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Re: Confirmed: The second co-defendant in the case against Int'l Reggae singer Buju Banton, today agreed...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Brah man bein' set up.

Not right.

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Yeah !......they even hired someone to talk and sound like him setting up a drugs deal,..the lengths these people will go to in order to jail a little known jamaican singer.

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Re:Prosecutor plays damning recordings at Buju trial...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: f0rTyLeGz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Shouldn't this tread be moved to Music @ Art? </div></div>

yu muss a saw oww wan maddaratar moved de tredd bout da funnee bishop. mii inna good mood dat y mii doan bunn fiyah pon dat

yu reallee tink diss bout music ar da length oyinbo goo fe entrap blakk men

speakinn aff music stephen marley character witness fe buju juss testify

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Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

Stephen Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, took the stand as a character witness for Buju Banton on Wednesday, calling the acclaimed singer &quot;the voice of the people'' who never talked about drugs.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is on trial in federal court in Tampa on drug conspiracy charges. Both grew up in Jamaica and have collaborated on music. Marley said he has known Banton for 20 years.

Defense attorney David Markus asked Marley whether he ever heard Banton discuss drugs.

&quot;No, no,&quot; Marley said. &quot;Never.&quot;

Marley called Banton &quot;the voice of Jamaica,&quot; noting that his music is ingrained in the nation's culture.

&quot;That sums it up,&quot; he said. &quot;What Banton means to us. He is the voice of the people.&quot;

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Re:Prosecutor plays damning recordings at Buju trial...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seemiyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[i]
Huh? So much tings him into? </div></div>

di man have 15 pickney fi sen goh a school </div></div>

give imm credit fe tryinn fe mekk sure imm yuth gitt educated. imm dawta juju iss ann up ann cumminn artiste

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Re: Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Stephen Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, took the stand as a character witness for Buju Banton on Wednesday, calling the acclaimed singer &quot;the voice of the people'' who never talked about drugs.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is on trial in federal court in Tampa on drug conspiracy charges. Both grew up in Jamaica and have collaborated on music. Marley said he has known Banton for 20 years.

Defense attorney David Markus asked Marley <span style="font-weight: bold">whether he ever heard Banton discuss drugs.

&quot;No, no,&quot; Marley said. &quot;Never.&quot;</span>
Marley called Banton &quot;the voice of Jamaica,&quot; noting that his music is ingrained in the nation's culture.

&quot;That sums it up,&quot; he said. &quot;What Banton means to us. He is the voice of the people.&quot; </div></div>


wonda wat was asked on cross...funny fi one seh him neva hear di odda tawk bout drugs given dat everybody know seh nuff weed smoke..guess u haffi qualify wat u mean by drugs...

any a him song dem mention weed...but dat would be djing bout drugs

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Re: Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Stephen Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, took the stand as a character witness for Buju Banton on Wednesday, calling the acclaimed singer &quot;the voice of the people'' who never talked about drugs.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, is on trial in federal court in Tampa on drug conspiracy charges. Both grew up in Jamaica and have collaborated on music. Marley said he has known Banton for 20 years.

Defense attorney David Markus asked Marley <span style="font-weight: bold">whether he ever heard Banton discuss drugs.

&quot;No, no,&quot; Marley said. &quot;Never.&quot;</span>
Marley called Banton &quot;the voice of Jamaica,&quot; noting that his music is ingrained in the nation's culture.

&quot;That sums it up,&quot; he said. &quot;What Banton means to us. He is the voice of the people.&quot; </div></div>


wonda wat was asked on cross...funny fi one seh him neva hear di odda tawk bout drugs given dat everybody know seh nuff weed smoke..guess u haffi qualify wat u mean by drugs...

any a him song dem mention weed...but dat would be djing bout drugs </div></div>

tapp eeth evan

imm sey buju neva chatt bout jugs. imm neva sey imm neva sing bout itt. two diffarant ting nuh

yu tink da informant a tell da trooth ar qualifyinn wat imm sed pon da tand wen evereewan knoo dat imm gitt pay fe deceive. mii juss wait fe more canfirmation fore mii chatt bout da stories dat dem deceived buju to gitt imm to cum to da wharehouse wey dem tape imm

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Re: Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

&quot;That sums it up,&quot; he said. &quot;What Banton means to us. He is the voice of the people.&quot; </div></div>

LOL !

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Re: Confirmed: The second co-defendant in the case against Int'l Reggae singer Buju Banton, today agreed...

Someone <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">CONVENIENTLY</span> </span>had a tape recorder set up &amp; going - ready &amp; waiting for him ... ?


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Brah man bein' set up.

Not right.

