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“There is not great talent without great will power.”

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“There are no failures – just experiences and your reactions to them.”

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

Check out the track below…. A download link is available on www.youtube.com/rhymazinc. Be sure to pass the link around to all your friends.

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

I know I am a few days late with this update and I beg your forgiveness.  Ever since my return from the award show weekend I’ve been locked up working on something big for you guys. I really can’t speak much on it presently but give me some time and everything will be unveiled.

Pics of the trip to Bermuda are posted up at www.Meccamusic.net and at www.facebook.com/youngmecca so log on and check them out. Video footage coming soon too….so stay logged in.

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Best New Artist
Best Male Rap Artist
Best Music Video
Artist of the Year
Song of the year

I am very thankful for these nominations and look forward to representing St. Lucian Hip Hip and urban music to the fullest in Bermuda this July. Thanks to all who voted to get me on the weekly countdown. I appreciate you guys. Keep on supporting.

Here’s the link for more information
http://bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=230&ArticleID=46566

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.”

1. On January 17th was the prize giving ceremony for Youthfest which was held in December of 2009. There were 3 categories of competition; Under 13, Teens and Twenties. As the winner of the Twenties category and overall best performer I was crowned Youthstar 2009.

2. January 22nd – 24th:- Newspaper reviews in The Yo Magazine, The Mirror, The Voice,  and The Star Newspapers.

3. January 24th:- Number 1 on Tha Underground Radio Weekly Top 5 Countdown (Bermuda)

4. Monday January 25th:- Release of  new single “ARE YOU OK” live on Hit Radio.

5. Wednesday January 27th:- Live interview on Blazzin FM. Jah Bami from Tempo was also in the building.

6. Friday January 29th:- “WE MAKE MUSIC VOL. 1″ available on CDBABY.COM. More online stores coming soon…Get your copy today!!!

7. Saturday January 30th:- Article in The Star Newspaper’s “Small Talk” Publication

Stay tuned to your favourite radio station as I release my new single “ARE YOU OK” to radio stations across the island. Online release coming soon. I do promise to keep bringing more music to my fans, supporters and well-wishers in the month of February. So stay locked in to www.meccamusic.net for all the lastest updates.

REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR ME THIS WEEK AND EVERY WEEK IN THA UNDERGROUND WEEKLY TOP 5 COUNTDOWN. VOTING OPENS EVERY MONDAY AND CLOSES EVERY SATURDAY AT MIDNIGHT. COUNTDOWN HAPPENS ON SUNDAY AT 5PM BERMUDAN TIME SO VOTE NOW AND LET’S PUT ST. LUCIA ON THE MAP!!!

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.”

Here is a new track from T-Pain produced by Sherwinn “Dupes” Brice out of St. Lucia. At present, there is a remix contest going on that requires your vote. So click the link below to cast your vote for Sherwinn Brice…. After you vote an email will be sent to you to confirm your vote. Please complete this step as your vote won’t be counted if you don’t. Everyone who votes stand a chance to win prizes compliments Dupes Did It Music. Enjoy the new Remix to T-Pain’s latest single “Take Your Shirt Off!” VOTE NOW and LETS Put St.Lucia on the Map!!!

http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/11260

For more of my boy Dupes’ productions please visit http://www.myspace.com/youngdupes

Also, vote for me, Young Mecca, on Bermuda’s weekly top 5 countdown. Just click this link http://www.thaunderground.net/Top%205.htm to lock in your vote. Help me get to number 1 this week.

Thanks for the support!!!

“Little by little one walks far”

I am proud to be the first ever winner and even prouder as a Hip Hop artist to have won the coveted title. It’s a great win for St Lucian Hip Hop and I hope this will encourage others in this genre to strive and do their best to accomplish the goals that they have set for themselves. Being a Hip Hop artist in the Caribbean is hard but with the progress of youthfest in the years to come I am sure that many avenues will open up for young artists, enabling them to hone their skills and to move forward with their craft.

In the future I would love to see more media coverage for the event, more support from the business community and more publicity and promotion for the winners. Just like Soca has its season and competitions that pave the way for new Soca artists, Youthfest too can pave the way for us who are outside the Soca genre. I would also like to see the promoters of the event consider the forward movement of the artists participating in Youthfest to help better place them in a progressive state of motion. They should consider the artists in their planning before, during and after the event. This is when I think Caribbean Youthfest will truly be accomplishing its goals of exposing new talent. A stage show and competition is just not enough. A foundation should be built upon which individual winners can continue to build themselves. Maybe there should be fewer winners or more cash allocated for the winners and promotional tools such as recording/music video, news paper and magazine reviews, radio and television news reports, and internet presence for the overall winner should be considered. This would go a longer way than just a cash prize and a trip or hotel stay. If Youthfest is really about youth betterment then this is the route they should take.

All in all it was a successful event and I am adamant that there will be greater improvements next year and I do hope that the promoters allow me to be a part of the event planning as I am quite willing to put effort into making Caribbean Youthfest the premiere platform for emerging talent. What better way is there in assisting the youth than to have one of their own who knows what they require?

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Dupes Did It Music and Presidential Media gears up for the upcoming release of “We Make Music Vol. 1″, the first installment of its regional compilation series, which will be available for purchase at www.cdbaby.com and www.meccamusic.net as well as all major online and traditional retailers including iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and Amazon on January 26th, 2010.

Mixed by Sherwinn Brice and Keen Cotter among others, “We Make Music Vol. 1″ will be a sonic wave of eye-opening, eardrum-popping tracks from some of the most promising urban indie talent from St. Lucia and Barbados.

Featuring some of the most promising new talent in the region over top notch production from Sherwinn Brice and appearances by Mecca, Shayne Ross, Cherry L, Kayo, “We Make Music Vol. 1″ builds on the many successes of Dupes Did It Music and Presidential Media and cements their reputation as the home of “We Got Next!!!”

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”