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Bermuda denies U.S. rapper Rick Ross work permit


HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC
- A Bermudian promoter says
he has lost a significant amount
of money after he was forced
to cancel a concert on July 31.
 The cancellation followed
a last-minute refusal by
Immigration Minster David
Burch to allow American rap-
per Rick Ross into the island.
 Promoter Kendricks Zuill
said he was shocked by the
minister's decision and that
the application for a work per-
mit for the performer had
been turned down because
there were concerns about his
I iir, i Lr and conduct".
 "The fans are disappoint-
ed, and out of everything, the
total loss for us is US$10,000
to $15,000," said Zuill.
 The 33-year-old rapper
had been scheduled to be the
headline act at a Cup Match
holiday show planned for the


island's west end. Zuill said he
first thought the department
had mistaken the rapper,


HOSS


whose real name is William
Roberts II, for I r~ \\, '
Ricky Ross, now in a
California prison for trying to
purchase 100 kilograms of
cocaine from a federal agent.
 "I was assuming that they


may have had the wrong per-
son," he said, adding that he
tried to convince the
Immigration Ministry that it
had made an error in judg-
ment.
 "I've been trying to con-
vince them that he is a man of
good conduct," said Zuill. "I
was providing them with
information, but all they told
me was that the minister was
not satisfied. It"s something
personal."
 Before becoming a rap-
per, Roberts worked as a cor-
rections officer in Florida.
According to Zuill, the enter-
tainer has never been impris-
oned or convicted of a crime,
but was arrested in Jan. 2008
in Florida, United States on
gun and drug charges. The
charges were later dropped.
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Lady Saw's goes on 'Extra Raw' career romp


 GORDON WILLIAMS

No listener needs to drill
through the full 13 years of
Lady Saw's career to hit the
true, hard
core of her ,
music. But it ." -
can be fun. So *r
why not?
The style of
this Jamaican
dancehall dee-
jay, whose
real name is
Marion Hall,
is not for
everyone. But
her signature
raunchy Extra Raw
anthems will
find a note many can appreci-
ate...and maybe learn a few
tricks along the way.
 Lady Saw brings the bed-
room to the public in a fash-
ion that sometimes brutally,
but skillfully, cuts straight
through the initial blushes and
emerges the other side with a
bucket of entertainment in
tow.
 Now VP Records,
through its release of "Extra
Raw.. .The Best of Lady Saw"
CD, is offering the dancehall
diva's best romp, bundled up
in a power package of 18 cuts.
No secrets here. Saw unveils
how, when, why, where and
how often she wants it. Up
front, she'll let you know what
not to try too.
 Saw's hit after uncompro-
mising hit flow from this CD,
beginning with the opening
salvo when the deejay asks for
a higher power to simply
"Find A Good Man" for her.
She wants "Good Wuk" and,
as in the duet with Shabba
Ranks, she "Want it Tonight".
Other collaborations feature


Beenie Man on "Healing" and
"L, ,, r with Ce'cile.
 But Lady Saw doesn't
need much help in spelling
out the terms of her sexual
 preferences.
 Size, stami-
 na, skill all
 matter.
 Certain
 01- types, how-
 ever, like
 pretty boys
 and crimi-
 nals, do not.
 She cautions
 other
 females to
 look after

 instead of
 focusing
solely on a man, and even
throws scorn on some by
boasting "I've Got Your
Man".
 But while Saw is willing
to grant her bedroom partner
all the sustained pleasures
with "Hice It Up", she draws
the line in several areas. In
"Sycamore Tree" she shoos
away the lover who wants her
to Iait to certain favors.

PASSIONATE
 But "Extra Raw" is not just
about raunchy behavior. Lady
Saw's often passionate lyrics
and delivery dip into several
controversial topics, including
safe sex, infidelity and infertility.
 So if the Grammy-win-
ning artiste (Saw won for a
duet with No Doubt in 2003)
can get past the usual stereo-
type certain snobs have
branded her with, so can they.
It'll probably be worth it.
 For Saw's true fans,
"Extra Raw" is a personal tro-
phy for sticking with the
"First Lady of Dancehall" for


over a dozen years. A bonus
DVD featuring Saw in her
prime during a 1997 perform-
ance in New York and some
of her best music videos, spice
up the package. Producers
Dave Kelly, Tony Kelly,
Richie D and John John are
involved.
 Saw and VP have since
parted company, and she vows
to take a more mature path,
but this compilation CD is
what her fans first liked the
best of an artiste telling the
stories others are too sheepish
to attempt. It's probably what
they always will.

Gordon Williams is Caribbean
Today's managing editor.
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 Red Plastic Bag claims


record ninth calypso title


BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,
CMC Stedson "Red Plastic
Bag" Wiltshire sang his way to
a record-setting ninth Pic-O-


Red Plastic Bag


De-Crop calypso title last
month as the annual Crop
Over celebrations neared a
climax here.
 Wiltshire outclassed nine
other competitors with his
renditions of "Home Drums"
and "Something's
Happening", beating former
winner John King into second
place and Anderson "Blood"
Armstrong, formerly of the
band Square One, into third
place.
 "Bag" or "RPB", as he is
more affectionately known to
his fans, was literally on cloud
nine after recapturing the title
that he lost to Adrian Clarke
in last year's competition,
especially with the response to
"Something's Happening"
which he performed in the
second round, sending the
packed Kensington Oval into
a frenzy.
 "It is a wonderful feeling
to see how people responded


'Rootz Extravaganza' to celebrate

Marcus Garvey in Fort Lauderdale


(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7)
Bobb-Semple, who also
worked as the voice of Marcus
Garvey in the award-winning
PBS documentary film,
"Marcus Garvey: Look For
Me In The Whirlwind".
 The Guyanese-born actor
was the host of Caribbean
Forum, a weekly television
program that he produced on
WNYE-TV in New York.

MUSIC
 The schedule will also
include live reggae music fea-
turing artistes Screwdriver,
Marcia Ball, Standpipe, Natty
Remo, Shanty Plus and Highah
Seekah. There will also be tra-
ditional African dancing by the
hometown Tribeholistic Dance
Troupe, plus the Black Empire
Dancers from Orlando. A mul-


timedia Marcus Garvey video,
photograph and art exhibition
will be open for viewing inside
the adjacent Recreation Room
simultaneously.
 The extravaganza will
continue on Aug. 17, the
122nd anniversary of Garvey's
birth. The celebration will take
place inside the Carter Park
Recreation Room from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. The schedule
includes audio-visual presenta-
tions and community service
awards. The keynote speaker
will be former Jamaican
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dudley Thompson, who will
be among the award recipi-
ents. The patron of the Garvey
birthday anniversary will be
Jamaica's Consul General
Sandra Grant-Griffiths.
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to the song. When the level of
expectation is as it was, it was
tough to come here and pro-
duce. It is amazing how peo-
ple have taken to the song,"
he said.

COMPETITORS
 The veteran calypsonian
took home BDS$10,500
($5,250) and a fully-loaded
2009 Toyota Corolla.
 2008 Junior Calypso
Monarch, Sir Ruel, finished
fourth in his first outing in the
Pic-O-De-Crop finals.
 Clarke, who failed to
impress the judges, finished
down the field in sixth posi-
tion, while Terencia "TC"
Coward, who won both the
Sweet Soca and Party
Monarch crowns last month,
finished ninth, failing to land
the historic triple. Also com-
peting were Sheldon Hope
(fifth), Bumba (seventh),
HeeHaw (eighth) and Colin
Spencer (10th).






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