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.

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 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.

Today, Jamaica joins the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day under the theme ‘Youth: Take the Lead’.

In Jamaica, the campaign targets young people ages 15 to 24, beckoning them to become advocates and agents of change.

Senior Medical Officer of the National HIV/STI Control programme, Dr Kevin Harvey, says the focus is timely as young people are extremely vulnerable to HIV/AIDS.

Dr Harvey points out that HIV/AIDS is still the second leading cause of death for persons 15 to 24 years old.

He stresses the importance of fostering good morals and values among the youths to prevent an involvement in risky lifestyle practices.

To commemorate World Aids Day 2008, the Ministry of Health through the HIV/STI Control programme will be disclosing the HIV/STI statistics at a press briefing set for today.

A World Aids Day exposition to include free voluntary counselling and a testing service using the rapid HIV test will also be a major feature of today’s commemoration.

Acclaimed musical director Nordia Rose will reunite with deejay Vybz Kartel to shoot his Ramping Shop combination single with Spice, a song which has created a firestorm of controversy, and dominated headlines in entertainment since its release a week ago.

“This is gonna be one of the classics, both the song and the video judging from all the indications so far. Dancehall is lacking in good production and promotion where singles are concerned. All avenues will be exhausted to ensure Ramping Shop becomes the mega hit that it is destined to be,” Vybz Kartel told one876entertainment.

The video will begin shooting tomorrow in the Corporate Area.

Vybz Kartel has already scored three number ones this year and his Million By a Morning, produced by Don Corleone, is presently at #14 on the Jamaica Music Countdown charts and peaked at #11 on the RE TV dancehall charts. Another single, Life Sweet, is at #19 on the RE TV dancehall charts as well. He is the frontrunner for this year’s Deejay of the Year title.

Kartel’s controversial song, A Wah Do Dem, is also a favourite in the dancehalls all around Jamaica.

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Fifteen students who attend schools in Kingston, St Andrew and St Catherine were arrested in October for possession of, dealing in and smoking marijuana.

The students were referred either for counselling or to do community service, Valeen Calder, assistant superintendent of police at the Com-munity Safety and Security branch of the Jamaica Consta-bulary Force, told The Gleaner.

Ten students, who were determined to be in need of care and protection, were taken in and placed before the courts.

This was done in accordance with the Child Care and Protection Act.

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Numerous offensive weapons, imitation firearms, a 9mm cartridge and cutting implements were among some of the items confiscated by the police during searches carried out in the schools.

Searches were conducted by the Safe Schools Task Force unit, a programme that is operated by the Community Safety and Security branch. School resource officers also formed part of the search teams.

“The Safe Schools Programme is an attempt to stem the increasing levels of anti-social and early criminal behaviour among students,” stated a release sent out by the branch.

The release also stated that such behaviour, in some instances, had led to fatalities in the schools.

Doran Dixon, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, told The Gleaner yesterday it would take a combined effort from all parties for schools to once again become a place of safety.

Dixon remarked that parents, teachers and the police have a role to play in bringing the school system back to normalcy.

“Parents must supervise their children to ensure they leave home without weapons,” he urged.

He also called for teachers to be vigilant while on the job.

Items confiscated

Ice picks 73
Ratchets 311
Imitation firearms
12 Knives 166
Scissors 165
Lighters 90
Machetes 3
Sticks of ganja 10
Toy guns 16
Screwdrivers 10
Shotgun cartridges 1
Live rounds 1
Imitation magazines 1

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Reports reaching one876 is that Bembe ended at about 1:30 a.m. after a disgusted Richie Feelings packed up his CDs and left. Foota Hype then played a Mavado song, declaring ‘ah we run Kingston 8, no Kartel nuffi play in yah, we no business wid no media, we loaded!” and then passed the microphone to Boom Boom who declared: ’wah do some bwoy?’.

Earlier, patrons had had a good time at Bembe even though the crowd was smaller than usual. The weekly fete has been on the decline in recent weeks because of a combination of factors including pressure from the policemen enforcing the Night Noise Abatement act after constant complaints from residents of the area.

