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A disclaimer. The information you read is gathered from various newspapers, the internet and other sources. To keep the news short and sweet I have summarized and kept it to reflect the thoughts of the person(s) interviewed. I will be listing some upcoming events that will keep the tri-state area informed. I will continue to improve and give you more news as time goes by. Send me an  if you've got something to contribute.

Infiniti Movement and Love Bimma's boat ride was a success. The early rain and thunderstorm forecast from the weatherman really put a damper on an event that we believe would have been tremendously more successful than it was. Well you know rain don't stop anything in foreign. Anyway, those who braved it (because the rain didn't fall as predicted) said to hell with the rain had themselves a wicked time. From the get go, we heard Freddie McGregor's "Big Ship" start the cruise then JohnSilver taking over the wheels of steel from Tullo Bimma to continue giving the crowd the music they paid to hear. They heard a mix of reggae that featured Beres Hammond's "One Dance", George Nooks' "Change My Mind", Ed Robinson's "Knocking on Heaven's Door", Sanchez thrilling the ladies letting them know they were "One In A Million", Thriller U's "I'll Prove It to You" which we did with music from the early 80s, 90s into the millennium. We had old school R&B, studio 1s for the over 35 crowd who really enjoyed themselves. Then came the 23 and over crowd who were bouncing to the pulsating beats of Capleton, Elephant Man, Beenie Man right into a double dose of Next with "Wifey and Too Close". The ladies were off the hook. I have received several calls from people to say it was the best event they've been to all year and I must get them a copy of the video tape. The music was right, food was right and the cruising up the Hudson to the Statue of Liberty really made the trip worth it. There were more women on this boatride than guys. Where were the men? Who needed them when we had the girls "brucking out" and waving off dem matey. We saw a few people running along the pier trying to catch the boat after it started moving out of the dock. Sorry, but next year you should be early so you don't get left. For all the support we got, I would like to say BIG BIG THANKS! We are already contemplating two dates for next year's boatride. It is either going to be July 14 or August 18 of 2001. Again, thanks for the support. Our next hired boatride will be on August 6 of this year. Again, this is a hired event. 

• Kelendria Rowland (Kelly), born 2/11/81, is said to be of a sensitive nature.
• LaTavia Robertson, born 11/1/81, is said to be the sassy member of the group.
• LeToya Luckett, born 3/11/81, is said to be the wild and crazy one of the group. The others say "there is never a dull moment when La toya is around." She is also is a firm believer in God.
• Beyoncé Knowles, born 9/4/81, is nicked named the "mother" of the group. Her father (Matthew Knowles) is the manager of the group and executive producer of their first album . She has also produced part of the 2nd album.

Lawsuit Filed! Well the latest on the almost defunct group is that LeToya and LaTavia have filed an official lawsuit. The suit names Beyonce, Kelandria, and Beyonce's father Matthew Knowles, the group's manager. The suit claims that Kelly and Beyonce set out on various talk shows and forums bent on destroying their names and career. LaTavia and LeToya said they did not withdraw from the group even after all the malicious acts to force them out of the group as is being reported. They say it was about a month after when Kelly, Beyonce and Matthew Knowles brought in Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams, the new members, that they left the group. Since then LaTavia and LeToya have been appearing on MTV, BET, VH-1 and other media to set the record straight. Just when you thought you had heard everything, it was founded that LaTavia and LaToya did not finish school as was required. The manager is supposed to bring in a tutor to meet the standard requirements for them to receive their high school diplomas. Another spin on this is that Columbia had to shut down the group's website because of an overwhelming amout of hate mail directed at Beyonce and Kelly. 

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Ruff Ryder's First Lady Eve will be going to Jamaica again for what they say is a "working holiday". Eve dropped her latest song June 27 on the Ryde or Die album. The last time she was in Jamaica she worked for Solid Agency's "Reloaded". Eve is supposedly starring in Renaissance's "Clock Strikes" which is a year-to-year event at Mas Camp on July 22nd in good old Kingston. Eve was quoted as saying "I made a lot of friends down there the last time and I'm sure we gonna make some more!"  Well, Eve made it to Jamaica and she certainly, according to my sources who are in Jamaica, did very well on stage. Eve is supposedly contemplating buying property in Jamaica. 

Tanya Stephens have INSOMNIA. I didn't realize that Tanya Stephens was that funny. I heard about her website INSOMNIA. and decided to pay it a visit. This was some of the most seriously funny comments made from someone directly involved in the music industry. Tanya comments on everyone from Promoters, Artistes down to the Awards show. Check out her website and see for yourself. People tend to label people and they did with Tanya saying she is male bashing and she is a lesbian. I think she speaks her mind and like Elephant Man say "De truth hurts, who can't tek it better splut"! Big up again Tanya Stephens. 

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Ricky Trooper Leaves Killamanjaro. After listening to an interview on dancehallreggae.com, I knew the inevitable was about to happen. The last few months saw Trooper dedicating more time to his Troopers Movement. A few dances ago Trooper asked a Brooklyn dancehall if his decision was wrong or right. The place got quiet! It was the general consensus among the fans talking that even though they thought he should remain with Jaro, you could also hear they agreed with Trooper. From the interview on dancehallreggae.com, Trooper made it known that he was the one spending his money to keep Jaro going and that Mr. Harper wasn't too thrilled with the direction Trooper was taking in the early runnings when he just started playing the sound. Trooper stated that it was time to move along as he and Mr. Harper's direction of Jaro was different. Trooper is rated as the top sound killers in the business. Trooper said from now on "Its all about Sound Troopers". Trooper said his venture is different from other selectors because he will not be walking with dubs but will have his own sound, his own killing machine. He advised that the return clash that the massives have been anticipating between King Addies and Bass Odyssey will not happen with him around Killamanjaro but on his own sound. When asked if he met Jaro in a dance what would happen and he replied "How yuh mean, mi a kill dat, Jaro an dem guh suck dem mumma too." Freddie will now be at the wheels of Killamanjaro. Freddie's dead list is growing with Amplex, Rockstar, Soundwave, Jah Creation. In July Freddie will face Mighty Crown in New York at Champions In Action.

July 2, 2000, Guinness Carifest will be having their stage show at Downing Stadium/Randall Islands just over the Triboro Bridge in Manhattan. They have a star studded line up that involves some R&B, the Hip Hop community and a host of Reggae artistes.

WAYNE WONDER TURNS PRODUCER.  Singer Wayne Wonder released his first effort as a producer on the "SINGSO" label with a new riddim named "Ambush". There are about 9 artistes on the riddim: Himself, Frankie Sly, Babycham are the most played on air so far. The riddim also features Tonto Metro & Devonte, Mr Easy, Nitty Kutchie, Alley Cat, new artistes Demo Delgado and Alias Showki Ru. There have been an increasing number of artistes turning producer and producing their own riddims as well as their own shows. I hope this trend will lead to more "danceable" music instead of the "head bouncing" and also help to reduce the glut of garbage music that are being released. This will also give the artistes more control creatively and financially. This is an area where producers have prospered over musicians in the past. There have been a lot of artiste-promoted stage shows in Jamaica. It seem like the entertainers will soon have the dancehall business locked for themselves.