Banning of Music

Kartel has complaint in regards to the banning of music that has sexual connotation, violence and gun war. Kartyl ,I am sorry but most of your music are very deep but vulgar. I love the mamma song that is a very good song and it shows

that you can write good song that are not vulgar and explicit.

You do have a point regarding the lack of reggae music on Jamaica radio station. It is very depressing when I turn on the radio and most of what I am hearing is hip hop or R&B. Many people like myself goes to places like Kens Wildflower on a Sunday to hear some good music. I refused to go to places where people are acting crazy people lying on the ground in their good clothes and calling for mattress because it is daggering time. I think is not only disgusting but disrespecting. What can I say the women are the one who are lowering their standard and they are the looser in the long run. I don’t see Kartyl or any of the other artist marrying any of the girls who are behaving in such disrespecting way for all to see.

If any music is explicit then it should be banned no matter the origin or the singer. We need some law in Jamaica. For too long too much lawlessness has been going on in music, violence, extortion and politics. Jamaica deserve better, and I know as a people we can do better. Abiding by the law is not communist every county have law. If we did not have laws then what would happen to the world. We do know that not everyone that has power has good judgment but that is where others come in. We are not saying that you Kartyl is a bad person, but you need to recognize the power that you have and use it wisely. Whether or not you want to accept it you are a role model to many young adult. Young adult like my son who is a smart boy studying engineering but he like your music. You do have an effect on many people. My son don’t like your music because of the slackness and the war mongering but because he recognize that you are a very intelligent person from the way you put words together.

Kartyl you can do so much right now if you acknowledge that ‘Rompin Shop’ choice of words is not eligible for air play. You are intelligent enough you know right from wrong. Be a big man and accept what you know is right. Fight for more Jamaica music to get air play on the radio and cultural events on the television. Trust me a lot more people will then stand behind you for standing up for the right thing.

I commend that the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, he saw the importance of the Jamaican Music, Jamaican People and the country. It is very important for one to value what you have and not to destroy it. The Broadcasting Commissioner values what we have in Jamaica and is willing to stand up for the many Jamaicans at home and abroad who recognize what we have and want to take care of it.

Probably the Broadcasting Commission is the one who should be running the county so we can clean up the corruptions, violence and get rid of the guns and murders. We cannot afford to let our country decay while the government and the leaders do nothing.

Mr. commission I applaud you for the stand that you take sir. Much respect to you and you team sir. Thank you for protecting the future leaders and the integrity of our Island.

Many Jamaicans making comment regarding Vybz Kartel and Spice latest music ‘Rampin shop.’ It is good that Jamaicans see the need to make calls on the song in its regard to the explicit lyrics. I do agree that Jamaica music is going

in the wrong direction but I am not sure if it is only the songs sang by Jamaicans need to be scrutinize. Music from foreign are very negative and have more influence on the Jamaican children than even the Jamaican music. We also have the soap operas that comes on not only once but twice daily. These soaps have verbal and visual explicit scene that are also negative for our children.

I am not even sure that it is the Jamaican music that many people should be worried about or the foreign music. Many Jamaicans including myself are surprised that the radio stations in Jamaica hardly play good Reggae music. Surprisingly we hear more reggae music a foreign than Jamaica. I guess more and more Jamaicans want to disassociate themselves from Jamaica .They don’t want to even listen to the music while people all over the world are embracing the Jamaica culture and its music.

When since people in Jamaica are not free to even say what they wanted to say. ‘When you go to Rome you do as the Romans.’ But is not every thing that the Romans do you in Rome you

needs to practice when you get home.

We have lawmen that are investigating entertainers who performed at Sting when we have so many murderers roaming the streets that need to be investigated and locked up. As the saying goes, ‘when sticks and stones can break my bones words cannot hurt me.’ Now tell me why the police are making a big deal regarding spoken words under a control setting when there are so many problems with crime that need to be address. What is the priority here spoken words or victims murdered by gunshots? Come on Mr. Policeman you can do better than that. So much is at stake due to the increase violence. Instead you are wasting your time with petty stuff.

I would not go to Sting because I know what it is about. So whoever wants to go and listen to those kinds of lyrics can go and listen. They should have the freedom to do so and that is what they should hear, nothing less. If on the other hand I visited a church and hear the pastor preaching the type lyrics that the performers at Sting sang then I would be concern. I know that something is definitely wrong because that is not what I expected to hear in Church. And of course a report should be made at the police station and an investigation should be in order.

For future the Police chief can have meeting with Promoters and entertainers to discuss what can be done to somewhat make that event more palatable. Meeting were arranged and Dons were invited to attend the entertainers deserved the same courtesy. Entertainers are influential people too, if you have not realized therefore they should be counted as part of the solutions and not be treated like common criminal for a few spoken words.