Drake Collapses on Stage in New Jersey

Hot new R&B and Hip Hop sensation Drake collapses on stage at a performance in New Jersey.

This picture is of Drake laying down on stage after twisting his already injured knee at a concert in Camden, NJ. Drake tore his ACL in the past and was warned by doctors that if it happens again he might not be able to walk again.

Apparently Lil Wayne’s new protege Drake tore his ACL last month,and tried to perform onstage last night July 31,2009. While performing his hit song “Best I Ever Had” with Lil Wayne and the Young Money crew, he slipped and collapsed just seconds after it started, reports Access Hollywood.

There’s a reported Youtube video (below) of the incident that shows him being carried off stage while Lil Wayne finished the song by himself.



Drake confirmed that he’s doing good by tweeting on “Twitter”. He stated, “All is well.On the bus laying down… getting surgery this week but I’m walking.Thank my whole “Young Money” family for the help!”

Let's hope he will back on his feet soon and can safely continue the “America’s Most Wanted” tour. Our prayers go out to Drake that he may have a speedy and full recovery.

T-Pain & T-Swizzle (AKA Taylor Swift) Funny Video

T-Pain and Taylor Swift as "T-Swizzle" in comical yet well put together Video about Taylor Swift Turning into a "GANGSTER Rapper" LOL

As She says in the video... She "Bakes Cookies YO!"



T-Pain and Taylor Swift put together this histerical spoof video which comically depicts Taylor swift as a rap artist. It's an ironic twist that comically mirrors T-Pain's own career in which he himself was a rapper turned singer. In this video it is Taylor Swift who is a Country/Pop Music singer turned rapper with a new moniker of "T-Swizzle"

At first glance the video seems like it's a big mistake. I mean really. Taylor Swift as a Rap artist? Then one realizes the video is a total spoof video much like the videos Weird Al Yancovich used to create mimicking famous music artist videos. The most famous of which of course were the Michael Jackson Videos. R.I.P.

Taylor Swift does a good job portraying herself as her own alter ego "T-Pizzle" the mad Gangta rapper with curly lock blond hair. She keeps calling herself Gangster.. so Gangter that she as she says Lives with her moms and as she puts it "I bake cookies Yo" had me laughing and realized it was a great parody... especially since it's exploiting the fact that T-pain was a "Rapper turned singer" here is Taylor swift as a Country/pop singer turned rapper. The irony and her "Tight white-T" and T-Pain's "Big Arse Chain" was just hilarious. The crazy thing is she probably could pull off a little soft rap cause she was OK.

The last part of the video was the funniest though, When they bleep out Taylor swift as she is saying "YO" and she starts complaining that she didn't even swear and T-Pian chimes in with his famous Autotune plug in voice saying"She didn't even swear" as if they didn't have time to cut the video and stop the autotune LOL.

DJ Craze vs DJ Klever

DJ Kraze Vs DJ Klever DJ Battle Tracktor Scratch Promo Video


What do you know, When we finished posting our article on DJ Vajra tearing it up at the NBA halftime show in Denver there was a small little advertisment for Traktor Scratch Duo featuring a "DJ Battle" between DMC World Champions DJ Craze and DJ Klever of The Allies just to the left of the posting window. So we decided to let you see that one too. This is a nice little mini "battle" featuring the Two legendary DJs going head to head on the New Tracktor Scratch Duo Vinyl emulation software package that is said to have a very tight latency to more realistically imitate real vinyl while controling MP3 files on a laptop computer.




Craze and Klever basically go at it on their DMC championship won Gold Technics Turntables and mixers. (showoffs) LOL :)

Rane Serato Pro DJ: DJ Vajra Rocks The Denver Nuggets NBA Half Time Show

Serato Rane Pro DJ and DMC Battle Champion
DJ Vajra Performs at The NBA Half Time Show

DJ Vajra in Beijing China

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Shelved, Dropped, and Left for dead: The Return of Buckcherry.

Shelved, dropped, then left for dead:The Return of… Buckcherry.

Article written for www.musicsubmit.com

Buckcherry, the rock band comeback story of 2008…

When last year’s smash single “Sorry” by rock group Buckcherry reached #9 on Billboard, lead singer Josh Todd had to be smiling. He and guitarist Keith Nelson had tasted a bit of success before, but not like this. Who would have thought the band that had been abandoned and dropped by their major label in 2002, could come back and release a new album on an indie, and eclipse their previous, short-lived fame? It doesn’t happen very often in the music world, but it does happen…

