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>> IT'S ALWAYS PLEASURE
WHEN YOU LAND IN JAMAICA.
AS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING
RAPPER, I ALWAYS COME DOWN
TO KINGSTON TO FIND INSPIRATION.
♪ MY MAN, GIVE ME STACKS
ON STACKS
FOR THIS, HONEY ♪
MY LITTLE ICED TEA, LIKE, I FEEL
LIKE I SHOULD BE SKIPPING UP
THE STREET.
>> KINGSTON IS LIKE THE NEW YORK
OF THE CARIBBEAN.
>> WHOO!
>> AS SOON AS I LAND,
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.
OH, MY GOD.
I'M EVE, AND KINGSTON, JAMAICA,
IS MY "GETAWAY."
>> ♪ AND THE WORLD IS YOURS ♪
>> ♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
WE'RE KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ALL A DREAM
MY MONEY ROLLING OVER
LIKE AN ESCALATOR ♪
>> KINGSTON, JAMAICA.
A PARADISE WITH GRIT,
A RAW SLICE OF HEAVEN.
HERE, MUSIC IS LIFE,
AND EVERYWHERE I GO,
I FEEL THE LOVE.
I'VE BEEN COMING HERE UP TO
FIVE TIMES A YEAR SINCE 1999,
AND I NEVER SEEM TO GET ENOUGH.
THE DELICIOUSLY SPICY FOOD,
THE LATE NIGHT PARTYING,
AND, MOST OF ALL, THE PEOPLE,
HAVE MADE KINGSTON MY HOME
AWAY FROM HOME.
FLYING IN FROM BALI, VIA LONDON,
I ARRIVE LATE NIGHT
AT KINGSTON'S NORMAN MANLEY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,
FOR A GETAWAY.
AND I'M HERE, IN MY
FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD,
JET-LAGGED AND DELIRIOUS.
HI.
THE AIRPORT IS LOCATED
11 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF KINGSTON, JAMAICA,
THE ISLAND'S CAPITAL
AND LARGEST ENGLISH-SPEAKING
CITY IN THE WHOLE CARIBBEAN.
>> SO, IS THIS BUSINESS
OR PLEASURE THIS TIME?
>> IT'S ALWAYS PLEASURE
WHEN YOU LAND IN JAMAICA.
>> NO PROBLEM.
[LAUGHS]
>> LIKE, IF JAMAICA WAS A MAN,
I'D BE MARRIED RIGHT NOW.
AND, FOR A STRETCH OF TIME,
WHEN I LIVED IN NEW YORK,
I WAS COMING TO JAMAICA SO MUCH,
PEOPLE THOUGHT I LIVED HERE.
I HAD A BIT OF AN OBSESSION.
THE PEOPLE HERE IN JAMAICA,
THEY WELCOME YOU WITH OPEN ARMS,
AND IT MAKES YOU FEEL RELAXED.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL, LIKE--
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
>> IT'S TRUE, THOUGH,
IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
ONE OF THEM.
>> EVERYWHERE YOU GO
IN THE WORLD, JAMAICA
HAS CERTAIN REPUTATIONS.
ONE IS THAT EVERYBODY
IS A RASTA MAN.
NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE,
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THE OTHER THING ABOUT PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD, THEY THINK THAT
JAMAICANS ARE VERY VIOLENT.
>> THAT'S A LIE, OKAY?
DON'T LISTEN TO LIES.
>> IT'S A SAFE PLACE,
WHERE YOU CAN COME AND RELAX,
AND DO ANYTHING YOU WANT.
DRINK A LITTLE JUICE,
NOT TO GET DRUNK.
>> WE WELCOME EVERYBODY.
WE LOVE THE TOURISTS,
WE LOVE THE WHITE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HARM YOU.
>> IF ANYBODY DOES
VISIT JAMAICA,
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
IT'S NOT FOR THE BEACH,
IT'S FOR THE CULTURE.
VISIT THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE
THE PEOPLE...WE LOVE VISITORS.
>> I'M SO DELIRIOUS.
REALLY, THIS COULD BE A DREAM.
THIS COULD TOTALLY BE A DREAM.
LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
TIME ZONE I'M ON RIGHT NOW.
KINGSTON IS DIVIDED INTO
THE GRITTIER, DOWNTOWN KINGSTON,
AND THE MORE POSH,
UPTOWN KINGSTON.
SO I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
I'M STAYING AT THE COURTLEIGH
HOTEL, IN UPTOWN.
IT HAS THIS LAID-BACK,
CHILL VIBE,
WITH SIMPLE CARIBBEAN STYLE.
IT'S WHERE I ALWAYS STAY
WHEN I'M HERE.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.
I LOVE THIS PLACE.
IT FEELS LIKE AN ISLAND HOTEL,
NOT A CHAIN, HAS GREAT FOOD,
PLUSH BEDS, AND A RIDICULOUSLY
HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY STAFF.
I NEEDED THIS.
>> [LAUGHS]
>> ANOTHER GREAT OPTION WOULD BE
TO TAKE THE WINDY ROADS UP TO
THE START OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS,
TO THE STRAWBERRY HILL RESORT.
CHRIS BLACKWELL, LEGENDARY
FOUNDER OF ISLAND RECORDS, OWNS
THIS GORGEOUS RETREAT THAT'S
3,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
I REALLY WOULD STAY HERE,
BUT I GET REALLY CAR SICK
EVERY TIME I'VE COME.
IF YOU HAVE A STRONGER STOMACH
THAN I DO, YOU SHOULD SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER STAYING HERE,
BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING.
JUST DON'T FORGET YOUR
DRAMAMINE, OR MAYBE DRIVE
WITH YOUR HEAD OUT THE WINDOW.
>> JAMAICA IS A SMALL ISLAND,
IT'S JUST A LITTLE DOT
ON THE MAP, BUT GUESS WHAT?
JAMAICA HAVE A BIG CULTURE,
HUGE, WE'RE LIKKLE, BUT WE'RE...
>> TALLAWAH.
>> WE'RE LIKKLE,
BUT WE'RE TALLAWAH.
WE'RE SMALL, BUT WE COME
WITH SO MUCH EXCITEMENT,
SO MUCH CULTURE, SO MUCH NOISE.
THAT'S JUST WHO WE ARE
AS JAMAICANS.
>> JAMAICA IS THE BEST PLACE
ON EARTH.
>> I DEFINITELY LOVE
THE ACTIVITIES IN JAMAICA.
YOU'RE NEVER BORED,
ESPECIALLY IN KINGSTON.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.
>> I WAKE UP TO MY FIRST MORNING
IN JAMAICA ON THE LATE SIDE,
AND WITH RIDICULOUS JET LAG.
