelly Baker Josephs; Irie Jam Radio host, Roy 'DJ Roy' Walters; Donald Powell, Executive Director of the anti-Discrimination Project at Gay Men of African Descent; Stan Evan Smith, Journalist/Co-host of Reggae Roundtable,WBAI Radio and D'Niscio Brooks, Promoter, Reggae Carifest, New York.

ZYNC-TV will video-tape the forum, which will be developed as a special 'edu-taining series of programmes' for its weekly half hour show, which airs on NYC Channel 73 on Sundays at 12:30 p.m.

Marley Documentary Premieres February 6

2008-01-29T09:42:00.001-08:00

COURTSESY OF www.Yardflex.com

By: Joseph Cunningham

The documentary, "Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's Vision," will be premiered in February, "Reggae Month." It will have its world premiere on Marley's birthday, February 6, at the Carib 5 Cinema and will be available on DVD on February 12.

Featuring American actor Danny Glover, Angelique Kidjo, the I-Threes and the Marley family, the film will take a look back at the Smile Jamaica/Africa Unite concert.

The film is based on events before, during and after the Marley family's first trip to Ethiopia in 2005 for the twelve-hour Africa Unite concert held in the capital city of Addis Ababa. Three hundred thousand persons from across the globe helped the Marley family celebrate Bob Marley's 60th birthday that year with the massive
outdoor concert.

Additionally, the film will highlight the Marley family's travelogue and humanitarian efforts. It also includes rare archival footage of Marley himself.

The film also features Jamaican politician Dudley Thompson, Marley's mother Mrs. Cedella Booker, American singer Lauryn Hill, Jamaican singer Bob Andy, singer Penny Afro, the Marley boys-Ziggy, Stephen, Damian, Rohan and Julian. There is also a special appearance by Princess Mary the granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie.

Jerome Hamilton, publicity agent for the Marley's musical interests, said the film is an interesting look at the family, the concert and the thoughts of the young generation in Africa.

This year, the Africa Unite/Smile Jamaica concert will take place at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa on Saturday, February 23.

"However, this is the first time that the Africa Unite concert will be held outside of Africa," Hamilton said, "It's usually held in Africa but this time we thought the message would be nice to have in the Diaspora. Africa is more than a continent - its a people."

The line-up includes all the Marley brothers, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Black Uhuru, Rihanna, 2Face, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrika, Bunny Wailer and the I-Threes along with many others. There will also be a special tribute to deceased African singer Lucky Dube.

Diana Ross Booed In Jamaica

2008-01-29T07:28:00.000-08:00

Courtesy of TMZ.com

Diana Ross pissed off a crowd of 40,000 at the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival on Saturday, where Miss Thing, 63, was booed and heckled by Jamaicans attending the festival in Montego Bay -- after organizers told them that "to honor Miss Ross' wishes, she will not be shown on the monitors." That news was greeted with widespread hissing. Oh no she didn't!

Patrons in the stadium-sized arena were unable to see the diva onstage, so they called for organizers to put her performance up on the big screen. "It was at the eleventh hour that her manager said she wouldn't allow us to IMAG (In Vivo Imaging) her performance," said a concert promoter, "and, if any cameras were present, she would not go on stage."

Hisses turned to full-out boos when Ross started her set with Supremes hits -- and the crowd beyond the first section couldn't see her -- and the booing continued throughout her set.

Festival spokesperson Carlette DeLeon issued a statement Sunday blaming Ross for upsetting the Jamaica crowd, saying, "The much anticipated performance of Diana Ross on Saturday proved somewhat disappointing to many patrons who expected a very interactive set. Miss Ross' request to have a restricted display of her performance however, inconvenienced patrons who were left feeling distanced from the stage and her performance."

Attendees paid from $80 to $307 to watch Ross -- who was reportedly paid $300,000 for the gig -- perform the hour-long set with fellow headliners Mary Mary, Billy Ocean and KoKo Taylor.

VP to Acquire Greensleeves

2008-01-28T13:41:00.000-08:00

REPOST FROM WWW.YARDFLEX.COM
January 28, 2008

VP Records makes an offer to acquire Greensleeves Records
VP Records, the world's leading reggae record company, has announced that it has made an offer to purchase Greensleeves Records & Publishing from Zest Group plc, subject to the approval of Zest's shareholders. VP Records will inherit a catalogue comprised of some of the most notable albums of the genre, from Elephant Man to Yellowman and hit songs recorded by such acts as Rihanna, Sean Paul and Shaggy.