Read on… It was the summer of ’00, and things were looking good Buckcherry. The band had just come off a full length U.S tour with Lenny Kravitz. On the strength of three radio hits, Buckcherry had toured non-stop in support of their self-titled debut album, released by major label DreamWorks Records in 1999. The band was about to hit the studio for their follow up CD, Time Bomb. By the time the album released in ’01, the title “Time Bomb” proved befitting for a self-fulfilled prophecy. Slow initial sales of Time Bomb and a disinterested DreamWorks helped to all but tank the record. Add in the inevitable inner band tension and Buckcherry was all but a flash in the pan rock group for one summer, a footnote in music history...Early Years Buckcherry originally formed in 1995, then under the name “Sparrow”, playing mostly in clubs in the LA rock scene. For the next 3 years, after countless club gigs, the band built up a noticeable following. A few demos later and they finally caught the attention of the label DreamWorks and long time rock producer Terry Date. The album “Buckcherry” (after a band name change) was released in 1999, and soon after the band scored their first radio hit, “Lit Up”.

At this point, some musicians might feel lucky or satisfied to reach the level of success attained by Buckcherry. When the band added two more radio hits in 2000, including “Check Your Head”, indeed they were in an enviable position: a successful tour supporting a gold-almost-platinum record, with 3 radio hits, for a powerful record label. But one album seldom makes a band, and what you do on the follow up album is just as, if not more, important than the first record, if your goal as a band is to remain relevant (i.e. employed) for years to come. Perhaps the early fame and (relatively) quick success contributed to a sub-par effort that resulted in “Time Bomb”. And of course, bands that get dropped by their record label after a poor 2ndrecord is nothing new.

The Comeback:

By 2002, lead singer and band leader Josh Todd had left the band. Not that this mattered much, as all the other members were long gone anyway. Todd & Nelson continued to work collaborative projects with other musicians, but the band Buckcherry had completely faded from the scene, a one-hit-wonder band.

In 2006, a full 8 years after first signing with DreamWorks, Todd and Nelson regrouped with new band members and began writing songs. For any band that was once signed by a major label, the chances of having a new record released again on a major are pretty close to nil. Wet newspapers are usually treated better than dropped rockers. Instead, the group enlisted the help of indie Eleven Seven, a record label ofbasically musicians with loose affiliations to Warner.
In just 15 days, the band recorded an album, and perhaps with no expectations for a release, titled the record “15”. It wasn’t long after the release of “15” that radio stations began picking up the song “Crazy Bitch” for airplay rotation. For many music fans, the song “Crazy Bitch” was their first introduction to the band Buckcherry, whose initial fame was so short-lived they were mostly missed the first time around. Or, because comeback albums for one-hit-wonder bands are so rare, the name Buckcherry didn’t resonate. Whichever the case, a whole new level of success came rushing back to the band.

Timed radio releases of the next two singles, “Everything” and “Sorry”, the latter reaching all the way to #9 on Billboard’s Mainstream Charts, completed the comeback. Buckcherry was once again touring with the likes of Motley Crue and Avenged Sevenfold. Next up – a touring opening up for perhaps the greatest comeback rock band of all time – KISS. How cool is that???

12th Annual Reggae Music Festival New York

THE 12TH ANNUAL JAMROCK REGGAE FESTIVAL DROPS ANOTHER BOMB WITH ONLY Tonight! THE BIG EVENT - SATURDAY JULY 18TH IN WESTCHESTER NY





The big ‘Countdown to the 12th Annual Jamrock Reggae Festival’ has just been shifted to the highest gear as the Honorable Marcia Griffiths O.D. and Grammy award winning Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru have been added to the legendary line up of Reggae Icons at the highly anticipated concert event…



Sunday 13th July, 2009 – New York - Link Up Media Inc. CEO and Jamrock Reggae Festival owner David “Squeeze” Annakie made the announcement to press hours ago about the milestone addition to The 12th Annual JAMROCK Reggae Festival line up stating that, “It’s been a rough year for everyone thus far and our Caribbean American community is also feeling the brunt of these harsh times..Our listeners, readers, supporters and valued sponsors have all been exceptional and vital to the continued success of the Link Up Media group. We want them to know that we are also here to support and uplift them. Bringing a positive quality event of this status at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY is our way of showing appreciation and respect to the artists and the fans for their contribution to preserving our prosperous Caribbean culture in this era of hope and change.”



Just 5 days before the major concert event kicks off @ The Westchester County Center in White Plains NY, news of the latest ‘bomb’ dropped on the already explosive line up of Reggae icons Beres Hammond, John Holt, Frankie Paul and Culture with Kenyatta Hill adds Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru and the Honorable Marcia Griffiths O.D. of Bob Marley’s I-Three’s to the frontline of the legendary JAMROCK Reggae Festival cast. Without any doubt, this is the ultimate combination of class, style and international stardom that is sure to shine as the brightest beacon of what the Caribbean entertainment scene has truly evolved to. Hosted by Link Up Media’s David “Squeeze” Annakie and Jeanille Bonterre of Link Up Radio 93.5FM, BET J and MTV Tempo, this sold out event has also prompted producers to increase ticket sales by popular demand and extend the show’s production schedule. Major networks have also approached the event for coverage of the milestone concert event and new patrons are being asked to purchase tickets before Saturday July 18th to avoid being left out of this once in a lifetime live concert experience.



