Yeah guys I know...20 Questions has been on hiatus for a minute now.....but it's so back and we're kicking things off with Zerby. Not the face that comes to mind when it comes to female Dancehall DJ's, but she is doing the damn thing, seen? I am sure that people doubting her definitely motivated her to keep at what she loves.... so let's get to know Zerby a bit....








So Zerby, HAVE YOU EVER?

Seen a movie more than two times in a row?

Blood Diamond, but it makes me cry. When is Charles Taylor trial going to be over? http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/

Fallen asleep with food in your mouth?

No

Not bathe for an entire day?

No

Eaten baby food?

I guess when a baby

Sharted?

????

Peed in your pants from laughing?

I don't know - I'll have to ask my friends.

Tripped on your own feet?

Yes!

Opened your Christmas presents early?

No

Broken someone’s heart?

No. They like to break mine.

Bungee jumped?

No.

That was just an intro...read her bio and check out the full interview HERE!!!!!

Well...she did say she wanted an angry sound...that's a start.....

She's landed in the Nature Isle ya'll and Tomorrow Ce'Cile is gonna be bringing down the house or the Gardens rather at Creole In The Park. Thursday will mark the last day of performances which started this Monday. Ce'cile is a Jamaican artist who has toured extensively in Europe, Japan and the US, and is a staple on the Dancehall/Reggae Scene. Read her interview with The Lime HERE and listen to her tunes!

This is the first Creole in the Park is staged under the company’s new brand as LIME which was launched approximately one year ago on the last day of CITP in 2008. BTW Ce'cile has a special relationship with LIME as she and Beenie Man are featured in a recent summer promotion!

Her performance will be preceeded by Nature Boys who did not perform last year, but could not have picked a better day to perform; St. Croix based, Harry Mo, a Dominican Reggae artist and Ziggy Rankin outta TNT (Red,Black and white!!!) along with cultural acts in between and my boy DJ Midian of Q95 FM.

Taxik Band and Claudette Peters were the other Regional artists at this years CITP.

Local Bands include SOS Band, Kross Vibes, Xcess Groove, Triple Kay International, Bouyon hustlers MFR (Music For Real), WCK Caribbean Vibes, Freddie and Friends. Fanatik Band made it's debut at the event. Cadence legends Chubby and the Midnight Groovers performed which is great as they are not on the lineup for World Creole Music Festival-a travesty in my personal opinion.

Of Course Swinging Stars the longest serving band in Dominica backed up the local calypsonians: reigning calypso Monarch Karessah, former kings Dice, Daddy Chess, Observer and Hunter along with 2009 finalist, Sye and 2009 road march king De Energizer.

Click HERE to see all my Independence 2008 coverage!

This is Reggae artist Protoje at College Lifestyle Magazine's Rennaissance Fridays...



click HERE to see more stars out and about!

On October 3rd, Ocean Style Magazine hosted a charity golf event at the Half Moon Bay Resort in Montego Bay Jamaica. Honestly guys, golf is not my thing...sorry and I can't tell you who won or what not (o.k I just slapped myself, feel better???) but I can tell you this. Half Moon Bay is a magnificent hotel and if I was a golf afficionado I would say that the grounds are top class. The 19th Hole Bar serves a mean burger and even though they did not know what a "Step-Up" was the bar staff made it for me anyways. Its Johnny Walker and Ginger Wine, BTW. Hey, I legal you know. Arite. Yes, where was I? Oh right the 19th Hole.

Dave Lyn of Caribbean Broilers (Best Dressed Chicken and Jammin Rotisserie),
Radcliffe Knibbs-Corporate Partner Juci Patty, Jeffery Dujon-Retired Cricket Player
Subash Ranjitsingh-Neil and Massey Commercial Director Battery Department
Chris Dehring –Investor /Businessman.

I met several high profile gentlemen who shared some great jokes (and some naughty ones--ca'mon those are the best;-) with me. I tried to keep up but alas my first joke was, shall I say lukewarm at best and the second was a bust -thank God I didn't have to buy the rounds...surely they would have brokes me- all my money is for U.W.I right now. Sheree Whitfield was there so you know I had to get a pic with her.

