Why is Lil Wayne on Sumfest?

[Lazie]

... well ... I guess him have fans a Jamaica.

[Historian]

Lil’ Wayne at Sumfest!

Lazie, I was waiting on someone else to respond to your rather surprising question.

The fact is that Reggae Sumfest, which was first held in 1993, has always included popular American hip hop and R&B acts. Lil Wayne is one of the very popular acts among today’s young record-buying public, and so having him on board the Sumfest lineup is just continuing the trend. For example, in the past, non-reggae Americans who have been featured at Reggae Sumfest include Destiny’s Child, Alicia Keys, Boyv II Men, K-Ci & JoJo, Dru Hill, 50 Cent, Rihanna (Barbadian), the Manhattans, and others!!

[Lazie]

Lazie, I was waiting on someone else to respond to your rather surprising question.

The fact is that Reggae Sumfest, which was first held in 1993, has always included popular American hip hop and R&B acts. Lil Wayne is one of the very popular acts among today’s young record-buying public, and so having him on board the Sumfest lineup is just continuing the trend. For example, in the past, non-reggae Americans who have been featured at Reggae Sumfest include Destiny’s Child, Alicia Keys, Boyv II Men, K-Ci & JoJo, Dru Hill, 50 Cent, Rihanna (Barbadian), the Manhattans, and others!!

Fully aware of that Historian. I just don't rate him. The best song I think he has is the tune with T. Payne, thanks to T. Payne. 99% of the time I don't even know what the hell he is saying either.

Last year I went to the Friday night show at Sumfest and I was disappointed as the group I went to see, Morgan's Heritage was given about 20 minutes and LL Cool J was given about 2 hours.

[Historian]

I Agree With You, Lazie

I understand now, Lazie, and I fully agree with your sentiments on Lil’ Wayne. Regarding last year, quite frankly if I were there and LL Cool J came on after Morgan Heritage, I would simply walk out of the venue after the first 30 minutes of LL Cool J. Sometimes I wonder about the reasoning by the producers of Reggae Sumfest!

By the way, it would be nice if you saw the new DVD for “You Don’t Haffi Dread” by Morgan Heritage. This is a live DVD from their most recent European tour. I mention this because Morgan Heritage included in their group this time around a rasta rock star! This guy is an awesome lead guitarist who is completely at home playing everything in a hard rock guitarist’s arsenal from fast melodic runs to harmonic tapping on the guitar fretboard.

I don’t know who that dreadlocks is, but he’s deeply schooled in rock guitar playing, and this added a rough, really brilliant rock edge to “You Don’t Haffi Dread.”

[Historian]

Mosiah is Baiting Me!!!

Mosiah, I just saw your posted question this morning, as I had not been online after the early part of the afternoon yesterday. I don’t want to bring that Harold Butler post to the top again, so I’ll simply answer your question here.

I realize you’re baiting me, and while I’m tempted to fully respond, I won’t this time. So to answer your question as simply as I can, of course I know about Mavado! A great deal too!! I also am fully aware of Aidona, Busy Signal, and all the other members of that talentless, culturally destructive Bounty Killa Alliance.

I occasionally browse through online reggae sources such as YardFlex and Dancehallreggae.com

[Lazie]

I understand now, Lazie, and I fully agree with your sentiments on Lil’ Wayne. Regarding last year, quite frankly if I were there and LL Cool J came on after Morgan Heritage, I would simply walk out of the venue after the first 30 minutes of LL Cool J. Sometimes I wonder about the reasoning by the producers of Reggae Sumfest!

By the way, it would be nice if you saw the new DVD for “You Don’t Haffi Dread” by Morgan Heritage. This is a live DVD from their most recent European tour. I mention this because Morgan Heritage included in their group this time around a rasta rock star! This guy is an awesome lead guitarist who is completely at home playing everything in a hard rock guitarist’s arsenal from fast melodic runs to harmonic tapping on the guitar fretboard.

I don’t know who that dreadlocks is, but he’s deeply schooled in rock guitar playing, and this added a rough, really brilliant rock edge to “You Don’t Haffi Dread.”

I may just have to check it out. Thats a group that get a lot of ratings from me.

[Historian]

Hope I Didn’t Oversell

Lazie, thinking about it now, I hope I didn’t overhype that Morgan Heritage DVD. The selection I saw was a regular performance of “You Don’t Haffi Dread” but this time with a rock feel, thanks to the dreadlocked lead guitarist I mentioned above. But aside from that rock lead guitar input, nothing else is different in this new rendering of that hit.

[Me]

Lil Wayne is the biggest thing in hip hop right now, so he is on the show. No surprise from that standpoint.

It is surprising that they put a man on the show who kiss him next crew member on the lips. Shows how accepting Jamaicans have become.

[Baddaz]

It is surprising that they put a man on the show who kiss him next crew member on the lips. Shows how accepting Jamaicans have become.

a whoo dat...

[Lazie]

Lil Wayne is the biggest thing in hip hop right now, so he is on the show. No surprise from that standpoint.

It is surprising that they put a man on the show who kiss him next crew member on the lips. Shows how accepting Jamaicans have become.

"It is surprising that they put a man on the show who kiss him next crew member on the lips"

Who dat? Lil Wayne does that?

[Me]

Lil wayne and Baby,the one who him call him father, kiss each other on them lips. Them afterwards want to claim that them being like the Italian Mafia.