IT'*** ME TODAY. I FEEL LIKE
A ELEPHANT SLEPT ON ME
LAST NIGHT.
BUT THERE'S NO REST FOR ME.
I HAVE BIG PLANS TO MEET UP
AT KINGSTON'S CRAZY DOWNTOWN
MARKET WITH ONE OF THE HOTTEST
RECORDING STARS IN JAMAICA,
NEW KIDZ.
>> THIS IS THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN
KINGSTON, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF EVERYTHING.
>> I LOVE IT.
DAMN, IT'S BUSY.
>> YEAH, IT IS.
>> THIS IS WHERE LOCALS COME
FOR LITERALLY EVERYTHING
UNDER THE SUN.
♪ YEAH, E, V, E
HUNGRY LIKE A LION
I AIN'T NEVER EASY
NEVER SCARED
WHY YOU TRYING?
YOUR GIMMICK MAKE ME SICKY
WHAT YOU'RE SELLING
I AIN'T BUYING ♪
>> CHICKEN FOOT SOUP, YOU SEE?
>> EVERYTHING IS HERE,
LITERALLY.
EVERYTHING.
SMELL-O-VISION?
>> KIDS' SCHOOL UNIFORM.
>> OH, WOW.
OH, LOOK AT THIS. JELLY SHOES.
I WANT SOME OF THEM JELLY SHOES.
I'M NOT EVEN PLAYING.
OH, YEAH, YOU GOT UNDERWEAR,
EVERYTHING.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> BRAS...
YOU NEED A "OVER THE SHOULDER
BOULDER HOLDER,"
YOU CAN GET IT OVER THERE.
>> CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, HEY!
>> CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!
>> THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW
IF THEY KNOW SOMEONE.
>> YEAH.
>> CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!
>> NEW KIDZ HIMSELF ROSE FROM
A ROUGH AND POOR UPBRINGING
IN DOWNTOWN KINGSTON.
LIKE THE GREAT REGGAE AND
DANCEHALL ARTISTS BEFORE HIM,
HE SEES THE BEAUTY IN LIFE,
EVEN IN THE POVERTY,
AND BRINGS THAT TO HIS MUSIC.
>> AH, YEAH.
THESE ARE CUTE, TOO.
YOU LIKE THEM?
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.
>> OH, SEE WHAT I DREAM ABOUT?
I CAN'T LEAVE,
I WATCH YOUR SHOW,
AND I NEVER GET GRIEVA.
HOW YOU DOING, EVE?
GET OUT OF THIS SMOKE, BEFORE--
>> I LIKE THE SMOKE.
I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE KID.
MY LITTLE ICED TEA, LIKE, I FEEL
LIKE I SHOULD BE SKIPPING UP
THE STREET.
LIKE, I'M NOT MAD AT THOSE.
I LIKE A BRIGHT COLOR, LIKE,
I AIN'T MAD.
>> AS SHE SAY [INDISTINCT].
HOW YOU DOING, DARLING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M BLESSED.
>> OH, RIGHT?
>> I LIKE YOU, I WANT YOU
TO STAY HERE MORE,
I WANT YOU TO VISIT HERE MORE,
I WANT YOU TO LIVE HERE.
>> I WANT TO LIVE HERE, TOO.
>> AND DON'T FORGET, IN JAMAICA
THEY LOVE YOU, AND THEY DON'T
HAVE THAT FOR EVERYBODY.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> TRUST ME.
>> NO, TRUST ME, I APPRECIATE
IT, BUT I THINK THAT'S
THE REASON WHY I KEEP
COMING BACK TO JAMAICA.
LIKE, YOU LIKE ME, TOO.
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MY MUSIC.
>> NO.
>> HI. HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI.
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> YEAH, BIG UP YOURSELF, EVE,
BIG UP, ALL THE BEST.
>> I JUST WANT TO ASK THIS,
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ARTISTS,
LIKE, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT
AMERICAN ARTISTS
GRAVITATE TOWARDS JAMAICA?
WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY COME DOWN HERE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE LOVE IS?
>> THE CULTURE AND THE VIBE.
WE HAVE A NATURAL VIBE.
>> NATURAL VIBE.
>> HIP-HOP MUSIC
AND DANCEHALL MUSIC, I MEAN,
THEY'RE LIKE BROTHERS.
>> I AGREE.
>> WHO TO ASK FOR SOME?
>> NEXT, WE HIT THE DANCEHALL
FASHION MARKET.
>> DANCEHALL IS PRETTY MUCH
THE CUTTING EDGE OF JAMAICAN
FASHION, WHERE THE MORE
EXTRAVAGANT, THE BETTER.
>> BATTY RIDER.
>> THEY HAVE A TERM CALLED
BATTY RIDER, RIGHT?
BATTY IS A JAMAICAN TERM
FOR BOTTOM.
>> SO IT'S BASICALLY SHORTS
THAT'S EXACTLY ON THE EDGES...
>> REALLY UP HERE.
>> AT THE BUMPA.
SO WHEN WE SHAKE OUR ***,
YOU CAN SEE THE MOVEMENT,
LIKE THAT.
>> SO IT'S LIKE *** SHORTS.
AND HERE'S A DANCE CLUB
BATTY RIDER, BY THE WAY.
>> ONLY THE GOOD BODY GIRLS,
THOUGH.
>> A CHROME BODY.
>> CHROME BODY.
>> CHROME BODY, LIKE EVE,
A CHROME BODY, LIKE EVE.
>> YOU WON'T CATCH ME IN THEM
LITTLE SHORTS, THOUGH.
>> YEAH.
>> [LAUGHS]
>> OVER HERE NOW,
THESE ARE THE POTIONS,
AND THE THINGS FOR COLD,
ASTHMA...
THESE ARE NATURAL MEDICINES
THAT WORK, REALLY WORK.
SO THESE ARE ROOTS, NATURAL.
REALLY GOOD FOR THE GUYS
AND THE GIRLS.
>> MOST OF THE MEN DRINK
STAMINA POTIONS.
>> IT MAY NOT GET YOU DRUNK,
BUT I THINK IT ASSISTS IN,
YOU KNOW, THE BEDROOM
DEPARTMENT, AFTER THE PARTY.
YEAH.
>> WHAT'S IN THIS ROOT
IS CHANEY ROOT, TANDY BUDDY,
RAW MAN BACK, SARSAPARILLA,
GUINEA HEN WEED, COCKY STICK,
MEDINA, LINSEED, IRISH MOSS.
>> THEY SAY THAT IT HELP
WITH THEM BACK,
PUT JUICE IN THEM BACK.
