Caribbean Fever's Blog – November 2009 Archive (10)

VYBZ KARTEL LIVE: PRINT and RADIO INTERVIEWS: READ and LISTEN! (Radio by Dahved Levy & Print by Pat Meschino)

Gaza Stripped: Inside the Vybz Kartel Empire

By Patricia Meschino

He earned his formidable reputation with cunning, complex rhymes that glorify the grim reality of ghetto gunfire and celebrate an array of sexual exploits, delivered in a booming deejayed cadence, and is regarded as the most controversial (and influential) figure in the consistently contentious dancehall reggae genre. In February 2009 the biggest…

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Added by Caribbean Fever on November 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — 60 Comments

Allen Iverson Retires: Guard Announces Retirement, Report Says

Stephen A. Smith's web site reports that famed guard Allen Iverson will retire. According to Smith, Iverson's statement begins with a bittersweet note:

I would like to announce my plans to retire from the National Basketball Association. I always thought that when I left the game, it would be because I couldn't help my team the way that I was accustomed to. However, that is not the case.

Read the rest of the statement at… Continue

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 25, 2009 at 8:25pm — 6 Comments

The country’s spiraling unemployment rate is taking a particular toll on men as the recession continues to roil male-dominated industries, such as manufacturing and construction. This “he-cession,” a…

The country’s spiraling unemployment rate is taking a particular toll on men as the recession continues to roil male-dominated industries, such as manufacturing and construction.

This “he-cession,” as it’s sometimes called, has hit African-American men especially hard, increasing their unemployment rate to more than 17 percent last month.

One of those unemployed black men searching for work is Randolph Smith. When Smith, 53, is working, he manages logistics, inventory and supplies for… Continue

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 21, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Impressed With Hip-Hop

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appeared at a Hip-Hop contest on Friday (November 13), where he supported practitioners of the genre of music.

Putin appeared at the “Battle for Respect,” a music contest run by News TV at the event Putin delivered at anti drug message to those in attendance."

“This is really is propaganda for a healthy lifestyle because it is a hard to imagine break dancing having anything… Continue

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 14, 2009 at 12:44pm — No Comments

Drunk Woman Falls on Subway Train Tracks in Boston and Survives

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 11, 2009 at 10:10pm — 1 Comment

Sammy SOSA Is Now OFFICIALLY WHITE, He Bleached EVERY ONCE OF MELANIN Out Of His SKIN. WOOOOW!

Understanding Sammy Sosa beyond the laughs and memes

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Added by Caribbean Fever on November 8, 2009 at 3:30pm — 83 Comments

Rihanna On 20/20 w/ Diane Sawyer Full Interview about the night she was beaten by Chris Brown

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Added by Caribbean Fever on November 7, 2009 at 11:07am — No Comments

Jay-Z Performs 'Empire State Of Mind' At Yankees Parade

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Added by Caribbean Fever on November 7, 2009 at 12:06am — No Comments

Keflezighi’s ‘U.S.A.’ Breaks the Tape

Of all the American contenders to try and break the 27-year men’s drought in the New York City Marathon, Meb Keflezighi may have represented the American dream more than any of them. Born in war-torn Eritrea, one of 11 siblings in a village with no electricity, Keflezighi now wears his American citizenship on his chest. He was the one American contender who wore the letters U.S.A. on his running top… Continue

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 1, 2009 at 6:05pm — 3 Comments

Rev. Al Sharpton's Ex-Wife, Daughter Arrested, do you think his Ex- Wife looks like a drag queen?

Lawyer Michael Hardy says Sharpton's former wife, Kathy Jordan, and Dominique Sharpton were arrested Friday evening in Manhattan.

Hardy says the women were arrested when a dispute erupted after police pulled over the car Dominique was driving for allegedly running a red light.

The women were taken to a nearby precinct and later released. They were given tickets for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstruction of… Continue

Added by Caribbean Fever on November 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments