The New Year has arrived and Elephant Man continues to Sweep in the #1 position on HYPE TV chart. The track is spending its third week in the spot on the chart. The Energy God is destined for bigger things this year, awards and more.

The Gargamel, Buju Banton keep on having Sleepless Nights as he holds still in the #2 spot that he threateningly grips for three consecutive weeks.

Johnny Lemon whose real name is Leonard Mitchell was born on April 4^th, 1962 in Kingston Jamaica, the youngest of nine kids. His family moved briefly to May Pen Clarendon, then to Spanish Town St Catherine where he grew u. He began his career at the tender age of twelve in Spanish Town, where he hooked u with the likes of papa San and Lt. Stitchie both unknown at the time on a sound system called supersonic sound. Lemon later spent some time in Ewarton St Catherine helping with gamily business there4. He met beanie man little Kirk and they ball perform on a nightly basis at his father’s club. The sound system at the time was black lion hi-fi named after the soccer team he represented and played for.

Johnny Lemon is not only a talented artist a skilled athlete, excelling in soccer which he played for Vere technical high school, Black Lion F.C. and the st. Catherine parish team. He had to choose between his two passions music and soccer. He chooses to play soccer in which he was very successful playing alongside his brother whimpy Mitchell and new Michel “buzz” Hamilton. He then migrated to the United States of America in 1995 and became a family man. Lemon is married to wife Beverly and is the proud father of eight kids, five boys and three girls. He came to accept Jesus Christ as lord and savior, a life-style his entire family presently share.

Growing up, his influence in music was always the late bob marley, Curtis Mayfield and brigadier jerry whom he considers as the best dj ever. With the love for music and righteousness lemon intends to spread positive lyrics to the world, especially the younger generation for its our duty to educate them towards honoring righteousness. Johnny Lemon who is presently with richport records an independent label will be releasing his debut album entitled rise up pretty soon.

So stay tuned.

kapri

 Deejay Kapri, while congratulating Kip Rich on his fine Sting performance where he dismantled the Monster Hemp Higher, believes that Kipo could not stand up to a lyrical confrontation with him.

“I applaud him for his performance but a man is easy to shine among reflectors, but him caan shine against the light, which is me. Mi waan know wah him a deal wid because him never answer me, him not even foul me up fi open up the people dem ears, wah Lip-rich ah deal wid?” he said.

“Yet still him tek on the Monster Hemp Higher…everybody know dem a flosser, dem not lyrically inclined to war. I want to know where he is because him ah celebrate him victory yet still he is afraid to face me. If him call him owna name and mek it all sound like Kapri, mi ah go murder him lyrically,” he boasted.

He has a new song that he is ready to unleash to the world which declares:

Yu and 19 man ah step plus him bredda that a 20 fag
Yu ah search fi me like mi hard fi find
After yu go trick Jamworld wid yu bomboc—t nursery rhyme
Him ah hype up hype up
Say me call him name fi get a write up
But mi a pree him from the day him say mi caan buss
But how a coward fi a call a man a coward
When mi dun hear say Ele say yu a bowas

You can listen to his music at myspace.com/kaprimusic

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SONG OF THE YEAR

FALLEN SOLDIER- DEMARCO
CLICK MY FINGER- ERUP
WINE GAL – BEENIE MAN
PON DE EDGE- BUSY SIGNAL
ON THE ROCK – MAVADO
SO SPECIAL – MAVADO 
GULLY CREEPER -  ELEPHANT MAN
WINNER- KONSHENS
TRAILER LOAD A MONEY – VYBZ KARTEL
JUST  AS I AM –L.U.S.T
BEST COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

DOH-  SERANI &BUGLE
THE MISSION – DAMIAN & STEPHEN MARLEY
BONAFIDE GIRL – SHAGGY & RIK ROK
WEH DEM A GO – VYBZ KARTEL & JAHVINCI
BURNIN, BURNIN – MS. TRINITI & BEENIE MAN

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

BEENIE MAN
MAVADO
ELEPHANT MAN
VYBZ KARTEL
BUSY SIGNAL
L.U.S.T
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

KONSHENS
FLIPPA MAFIA
BLACK RHYNO
CHARLY BLACKS
PAMPUTTAE
 

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

STEPHEN MCGREGOR/BIG SHIP
DONOVAN BENNETT/ DON CORLEON
STEVE LOCKE/TRUCK BACK
LINTON WHITE/TJ RECORDS
SEAN REID/SEANIZZLE
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

LUST
MORGAN HERITAGE
DAMIAN &STEPHEN MARLEY
RDX
 

MALE SINGJAY OF THE YEAR

MAVADO
DEMARCO
BUGLE
SERANI
MR. VEGAS
 

MALE DEEJAY OF THE YEAR

BEENIE MAN
VYBZ KARTEL
BUSY SIGNAL
MAVADO
ERUP
ELEPHANT MAN
 

FEMALE SINGER OF THE YEAR

ETANA
CECILE
ALAINE
MS. TRINITI
 

MALE SINGER OF THE YEAR

TERRY LINEN
TARRUS RILEY
GEORGE NOOKS
COCO TEA
BERES HAMMOND
 

FEMALE DEEJAY OF THE YEAR

LADY SAW
SPICE
QUEEN IFRICA
D’ANGEL
STACIOUS

Shortly after his stunning Sting 2008 performance, KipRich wrote and released the single Coward which throws lyrical daggers at his opponents, the Monster Empire, which consists of Ghost, Round Head and General B. 
 
The song is fast gaining popularity among young kids as they enjoy KipRich’s final post-Sting knockout aimed at the group (previously named Monster Shock), who he has re-named “Monster Flop” in a number of his tracks. “Three duppy ah Jamworld; di whole ah Sting ah tear dung/Dem say dem ah mek hits but mi nevah hear none…” (From the track Coward).
 
“Nuh Behaviour” (as Kippo is often heard saying), indeed!
 
The track can now be heard on any one of the island’s top radio stations.