All Roads Lead To Rebel Salute 2011‏

On Friday December 30th, Flames Production along with their various sponsors held an amazing launch for the upcoming Rebel Salute stage show. It is scheduled for January 15th 2011 and will be held at the Port Kaiser Sports Complex in St. Elizabeth. The launch was well organized, attended and executed. It featured several artists that are slated to be on the event, as well, it provided information about all the sponsors and artists line up.

Tony Rebel and his team have built up a brand that now attracts other corporate brands such as Pepsi, Grace, Wyndham, Lime, The Gleaner Company, The Jamaica tourist board and others. Representative from the respective organizations were present at the launch, and took time out to outline the benefits of aligning themselves with Rebel Salute.

The launch also had some of the young talents from Flames Productions on display. Ones that stood out were emerging artists, I-Bar and Bryan Art. Each of the young performers did one song in between speeches while the heavy hitters closed the show. Artists such as Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica and the big man himself, Tony Rebel brought an end to a very pleasant night.

With “the number one annual reggae/dancehall show” Sting now loosing steam, one has to wonder if Rebel Salute will not soon take over that title.

New Album for Mr. Cheeks Entitled ' And The Winner Is' for Ghetto Youths

Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Julian Marley Produce New Album for Mr. Cheeks Entitled ' And The Winner Is' for Ghetto Youths.

New York, NY – January 4, 2011 – Grammy award winning rapper Mr. Cheeks finds himself front and center again with a hot new single entitled, ‘Havin’ Fun’ . The Stephen Marley produced track featuring Maya Azucena is the first single off Mr. Cheeks new album, And The Winner Is, which is slated for a highly anticipated release on the Marley family owned Ghetto Youths International, Inc. imprint. A music video for the single, which features cameos from Stephen Marley and Spragga Benz, is expected to launch in the early months of 2011.

Before establishing himself as a solo artist in early 2001, Terrance Kelly a.k.a Mr. Cheeks, made a name for himself in the early 1990’s as a member of the seminal, platinum selling rap group the Lost Boyz. Along-side band members Freaky Tah, DJ Spigg Nice and Pretty Lou, the original dreadlocked South Jamaica, Queens rap quartet gained world-wide critical acclaim in 1996 following the release of the certified Platinum and highly acclaimed debut Legal Drug Money.

The classic hip-hop album produced five Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 singles featuring the hit song, "Lifestyles of the Rich & Shameless", the gold-status single "Renee", as well as "Music Makes Me High", "Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz" and "Get Up". In 1997, the Lost Boyz released another certified gold album entitled Love, Peace & Nappiness, which featured another Hot 100 hit single, "Me & My Crazy World" and one of the groups’ most famous single, "Beasts From The East" which featured A+, Redman and Canibus. Deemed underground favorites, Mr. Cheeks and the Lost Boyz enjoyed success, toured the world, blessed stages overseas, and participated in countless projects.

From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Cheeks cemented his musical relationship with long time friend and business partner, Stephen Marley and the rest of the Marley brothers, appearing on the single ‘Iron Bars’ off of Stephen Marley’s Grammy Award winning album Mind Control (Tuff Gong / Ghetto Youths / Universal 2007), and collaborating on the single ‘Oh Girl’ off of Julian Marley’s Grammy Nominated album entitled, Awake (Ghetto Youths / Universal 2009).

During those years, Cheeks also toured with Stephen Marley during his ‘Mind Control’ run; with Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley on his‘Jamrock’ tour, and on several tour dates with Julian Marley during his ‘Awake’ tour.

It wouldn’t be the first time the rapper collaborated with the Marley brothers. Cheeks contributed ‘Paradise Child’ to Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley’s Grammy Award winning album Halfway Tree (Ghetto Youths 2001) and additionally, in 1999, contributed ‘Guiltiness’ to the Stephen Marley produced remix album Chant Down Babylon featuring various hip-hop and rock artists covering songs by Bob Marley & The Wailers, which also garnered a Grammy award, marking a total of four Grammy wins and / or nods for Cheeks and his contributions to Marley related projects.