Sheree Whitfield and Ayeola

There were representatives from the various sponsoring companies and of course fellow members of the media.

Thanks to a really nice hotel employee, I got a vep (a ride) under the freeway and whisked off to the shopping center where preparations were being made for the fashion show. As soon as I arrived I bumped into Lady Saw who had just finishing rehearsing for her performance later that night. We HAD to take a pic, never mind that she wasn't dressed up. Speaking of which I had to hurry up and change too.

And here we are at the Fashion show. BJ Coleman, the PR guy and the one who just made everything just come together, seated me in the FRONT ROW ya'll. Nice. So across from me is Sheree Whitfield and Misa Hylton-Brim (say what!?%) and further up is Lady Saw and Tanya Stephens and Jaiden (the three of them performed "We Are The World" later on in the show). On the other side of Sheree Whitfield was Lennox Lewis and Donovan Bailey. Across from them were the who's-who in not just Caribbean Fashion but FAHSHON on a whole -Freddie Leiba, Constance White, not to far away was Kingsley Cooper....so you get the picture right? Oh and how could I forget THE Bryce Wilson was like two seats away from me? Very approachable guy.

Ok so the show is starting and I see all ladies with their legs crossed the way you see in pics at such-and-such fashion week. Shit. I don't think I can keep my legs crossed that long. I consider myself more of a tomboy than fashion forward style vixen. I mean I clean up good but dang! And look at this 15 year old child beside me doing it like a pro. Oh but ha!! I see her trick. She alternates legs. So that's it. I still not doing that. So I settle for crossing my ankles. I keeps it real. O.K. Wait a minute where are everyone's purses??? I got this big ass bag on my lap and not quite sure where it'[s supposed to be. On the floor??? Hell to the naw. I DO NOT put my bags anywhere but a chair or countertop. Hmmm. Behind me? On my side? I'm sorry this is all new to me. Guess what though, Ayeola is a soldier seen? So challenges are always welcome. We goin do this my way. The bag stays on my lap. Turned out to be a good move as I used it to rest my little notebook while taking notes.

In the front row, bag on my lap! Pic Taken by Byrce Wilson for your infotechnology. lol.

The show has begun. It's Jamaican Michael doing his thing to "Annie are you OK". A likkle moon walk, a likkle crotch grabbing, a lot of mouth pouting and finger pointing and ting. And it starts off with a bang! Swimsuits: small, tight, and oh so sexy. Now I took note early that the playlist was off the chain, and so was the DJ (lol) Big up to Zip Jock Bambino for seamless and well appointed music throughout the show. Being into music more than I am fashion, of course I could not help but notice the song choices: “Take You There”Sean Kingston, “Sensual Seduction” Snoop Dogg, “Tip On Your Toes” Busy Signal, “I Dare You” Destra, “Poker Face” Lady Gaga, “Spotlight” Jennifer Hudson. Wow. What a Mix! Just like the fashions: Animal Prints, citrusy yellows and oranges, gold accessories, hot shades, lots of platforms. Wait is this a Hip-Hop video???? Oh and there just had to be a girl to stand out....attitude, attitude, attitude...as Tyra would say: "Fierce" she was in the pink and blue suit. The guys did their thing too. But alas we only saw them in the swimsuit round.

Next round starts of with Michael Jackson's “Stranger In Moscow” (Hey I'm all about the music) then it's “Fire Burning” by Sean Kingston, and Marky Mark's “Good Vibrations” Right Said Fred “I’m Too Sexy” and “Vogue” by Madonna rounds the segment off. Oh wait. I recognize this place Doctor. It seems sooo familiar. Yes the yellow madras, the African Print, those beads at the end of the belts, hmmmm wait, its coming. Yes, I see it now! It's Anya Ayoung Chee's line Pilar. (Singing) I know fashion, I know fashion, I know fashion. Yes! (pumpin fists-which of course I did behind the big bag on my lap, see it was a good thing I didn't put it under the seat. Genius!!) One of the models got some claps from the crowd when she walked down the runway with her shoes in her hand. Now honestly, I doh even know what happen, if she trip or what. So caught up was I in my reverie... I mean I finally recognized a piece of fashion. I was on cloud 79 for a minute there. ok. So after that KERRY-Ann Clarke (yes she is the KERRY in KERRYManWomanHome) and Mehgan Fabulous came out to take their bows. The clothing modelled are available in both her Kingston and Montego Bay stores.

