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Following Buju Banton's call for other artistes to clean up their music, some have answered the challenge and are in agreement that some change in lyrics need to take place.
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
A FEW WORDS FROM GARGAMEL HIMSELF The Icon Buju Banton Speaks… Greetings, good people of the earth! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the love and support over the years and for your continued support in the future. By now most have already heard about the separation between myself and [...]
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
ttgapers.com reports that Jamaican dancehall artist Buju Banton “is pleading with fellow…entertainers to clean up their lyrics in order to stem the social decay that is not only present in Jamaica but most of the Caribbean countries where the music is very popular.”
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Popular deejay Buju Banton has issued an emotional appeal to his fellow entertainers to clean up their lyrics in order to help Jamaica to recover from its present social decay. The deejay, who posted a message in his newsletter, The Gargamel...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
A Few Words From Gargamel Himself
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
Gargamel Music is very proud to announce that international Reggae icon Buju Banton aka Gargamel will once again blaze up the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday May 10th at 8:00pm. Billed as the Mother’s Day Reggae Festival, this now annual extravaganza will feature performances by dancehall legend Super Cat, and one of [...]
BC Goodie Bag (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Buju Banton and Trey Songz’s “StreetLife” is the lead single off of K-Salaam & Beatnick’s new album Whose World Is This, which will be in stores everywhere in July. The new album features all original and exclusive songs over Beatnick & K-Salaam’s production.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
American company Apple Inc has removed songs from dancehall artistes Buju Banton, T.O.K. and Elephant Man from their iTunes site citing that the songs incite violence against homosexuals.
Slap Upside The Head (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
iTunes Canada has removed several songs by Jamaican artists Elephant Man, TOK, and Buju Banton because they call on listeners to murder gay men. Stop Murder Music Canada and Egale called on Apple to remove the songs, which contained lyrics translating to “Join our dance and let’s burn the queer man” and “Boom Boom, queers [...]
Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
This is a good move by iTunes Canada. It sends the right message. The songs ? by Jamaican dancehall artists Buju Banton, Elephant Man and TOK ? contain lyrics that promote the violent killing of gays, including the lyrics, "Dance wi a dance and a bun out a freaky man" (Join our dance and let's burn out the queer man).To all the hate-speech lovers, how exactly does, "let's burn queer men...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Penthouse Records has announced an amicable separation from artiste, Buju Banton.
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
... Outlawz, Saigon, Kardinal Offishall, & Rakaa from Dilated Peoples. As well as Reggae Legends: Buju Banton, Sizzla, Luciano, Capleton, Anthony B, and up and comers Busy Signal & Jamelody. The album also features HBO Def Poets Suheir Hammad and Black Ice, & much more. Download: K-Salaam & Beatnick: - “StreetLife” ft.Buju Banton & Trey Songz . Here’s a video for the track:...
Queerty (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Anti-gay singer Bounty Killer probably wants to kill some gays right about now. Like Beanie Man and Buju Banton before him, Killer’s concerts have been felled by the fagalas. From the ever-ready Peter Tatchell’s celebratory press release: Bounty Killer, has had two of his three UK concerts canceled in the last week, following a campaign by [...]
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/03/2008
... on Jamaican gays by mobs who often recite the hateful lyrics of songs such as "Boom Bye Bye" (Buju Banton) and "Log On" (Elephant Man)."The sound of hate is also the rhythm of pain, because people are being kicked and chopped by people singing these songs; there is no way for me as a Jamaican to appreciate reggae right now," said panelist Gareth Henry.Henry, 30, former co-chair of...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 03/02/2008
... circles. This general wave of success allowed many young artistes, the likes of Wayne Wonder, Buju Banton, Tony Rebel, Cutty Ranks and Mad Cobra to launch their international careers in the early 90s. Other artistes like Jah Mali, Ras Shiloh or Assassin would benefit from Germain's professionalism to reach an international fame.Making new careers was not only Penthouse's strong point,...