Cheeks comments, “Stephen Marley and the Marley brothers are my extended family, the connection I have with them is a Blessing. Since our first meeting at Lollapolooza in the late 1990’s and through the constant musical collaborations we have been able to establish throughout the years, one thing always remains the same, and that is a common goal of creating purely good music with conscious viewpoints and positive vibes.”

In true Mr. Cheeks fashion, the rapper , who joins the ranks as one of the most influential hip-hop MC’s hailing from Queens , NY, promises that And The Winner Is will display the most versatile works that fans have seen in his 10 + years as a recording artist . Cheeks entertains, “I know you all are tired of that fast food rap! Get ready ‘cuz I’m gonna fill in the holes of the current hip-hop music scene, I’m about to feed you a four-course hip-hop meal.”

Ghetto Youths International was founded by Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley in 1989. In 2002, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Julian Marley went on to incorporate the family owned record label.

Recent projects released by the premiere, reggae and hip-hop oriented imprint include the Grammy award winning and nominated albums by Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock, Stephen Marley’s Mind Control and Julian Marley’s Awake. A catalogue of reggae and hip-hop influenced artists signed to the Ghetto Youths record label include: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian Marley, Mr. Cheeks, Illestr8, Christopher Ellis, Javaughn, Johnathon Malcolm, Daniel Bambaata, and Jo Mersa.

Hip-Hop Rising Star Johnathon Malcolm Signed to Ghetto Youths Int.

New York, NY--January 3, 2011 --Reggae luminary and Grammy Award winning mega-producer Stephen Marley along-side his brothers Damian Marley and Julian Marley announce the signing of conscious hip-hop artist Johnathon Malcolm to the growing roster of musical talent featured on the Marley brothers record label imprint, Ghetto Youths International, Inc.

A new voice on the conscious rap scene, Johnathon Malcolm is a socially aware lyricist that has peaked the interest of international fans by blowing up the internet with his commercially accessible smash single , ‘Bless Day’ produced at the Lion’s Den in Miami , Florida by his cousin , Stephen Marley . The debut single offers a powerful introduction to Malcolm and his effective approach to “keepin’ it positive”.

Johnathon Malcolm comments, “I’m gearing up to make a difference in this game. My music is dedicated to insightful commentaries that will challenge audiences to step outside of their hip-hop comfort zone, and embrace tough beats with fresh, positive, clear and clean lyrical perspectives.”

Citing influences such as Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Mos Def, Nas, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Timberland and Pharrell, the 24 year-old edgy talent has been surrounded by reggae music his entire life and began resonating with hip-hop at a very tender age. The influence of the musical Marley family helped Johnathon to grow as an artist and perfect his craft as a songwriter and producer. At age 12 he began to DJ and write music, and at age 18 Malcolm found himself landing a performance spot with Damian Marley at a gig in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida.

Johnathon Malcolm is currently working with Stephen Marley on a full-length album entitled, The Gift, as well as a music video for ‘Bless Day’, both of which have anticipated 2011 release dates. Until then, Malcolm’s debut single ‘Bless Day’ can be found available for purchase on i-Tunes. Fans can also text Bless1 to 46101 to acquire the ‘Bless Day’ ringtone.

Ghetto Youths International was founded by Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley in 1989. In 2002, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Julian Marley went on to incorporate the family owned record label. Recent projects released by the premiere, reggae and hip-hop oriented imprint include the Grammy award winning and nominated albums by Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock, Stephen Marley’s Mind Control and Julian Marley’s Awake. A catalogue of reggae and hip-hop influenced artists signed to the Ghetto Youths record label include: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian Marley, Mr. Cheeks, Illestr8, Christopher Ellis, Javaughn, Daniel Bambaata, and Jo Mersa.

A catalogue of releases and more information on Ghetto Youths International, Inc. can be found by visiting www.ghettoyouths.com .