Click HERE for a slide show from Cosmotee's photography!

Segment number three (I don't know what it's called in model talk but we'll use segment here, k)was all about the sparkle and it kicked off with a Michael Jackson medley :“The Way You Make Me Feel” “Billie Jean” “Bad” and “Rock My World.” Apart from the sparkles, some of the dresses featured bold colors such as pink, red and orange and all had scallops in different variations.

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Things wrapped off with the final segment with a hodgepodge of fashions from casual/ work-wear looking pieces to evening wear to late evening wear (wink, wink). The music was fun and flirty: OK who sings that song “If You Sexy and You know it Just show it?" that was the first tune and I just not sure who the artist is. Yes, Michael's presence still remained and Bambino played my favorite “Don’t stop till you get enough” as well as "Pretty Young Thing." Mary J. Blige's "Just Fine” added to the fun and funky spirit on the runway. “SOS” by Shakira, "Sweet Dream" by Beyonce ," "Closer" by Ne-Yo and "Frozen" by Tami Chynn took the vibe down a touch. But not too much cause things wrapped up with Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling." There was an interesting black dress that caught my eye. It featured two hands one placed on the hip and the other on the shoulder- a creative touch. I loved the gorgeous silk pieces and the last piece of the night, a daring number enveloped in a see-through cape. Honey, the girl that was wearing that outfit KNEW she was working it O.K and work it she did. And those F* me boots she was wearing did not hurt a bit! Snap, snap!


And it was over. I did not get any I-Pod or other goodies that were placed under some seats. Darn it, and I just lost my shuffle. Oh well. I got a pic with Bryce-nice consolation. Every one is mingling. There's Christina Benjamin of College Lifestyle Magazine TV Show, Kingsly Cooper of Pulse Models, Chie Davis interviewing Lady Saw, Philip Bloch and "Q" the makeup artist and Jaiden and Miguel Perdomo are posing with me for a pic. Uh huh. I'm a star. Just kidding;-)

Christina Benjamin of College Lifestyle Magazine

My hands are hurting. I have written too much. My posts are usually short and sweet, don't? Lemme wrap up. The after party at the Black Pearl was off da hizzzeeeeeeee.. Bambino dropped hits from waaaay back...and played KMC ya''ll. Since I have come to Jamaica Soca is Machel, Rupee and Alison Hinds. My boy play KMC, and Mr. Slaughter and Patrice Robets. I Love you ZJ Bambino. Remember "Batty Rider" AKA Big It Up by Buju? Dem chunes there still go hard. From Soulja Boy to Jah Cure, to Lady Gaga, to Kartel "woman you haffi physically fit," he played it all. Trust me I was getting on bad upstairs eh.

ZJ Bambino of Zip FM

So......even though I was a fashion show novice, I handled my handle you zi mi? I clap when it was time to clap, I almost laugh that model with the funny walk ( like her shoes were too big) but I held it in and good thing too cause she walked like that all nite so I guess that was her signature walk or whatever. I got some nice contacts--we'll see how that turns out cause I am not a novice to human nature. People have a way of doing the "oh call me honey"or "hmmm we need to hook up"(professionally, of course) line and you never hear from them again. It's all good though. I got to tell Mr. Knibbs of Juci Patti how much I love the service at his restaurants, I enjoyed a few good laughs with Mr. Lyn of Best Chicken and Jeffrey Dujon who has visited Dominica (oh yah you know I had to represent) and the other friendly gentlemen at the 19th hole. I met ZJ Bambino, and Lady Saw and Lennox Lewis. Donovan Bailey is a crazy mofo! (good crazy...a likkle weird but mostly good..hehe). Next time I will hit the beach too. I never got to meet Mr. Ocean Style himself Douglas K. Gordon who eluded me the entire evening. Oh well. There's always next year!