IT MEANS, LIKE, IT GIVE THEM
ENERGY, FOR, LIKE,
*** ACTIVITIES.
>> IT WILL HELP THE LADY
IF SHE CAN'T GET PREGNANT,
OR PRODUCE CHILDREN,
AND THE MAN IF HE'S IMPOTENT.
>> THIS ONE,
WHICH ONE'S THIS ONE?
>> THIS IS AROOS.
>> THIS IS AROOS, AND THEN,
WHAT--WHAT IS THIS ONE FOR?
>> IT STRENGTHENS YOU.
>> FOR MEN OR WOMEN?
>> MEN AND WOMEN.
>> MEN AND WOMEN. OKAY.
AND THEN, WHAT'S THIS ONE?
>> IT'S A MEDICINE.
>> AND WHAT DOES THIS CURE?
>> IT CLEAN YOU.
>> IT CLEAN YOU OUT?
LIKE...
>> CLEANS.
>> WOW. THAT'S WHY
JAMAICANS ARE HEALTHY.
>> WELL, I'M BUYING YOU THIS.
CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, CHECK.
>> CHECK, CHECK, I DON'T KNOW.
>> OKAY? CHECK!
>> I LOVE THIS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
THE JERK PAN.
I'M ABOUT TO GET JERKY.
>> WOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
THE JERK CHICKEN.
>> THAT LOOKS AMAZING.
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD.
>> REAL JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> READY FOR THE ROAD.
>> OKAY, THAT SMELL
MAKES ME SO HUNGRY.
I NEED TO EAT SOME JERK CHICKEN
NOW.
THE BOYS AND I HEAD OUT TO
SCOTCHIE'S, ON CHELSEA AVENUE,
LOCATED IN THE NEW KINGSTON
PART OF TOWN.
>> JERK CHICKEN, IT'S A MORE
SPICY FLAVORED CHICKEN,
YOU KNOW. IT HAS BEEN ROASTED
ON WOOD.
UM, VERY TASTY, YOU KNOW.
SOMETIMES MIGHT BE HOT.
>> EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE IT
IN THEIR COUNTRY, YOU KNOW,
OUR SPICE,
OUR SEASONING--
>> DIFFERENT.
>> DIFFERENT.
>> YOU MUST HAVE FRUIT PUNCH
WHEN YOU COME TO JAMAICA.
CHEERS.
>> NOW, THIS IS SORT OF
A CHECK CHEERS.
>> CHECK, RIGHT.
>> CHECK.
>> CHECK, YES.
>> OF COURSE, THE THING TO GET
HERE AT SCOTCHIE'S
IS THE JERK CHICKEN,
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE
FANTASTIC JERK PORK,
AND JERK FISH, GRILLED WITH
ONIONS AND VEGETABLES.
>> WHAT'S IN YOUR ONE?
>> NO, IT'S A FISH, A FISH.
>> IS THIS FISH?
>> THIS IS FISH.
>> MMM.
IT'S SO GOOD.
YEAH, I LOVE FESTIVAL,
IT'S MY FAVORITE.
FESTIVAL IS A SLIGHTLY SWEET
CORNMEAL DUMPLING
THAT'S DEEP-FRIED,
PERFECT FOR SOPPING UP
ALL THAT SPICY JERK.
HOW'S THE FISH?
>> IT TURNED OUT SPELLED RIGHT.
>> IT'S SPELLED RIGHT.
>> YEAH, WHEN WE SAY "NICE,"
WE SAY "SPELLED RIGHT."
>> SPELLED RIGHT.
>> JAMAICANS ARE KNOWN FOR USING
WORDS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE MEANING.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE
JUST TRULY JAMAICAN AND PATOIS.
>> SO IF I WENT TO--
WALKED UP TO MY FRIEND,
AND I WANTED TO SEE
HOW THEY WERE DOING, LIKE,
WHAT WOULD I SAY? LIKE,
WHAT WOULD BE THE GREETING?
>> YO, EVE, WA GWAN.
>> YO, WA GWAN!
>> YO, WA GWAN!
>> YEAH.
>> AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHAT'S UP.
IT MEANS WHAT'S HAPPENING,
HOW YOU DOING.
ALL RIGHT.
>> AND YA ZEET IS
"DO YOU SEE IT?"
BUT WE JUST CUT IT SHORT
AND SAY...
>> YA ZEET?
>> WHE YUH DEH PON.
>> WHE YUH DEH PON,
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
>> WHAT ARE YOU UP TO.
>> YU KNOW SEY MI DEH YA A GWAN
HO A VIBE, ME AND ADRIAN DEM.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO NEED--
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SUBTITLES
AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT ONE.
[LAUGHS]
WHAT CAN YOU SUGGEST
FOR SOMEONE, LIKE MYSELF,
THAT MIGHT COME
FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS?
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT A PERSON SHOULD SEE
OR SHOULD DO?
>> THE MARKET, WHICH WE DID,
AND THE NIGHTLIFE.
>> BUT WHICH KIND OF NIGHTLIFE?
>> NIGHTLIFE ON THREE
DIFFERENT LEVELS.
>> YOU CAN GO HARDCORE
NIGHTLIFE, LIKE A DANCEHALL
KIND OF THING...
>> WHICH IS--THAT IS
THE BACKBONE.
>> THEN THE NEXT LEVEL WOULD BE,
LIKE, CLUBS, CLUB SETTINGS,
OR JUST A REGULAR HANGOUT PUB.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU STAY PARTY ALL THE TIME.
>> IN JAMAICA, IF YOU LET
PEOPLE INTO YOUR BATHROOM,
AND IT BIG ENOUGH,
THEY'LL KEEP PARTYING.
>> I LOVE THAT.
[LAUGHS]
AND THE BEST PLACE TO PARTY
IS AT THE DANCEHALL.
>> DANCEHALL, FOR ME,
IS A EXPRESSION OF OUR CULTURE.
IT'S ABOUT OUR LIFESTYLE,
WHICH INCLUDES THE DANCE
OF THE PEOPLE, THEIR MUSIC,
THEIR LIFESTYLE,
THEIR FASHION, THEIR TALK.
IT'S ABOUT A WHOLE PACKAGE
OF EVERYTHING THAT COMES
WITH IT.
>> EVERY DAY, WHEN YOU'RE
STRESSED, YOU JUST NEED
SOMEWHERE TO GO AND RELEASE
THE TENSION. THAT'S DANCEHALLS.
>> IT'S OUR ESCAPE,
INTO A WORLD OF HAPPINESS.
CHECK IT OUT, IT'S SIMPLE.