Chris Chin and Randy Chin, respectively Chief Executive Officer and President of VP Records, further added: "Although Greensleeves has historically been our competitor, we have always had the utmost respect for what Greensleeves stood for. The label and its founders had a long term commitment to Reggae music and no one is better positioned than VP Records to understand the need to respect this legacy. We will ensure that Greensleeves remains alive as a brand synonymous with excellence in Reggae and Dancehall music."

Olivier Chastan, Vice President of VP Records, concluded: "The addition of Greensleeves to our catalog will ensure that the genre remains an important category in music. I am incredibly excited about the accumulation of classic works such as Wayne Smith's "Sleng Teng" and Yellowman's "Mr. Yellowman."

.Greensleeves Publishing is just as rich, with a large catalog that includes major recent hits like Sean Paul's "Get Busy" and Wayne Wonder's "Bounce Along" both written by Steven Marsden (a/k/a Lenky)and Donovan Bennett's "Pon De River, Pon De Bank" written for Elephant Man among other compositions.

Furthermore, Greensleeves's unique English roots will allow VP Records to consolidate its presence in Europe's Steve Weltman, Zest's Chief Executive, commented: "The combination of Greensleeves and VP Records will ensure the future of Reggae music around the world. VP Records is committed to preserving the legacy of the Greensleeves label that was begun by its founders Chris Sedgwick & Chris Cracknell in 1977."

American Idol Season 7 Joshua Boson

2008-01-25T13:52:00.001-08:00

Funny Friday...Enjoy

Jovi is Rockin' Well

2008-01-23T16:10:00.000-08:00

Check out the article on Jovi Rockewell in the latest issue of Fader

Make sure you add her on myspace: www.myspace.com/jovirockwell

Posh Magazine Parties in NYC

2008-01-16T11:33:00.001-08:00

Gyptian - I Can Feel Your Pain

2008-01-11T12:02:00.001-08:00

Check out this new Video Gyption "I Can Feel Your Pain" directed by Rhona Fox

Oliver Samuels - Airport Part One

2007-12-13T13:21:00.001-08:00

Box mi Nuh! Classic Oliver moment!

Twin of Twins

2007-12-13T11:22:00.001-08:00

Comical Relief part 2

twins of twins stir it up vol. 7

2007-12-13T11:21:00.001-08:00

Pure Comical Relief!

Elephant Man Dancehall Gym Part #1

2007-12-11T13:53:00.001-08:00

Great idea BUT, can we put some real dancers in there, update the dance moves and please tell me who works out in their jewelry. ENJOY!

~Miss Mikelah

2007-12-10T12:16:00.000-08:00

Courtesy of Cynthia Cynopsis
12/10/2007

MTV Networks sold Tempo, the 24-hour pan-Caribbean cable television
network, to a group of investors led by Frederick A. Morton, Jr., who
founded the network while employed at MTV Networks. The deal was final on
November 8, 2007 and specific terms were not disclosed. Tempo was
launched by MTV Networks in November 2005 and currently is distributed in
25 islands reaching approximately 400,000 households and 1.6 million
viewers.

Chavez Will Step Down in 2013

2007-12-10T07:10:00.000-08:00

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7131993.stm

Chavez vowed to work tirelessly until his term expiresVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will step down when his current term expires in 2013, following the defeat of his reform proposals.
Last weekend, Venezuelans narrowly rejected the president's plans to reform the constitution.
They included a proposal to allow him to run for re-election indefinitely.
Mr Chavez has said the country voted no because it was blackmailed by violence threats and on Wednesday said he would try again to push through his reforms.
Venezuelans voted 51% to 49% against the proposals in Sunday's national referendum.
The result was a blow to Mr Chavez, who had previously secured convincing victories in elections and referendums, including his triumph last December in the presidential poll with 63% of the vote.
In his first public statement that he would step down as planned, Mr Chavez said: "The reforms did not get passed, so I will have to leave power in 2013.
"I will work around the clock; until the very last day I have left here, I will work relentlessly."

Being thankful for life..

2007-12-08T03:37:00.000-08:00

Don Corleon of Corleon Records, Alaine, Pressure and Johnny Wonder were involved in an auto accident yesterday while on their way to Connecticut to continue their US promotion. Luckily none were injured, and we must be thankful for that. Alaine and Pressure had their recent album launch in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007. Big up to them on spreading their wings and we wish them all the best. Again our Caribbean people doing their thing.

