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March to Jamaica House becomes Protoje music video

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - Just three weeks ago, a group of young Jamaicans exercised civil disobedience in remarkable fashion on Hope Road. The occasion appeared to be a video shoot for Protoje's 'I&I,' the second track on his Billboard and iTunes charting album, The 8 Year Affair. Yet, much more occurred on that Friday morning. Moreover, it was flawlessly executed.

It was approximately 8-o-clock and bumper-to-bumper traffic crawled its way toward Half Way Tree. Just then scores of Rastafarian youth, Reggae Revivalists and their supporters spilled onto the street. They marched from the Twelve Tribes of Israel headquarters at Clieveden Avenue, made their way pass the Bob Marley Museum to King's House, the Governor-General's residence, then continued on to Jamaica House, which houses the Office of the Prime Minister.

"Every time I envisioned what this video would look like, all I kept seeing was I and I and I making this trek," said Protoje. "The song is aggressive but it is still love that we are coming with. I wanted the video to show that energy."

The 'I&I' video features the likes of Kabaka Pyramid, No-Maddz, Jesse Royal, Hempress Sativa, Jah9, Chronixx plus members of Zincfence, Pentateuch and Raging Fyah along with other familiar faces. Members of Protoje's band, The Indiggnation, are also prominent in various scenes.

What made the whole ordeal special was that it was more than just a mere music video shoot. According to author Dutty Bookman, who assisted with organizing the march, it was revolutionary action.

"The music video was more like a smokescreen," Bookman recalled. "We handed out some thought-provoking leaflets with inspiring words from Haile Selassie I, Marcus Garvey and Walter Rodney. I could see that drivers and pedestrians really appreciated the information they were receiving."

The distributed leaflet, which can now be downloaded on the internet, was prepared in part by I-Nation Books and Necessities. During the walk, I-Nation also displayed some of its stock, including Rodney's Groundings With My Brothers as well as other Afrocentric titles.

The procession did not get very far before Jamaica Constabulary Force vehicles appeared on the scene, but officers found neither disorder nor fault with the gathering. Marchers largely remained on the sidewalks or toed the center line in the street, hardly disrupting the flow of traffic. In the end, the police simply escorted the march until the crowd disbanded at Jamaica House.

"It wasn't a protest or anything like that," Protoje remarked. "I and I just felt like taking a stroll down a public street and have fun doing it."

Directed and edited by kush.asher, the video has the subtle feel and imagery of a prime time television newscast. The entire march was recorded in one take with the participation of a number of filmmakers and photographers, including El Puru, Ezra Tafari, Sabriya Simon, I-Shango, Matthew McCarthy, Taj Francis, Ikem Smith, Randy Richards, Big Mike and others.

Commenting on the significance of the 'I&I' video concept, kush.asher explained, "It is special because Rastafarians were allowed to be active in front of Jamaica House. Not that long ago we would have been shot!" 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sks_McbbqM
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/protoje/protoje-i-i

Download the leaflet here: http://www.mediafire.com/view/?7c5bbx6o19smb0e

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Elektracuted! Prepare to be shocked

Kingston Jamaica - What is it that makes this mix-tape from sassy Zip jock, Elektra such a massive hit?

Well, for starters, the name itself, Elektracuted – a clever play on words –  instantly tickles the interest and promises much.  Pumping with energy, Elektracuted does exactly what a mix-tape is supposed to do – keep the listener interested from start to finish with a slew of songs that show the dexterity and musical knowledge of the person at the control of the wheels of steel.

In the intro, DJ Wah Wah, calls Elektracuted “di baddest mixtape ever” and we delightfully agree. ZJ Elektra rolls out the ‘baddest’ singers, deejays and rappers, from Beres Hammond to Bounty Killer to Drake to I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Spragga Benz, Ce’cile, Rihanna, Rick Ross, Kartel, Mavado, Lil Wayne, Chris Martin, Konshens and more. She chooses songs which see the artistes exploring topics such as love, friendship, cheating, badmind and jealousy. 

To get her point across, Elektra uses reggae, dancehall and rap as she connects with her listeners of all ages, while obviously having fun and keeping the vibe upbeat. She manages to sound so lively that one could easily pop the CD into a player, turn up the volume and get the party started. And, just when you think it can’t get any better, Elektracuted turns up the voltage and gets real grass-roots with a herb segment that is so smoking hot that it wouldn’t be a shock to see the actual CD start burning. (La-la-la-lighter! Lighter!)

Quite appropriately, Elektra sets the tone with the Donovon Germain-produced Feel Good riddim and reels off Beres’ I Feel Good followed by Cyaan Sleep by Romaine Virgo. She then slips into a groove that showcases dancehall and a segment dominated by rappers. Included here is a drop by Drake himself, endorsing the selecting skills of Elektra. Of course, no mix-tape could be complete without a ‘gallis’ segment and Elektracuted segues from bunning weed into a slew of slick gallis anthems, which is followed by a hardcore bubbling segment in homage to the “good body gal dem”.

Delus’ Gallis From Birth pays tribute to the gallis, followed by I-Octane’s Gal A Gimme Bun remixed to tell the world “Mi nah spend no time wid Elektra and she a gimme bun.” (Oops!)  

Elektra then clears the space for what is a shockingly clean “bruk out and wine” party that traverses the spectrum of the stripper wine, the six thirty, the “up deh, up deh” and the champion bubbler as she “bounce da one yah fi di gal dem bubble pon” in true hardcore "bruk it down" style.

Elektracuted is really one of those must-have mix-tapes. It’s entertaining, on point, clean and full of energy and pure fun.

Play di big tune dem, Elektra!

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Spice To Release Hot Videos For "Dun Wife" and "Twerk"

Kingston Jamaica - Dancehall artiste, Spice, has released two new singles, "Twerk" and "Dun Wife" for which videos were shot and will be released in a few days.

"Dun Wife" which is reminiscent of early 90s dancehall has already become a fan-favourite and Spice says the video will feature a number of surprises for fans. "I definitely can't let everything out the box yet but people will be in for a treat with this video."

In addition, "Twerk", which features a faster tempo has female fans everywhere energetically 'twerking' to the beat. The video for "Twerk" which was recorded last week, will be both colorful and entertaining, says Spice.

"The video will showcase the twerking technique for those fans who are not sure how to do it as yet. Apart from that it's going to be a very sexy but fun, dancing video. So fans can look out for that in a few days," she says.

Immediately after releasing both videos, Spice will leave the island for shows in England. 

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I-Octane is now the Brand Ambassador for Busta

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Acclaimed reggae singer, I-Octane, has signed a one-year contract which will see the him acting as the brand ambassador for Busta, the the leading fruit flavoured carbonated soft drink in the Caribbean. The brand is the only home grown product in its category that’s distributed in more than 23 countries. The deal will see the new brand ambassador from Jamaica vocally endorsing Busta in six other Caribbean islands, including Trinidad where both his image and voice will be used. At the signing on Friday, I-Octane’s manager, Ray Alexander did the honours for the artiste who was in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where he was scheduled to perform at Club Pillows in Providenciales.

I-Octane’s manager, Ray Alexander, seals the deal with Busta soft drink regional manager, Ricardo Skyers (left) and brand manager Kyle Lee Lum.