ALL YOU DO IS KNOCK YOUR KNEES,
OPEN YOUR LEGS, AND YOU HAVE
TO PUT A LITTLE PELVIC IN IT.
YES, SO THAT'S CALLED
THE BUTTERFLY.
AND DOWN.
I AM FIERCE EVERY NIGHT.
I HAVE OTHER ATTITUDE.
YEAH, AND ALWAYS MOVE
THE PELVIS.
>> THE BUMPA.
>> ISLAND TIME.
[LAUGHS]
>> YEAH, ISLAND TIME IS REAL.
>> JAMAICAN TIME IS
A LOT SLOWER THAN REGULAR TIME.
>> 9:00 IS NOT 9:00.
[LAUGHS]
>> 9:00 IS ABOUT 10:00, 11:00.
>> 12:00.
>> 12:00.
>> IF A GUY TELL YOU,
"I SOON COME."
>> THEY'RE REALLY PROBABLY JUST
LEAVING HOME, OR AN HOUR AWAY.
THEY'RE--THEY'RE REALLY NOT
GOING TO BE THERE PRETTY SOON.
>> YEAH, MAN, ME SOON COME.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT?
GIVE ME A LIKKLE BIT.
[LAUGHS]
>> AFTER MY BUSY MORNING,
I'M FEELING MORE THAN
A LITTLE BIT GRIMY,
SO I HEAD BACK TO MY HOTEL
FOR A QUICK REFRESH.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GO GET
SOME COFFEE, BECAUSE,
GOD KNOWS, I NEED IT.
COFFEE!
LIQUID CRACK, PLEASE!
>> EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT
BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
>> BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE,
THE NUMBER-ONE COFFEE
IN THE WIDE WORLD.
>> AND BECAUSE OF
THE LOCATION...
>> THE CLIMATE, THE ALTITUDE,
AND THE SOIL.
>> IT'S THE BEST.
>> IT'S REALLY CRAZY.
THIS COFFEE TASTES LIKE IT
ALREADY HAS SWEETENER IN IT.
I LOVE JAMAICAN
BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE.
>> I'M NOT REALLY
A COFFEE DRINKER, THAT MUCH.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T THINK A LOT
OF JAMAICANS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY JAMAICANS
THAT ACTUALLY DRINK COFFEE.
>> AND IT'S HERE.
>> RIGHT.
>> A LOT OF JAMAICANS DON'T EVEN
GET TO SEE THE SEASIDE AND SUN.
>> ABOUT 25 MINUTES WEST
OF KINGSTON, HELLSHIRE
IS A JAMAICAN BEACH SCENE,
MADE BY AND FOR LOCALS.
>> I HAVE SOME FAMILY LIVES
IN HELLSHIRE BEACH,
AND THE FISH IS ONE OF THE MAIN
ATTRACTIONS IN HELLSHIRE BEACH.
IT'S VERY LOCAL.
YOU GET THE REAL DEAL.
>> IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> YOU'RE FINALLY BACK
IN JAMAICA.
>> I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW,
AND I'M HAPPY TO BE
AT HELLSHIRE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF
MY FAVORITE PLACES TO COME.
I MEET UP WITH MY OLD HOMIE,
ZJ RUSH, A WELL-KNOWN DJ
IN KINGSTON, FOR A SEAFOOD FEAST
ON THE BEACH.
>> SO, WHEN JAMAICAN PEOPLE
GET HUNGRY, WE GET MISERABLE.
>> WELL, YOU'RE JUST
MR. GROUCHY, ANYWAY,
SO IT DON'T MATTER.
>> WHICH IS RIGHT.
>> WHAT'S THAT RIGHT THERE?
>> THIS IS A SHRIMP GIRL.
WA--WA--WA GWAN, LADY,
HOW MUCH FOR THE SHRIMP?
>> 4 FOR $200.
>> I WANT TWO $200 BAGS,
BUT I WANT SOME BIG SHRIMP.
>> LIKE THESE?
>> YEAH, THE BIG ONE.
AND PUT SOME PEPPER ON IT.
>> [INDISTINCT].
>> HOW ARE YOU?
DID YOU CATCH THE HANDSHAKE?
YOU MUST ALWAYS CLICK THE THUMB.
>> THANKS FOR THE SHRIMP.
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH OUR SHRIMP APPETIZER
IN HAND, WE HEAD TO SCREECHIE'S,
OUR FAVORITE OF HELLSHIRE'S
MINI, SEAFOOD, BEACH-FRONT
RESTAURANTS.
>> WHAT'S UP?
PLEASED TO SEE YOU. I KNOW
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
NOT ONLY IS THE FOOD
AT SCREECHIE'S FRESH OUT
OF THE SEA, INCREDIBLE TASTING,
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
THE OWNER, EVERTON GREEN,
A.K.A. SCREECHIE,
THAT GIVES THIS PLACE
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY,
ONE-OF-A-KIND, PARTY VIBE.
YOU LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE
LIKE THIS, AND YOU SEE
THE OCEAN, YOU SEE THE SKY,
YOU SEE THE BIRDS,
AND YOU MAKE--YOU MAKE
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
>> THE THING ABOUT JAMAICA IS,
THOUGH, IT'S LIKE IT'S A MIX
OF THE BEAUTY WITH THE GRIT.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> BECAUSE KINGSTON HAS
ZERO PEACE. KINGSTON IS LIKE
THE NEW YORK OF THE CARIBBEAN.
>> TRUE.
THAT'S A GOOD SAYING.
IT'S TRUE.
>> I TELL EVERYBODY THAT IF YOU
WANT TO DO, LIKE,
CARIBBEAN MUSIC,
YOU HAVE TO COME TO KINGSTON.
THIS IS THE HEARTBEAT.
NEW YORK IS THE HEARTBEAT
OF EAST-COAST RAP,
AND KINGSTON IS THE HEARTBEAT
OF REGGAE MUSIC AND DANCEHALL,
AND IF YOU WANT TO DO
ANY CARIBBEAN MUSIC,
YOU HAVE TO COME TO KINGSTON.
NOT JAMAICA, KINGSTON.
AHH, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO EAT
ALL OF THIS.
>> YAY.
FIRST UP, A MONSTER-STYLE
PILE OF CHICKEN LOBSTER.
I'M ACTUALLY NOT A FAN OF OUR
TOUGH, BIG LOBSTERS BACK HOME,
BUT THESE LITTLE GUYS
ARE SWEET AND JUICY.
I MIGHT CRY.
THIS IS AMAZING.
I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH IT.
IT'S TOO PRETTY.
