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Biggie bounced - Ace selector roughed up by alleged Kartel fans <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Razz (left) and Biggy were assaulted by fans of Vybz Kartel who accused them of playing too many songs done by Mavado, Kartel's rival. - contributed
Kavelle Anglin-Christie, Staff Reporter
It seems some fans just won't get the point - don't fight someone for doing his job.
Selecting duo Razz and Biggy were assaulted by fans of Vybz Kartel who accused them of playing 'too many' of Mavado's songs.
The selctors were attacked at a party held at Prendy's on the Beach on Sunday night.
Artistes Mavado and Kartel have been involved in a lyrical fued for the past few months.
Gunshot a go buss
An eyewitness present at the venue told The STAR that three men approached Biggy and threw water on him then roughly pushed him and issued threats. The men apparently told him "Addi a di daddy and yuh cyan deh play so much Mavado" and that because of his (Biggy's) actions, "gunshot a go buss".
When contacted Biggy, whose correct name is Richard McGrath, confirmed the incident. He says this is evidence of the downward spiral of dancehall music.
"Basically artistes have control over the fans and they are taking things too far. We are selectors, we play for fans, so an artiste can't tell us what to play ... Now look at what is happening, where people send threats because of what I play. It's like the artistes take selectors for <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">puppets</SPAN>," Biggy said.
Kartel disappointed
( L - R ) Vybz Kartel and Mavado - file
When contacted dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel said he was disappointed in the actions of the fans. "There will be no tolerance for overzealous fans who physically harm any artiste or selector or rival fan to prove loyalty to their respective artiste, etc.," he said.
"Kartel and Mavado have no rivalry beyond the
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript src="/tools/get.js"></SCRIPT>E-mail this story </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right colSpan=2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Biggie bounced - Ace selector roughed up by alleged Kartel fans <DIV class=KonaBody j4lQv="true">
Razz (left) and Biggy were assaulted by fans of Vybz Kartel who accused them of playing too many songs done by Mavado, Kartel's rival. - contributed
Kavelle Anglin-Christie, Staff Reporter
It seems some fans just won't get the point - don't fight someone for doing his job.
Selecting duo Razz and Biggy were assaulted by fans of Vybz Kartel who accused them of playing 'too many' of Mavado's songs.
The selctors were attacked at a party held at Prendy's on the Beach on Sunday night.
Artistes Mavado and Kartel have been involved in a lyrical fued for the past few months.
Gunshot a go buss
An eyewitness present at the venue told The STAR that three men approached Biggy and threw water on him then roughly pushed him and issued threats. The men apparently told him "Addi a di daddy and yuh cyan deh play so much Mavado" and that because of his (Biggy's) actions, "gunshot a go buss".
When contacted Biggy, whose correct name is Richard McGrath, confirmed the incident. He says this is evidence of the downward spiral of dancehall music.
"Basically artistes have control over the fans and they are taking things too far. We are selectors, we play for fans, so an artiste can't tell us what to play ... Now look at what is happening, where people send threats because of what I play. It's like the artistes take selectors for <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: blue! important; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">puppets</SPAN>," Biggy said.
Kartel disappointed
( L - R ) Vybz Kartel and Mavado - file
When contacted dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel said he was disappointed in the actions of the fans. "There will be no tolerance for overzealous fans who physically harm any artiste or selector or rival fan to prove loyalty to their respective artiste, etc.," he said.
"Kartel and Mavado have no rivalry beyond the
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