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Yeah !......they even hired someone to talk and sound like him setting up a drugs deal,..the lengths these people will go to in order to jail a little known jamaican singer. </div></div>

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Re: Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

&quot;That sums it up,&quot; he said. &quot;What Banton means to us. <span style="font-weight: bold">He is the voice of the people</span>.&quot; </div></div>

LOL ! </div></div>

actually there is a brilliant piece on Buju's lyrics in the current edition of the Jamaica Journal....really well written and his lyrics have been timely as a backdrop to the social conditions in Jamaica

the edition has Etana an Queen Ifrica on the cover

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Re: Stephen Marley character witness for Buju Banton

my comment on Buju's guilt or innocence is dat one had to get drop fi oddas see dat Jah no play...as Beres seh wen u cawl on the name of the fada, u muss be careful

yaad people seh if it no go so is near so....is like the street seller who says if i dont sell in mi naybahood someone else will an dat dem as black no bring een di weight

a lot of wink an nod go awn an if u dont check uself , u ego an u company u let uself een fi anyting

if him innocent in dis, well karma is a byatch an nuff wi seh him get ketch fi no live up to di promise

we a treat artiss di said way dem a treat parson...low dem because dem popular even wen u see wrong a do but u still wan to be near di ray ray

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buju testify

Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton says he talked a lot about drugs with a U.S. government informant, but that doesn't make him a drug dealer.

Banton is on trial in Florida on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and aiding and abetting two others in possessing a firearm during the course of distribution.

The singer testified Wednesday that the informant he met on a plane last summer initiated their conversations about drugs. Banton said he made up ambitions to deal cocaine to impress the informant, who he believed would introduce him to music industry contacts.

Banton said he was surprised when the informant presented him with cocaine at a Sarasota warehouse in December, a meeting captured on video.

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Re: Confirmed: The second co-defendant in the case against Int'l Reggae singer Buju Banton, today agreed...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Someone <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">CONVENIENTLY</span> </span>had a tape recorder set up &amp; going - ready &amp; waiting for him ... ?



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Yes a trap was obviously set,but that does not mean he was set up,...a &quot;set up&quot; implies he was framed,he compromised his own liberty by being involved in drug deals,...he is supposed to be a musician not a drug dealer.

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Reggae star Buju Banton denied being a drug dealer when he took the stand during his drug trial in the Gibbons US Court here this afternoon.

Banton said he was “talking crap” and that the incident has caused him and his family indescribable pain.

Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, was called to the stand about 2:45 pm Florida time by his attorney David Oscar Markus.

“I was just talking crap. I’m not a drug dealer,” Banton admitted.

He said that he did not want to be outtalked by Alexander Johnson, the prosecution's main witness, and said Johnson seemed to be a nice person who he liked hanging out with.

Banton admitted also that he had made a false move by sampling cocaine in a warehouse in Tampa. He said he was unaware that he was going to see cocaine as Johnson told him that he was going to inspect a boat.

He said he was fascinated with boats and was very surprised when he saw cocaine.

Banton apologised profusely and when asked by his attorney how he felt, the artiste said, “I am nervous and scared and I have been waiting for 10 months…” before he was interrupted by lead prosecutor Jim Preston who objected to the line of questioning.

Presiding judge Jim Moody sustained the objection.

Under cross examination Preston, who asked Banton if he had thanked Johnson for “making him himself again”, Banton said, “I would not risk my career which I have been working to build for 20 years for five kilos of cocaine.”

Banton said he was thanking Johnson who he thought could hook him up with a record deal and not a cocaine deal, as his record deal with his former company Tommy Boy Records had expired in 2009.

Meanwhile, Stephen Marley, son of Reggae king Bob Marley, also testified on Banton’s behalf, saying he has known him for over 10 years and never knew him to be a drug dealer.

Banton was arrested at his home at Tamarac, South Florida hours after his former co-accused Ian Thomas and James Mack, were arrested during an alleged drug bust in an undercover operation at a warehouse in Sarasota, Florida in December last year.

All three were charged with conspiracy to possess more than five kilogrammes of cocaine with intent to distribute, while Mack was charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offence.

The drug charge carries a minimum sentence of 20 years to life in addition to a fine of up to US$4 million, while the firearm charge carries a sentence of five years to life and a fine of up to US$250,000.

Both Mack and Thomas, in their plea deals, have agreed to give evidence to assist the US Government in building a case against Banton, in exchange for lesser sentences.

The trial continues tomorrow.

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[quote]to impress the informant, who he believed would introduce him to music industry contacts. :

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Re: Confirmed: The second co-defendant in the case against I

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Someone <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">CONVENIENTLY</span> </span>had a tape recorder set up &amp; going - ready &amp; waiting for him ... ?



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Yes a trap was obviously set,but that does not mean he was set up,...a &quot;set up&quot; implies he was framed,he compromised his own liberty by being involved in drug deals,...he is supposed to be a musician not a drug dealer. </div></div>

da investigator ann de informant testified dat dem ave no eveedence dat buju wass a drug dealer. imagine da buju wass seated inn first class on a veree long trip ann da persan woo seated nexx to imm wass wan informant widd a histaree aff gittinn paid to set peeps upp widd tape rollinn