World Record For Jamaica Men's 4x100 Relay Team

August 22, 2008

(Photo:Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Jamaica set a new world record in the men's 4x100 sprint relay late in Day 14 at the Beijing Olympics.

Asafa Powell ran a sizzling anchor leg to put Jamaica across the finish line in 37.10 seconds.

Nesta Carter led off, followed by Michael Frater and Usain Bolt. It was the first Olympic gold medal in the event for Jamaica.

Bolt, who set world records in winning the 100 and 200, will leave Beijing with three gold medals. Powell will get gold after finishing a disappointing fifth in the 100 final.

Trinidad and Tobago, featuring 100 silver medallist Richard Thompson and Marc Burns, captured silver in the relay in 38.06 seconds. Japan won bronze in 38.15 seconds.

Jamaican women suffer shock loss

Meanwhile, the Jamaican women suffered a shocking defeat in the women's 4x100 sprint relay Friday, missing an exchange to help Russia claim gold.

Jamaica was heavily favoured, featuring team members who won the 100- and 200-metre sprints, but Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart couldn't connect on their exchange. Anchor Veronica Campbell-Brown never got the chance to run.

(Relay Finals videos below)



Men's 4x100M




Women's 4x100M



Source:cbc.ca

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Busy Signal Featured On The Fader Magazine's Cover

August 22, 2008


Dancehall Madness has learnt that 'Alliance' member Busy Signal has grace the cover of The Fader Magazine.

The New York base Fader in the past has featured Dancehall/Reggae acts such as Mavado, Bob Marley, Baby Cham and Junior Gong on its cover.

The magazine covers stars from various forms of genre, its available at Barnes & Noble, Borders Book Shop, Virgin, Universal News and other fine retailers.

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Lyrics:Mavado- So Special

August 22, 2008


[Intro]

DJ bomb dem, neva stop, aaaaay I'm on di go aaaaay I know
you know you know, dooone know done know, I'm on di go
I'm on di go but! badman ah try fi stop mi though jah know
I'm on di go, I'm on di go jah! clone mi out cah mi nuh
poppy show jah

[Chorus]

I'm so special, I'm so special so special so special
dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special bwoy ah pree mi
fi gal and dem waan chase like petal thank jah
I'm so special, I'm so special so special so special
tell 'em mi nuh fear two face expression guy fi do
dutty mouth caan trace nor dettol mi hear dem chat


[Verse 1]

and ah seh dem waan mi head pon block but! mi bun di
fire til it wet pon dat you betta help poor people
would dem beg pon block else you si you dutty heart
you ah guh dead from dat see it, now dem ah seh mi
marked fi death and each! time mi walk dem seh mi walk
fi death you see it, dem lock mi dung now and mi caan
forget cah Jehovah did ah guide mi seh mi nah regret
jah


[Chorus]

I'm so special, I'm so special so special so special
dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special dem waan pree mi
fi gal and dem waan taste gal special but jah
I'm so special, I'm so special so special so special
tell 'em mi nuh fear two face expression guy fi know
dutty mouth caan trace nor dettol all it same thing


[Verse 2]

jackie and steven ah di swine fa! informa si too much
dat dem blind fa! one plate ah food dem sell out mankind
fa! guess you have di yearn suh weh di bag ah badmind fa
mi sidestep dem dutty works suh how di fuck dem waan mi
join fa! mi gi dem weh dem waan weh dem ah mix mi inna
crime fa, ah di same thing warlord rise him nine fa
every dutty work jah shall show dem a sign fa cause jah


[Chorus]

mek we special, I'm so special so special so special
dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special dem waan pree mi
fi gal and dem waan chase like petal but jah
I'm so special, I'm so special so special so special
dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special ha ha ha


[Outro]

jah! mek we special, I'm so special so special so
special dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special dem waan
pree mi fi gal and dem waan chase like brother it's
a special delivery, dem waan mi live inna misery but
dat they will never si special delivery, from my
mother deliver mi ha ha I'm on di go, I'm on di go but
dem badmind nuh waan fi stop mi though jah know, I'm on
di go I'm on di go but! dem caan play mi like nuh poppy
show cause jah! mek we special, I'm so special so special
so special dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special dem waan
pree mi fi gal and dem waan chase like petal but jah
mek we special, I'm so special so special so special
dats why mi strap wid mi .45 special dem waan pree mi fi
gal and dem waan chase like petal but jah

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