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- Rapper Lil Wayne in 'critical' condition: TMZ
- Executives deny US rapper Lil Wayne 'critical'
- Songs of Buble, Scorpions and Adele added to dikir barat
| Rapper Lil Wayne in 'critical' condition: TMZ Posted: 15 Mar 2013 09:58 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Grammy-winning hip hop star Lil Wayne was in critical condition Friday after being re-admitted to hospital after a further bout of seizures, the TMZ celebrity news website reported. The 30-year-old was rushed to Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday after suffering multiple seizures. He left the following day but was re-admitted hours later, and his condition has not stabilized since. A publicist for the rapper did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report. In October the star, who won four Grammy awards in 2008 including best rap song and best rap album, reportedly suffered a number of seizures while on his private jet. Last September Lil Wayne celebrated his 30th birthday by overtaking Elvis Presley for the number of times he's been on Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart, his 109th time as a featured artist on "Celebration" by West Coast rapper Game. At the 2008 Grammys he won best rap album for "The Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop," best rap performance "Swagga like us" with Kanye West and Jay Z, and best rap solo performance "A Milli." Lil Wayne, who counts President Barack Obama among his fans, has been rapping since the age of eight. He has made 10 studio albums - and served time in a New York jail in 2010 for unlawful possession of a firearm.-AFP |
| Executives deny US rapper Lil Wayne 'critical' Posted: 15 Mar 2013 08:13 PM PDT LOS ANGELES: Record executives dismissed Friday a report that Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne was in critical condition in hospital after a string of seizures. Amid conflicting information following the report by celebrity news website TMZ, a tweet from the hip hop star declared: "I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love." Mack Maine, the head of the Young Money record label to which Lil Wayne is signed tweeted: "Dont believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe ... that's false!!" Birdman, a rapper and co-founder of Cash Money Records to which Lil Wayne is also signed, tweeted: "My son is in good spirit..feelin much betta...be home soon." According to TMZ, Lil Wayne, 30, was rushed to Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday after suffering multiple seizures. He left the following day but was re-admitted hours later, and his condition had not stabilized. In an update a couple of hours after its initial report, TMZ said the singer was still in critical condition but stabilizing, adding that his prognosis was "uncertain." It said his mother was flying to Los Angeles, and that any decisions about his treatment, including on whether to stop life support, would not be made until she arrived. Publicists for the rapper and his record labels did not respond to requests for comment on the report. In October the star, who won four Grammy awards in 2008 including best rap song and best rap album, reportedly suffered a number of seizures while on his private jet. Last September Lil Wayne celebrated his 30th birthday by overtaking Elvis Presley for the number of times he's been on Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart, his 109th time as a featured artist on "Celebration" by West Coast rapper Game. At the 2008 Grammys he won best rap album for "The Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop," best rap performance "Swagga like us" with Kanye West and Jay Z, and best rap solo performance "A Milli." Lil Wayne, who counts President Barack Obama among his fans, has been rapping since the age of eight. He has made 10 studio albums - and served time in a New York jail in 2010 for unlawful possession of a firearm. - AFP |
| Songs of Buble, Scorpions and Adele added to dikir barat Posted: 15 Mar 2013 07:33 PM PDT KLANG: A local arts academy here has taken the traditional dikir barat to another level – performing popular chart-topping English songs. "I want the world to know about this beautiful art, as it does not represent race or religion – it belongs to Malaysia and I want to make the country famous through this art," said Arjunasukma academy founder Mohd Sulhie Yusuf, 36. Songs they have performed included Michael Buble's hit Sway, the Scorpions' Winds of Change, Adele's Set Fire to the Rain and the group's own composition Beautiful Kelantan, a tribute to the state where the dikir barat comes from. The songs are performed in typical dikir barat style – sitting cross-legged, chanting, clapping and swaying to the rhythmic beats provided by a percussion ensemble. For traditional dikir barat, the lyrics or prose are spontaneously created by the tukang karut, touching upon everyday life and addressing social issues, politics and human foibles. The tone can be satirical, sarcastic or humorous. But when they perform in English, the Arjunasukma group stays strictly to the lyrics. Mohd Sulhie said his team performed before university students at Beijing recently, providing crash courses over three days on the basic rudiments of dikir barat. "The feedback was positive. The people there enjoyed it," he said. The academy, with about 50 performers and 12 staff members and workers, have also performed in Singapore and Thailand. Mohd Sulhie said wherever they performed, the group also scouted for fresh talent. "Our academy is mobile. We travel nationwide and get invited to schools and universities to train students. "From there, we select the talented ones," he said, adding that the group performed for shoppers and traders at the monthly arts bazaar in Dataran Merdeka and visitors to Taman Budaya in Kuala Lumpur. A student from the academy, Nurul Fazli, 23, said he had been interested in dikir barat since he was a child and he used to attend performances whenever he could. The student from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) joined the academy in 2002 and is now among the senior students teaching younger performers. |
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