(Formerly of Born Jamericans)
Hip-hop and dancehall enthusiasts already know Edley Shine as the dynamic creative force behind the sensational duo, Born Jamericans. The Born Jamericans were among the first to transcend the barrier that conventional dancehall music now enjoys, by creating a hybrid of hip-hop and dancehall music. The duo is thought of to be the catalyst that brought the dynamic synergy of the two genres to realization.
The Born Jamericans were the pioneers in taking dancehall music over the threshold, opening doors for the music from the island, Jamaica. As many people vividly remember, the duo held their foundation as a formidable force, being Americans of Jamaican parentage amongst some of the biggest names ever to surface on the dancehall scene.
A Born Jamerican is back and ready to reclaim his foothold, with lyrical prowess way beyond your imaginative realm. Simply put, a force to be reckoned with.
Edley Shine, the distinctive inflected voice that resonates behind the many hits of the Born Jamericans, is back to repossess the stolen legacy. He is passionate and tenacious about making a successful come back to show his fans that his presence still looms. Edley Shine charismatic personality and strong resilience will make him more than a contender but an invaluable artiste in the industry.
Edley is determined to surpass the “has been” notion associated with artistes that have taken a brief hiatus from the industry. However, for Born Jamericans, notably Edley Shine it was extremely different. The duo was ahead of their time, creating a path of their own, when only a microcosm of the industry’s despots really wanted to explore dancehall music. A few artistes were able to penetrate the fear factor, although recording labels had no definitive marketing strategy to bring this newly introduced genre to the masses. The misconstruction of dancehall music being a bad investment made almost every label skeptical, even when talent was eminent. Without a delineated strategy, these two young vibrant Jamericans sold dancehall music in every crevice and corner of the world.
To add clarity to the commonly held misconception that the Born Jamericans faded or had lost their recording contract, neither of the two happened, the duo broke up and decided to go their separate ways, leaving everything behind. Edley Shine took some time off from music to tend to his wavering family matters, while the other member continued.
During his hiatus, he was requested by the Great “Stevie Wonder” to work on a song on his 1996 album (Tomorrow Robins Will Sing). In 2000, Edley Shine joined forces with KRS-One /Mad Lion EMI release “Predator or Prey”, on the unreleased KRS-One/Mad Lion album, Double Trouble.
Edley Shine stirred up quite a buzz on the radio mixtape circuit with two summer bangers, “Mek Da Muzik Play,” on Cordell “Skatta” Burrell’s (NiNa Sky, Elephant Man) Dancehall Rock Rhythm and “Fly Away” on the Scoobay Rhythm. The release of the singles had piqued a market that has been in a state of inertia since Edley Shine’s absence.
The renaissance of Edley Shine is already rippled with promises, with magazine interviews inquiring about his rumored come back, radio interviews, co-hosting radio sessions, guest appearances, etc.
Still young and full of childish agility, Edley is determine to actualize is vision. He is cognizant of the challenges that await him but will stop at nothing until he reaches the zenith of his career. For many achieving such success can be a feat, he has seen it; hence he knows it is attainable. Edley has outlined a scheme of execution to show his fans that his work has always been ahead of its time.
With an independent project in progress, Edley’s only concern is to keep his hits on the street to perpetuate his buzz. As a hip-hop reggae pioneer he knows that he can make a resounding impact on an independent level, given proper promotion and product placement. Edley’s primary market is Washington, DC (his Hometown), New York, Florida, Boston, Los Angeles, Virginia, North and South Carolina, England, and Caribbean. Born Jamericans sold hundreds of thousands of records in these areas and a much-awaited come back is still anticipated by this market.
Sign Of The Shine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Leo type is the most dominant, spontaneously creative and extrovert of all the zodiacal characters. In grandeur of manner, splendor of bearing and magnanimity of personality, they are the monarch's among humans as the lion is king of beasts. They are ambitious, courageous, dominant, strong willed, positive, independent, self-confident there is no such a word as doubt in their vocabularies, and they are self-controlled. Born leaders, either in support of, or in revolt against, the status quo. They are at their most effective when in a position of command, their personal magnetism and innate courtesy of mind bringing out the best of loyalty from subordinates. They are uncomplicated, knowing exactly what they want and using all their energies, creativeness and resolution to get it, as well as being certain that they will get whatever they are after. Their followers know where they are with Leonians. Leonians think and act bigger than others would normally dare; the ambitiousness of their schemes and idealism sometimes daunt their followers, their practical hardheadedness and ability to go straight to the heart of any problem reassures those who depend on them. If Leonians meet with setbacks they thrive on the adversity.
On the whole they are powers for good, for they are strongly idealistic, humane, and beneficent. They have powerful intelligence and are of a broad philosophical, sometimes religious, turn of mind. Those who are devout may become very obstinate in upholding traditional beliefs and will cling tenaciously, but with complete sincerity, to practices and doctrines which liberal thinkers regard as absurdly out-of-date. These will be found as the 'lions' of industries, and in the forefront of the cutting edge of technologies.
Their faults can be as large in scale as their virtues, and an excessively negative Leonian can be one of the most unpleasant human beings imaginable, displaying extreme arrogance, autocratic pride, haughtiness, and excessive hastiness of temper. If jealously suspicious of rivals, they will not hesitate to use cunning, lies and trickery to discredit them. Self-centeredness, greed for flattery, boastfulness, and bombast, pomposity, snobbish superiority, and overbearing, and intolerant disdain of underlings; to whom they will nevertheless delegate the carrying out of minor details in their grandiose schemes, and from whom they are not above borrowing immoderately if an occasion necessitates it. Any of these can be characteristic of Leo.
Add to them a passion for luxury, a lust for power, unlimited sexual lust, and emotional indulgence, and a character emerges that no one would want to know either in public life or private. But their pride may go before a fall, as uncontrolled impetuosity is likely to bring them low. Fortunately it is rare that a Leo is so undisciplined as to give way thoroughly to this list of vices, and their tendencies to them are usually balanced by an innate wisdom. Those who are afflicted with them also have the intelligence it takes to consciously and actively overcome them.
In professional life they do well at any vocation at which there is room at the top. As politicians they are content with nothing less than a powerful position in government. In business they may be the chairman of their company's board, or at least directors or managers. They are excellent organizers and overseers, often laying the groundwork for new projects. If from the artisan ranks of society they will aspire to become the boss, partly because they are ambitious by nature, partly because they dislike manual labor, preferring to take charge of others doing it. If artistic, Leos can become stars of stage or screen (their bent is serious rather than light drama), maestros as musicians where they will gravitate toward the grand instruments or activities, such as the organ or conducting of orchestras and as painters; anything grand in conception and scale appeals to them.
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