>> YO, THIS IS THE BEST TASTING
LOBSTER AND FISH
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
>> THEY ARE SERVED WITH ONIONS
AND JAMAICA'S FAMOUS
SCOTCH BONNET PEPPER SAUCE.
ONE PIECE OF ONION,
AND MY MOUTH IS BURNING.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE THE ONION
IS SOAKED IN PEPPER.
>> I LOVE IT.
>> I'VE SPENT MANY YEARS
IN NEW YORK, BUT THE REASON
WHY I LOVE JAMAICA
IS BECAUSE OF THIS.
>> YEAH. YOU CANNOT EAT
LIKE THIS IN--IN ANY CITY
OTHER THAN KINGSTON.
>> AND IF PEOPLE KNEW THE PRICE
OF THIS, IT'S LIKE NO MONEY.
IT'S ZERO MONEY.
SNAPPER.
>> NEXT, JAMAICA'S FAMOUS
ESCOVITCH FISH.
I'VE HONESTLY
BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS.
SO GOOD.
FRIED YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER,
WITH AN ESCOVITCH SAUCE,
MADE WITH A TROPICAL FRUIT
CALLED CHOCHOS, PIMENTO,
AND LOTS OF JAMAICAN
SCOTCH BONNET PEPPERS.
BUT THERE'S ONE INGREDIENT
YOU CAN'T FIND AT HOME.
THE WINDS, EVERYTHING,
MAKES YOUR LIPS SALTY.
DO YOU THINK IT HELPS
WITH THE FOOD?
>> THAT'S THE SECRET RECIPE,
THOUGH.
>> SEE? MAYBE IT IS.
>> BECAUSE IF YOU EAT
THE SAME FISH AT HOME,
IT DOESN'T TASTE THE SAME.
I THINK YOU'RE NATURALLY
JAMAICAN, INSIDE.
>> AM I? I FEEL LIKE I AM.
>> YEAH.
I MEAN, FOR ALL THE THINGS
PEOPLE SAY ABOUT JAMAICA,
PEOPLE IN JAMAICA ARE VERY NICE.
>> THEY'RE SO NICE.
>> AND THEY'RE FRIENDLY.
>> YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GET SCARED,
AND THEY'RE LIKE,
"YOU GOING TO KINGSTON?
IT'S DANGEROUS."
I'M, LIKE, IT'S DANGEROUS
IN BROOKLYN.
IT'S DANGEROUS IN PHILLY.
IT'S HOW YOU DEAL
WITH THE PEOPLE IN THAT PLACE.
>> I MEAN, AS FAR
AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS DOESN'T
LOOK VERY SCARY.
>> THIS IS NOT SCARY AT ALL.
ANOTHER LUNCH ON THE WATER,
THAT FRIENDS HAVE TOLD ME
IS REALLY GREAT,
IS GLORIA'S, IN PORT ROYAL.
IN THE 17th CENTURY, PORT ROYAL
WAS A HAVEN FOR PIRATES,
AND KNOWN AS THE WICKEDEST
TOWN IN THE WORLD.
>> IT'S A PERFECT PLACE.
THERE'S NO CRIME.
IT'S A MORE SLOWER PACE.
ALL THE FISHERMEN COME BACK HERE
WITH THEIR NIGHTLY CATCH,
SO THE, UM, THE FRESH FISH
COULD REACH THE RESTAURANTS,
SUCH AS GLORIA'S.
>> AT GLORIA'S, ORDER THE FISH,
SHRIMP, LOBSTER, AND BAMMY,
WHICH IS POUNDED AND COOKED
CASSAVA, WHILE WATCHING
THE PELICANS FISHING
JUST OFFSHORE.
AFTER LUNCH, YOU CAN ASK
ONE OF THE LOCAL BOATMEN
TO TAKE YOU 15 MINUTES
ACROSS THE WATER
TO THE SUPER-SECLUDED LIME CAY.
>> IT'S A SMALL ISLAND,
A SMALL BEACH IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE OCEAN, AND IT'S THE BEST.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THE WATER'S LOVELY.
I'M GOING TO JUST GO
FOR A NICE SWIM.
>> HEAD TO THE BEACH,
GET SOMETHING TO EAT,
AND THE DAY JUST BREEZES PAST.
>> AND WHEN YOU'RE ON A BEACH
LIKE LIME CAY, IN ALL
DIRECTIONS ALL YOU'RE SEEING
IS OPEN OCEAN.
>> IT'S LIKE TIME
DOESN'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE.
>> BUT RUSH AND I ARE JUST HAPPY
AS CLAMS, CHILLING AWAY OUR
AFTERNOON, HERE IN HELLSHIRE.
>> AND YOU KNOW THAT JAMAICA IS
THE CREATOR OF, LIKE, REALLY
GOOD ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
RUM PUNCH IS THE FRUIT PUNCH,
WITH THE NATURAL FRUITS,
LIKE THE BANANA, THE ORANGE,
THE PAPAYA.
YOU PUT ALL OF THAT WITH
A TOUCH OF EITHER WHITE RUM,
OR APPLETON, WHATEVER.
>> A BOTTLE OF RUM.
>> YEAH, YOU GOT THE, UM,
THE RUM PUNCH, THE CALICO JACK.
IT'S A HISTORICAL DRINK.
>> YOU HAVE TO TRY THE APPLETON
SPECIAL, YOU HAVE TO TRY
THE WHITE RUM, YOU HAVE TO TRY
MAGNUM, AND TRU-JUICE.
>> AS THE SUN SETS IN KINGSTON,
I HEAD OUT TO SAMPLE
SOME STREET FOOD
WITH SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE,
TWO-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST
IN THE WOMEN'S 100 METER.
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE FASTEST
WOMAN IN THE WORLD,
SHELLY GREW UP IN THE PROJECTS
OF JAMAICA, AND STILL LIVES
AND TRAINS HERE.
A RAGS TO RICHES STORY,
HER SUCCESS INSPIRES
COUNTLESS JAMAICANS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING
THE TIME OUT OF YOUR TRAINING
TO COME AND SHOW ME SOME
GOOD FOOD IN JAMAICA.
>> WE DEFINITELY HAVE
TO HOOK YOU UP.
>> SHELLY TAKES ME TO A PLACE
SHE'S BEEN VISITING
SINCE SHE WAS A KID.
ALICE'S CRAB STAND,
A HUMBLE LITTLE SPOT
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,
IN HEROES CIRCLE,
AN AREA WITH LOTS OF SEAFOOD
STREET STALLS, THAT'S RIGHT
NEAR THE SCHOOL THAT SHELLY
WENT TO AS A CHILD.
YOU COULD EASILY DRIVE RIGHT BY
WITHOUT SEEING IT,
BUT PLEASE DON'T.