View Golf pics and Fashion Show pics on Ocean Style's Facebook Page. Also log on to Cosmo Tee's page for more Fashion Show Pics!

I mentioned in a previous post that Moses Michaeil Leviy AKA Jamal Barrow AKA Shyne was to be released on October 6th 2009. He was--but not to his family; to Immigration.




According to NY Daily News:

Rap star Shyne, convicted of a club shooting while mentor P.
Diddy beat the rap, was released from prison Tuesday and taken into custody
by immigration officials.
The 30-year-old ex-protégé has a green card but is
facing deportation to his native Belize because of his felony rap sheet, his lawyer
said.
Shyne was on the verge of superstardom when he was arrested in 1999 for
a shooting at Club New York.
Diddy, partying with then-gal
pal Jennifer Lopez, was also charged but acquitted at
trial. His young star got 10 years on assault and weapons charges.
Diddy's
publicist had no comment on Shyne's legal woes Tuesday, but the mogul recently
told Hot 97 that he spoke with Shyne in prison.
"He
sounded like he was in good spirits," Diddy said.
"I know he can't wait to
get home. I know he is definitely going to heat the whole scene up. He was
definitely one of the talented young artists that I had the pleasure to work
with."
Shyne was dropped from Diddy's Bad Boy Records in 2003. A year later, the inmate
blasted his former patron, claiming he betrayed him.
In an interview with
Vibe, Shyne said Diddy convinced a friend to lie on the stand and say he pulled
out his gun and opened fire in the Times Square club without provocation.
"As my
homeboy, how you gonna put somebody on the stand whose lie could put me behind
bars for 25 years?" said Shyne, who claimed he shot in self-defense.
Although
he still had years left on his sentence, Def Jam signed him to a $3 million contract in
2004. It released an album, "Godfather...Buried Alive," containing material
recorded before the arrest, but it tanked.
Recently, Jay-Z denied a report that he had visited Shyne at
the Woodbourne Correctional Facility to sign him to a
record deal.
The performer's lawyer, Oscar Michelen, said his client "is anxious to get
released."
"He is looking forward to seeing his family and being able to be
free to do what he wants to do," he said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Mike Gilhooly would only say that Shyne was in
custody for being in violation of U.S. immigration law."
Shyne's real name was Jamal Barrow until he changed it to Moses Leviy in recognition of his Jewish mother.
His father is now the prime minister of Belize.

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This happens all the time to men and women a-like. It is just receiving this much focus due to Shyne's high profile. This raises an important issue though. Who is responsible for deported crimminals? The island that gave birth to them or the country like America where they honed their skills and committed their crimes. Now I am not saying that someone who is deported cannot assimilate into what ever Caribbean island they were sent too and become good citizens who contribute to it's development. But how many of you know some guy that left the island when he was 21/2 years old, lived on the streets hustling, gets busted and sent to an island that he has never seen since he left. What does the American government think is gonna happen when he gets there? Hmmm. My bet he will do what he does best and the local system will have to deal with it. But guess what America is still affected. Cause when tourist come and get robbed, or people snorting coke that pass through the region, or he get some fake documents and go back foreign back door style, the problem has not gone away. Something to ponder my people.
All the best to Shyne. I doubt he is gonna want any special treatment from Prime Minister Dean Barrow who publicly stated that Jamal was 'unwanted.' At least he is free. It is totally up to him where he wants his life to go.

Here is why Usain Bolt Made Ask Men's List of the Top 49 Most Influential People of 2009.

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt held on to his title as the fastest man on the planet, and comes in on our ranking as the second most influential man of 2009. At the World Championships this past August, the Jamaican sprinter beat the records he had set at the 2008 Olympics in both the 100- and 200-meter events, making him the first man to simultaneously retain the 100- and 200-meter Olympic and World titles.

Usain Bolt's phenomenal achievements on the track made him an obvious choice for the 2009 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, and the runner earned a number of prestigious honors from his native country as well. In September, Prime Minister of Jamaica Bruce Golding announced that the champion sprinter will receive the Order of Jamaica, making the soon-to-be titled Honorable Usain Bolt the youngest recipient ever of the Order.

