Breaking News: DJ Kaution Dies in Car Crash

DJ Kaution, a popular Grenadian dee-jay, died in a car accident Friday in Grenada.

Eye-witnesses said DJ Kaution, who’s real name is Kurt George, was reportedly speeding along the strip that leads to the airport when the vehicle he was driving crashed.

Fire fighters, who arrived at the scene, used the jaws of life to remove DJ Kaution’s body from the vehicle at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time, according to sources in Grenada.

“The country is sad and the saddest part is he just got married a few months ago,” said an eye-witness at the scene of the wreckage.

He reportedly was heading to New York to be with his pregnant wife.  DJ Kaution played for one of Grenada’s biggest music sets, Point Blank. He also headlined on the local radio station in Grenada, WEE-FM.

He was about 28-years-old. It is unclear if there were passengers in the  vehicle or if others were injured.

As of Sunday, conflicting details were still being reported on what caused the car crash that killed DJ Kaution. WEE-FM will update its Web site as it learns more about the fatal accident.

LaBay Weblog sends its condolences to DJ Kaution’s family and friends. -MJ & MP

*This post has been updated with corrections. Please note that LaBay was among the first to report the death of DJ Kaution, beating news outlets online.  We thank you for your sincere comments posted on our Web site. *

 

Roll it Gal

There’s been a buzz about a T-shirt, but not just any T-shirt.

“T-shirt” is the title of Barbadian singer/songwriter Shontelle Layne’s newest single. The song is Layne’s debut single from her new album “Shontelligence”.

The 23-year-old stunning beauty is popular throughout the Caribbean for her 2005 smash hit Soca single “Colours”, which is a collaboration with Barbadian artist, Natahlee Burke.  Layne rose to stardom after writing the 2006 blockbuster, “Roll it Gal”, for Caribbean Soca Queen Alison Hinds.

J-Status remixed “Roll it Gal”, which featured Barbadian sistren and American sensation Rihanna in the music video.

Shontelle was introduced to SRP/Universal Motown Records producer duo Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers, the same team that built Rihanna’s career.  Sturken and Rogers co-wrote and produced Rihanna hits including “Pon de Replay” and “Shut up and Drive.”

Shontelle signed to Steve Rifkind’s SRC Records. The debut smash single “T-shirt”, of which the video was released today, features a soft laid back vocal on a mid-tempo. Check it out.

- KNB, contributor blogger reporting from Barbados.