So, my books have officially sold out. And unless something drastically changes my mind, they won’t ever be available in the physical form again, but they are on sale in ebook format on Amazon: Run the Riddim 90s and Run the Riddim 2K . I have held some back to donate to libraries (when I figure that out) and gift to significant contributors, but outside of that, they’re in the past. And while this was an enjoyable project all good things come to an end. For me personally, selling books is nowhere near as enjoyable as writing them. Writing them is where the fun is. Once they’re out in the world and I can’t touch them, I don’t have the same attachment. Feedback from readers is rewarding, I’m honoured that someone parted with their money and gave me that much time let alone felt like they benefitted from the information provided. But writing books for a niche market is always going to be a labour of love more than anything. And the challenge is that much harder when influe...
So a white American reggae band called Soja won the Best Reggae album award at the Grammy's? And you care because? You feel Jamaicans are losing reggae because the Grammy's (a white institution) gave their white American man award to a white American reggae band? You blame the Jamaican government for not showing enough love and support to the music because this is the result? But you don't realise you are giving the Grammy's that much power and don't see where the problem lies? Well let me tell you; the problem is within you. I understand the outrage. Jamaicans built the music and are rarely compensated for all the hard graft. There have been countless examples of the music being used by someone else, often to better results because we live in an ignorant and racist Western world. Historically, white reggae artists like The Police or UB40 are able to achieve better results in the white man's world than reggae artists that are far superior to them. Bruno Mars , J...