>> SO, MY FAVORITE IS
THE FEMALE CRAB.
>> WHY?
>> BECAUSE IT HAS THE EGG
INSIDE, AND IT'S YUMMY.
>> I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
HAD THAT.
I WANT TO TRY THAT.
WITH A HINT
OF THE BROILED SPICE TO IT,
IT'S SIMPLE AND DIVINE.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS, SERIOUSLY.
I KIND OF WISH I WAS ALONE,
LIKE, NOT WITH THE CAMERAS.
>> IF YOU'RE TOO STOOSH,
YOU CAN'T EAT CRAB,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET DIRTY.
>> YOU GOT TO GET INTO IT.
TELL THEM WHAT STOOSH MEANS.
>> WELL, STOOSH IS WHEN
YOU'RE BEING PROPER.
>> YOU CAN'T BE TOO PRISSY.
>> NO, YOU CAN'T.
>> SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE
BEING A ROLE MODEL NOW?
>> WELL, I ACTUALLY DO ENJOY IT,
UM, BECAUSE, FOR ONE REASON,
I AM FROM AN INNER CITY,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A GHETTO
IN JAMAICA, BECAUSE I'M
FROM THERE, AND I UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT IS FOR SOMEBODY
WHO IS LIVING THERE TO,
YOU KNOW, WANT SOMEBODY
TO LOOK UP TO, AND I'M GLAD THAT
I PROVIDE THAT MEDIUM OF
EXPRESSION FOR THEM BECAUSE
WHEN THEY SEE ME THEY SEE HOPE.
>> IT'S EASY TO BE MEDIOCRE,
IT'S HARD WORK TO BE EXCELLENT.
>> THAT'S ME. I JUST GET UP
AND I GET IT GOING,
AND I TRAIN, AND I VOMIT,
AND I LAY ON THE GROUND,
AND I CRY, AND I BE LIKE,
"I DON'T WANT TO DO
THIS ANYMORE," AND THEN MY COACH
IS LIKE, "YOU BETTER GET UP."
>> BUT THAT'S WHY YOU
ARE AMAZING.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
>> I THINK, IT'S--IT'S
A PASSION, YOU KNOW?
WHEN--WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY LOVE,
YOU PUT EVERYTHING IN IT.
>> AH, THANK YOU.
NEXT, I GET A CUP
OF THE TRADITIONAL
JAMAICAN CHICKEN FOOT SOUP.
I USED TO HAVE THIS ALL THE TIME
IN PHILADELPHIA AT JAMAICAN
RESTAURANTS, BUT THIS TASTES
TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
IT'S GOOD.
LIVING UP TO HER BADASS REP,
SHELLY GOES STRAIGHT IN
FOR THE COW SKIN.
>> THE MEN BE LIKE,
"OH, I WANT COW SKIN SOUP."
>> AH!
>> RIGHT? AND THE FEMALES
BE LIKE, "OH, I'LL HAVE
THE CHICKEN FOOT."
SO IT'S--IT'S ALMOST LIKE
A STAMINA KIND OF THING.
>> RIGHT.
I WON'T LIE, I WAS IMPRESSED.
THIS GIRL'S GOT SOME BALLS.
>> THIS WILL GIVE ME
THE STAMINA, HOPEFULLY,
TO GO AND DO SOME
HARD TRAINING TOMORROW.
[LAUGHS]
>> I LOVE MY CHICKEN FOOT SOUP.
BUT LATE AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY
IF I'VE BEEN DANCING MY *** OFF
AT THE DANCEHALL,
I WILL ALWAYS HIT UP
THE ROADSIDE PAN CHICKEN STANDS,
LIKE THIS ONE, SHAGGY'S.
>> WHAT IS PAN CHICKEN?
LITERALLY, YOU TAKE A DRUM,
YOU CUT IT IN HALF, AND IT'S
BASICALLY A STREETSIDE BARBEQUE.
>> IT'S LIKE THE BEST KIND OF
JERK CHICKEN YOU COULD EVER EAT.
>> JERK CHICKEN!
[GRUNTS]
I'M TELLING YOU, MAN, IT'S GOOD.
>> YOU CAN FIND PAN CHICKEN
EVERYWHERE.
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE DAY,
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AND ALSO AT EVERY PARTY
THERE'S A PAN CHICKEN MAN
OUTSIDE THAT DANCE.
GO EAT SOME.
>> I HEAD OVER TO THE RECORDING
STUDIO TO MEET BACK UP
WITH NEW KIDZ, MY BUDDIES
FROM THE MARKET THIS MORNING.
I'M THRILLED THAT THEY ARE BUSY
RECORDING WITH ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PEOPLE IN JAMAICA:
LADY SAW, A LEGENDARY SINGER
KNOWN AS THE QUEEN OF DANCEHALL.
I MET HER FIRST IN 1999,
AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS
EVER SINCE.
>> ♪ LET ME LOVE YOU
WITH MY HEELS ON, YEAH
INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR DING-***
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
SO LONG
TAKE ME TO THE SWING SONG
MAKE LOVE TO A SLOW SONG ♪
>> TONIGHT, THEY'RE RECORDING
AT TRUCKBACK STUDIOS,
A TINY BUT FAMOUS MUSIC STUDIO
THAT ACTUALLY,
JUST LIKE THE NAME SAYS,
IS IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK.
I'M A FAN. YOU KNOW I'M A FAN
FROM WAY, WAY, WAY BACK.
I LOVE IT.
ANYTHING YOU DO, ANYTHING
YOU TOUCH, FOR ME, IS PERFECT.
>> ME TOO, SAME HERE.
YOU KNOW ALREADY.
SAME HERE.
>> WHY NOT DRINK FOR THAT?
>> ALL RIGHT,
LET'S HAVE A DRINK.
>> I'M READY.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LADY SAW TELLS ME SHE WAS
ABOUT TO QUIT DANCEHALL
AND GO INTO GOSPEL,
BUT THEN HER LATEST SINGLE,
"HEELS ON," HIT NUMBER ONE.
>> "HEELS ON" TOOK OFF,
AND I'M LIKE, OKAY,
GOD WANTS TO BLESS ME
WITH THIS ONE. I'M GOING TO
STAY UP IN HERE
AND MAKE THAT MONEY.
>> EXACTLY.
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
THE ENERGY HERE, I'VE NEVER
BEEN HERE, BUT I WOULD LOVE
TO COME BACK AND RECORD.
WE MIGHT RECORD A RECORD BEFORE
WE ACTUALLY LEAVE HERE TONIGHT.
>> CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, CHECK!