Vybz Kartel counteracted Mavado’s argument and levelled a few charges of his own as he dismantled his rival with a number of salient points during an ER interview earlier this week. He addressed the ‘bad mind’ references first.
“Ah we bring him to the world, ah we do five songs with the Barber, dem time de Killa no look pon him..ah we mek him feel like a star, and drive him up and down inna the Bimmer and mek people see him…him just bad mind Kartel ’cause dem see no matter what dem do in the Appliance, dem caan get out the Teacha, the Teacha is always striving,” he said.
During the interview he made several references to Mavado as ‘da dogface bwoy de’. He also denied that he had ever jerked chicken.
“Mi never trim nobody and we never jerk no chicken(laugh). Wi never come pon TV and tough up wi face and gwaan like wi a gangster, wi just know we ah authentic Jamaicans, and like all authentic Jamaicans, yu caan diss we so easy,” he said.
During the interview, Kartel showed his grasp of current world affairs when hailed Obama’s victory as a ‘striking contrast to Alliance defeat’.
“So me saying mi nuh muss know God, mi no say nothing no wrong, I know I am a sinner but when a man ah go tek up say him name Gully Gadd and Gully Gadd because yu a put yu name in the context of God. Tell the barber bwoy who say him intelligent and caan spell i-n-t-e-l-l-i-g-e-n-t, fi know say yu have to read before yu come a road come mek a total fool of yourself…if I walk out of here and die, I know I am going to hell but Jeffrey install the AC from last week,” he explained during one segment.
He asked Mavado if he had ‘ever done one passport yet? Buil’!”.
He also used the opportunity to promote his Vybz Rum and Daggering product lines. He promised that at Sting, he would ‘end a plan’ suggesting that the Sting organisers were in cahoots with Mavado.
Empire fans like Ricky from Grange Hill, Westmoreland have been celebrating the interview in no uncertain terms.
“Mi have the interview pon mi phone and mi walk around it and play it for all the Mavado fans mi know and laugh after dem, ah me say Empire to the world, Kartel ah di boss,” he told one876entertainment.com.

Former Portmore Empire member Deva Brat has voiced a diss song aimed at his former mentor and friend Vybz Kartel. The song calls Kartel a ‘Judas’ and makes references to Jeffrey Hype’s VK tattoo but it is clear that DB has lost a step or two during his incarceration and the song fails to deliver a knockout punch to the Teacha.

 
With Vybz Kartel’s help, Deva Brat vaulted into the spotlight and hit a number of major dancehall charts this year with Gussie Clarke before his incarceration on a double carnal abuse charge. The second charge was that he had sexually assaulted a 14 year-old girl in February of this year. The charges were eventually dropped on the first charge.
While in prison, the relationship between Deva Brat and Vybz Kartel after VK distanced himself from the abominable and disgusting allegations levelled against  Deva Brat. Deva Brat also began a media campaign claiming that he was the one who first came up with the name Portmore Empire and that Kartel had stolen the name and registered it.

Bugle and Serani

Deejay Bugle is challenging the report carried earlier this week that he was booed during an RE High School tour event last Wednesday.

“That is not true, it never happened that way. Obviously, somebody nuh like and ah try fabricate something,” a disgruntled Bugle told 0ne876 editor Claude Mills last Friday.
Oneil of Voice Mail agreed with his friend’s assessment saying that he was not aware of any boos and he was onstage when it allegedly occurred. 

“Mi no know nothing of that, mi no get involved inna other people business, it never happened, when Bugle was performing, I never never see nothing like that,” Oneil concluded.

Bugle explained that not all students were enthusiastic about his refusal to sing a gun song as the rest of the artistes ‘vibed’ onstage, hence the perception that he was booed.
“The organizers played a riddim with pure gun songs on it, and the artiste ah sing other people song which is mostly gun song and the school ah get wild. We nah promote violence on the school tour, so a man fi use him conscience and know that it is not about forward and just low that, and do what you come fi do,” he said.
“So mi just wings back because mi never comfortable with pure gun songs, and the kids start call Bugle Bugle, and mi go up de and explain the reason mi no waan sing dem song de, and mi do Yes Man, and it never lock the place like the gun songs, if 1000 kids were there, 990 a sing and the rest boo, so how on earth anybody fi hear any boo.”

PJ Wright, organiser of the RE High School tour, also challenged the report in the media that Bugle was booed.

“If anything, it was just four persons booing or so, not enough to suggest that he did not perform well.”