JUNIOR REID ENTERS THE DANGER ZONE

Junior Reid's signing with The Danger Zone Music Group / SoBe Entertainment will soon bear fruit with the impending release of his latest album: Junior Reid: The Living Legend to be released through The Danger Zone Music Group / SoBe Entertainment and Leak Records. The album features tracks such as Mo Money, This Is Why I'm hot (remix), Black Roses and Bullet and has already been featured in RollingStone Magazine. Junior Reid will soon release his new single Don't Play Me Dirty also off the upcoming album.

"Its great, could not be greater. This means more strength to Junior Reid. SoBe and Danger Zone linking together with Junior Reid can open new horizons and bring greater joy to my fans all over the world" – Danger Zone/SoBe Entertainment recording artiste, Junior Reid
Junior Reid has for over three decades been a regular staple in the reggae and dancehall realm. Beginning his career in the late nineteen seventies when he released tracks such as Human Nature, A1 Lover, and See How Me Black See How Me Shine, Junior Reid has now begun writing a new chapter is his impressive musical history.

Over the years Junior Reid has widened his horizons; his vocals have been used extensively on the hip hop scene. Noted for his collaboration with West Coast hip hop artist The Game on the Billboard hit It's Okay (One Blood), Reid has also appeared on 'Mims' This Is Why I'm Hot (Remix), Fabolous' album From Nothin' to Somethin on the track Gangsta Don't Play and Fat Joe's track More Money to name a few. On November 18, 2007, Reid made another great step in his musical career performed alongside Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards and is also featured on a remixed version of Alicia Keys' single No One.

Most recently, Junior Reid has done a track with Danger Zone/SoBe entertainment recording artiste Jah Cure titled Hot Long Time and it was through this collaboration that the alliance between Junior Reid and Danger Zone/SoBe Entertainment was minted.

"We have been in the music business together for many years admiring each other's work. Through the Hot Long Time collaboration we were able to strengthen each other and out of that project came Reid's signing with The Danger Zone Music Group /SoBe Entertainment. As our creed states; Unification Through Music and through this unity we strengthen Junior and he strengthens us" – Della Danger, CEO, Danger Zone Music Group.

Danger Zone continues to grow by leaps and bounds and its artiste continue to make great strides by creating good quality music. Through the signing of Junior Reid fans and music enthusiasts alike can only expect more high quality material from Danger Zone.

Jah Cue & Junior Reid - Hot Long Time‏

Artiste: Jah Cure featuring Jr. Reid
Producer: Steve Morales (SOBE Entertainment)

Intro (Jr. Reid):
Hotta dan ten fire side
Jah Cure and Junior Reid the world could neva hide
Stana ding ding woeey
Hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot hot
Dem seh dem hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Stana ding ding woeey
Stana ding ding woeey
Hot hot hot hot Hot hot hot hot Hot hot hot


Verse 1 (Jr. Reid):
Dem seh wi hot yah now
wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
Original soldier yes pon the front line
Wi gi dem one blood
Gi dem foreign mind
riginal soldier yes pon the front line
waan dem fi know seh man ahead a di time
I see tree bows an trow me sign


Verse 2 (Jah Cure):
wi sing trodding the valley
And we say devide an rule
no badda think we luke warm and tink we cool
we a real teacha an we no absent from school
hope u learn it well
when we teach the rule


Chorus (Jr. Reid):
Stana ding ding woeey
Stana ding ding woeey
seh dem hot yah now
wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
Original soldier yes pon the front line

Verse 3 (Jah Cure):
We were hot before an we hotter afta
Some seh wi hot again
But wi hot from when
Junior Reid say to make the chart
Jah know you got to be smart
Jah cure and Junior Reid
Da one ya come red through the chart and top one hundred


Chorus (Jr. Reid):
Seh dem hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind

Dem seh dem hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Hot hot hot hot Hot hot hot hot Hot hot hot


Dem seh wi hot yah now
Wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
Original soldier yes pon di front lien
Dem seh wi hot yah now
Wi hot long time
This is not a secret to keep inna u mind
Dem seh wi hot yah now
But wi hot long time
Original soldier yes pon di front line

Top nominees for 27th IRAWMA

The prestigious 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), produced by Martin’s International & Associates, LLC is dedicated to health awareness and returns to Harlem at the world famous Apollo Theater, located at 253 West 125th Street, NYC, on Sunday, May 4. A VIP reception begins at 6:00 pm and general admission is at 7:00 pm.

Leading with IRAWMA’s most nominations for 2007 is Tarrus Riley, with a mega seven (7) nods, including Best Male Vocalist and Best Song, for the female anthem She’s Royal. Gangster DJ Mavado has five (5) nods from IRAWMA for Best Male DJ, Best Album, Best Recording Artist(s), Songwriter of the Year, and Community Service. Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Steven Marley, Shaggy, and Sean Kingston all received four (4) nominations, while Kymani Marley, Junior Reid and Soca star Machel Montano each received three (3) nominations. Reid, competing against himself, is nominated twice in the same category -- Best Crossover -- for his hits with Alicia Keys and rapper MIMS.

The official New York Press Conference was held Thursday March 27, to a packed house at club Element in Manhattan. Hosted by veteran vocalist Sheila Hylton, Ephraim Martin of Martin’s International & Associates and Andrew Rowe of American Airlines announced the nominees, performers and sponsors. International performing artists, promoters and various media organizations were in attendance at the standing-room only event. An official announcement of the nominees was made previously this month, at the Hilton Hotel in New Kingston, Jamaica. Other IRAWMA representatives at the press conference were Directors Clifton Edwards and Austin McBean.

Ephraim Martin announced that the preliminary list of performers are Beenie Man, Kymani Marley, Doug E. Fresh, Sean Kingston, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Dean Fraser, Winsome Benjamin , D’Angel, Queen Ifrika, Mutabaruka, Cecile, Junior Reid and Dwight Pickney. Buju Banton will be among the presenters for the star studded event. More performers will be announced at a later date.

American Airlines, which has served the Caribbean region for more than 30 years, is again the official airline sponsor of the prestigious 27th Annual International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). American Airlines first inaugurated service to the Caribbean in March 1971, flying between New York and five Caribbean destinations. Today, American and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, fly from more than 14 North American cities to more than 30 destinations in the Caribbean, as well as to the Bahamas and Bermuda in the Atlantic.

“IRAWMA executives and its media partners warmly welcome American Airlines and our other sponsors on board for the 27th IRAWMA,” said Ephraim Martin, founder of IRAWMA.

Other nominees include: Ziggy Marley, Marcia Griffiths, Rihanna, Jay Z, Kanye West, Wyclef Jean, King Sunny Ade, Sly and Robbie, Youssou N’Dour, Toots & the Maytals, Beres Hammond, Daddy Yankee, Marc Anthony, Shakira, Angela Kidjo, Femi Kuti, and Jah Cure.