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A round up of all the dancehall ladies that are up and coming stars, and what drives them. Read about
Tanya Stephens, "It's a man's world, but it's still run by the girls", Ivy Queen, "La Reina de Reggaeton",
FYA, "Spicy UK Style", Lady Saw, "Musical Striptease", Ms. Thing, "New Ingenue", Sasha, "Hot Gal Like Me",
and Patra, "Under Control".
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Wayne Marshall and Vybz Kartel tease, "Why you chewing it when you should be screwing it? I know you never
see a curry or a stew in it," in the 2003 hit "Why You Doing It?" Dancehall lyrics have always mirrored
Jamaican society. Lyrics reflected gun culture in the 1980s questionably promoting violence; the girl
tunes in the 1990s promoted shallow and abundant sex; the Battyman tunes called for the killing of
homosexuals; and now in 2004 we have a new breed of lyrics; the "No Nyam Pum Pum" set, more frankly in
plain English, the "don't eat pussy" lyrics...
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With Sean Paul, Wayne Wonder, Elephant Man and Beenie Man having videos blazing on global networks,
nowadays every Jamaican artist wants the video light. But with record sales shrinking, so are promo
budgets and only a lucky few will get a major video opportunity...
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Most people who dream about being a part of the Olympics are athletes or trainers. However, it's a
new day and these individuals are not the only ones with hopes to make it to the Olympics. Move
over athletes, here come the sound systems...
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