A Royal daughter of Jamaican soil and distinguished member of the groundbreaking female trio and backing vocal group to Bob Marley and The Wailers, the Honorable Marcia Griffiths O.D. is an indomitable Queen of Reggae. Since her initiation to the music industry as a young teenager performing with Byron Lee and the Dragonaires after her fated discovery by mentor Bob Andy, Marcia Griffiths has blazed a continuous trail of over 4 decades of chartopping success and achievements to become one of the hardest working female artists in the music industry. Her timeless hit ‘Electric Boogie Song’ created a world dance craze “The Electric Slide” which has made ‘Electric Boogie’ the official song played at weddings and family gatherings around the World regardless of race, country or culture. This true Jamaican Empress of music represents the undeniable presence of the global Caribbean influence with her style, grace and harmonious voice that has inspired countless female reggae artists around the globe and established Caribbean women and our culture on the map.



‘Uhuru’ is the Swahili word for ‘Freedom’ and when ‘riddim twins’ Sly & Robbie brought the young and gifted singer/songwriter Mykal Rose to the legendary group ‘Black Uhuru’ the ancestors blessed Reggae music with a new voice of freedom, justice and success for the African race. Reggae icon Mykal Rose has risen from the harsh streets of Kingston Jamaica to become one of the most powerful and influential voices of Reggae music to date. After winning the first ever Reggae Grammy award with Black Uhuru’s chartopping album ‘Anthem’ Mykal went on to create a global media blitz on the frontline of Reggae music that led to the Black Uhuru’s and Reggae’s firm establishment in the music industry with potent hits like “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “Sinsemillia”. Mykal Rose’s music and unconquerable voice not only represent the foundation of Reggae’s true meaning to Caribbean people, it also reflects the power of our spirit to impact the world towards positive solutions to inequality and injustice.



Kenyatta Hill is the son of the late Joseph Hill, front man of Culture, the legendary vocal trio whose 1977 record “Two Sevens Clash” helped define the roots reggae genre. In August 2006, while on tour in Berlin, Germany, Joseph Hill suddenly fell ill and passed away. Kenyatta has since carried the torch successfully performing as the front man for Culture paying tribute to his father with every performance.



Natural Blacks, the Guyanese born roots singer has made a persistent stance in Reggae with songs like Far from Reality and Never Leave You Lonely. His style and personality has made him a favorite among some of the top record producers and fans in Jamaica, and throughout the Caribbean.



Frankie Paul is often referred to as Jamaica's Stevie Wonder, and not just because of his visual impairment; like Wonder, he was a talented multi-instrumentalist with a tremendous vocal range. He was also extraordinarily prolific; part of the first wave of dancehall artists, he started his recording career in earnest during the early '80s, and has since flooded the market with product, releasing countless singles and well over 30 albums. Fans can look forward to hits like Tidal Wave, Sara and Slow Down.



John Holt has delivered timeless reggae classics like Police in Helicopter, Stick by Me, and Ali Baba. The former lead singer of the Parogons still stands head and shoulders above the rest as one of Jamaica's sweetest singers and enduring songwriters. He has voiced and penned so many of the country's classics that in a way, Holt has defined the island's sound.



Known to many as the "Otis Redding of Reggae", Beres Hammond has been writing, producing and pouring out his smoky-sweet voice over soulful reggae riddims for over three decades. From his early days as the lead singer of the '70s funk-reggae infused band Zap Pow, Beres has consistently produced hits and number one singles. As the cornerstone to Lover's Rock, he has inspired the next generation of reggae soul singers and international superstars like Wyclef Jean and Alicia Keys. Fans can look forward to hearing timeless classics like, Tempted to Touch and Rock Away as well as material from his latest album "A Moment in Time".



If you want to be a part of this extraordinary musical experience with Beres Hammond, John Holt, Frankie Paul, Culture with Kenyatta Hill, Natural Black , Lenya Wilks and just added the Honorable Marcia Griffiths and Mykal Rose call1 800 681 4220 now or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/ and http://www.reggaefest.com/ for tickets. Stay tuned to LINK UP RADIO 93.5FM and http://www.jamrockmagazine.com/ for more info and updates on the 12th ANNUAL JAMROCK REGG*AE FESTIVAL.



All Ticket Winners should pick up their tickets at the door between the hours of 6pm to 8pm on the day of the show. Also a Valid I.D. is needed and tickets are non-transferable
Tickets will also be availabe for purchase at the door.