No turning back for Caribbean diva Rihanna...force to reckon with in 50th Annual Grammy Awards

2007-12-07T16:20:00.000-08:00

It is official...the 50th Annual Grammy Awards nominations has been finally announced. Bajan born Rihanna has been nominated in four individual categories in addition to two collaborations, shall we say six nominations then, we certainly will. Rihanna's "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z from her recent album, 'Good Girl Gone Bad' has been nominated in the categories, 'Song of the Year' and 'Record of the Year'. It has also been nominated in 'Rap/Sung Collaboration'.

Atypical of her usual sultry singing style yet innovative "Don't Stop the Music" is nominated in the 'Dance Recording' category; also from her recent album. "Hate that I Love you" featuring Ne-yo has also been nominated in the 'R & B song' category and it is also up in the category 'R & B Performance by a duo or Group with vocals'.

I must make mention of the fact that Rihanna's "Umbrella" in the category 'Record of the year' is vying against previous award winning 'big dogs' namely Justin Timberlake's, "What Goes around, Comes around"; Beyonce's "Irreplaceable"; and Foo Fighters "The Pretender". In the 'Song of The Year' category, her contenders include two of my favorite singers, Amy Winehouse, with, "Rehab" and Corrine Bailey Rae's "Like A Star" , I'm proud of them for being nominated also, being female and new that's an acheivement.

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be televised live on CBS on February 10th, 2008 at 8pm(ET/PT). Boy, I am biting my nails for this one, I strongly believe there is going to be some shake up this time. New artiste taking over in 2008..while I'm at it I must congratulate all the nominees and Mr Kanye West who is leading the pack with his eight nominations, let the game begin.

by Nazzba

December 6th, 2007

2007 Reggae Grammy Nominees

2007-12-07T13:09:00.000-08:00

No disrespect but this a yawn of a category. The reggae grammy nominees look the similar every year. Not that these nominees haven't contributed much to the reggae community, but...

-Burning SpearThe Burning Spear Experience(Burning Music Production)
-Stephen MarleyMind Control(Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic)
-Lee "Scratch" PerryThe End Of An American Dream(Megawave)
-Sly & Robbie And The Taxi GangAnniversary(Taxi Records)
-Toots & The MaytalsLight Your Light(Fantasy)

Irie TV. The Caribbean Channel Network.

2007-12-06T11:58:00.000-08:00

Mikelah Rose
12/6/2006

The technology of consuming entertainment is changing regularly, and the Caribbean community is not being left behind. Irie Jam Media Group officially launched its newest venture called Irie TV. Caribbean enthusiasts gathered at Spotlight Live to see what this new advancement in our culture was all about.

Irie TV is the brainchild of Bobby Clarke, deriving from a demand to view programming from the Caribbean. Using the internet protocol (IP) set top box, viewers can now view their favorite Caribbean programming channeled through the internet onto their television set. Irie TV is not a channel, but a “TV network of channels including news, sports and entertainment on one platform.”

Operating similarly to video on demand, one essentially can watch original Caribbean programming 24/7 anywhere in the world so long as you have internet and pay the $19.99 a month subscription, a reasonable price point to invest in our community. It’s the $150 activation fee that may keep you teetering on the fence as to its necessity in the household. Programming mostly from Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago seems to be the other downside, but I gather including other island programming will happen over time.

Overall the advanced technology is just what the Caribbean community needs to stay connected to our people around the world. Seeing as how you can carry the box anywhere in the world, I’ll provide the internet if bring the set top box?

Daddy Yankee Mun 2 One Nation Interview

2007-11-30T15:59:00.001-08:00

Petition for Reggae to be include on Grammy Telecast

2007-11-30T12:37:00.000-08:00

For all those who want to see the progression of Caribbean music on mainstream television please sign the petition. You don't have to BE caribbean to support the music. In the words of Bob Marley "ONE LOVE"

http://www.petitiononline.com/reggae1/petition.html

Sean Paul 2007 (new video) Watch Them Roll 2007

2007-11-29T14:03:00.001-08:00

I think this looks like a cross between Q-Tip's "Vibrant Thang" and Rihanna's "Umbrella" either way, not too crazy about it. I'll let you decide.

Heated Competition for Miss Puerto Rico

2007-11-29T13:29:00.000-08:00

TODAY: Poisoned pageant?Nov. 28: Ingrid Marie Rivera talks to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira for the first time about the supposed pepper spray incident and what’s next for her.
Today show

By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 9:07 a.m. ET, Wed., Nov. 28, 2007

Newly crowned Miss Puerto Rico Ingrid Marie Rivera insisted in an exclusive interview Wednesday that she wasn’t just imagining the redness, itching and swelling she says she experienced during last week’s pageant in San Juan.

