Mavado inspires kids to change the world but hold on to their guns

WHAT DE ASS?

I am amazed by the brilliance of dancehall artistes in Jamaica, especially Mavado (no relation to the watch). Dancehall music in Jamaica has been accused of a lot of things, from inciting violence against gays to promoting sexually irresponsible behaviour (please google 'daggerin'). Mavado's no different- he rose to fame with his highly original album, 'Gangsta for Life' (please google Tupac Shakur's 'Thug Life). So anyway, Mavado's PR people have realized that to be invited to perform at shows like the 23rd annual UCLA Jazz Festival where the other headlining act is Erykah Badu, and to perhaps be able to make the artist more appealing to his mom, several baby mamas, and young people old enough to realize that they shouldn't kill people simply because Mavado persistently and convincingly tells them to, that the artist should perhaps write lyrics that are slightly less offensive.

But Mavado hasn't exactly gotten it right.

In his newest offering, 'Starlight,' Mavado gives us all the inspiring anthem cliches, from claiming that he no longer promotes violence ("violence mi cease!") to blaming Jamaica's leaders for everything that's wrong with society and saying that everyone should unite, yadda yadda yadda, we are the world, we are the children yadda yadda. Yawn, Mavado. We definitely take you to be a serious artist and upstanding citizen of society now.

This ain't why he's been pissing me off, however. Mavado still mentions IN THE SAME SONG that he still had mad love for his 'guns, girls, money[and] house.' Thanks for helping us value the finer things in life, Mavado. Anyone know where I can find some impressionable youth at? They gotta hear this shit like, right now. Forreals.