The Vincentian - 25-05-12

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The National Newspaper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

FRIDAY,

MAY 25, 2012

VOLUME 106, No. 21

www.thevincentian.com

ÂCURTIS-CÊ AND ÂSKINNYÊ FIGHT OVER ÂANGELAÊ by SHERON GARRAWAY

VINCY MAS has already been launched, and the controversy/bacchanal in

the festivities has already begun. This time, Curtis Cupid, formerly known as ‘Cutty Banton,’ now

carrying the sobriquet ‘Curtis-C’, has accused former soca monarch Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle of pirating lyrics

Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle says he meant no disrespect when he used a ‘hook line’ from Curtis-C’s’ song.

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from his 2012 song, ‘Angela’. The line in the song where Skinny Fabulous asks, “Angela where is the cherry?” has ‘Curtis-C’ upset. He claims that he has not been given recognition for the lines. In a radio-phone interview with veteran broadcaster Curtis ‘Curtic-C’ Cupid says he gave Skinny’s Randy “Randy D” management enough time to sort out the matter. Dopwell on Nice Radio on Saturday 19 May, ‘Curtis-C’ in the world” so that they now Brooklyn based articulated, “ ‘Angela girl could call him and talk to artiste continued, “He wey the cherry? him about it. That didn’t asked, ‘Did Skinny get in Hmm…ah man done pick happene, and now he touch with me?’ And I it already’, was the hook feels he has been said, ‘No,’ and I gave him line of the song that I a number and tell him to ignored. sang about roughly five He fumed, “I’ll tell you call me and to six years ago, and I again, Randy D, before whatever…and three heard ‘Skinny Fabulous’ that song was released I days later, the song was just jump on my song was on Facebook talking released.” without even calling me ‘Curtis-C’ said that up to ‘Luta’ and he asked or telling me anything, me this, ‘Curtis-C, you to the time of the which I think was very were the one who sing interview, no one had disrespectful!” Angela where the contacted him, and that ‘Curtis-C’ said after cherry?’ and I turned to he will be taking legal hearing the song ‘Angela’ him and say, ‘Yes, that action. done by Skinny was one of my big songs Fabulous, he gave “the Continued on Page 3. back in the day’.” management all the time The Vincentian born,


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