“It’s not a nervous reaction. It’s not made up. It’s a beauty pageant, why would I do that to myself?” she told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira during a live interview in New York.
After the pageant finals last Friday, Rivera had suggested that someone had put pepper spray on her evening gown, bikini and makeup brushes, causing her to break out in hives. But, as NBC’s Kerry Sanders reported from San Juan, investigators are skeptical that pepper spray was involved and other contestants have wondered why no swelling or redness was evident while she was on stage.

Sanders also reported that there was jealousy among some of the more than 20 other contestants, who thought Rivera had an unfair advantage because she had been a judge of the pageant the previous year and now was a contestant.
Rivera said she told security guards it might be pepper spray, but turned over the gown she wore in the finals and the makeup brushes to police for forensic investigation. She said she had first noticed something on her clothing and brushes during the preliminary round of the competition, when she re-did her makeup and changed from a bikini to an evening gown.
“I used a brush to do a bit of my face with powder and also to brush my chest, because it was a strapless dress,” she said. “After less than a minute, I began itching, burning, redness, swollen — [a] horrible feeling.”

‘I wanted to stay focused’She said the symptoms were so bad she didn’t want a pageant official to touch her to pin her sash to her dress.

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Irie TV

2007-11-28T08:32:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NEW YORK, NY - RHONA FOX, INC.) Irie Jam Media, parent company to Irie Jam Radio (NYC 93.5 FM) and annual reggae festival Irie Jamboree, will officially launch their newest entity, Irie TV, in December. Irie Jam's CEO Bobby Clarke and his team will unveil their latest brand as the next generation in television, with diverse programming geared towards enticing a strong Caribbean audience, and those interested in Caribbean culture and life.

Assasin's Boardhouse Record Label

2007-11-28T08:29:00.000-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NEW YORK, NY - RHONA FOX, INC.)

Spinning his unique blend of lyrics and sounds, dancehall's "intelligent" deejay is now turning his eyes on a bigger prize - owning his very own record company. Assassin, along with his manager Gareth Campbell and soundman Jevon Bailey, recently established Boardhouse Records."It's good to be in a situation where you can have full creative control over your work," states Assassin on his new venture.

"The direction of the music is what you envision so it's great to be able to do that with Boardhouse."Boardhouse Records sees its first productions with Assassin's latest release, "Money Machine" featuring Sadiki, and "Dem Nah Look No Gal." "Money Machine" is currently garnering airplay across Jamaican airwaves and both songs are available for your listening pleasure on his artist profile at www.myspace.com/assassinagent006.

Assassin can now look forward to a spectacular holiday season, where things will heat up as the young deejay celebrates his birthday in December. He will host a soiree in Kingston, Jamaica and is booked to perform at Sting 2007 just a few days later.For interviews, radio drops and media requests for Assassin, contact Rhona Fox at rhona@rhonafox.com or 1-212-933-9151.

Article with Wyclef on Allhiphop.com

2007-11-20T11:53:00.000-08:00

EXCERPTS FROM WYCLEF'S Allhiphop.com article. He talks about his new album, T.I. and of course the lost Fugees Reunion... to read the entire artcle click here: http://allhiphop.com/blogs/features/archive/2007/11/20/18877063.aspx

Wyclef Jean: International Zone Coaster
Published Tuesday, November 20, 2007 10:00 AM
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By Archna Sawjani
While the world steadily inquires about reunions, The Preacher's Son stays on his international grizzly.

Lead Fugees rapper Wyclef Jean was the first member of the group to embark on a solo career [The Carnival (1997)], and he proved ambitious and eclectic on his own. As the Fugees hung in limbo, Wyclef became Hip-Hop's unofficial multicultural conscience; a seemingly omnipresent activist, he assembled or participated in numerous high-profile charity benefit shows for a variety of causes, including aid for his native Haiti.

Wyclef's political consciousness also informed in his recordings, which fused Hip-Hop with as many different styles of music as he could get his hands on. In addition to his niche as Hip-Hop's foremost global citizen, Clef was also a noted producer and remixer who worked with an impressive array of pop, R&B, and Hip-Hop talent, including Whitney Houston, Santana, and Destiny's Child, among many others.

With no Fugees reunion still in sight, Wyclef is continuing to focus on his solo projects; which includes a new album Memoirs of an Immigrant and helping aid his hometown of Haiti.

AllHipHop.com: How are you?

Wyclef: I’m good. How are you?