>> OH, HE'S SO CUTE!
MAYBE IT'S THE WINE,
OR THE GOOD VIBES HERE,
BUT NEW KIDZ SOMEHOW
CONVINCES ME TO SING A HOOK
FOR HIS NEW SONG.
ALL RIGHT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ONCE A DREAM
NOW MY MONEY ROLLING ♪
[BEEP] [BEEP] [BEEP]
[LAUGHS]
I MEAN, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
[LAUGHS]
♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
KEEPING IT REAL
[LAUGHS]
NOW MY MONEY ROLLING ♪
[BEEP] [BEEP]
DAMN, [BEEP], ONE MORE TIME.
♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
WE'RE KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ALL A DREAM
MY MONEY ROLLING OVER
LIKE AN ESCALATOR ♪
>> YEAH!
>> SHE JUST ASKED ME ON PURPOSE,
BECAUSE I DEFINITELY
DON'T SING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE
I DON'T KNOW, EVER.
YOU KNOW ME.
I DON'T DRINK AND RECORD,
USUALLY.
WELL...
EH-EH.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> THAT MIGHT BE A BIT
OF A WHITE LIE.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU FEEL SAFE.
AS AN ARTIST, YOU HAVE
TO FEEL SAFE, AND I FEEL SAFE,
SO IT'S GOOD.
DON'T FORGET THE TREE.
TRUCKBACK IS PARKED RIGHT
UNDER A BEAUTIFUL ACKEE TREE,
AND THE MUSICIANS HERE FEEL
THAT IT GIVES THEM
ARTISTIC INSPIRATION.
ALL I CAN SAY IS...
I GET IT.
♪ MY THUGS ARE PREPARED TO BEAT
THAT LIKE DRUMMING
MY MAN GIVE ME STACKS ON STACKS
FOR THIS, HONEY ♪
>> TO BEAT THAT LIKE DRUMMING.
MY MAN GIVE ME STACKS
ON STACKS...
>> SESSIONS IN JAMAICA
ARE DIFFERENT THAN SESSIONS
IN AMERICA. LIKE, YOU MIGHT HAVE
PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED,
BUT HERE EVERYONE'S INVOLVED.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE ONE PERSON
IS LIKE, "GIVE ME THIS.
I WROTE THIS. YOU OWE ME MONEY."
EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED.
I LOVE IT.
>> LADY SAW, EVE, NEW KIDZ,
ARE THE BOMB. DROP BACK!
>> ♪ DROP BACK, CHECK ♪
I LOVE IT, YO.
♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ALL A DREAM
MY MONEY ROLLING OVER
LIKE AN ESCALATOR ♪
>> [LADY SAW RAPPING]
>> WE SPEND THE REST OF THE
NIGHT RECORDING OUR NEW
COLLABORATION, "MONEY GREEN,"
AND DECIDE TO RELEASE IT RIGHT
HERE IN KINGSTON TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> [INDISTINCT]
OUR NEW DANCE,
AND IT'S CALLED THE TRACKLE.
IT'S A SERIES, SO WATCH IT.
TRACKLE. 6, 7, AND...
>> AFTER STAYING UP
AT THE MUSIC STUDIO ALL NIGHT,
I SLEEP IN TILL PAST ELEVEN,
AGAIN, AND MISS MY LAST CHANCE
AT A TRUE JAMAICAN BREAKFAST
ON THIS TRIP.
MORNING.
SO MY DRIVER SUGGESTS WE
HEAD OVER TO ONE
OF KINGSTON'S MANY FRUIT STANDS.
THIS ONE, LOCATED
ON BARBICAN CIRCLE.
YES! I'M EXCITED.
IN JAMAICA THERE ARE
SO MANY INCREDIBLE-TASTING
NATIVE FRUITS.
A LOT OF THEM WE CAN'T EVEN
GET AT HOME.
AND I WANT TO EAT THEM ALL.
I'D BE ON AN ALL-FRUIT DIET
IF I LIVED HERE.
[LAUGHS]
WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS JAMAICAN APPLE.
>> FEELS LIKE A TOMATO ALMOST.
OKAY, AND WHY DO YOU--
DO YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING?
HE'S ACTUALLY--
>> THE LOCALS, WE JUST WASH IT
LIKE THIS. SKIN AND ALL.
>> WOW.
>> COMPARE THIS
TO THE AMERICAN APPLE.
>> THERE'S NO COMPARISON.
>> AND THEN YOU HAVE
THE STAR APPLE.
>> AND WHY IS IT CALLED
STAR APPLE?
>> WHEN YOU CUT INSIDE...
>> YEAH.
>> YOU HAVE THE STAR SHAPE.
>> OH, OKAY.
OH, MY GOD, THAT'S GOOD.
MMM.
WHAT'S THAT ONE?
>> IT'S A JUNE PLUM.
>> IT CAN BE EATEN RIPE,
AND IT CAN BE EATEN AS IS.
>> WOO-HOO!
IT'S SOUR.
>> YEAH, IT IS SORT OF SOUR.
>> IT'S GOOD TO MAKE JUICE.
>> AND THE NASEBERRY,
ALSO KNOWN AS SAPODILLA,
IS MY FAVORITE OF THEM ALL.
IT TASTES LIKE SWEET POTATO PIE.
THAT'S CRAZY!
I WANT A WHOLE THING OF THESE.
>> [LAUGHTER]
>> AND FINALLY,
THE FAMOUS JAMAICAN ACKEE FRUIT.
THE FRUIT OF THE TREE THAT
GAVE US ALL THAT GOOD
RECORDING POWER LAST NIGHT.
IF I HADN'T SLEPT TOO LATE,
YOU CAN BET I WOULD HAVE BEEN
OVER AT HOT POT, WHERE THEY
SERVE A MEAN ACKEE AND SALTFISH.
THIS IS JAMAICA'S NATIONAL DISH.
A BREAKFAST OF SALTFISH COD,
ACKEE FRUIT, ONIONS, TOMATOES,
AND SCOTCH BONNET PEPPERS.
ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE SCRAMBLED
EGGS, THE TASTE IS FAR FROM IT.
HERE, SERVED WITH CALLALOO,
A LEAFY SPINACH-LIKE GREEN.
BUT MAKE SURE YOU GET HERE
EARLY, BECAUSE JAMAICANS TAKE
THEIR BREAKFAST VERY SERIOUSLY.
AND IT'S USUALLY ALL SOLD OUT
BY 10:00 A.M.
AHH, THAT FRUIT WAS DELICIOUS,
BUT I'M READY FOR MORE.