The Jamaican government also appointed him ambassador-at-large, granting him full diplomatic status. Golding announced in parliament that Highway 2000, the Caribbean island's high-speed expressway, will be renamed in "Lightning" Bolt's honor. All eyes will remain on Usain Bolt in the months to come to see if the world's fastest individual has it in him to establish new sprinting records in 2010.

Congrats to him on all his accomplishments thus far. Here are the top ten on the list:

1. Don Draper2. Usain Bolt3. Barack Obama4. Mark Zuckerberg5. Simon Cowell6. Michael Jackson7. Steve Jobs8. Roger Federer9. Peyton Manning10. Dana White

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Fresh, fresh, fresh, as fresh gets, here is your first peek at Mr. Vegas video for "Gallis" and "Sassa Step." Now what I love about Mr. Vegas is that his songs always have energy-- you just want to dance, and if you can daaance, you want to show off on the dancefloor.lol.

The "Sassa Step" video pays hommage to Michael Jackson combining the concept of the dance off from the "Bad" video and part of "Thriller" minus the scary stuff-you'll figure it out. Although I did not vote for Shy-N of Japan, he won the Sassa Step contest and is in the video.






To see the other contestants click HERE.

Congrats to all the winners at he second annual Soca Music Awards took place at the Holiday Inn London -Bloomsbury on Sunday 27th September. Click HERE to see the list of nominees. Below is a list of the 2009 Soca Music Awards winners.



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Soca News

Best International Male Artist - Brother B

Cockspur

Best International Female Artist - Fay-Ann Lyons

Soca News

Best International Soca Collaboration - Patrice Roberts & Machel Montano (Tempa Wine)

VP Records

Best International Soca Producer - KC Phillips

Saint Lucia Tourist Board

Best Soca Track - Little Wine (Brother B)

Jewel Isle Rum Punch

Best Soca Music Video - Bacchanal (Destra)

British Association of Steelbands

Best International Band/Group - Kes The Band

Pure Lime

Best Album - Hott (Destra)

Carnival Village

Best UK Calypsonian - Akima Paul

Cocoyea

Best UK Male Soca Artist - Scrappy

J&G Promotions

Best UK Female Soca Artist - Miss Desire

Soca News

Best UK Soca Track - Jouvert Mornin (Scrappy)

PUKSHOP.com

Best UK Soca Club DJ - QT 2Hype

Kalinago Entertainment

Best UK Male Soca Radio DJ - DJ Shaker

Sackville Travel

Best UK Female Soca Radio DJ - Hyper Spice

Soca News

Best UK Soca Radio Station - Tempo Radio

VP Records

Best UK Soca Producer - Soca Child

Soca News

Favourite Mas Band - Bachanal Mas

Soca News

Favourite Steel Band - Mangrove

Soca News

Favourite Event - Soca Frenzy

Saint Lucia Tourist Board

Contribution to Saint Lucian Music and Culture - Xtreme Mas

Grenada Board of Tourism

Contribution to Grenadian Music and Culture - Amanda Smith

Antigua and Barbuda Tourist Board

Contribution to Antiguan Music and Culture - Antiguan Princess

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Musician and activist, Wyclef Jean is scheduled to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Norway in December. The event will be hosted by Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith.

John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston returned to a Bahamas courthouse on Wednesday, where the actor gave testimony in the trial of a pair of island medics charged with an extortion attempt made after the death of the couple’s son last winter. Travolta testified that the medic who attempted to extort money from his family threatened to claim the actor was responsible for his son Jett’s death.

According to The Associated Press, Travolta told the Bahamian court that paramedic Tarino Lightbourne blackmailed him and threatened to release “incriminating” evidence in Jett’s death to the international media unless The Travoltas ponied up over $25 million.
The actor said that Lightbourne threatened to “imply that the death of my son was intentional and I was culpable in some way.”
The medic reportedly claimed to have evidence that would finger Jett’s parents for his death.
Jett Travolta, 16, died of a seizure on January 2, 2009.
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