AllHipHop.com: Great thanks. So let’s get right into your new album…

Wyclef: Well, you know how Carlos Santana has Supernatural and Quincy Jones has Back On The Block? Well, this is Wyclef Jean, Memoirs of an Immigrant. This is the song-writing EP that everybody has been waiting for, where I go ahead and put all this mad music together and then find the sickest cast to perform on a piece of music. It’s crazy!

AllHipHop.com: You’ve collaborated with so many people in your time. Collaboration wise, what are we to expect on this record?

Wyclef: I won’t really call them collaborations. Collaborations often occur when you call someone and be like, "Yeah let’s collab." However, with this album, I already had the vibes written and the energy in place and I just went and found a believable cast. So you can expect Wyclef and T.I. you know? T.I. comes in over a guitar that Wyclef is playing. Wyclef sings on the right side of the speaker whilst T.I rhymes on the left side. Every time I sing a line he rhymes a line. It’s sick! We also have Chamillionaire on a joint called "Immigration" cause it’s a serious topic back home in Haiti, and of course the return of Mary J. [Blige] and Wyclef with the 911 everyone is waiting for. Then you have Clef and Shakira rhythm; which is a new sound I’ve come up with called the Columbian Swing. It’s a sound that has a bit of an Indian twang to it. It’s mad, trust me.

AllHipHop.com: You and T.I. seem to have struck up a real friendship…

Wyclef: Yeah he is one of my co-executive producers for this album. You know me as a producer, I get to bond with great artists. The bond just came naturally between me and T.I. We just clicked.

AllHipHop.com: You’ve also worked with Akon. Why did you choose "Sweetest Girl" as the first single off the album?

Wyclef: The music game is like a game of chess. Akon and I go back in the days of the Fugees. He is kind of like my little brother. He even flew 26 hours to come do the video. It’s like, I’m from Haiti and I have a style and he is from Africa (Senegal) and he has his style. When I heard his sound, heard his flow, I knew that we had to work together at some point. For me, the first joint had to be perfect and feel right. We both had to do a record together so people can understand the swagger, “This is what Clef does. Now we understand.” Think of it as Haiti with Senegal. We also have Weezy from New Orleans. It was the best of swaggers put together, but on a record where we can actually sing and you can feel the emotion. It’s some real stuff being talked about.

AllHipHop.com: You’re last two albums didn’t do so well commercially as some of your previous work. Why do you think that is?

Wyclef: Every album is a reflection of what I was going through. You know what I mean? When I did Masquerade I had just lost my father, so then after that I did The Preachers Son. Everything I do usually appeals to the masses but those two albums I think were kind of therapy for me and dealt with personal demons that I was going through.

AllHipHop.com: I know that your late dad was a man of the church. I'm assuming that that had a whole heap of inspiration on you also...

Wyclef: Yeah definitely, with my father being a minister. Pastor's kids are supposed to be the worst kids; don't think that because my dad's a minister that I won't kill you, I'll kill you! What he did was he showed me spirituality, which is the most important thing. You can have everything but if you don't have no spirituality and no culture, money doesn't equal respect and culture. So he taught me the spiritual side of it. The spiritual side is to know your culture and where you're from. Without him I probably wouldn't be here, I'd be lost definitely.

AllHipHop.com: Within your music you have always outlined the struggles of your country as well as for refugees. Is that still important to you now?

Wyclef: That is the most important thing for me. You know you watch the BBC and you see there version of everything that is going on around the world and the opinions people have against refugees but without my past and me being a refugee, I wouldn’t even be hear right now, you know what I mean? There would never have been no "Fugees"

AllHipHop.com: Ok so as you have brought up the Fugees. What is the current state of your relationship with Lauryn Hill? Will the Fugees ever make another album?

Wyclef: Right now? No. At this point I really think Lauryn needs psychiatric help. Once she gets better I think that would definitely be a possibility but until she gets help and admits she has a problem, no one can help her. At this point I really think it will take an act of God to change her.

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Alicia Keys...Yard Gyal @ heart

2007-11-19T12:36:00.000-08:00

I thougtht her being featured on Baby Cham's "Ghetto Story" was it, but look at Miss Alicia Keys reppin' Reggae/Dancehall to the fullest on her performance on the AMA Awards, she brought it back & did the Bogle!(Junior Reid, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Beenie Man & a set of wicked dance moves)

Shaggy & Lumidee - Feel Like Making Love

2007-11-13T10:45:00.000-08:00

Don't know where I was when this vid hit the net but I think its kind of cute...