LUCKILY, I HAVE A DATE
WITH SARA MAIR, WHO'S COOKING UP
A STORM FOR ME JUST 20 MINUTES
AWAY IN BULL BAY,
ON A BEACH KNOWN
FOR ITS SURFING.
DO YOU SEE THIS?
THIS IS AMAZING.
IT'S MY FAVORITE SOUND
IN THE WORLD, THE WAVES.
HELLO.
>> HEY. ARE YOU READY
FOR SOME FOOD?
>> YES, MA'AM.
PLEASE FEED ME.
>> I'VE BEEN COOKING
ALL MORNING.
>> OH...
>> A NATIVE TO KINGSTON, SARA
WAS A "TOP CHEF" CONTESTANT,
HAD HER OWN JAMAICAN
COOKING SHOW, AND IS NOW
THE CHEF AT THE RENOWNED
ORTANIQUE RESTAURANT
IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
BUT SHE COMES HOME TO JAMAICA
WHENEVER SHE'S OFF,
AND BULL BAY IS HER SPOT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK HER TWICE
TO HAVE A BARBEQUE ON HER
FAVORITE BEACH IN THE WORLD.
>> SO WE HAVE SOME, UM,
SALTFISH RUNDOWN WITH CALLALOO,
AND I GRILLED UP SOME LOBSTERS,
WHICH A LITTLE RASTA MAN
JUST HAPPENED TO WALK PAST
ON THE BEACH, AND I WAS LIKE,
"WHAT DO YOU HAVE THERE?"
>> WOW!
>> YES, "GIVE ME THOSE
LOBSTERS."
>> HOW GREAT IS THAT?
>> AWESOME.
>> SO THIS IS CALLED RUNDOWN?
>> THAT IS RUNDOWN.
>> AND WHY IS IT CALLED RUNDOWN?
>> BECAUSE IT'S COOKED
IN COCONUT MILK. IT'S THAT
CLASSIC CARIBBEAN STYLE
OF COOKING. YOU CAN DO
ANYTHING RUNDOWN, REALLY,
BUT USUALLY, IN JAMAICA,
YOU DO MACKEREL RUNDOWN
OR SALTFISH RUNDOWN.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE CREEPY,
BUT CAN I COME LIVE WITH YOU?
LIKE--
>> YOU SING FOR ME,
I COOK FOR YOU.
>> BAM.
I MEAN, THAT'S FINE.
>> THESE ARE THE BREADFRUITS
I ROASTED EARLIER.
>> AH, COOL.
SARA TELLS ME THAT BREADFRUIT
CAME TO JAMAICA
FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA,
AND NOW IS A STAPLE HERE.
WHEN COOKED, IT HAS A TEXTURE
THAT'S LIKE BREAD.
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE VISITOR WHO
WANTS TO EAT SOME BREADFRUIT.
YEAH, I SEE YOU.
>> YEAH, CHEERS.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MEALS
I'VE EVER HAD.
THE SPICY, CREAMY,
SALTY RUNDOWN,
AND THE LOBSTER...
OH, MY GOD.
I'M GOING TO NEED A NAP
AFTER THIS. THIS IS JUST--
I'M READY TO JUST...
>> AS WE CALL IT IN JAMAICA,
ITES.
>> OH, I GOT THE ITES, YEAH.
SARA IS DEFINITELY JAMAICAN,
BUT YOU CAN TELL
THERE IS AS MUCH A MIX TO HER
AS IN HER RUNDOWN.
>> OUR MOTTO IN JAMAICA
IS CALLED
"OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE."
SO, THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS THAT HAVE COME
TOGETHER ON JAMAICA.
FOR INSTANCE, I AM SCOTTISH,
WELSH, AFRICAN, INDIAN,
AND PORTUGUESE JEW,
ALL MIXED UP INTO ONE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT THERE ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT KINDS OF JAMAICANS
FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT PLACES.
>> OUT OF MANY
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE.
>> IT'S JUST ONE BIG
MELTING POT.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF INDIANS,
A LOT OF BLACK AMERICANS,
A LOT OF CHINESE.
>> SO, IN JAMAICA, WE DON'T HAVE
COLOR BARRIERS.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE THINGS HERE.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW OF THAT.
BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHO IS WHO HERE.
>> IT'S A SYNERGY THAT
IS UNEXPLAINABLE SOMETIMES.
YOU HAVE TO REALLY EXPERIENCE IT
FOR YOURSELF,
BUT IT WORKS.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> WELL, I'M A PHILLY GIRL,
AND I THINK MY LOVE OF JAMAICA
COMES FROM PHILLY.
THERE'S A HUGE JAMAICAN
COMMUNITY IN PHILADELPHIA,
AND I ALWAYS USED TO HANG OUT
WITH THEM, AND PEOPLE USED TO
ALWAYS THINK I WAS JAMAICAN,
BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS
WITH THE JAMAICANS.
SO THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE
OF REGGAE COMES FROM.
AND I REMEMBER LANDING,
AND BEING LIKE
"OH, MY GOD, I'M HOME."
AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
AND EVER SINCE THEN,
I CAN'T STAY AWAY.
WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE THE BEACH
TO OURSELVES, BUT YOU, TOO,
CAN HAVE YOUR VERY OWN
BEACH BARBEQUE.
IT'S COMPLETELY LEGAL
IN BULL'S BAY,
AND IT'S A TOTAL BLAST.
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO COOK,
TRY VEGGIE MEALS ON WHEELS
FOR SOME DELICIOUSLY PREPARED
ITAL VEGETARIAN COOKING,
THE CUISINE
OF THE RASTAFARIANS.
>> VEGGIE MEALS ON WHEELS
IS LIKE AN OASIS, BECAUSE
HERE IT'S LIKE THE BUSY,
BUSY KINGSTON.
WE OFFER HEALTHY FOOD,
BECAUSE WE WANT OUR NATION
TO BE HEALTHY,
WITH A HEALTHY BODY,
AND A HEALTHY BODY LEADS
TO A HEALTHY MIND.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO PRESERVE
MY FATHER'S LEGACY, AS BEING
RASTAFARIANS, WE HAVE TO...
NATURAL FOOD,
GOOD LIVITY, ONE LOVE.
"UP, YOU MIGHTY RACE,"
AS MARCUS GARVEY
ARTICULATED MANY TIMES.
>> MOST PEOPLE DON'T THINK
OF SURFING WHEN THEY
FIRST THINK OF JAMAICA.
I DIDN'T.
BUT EVERYONE TELLS ME THAT WAVES
HERE ARE PERFECT FOR LEARNING.
RUN BY A 7-MEMBER RASTAFARIAN
SURF FAMILY, JAMNESIA OFFERS
SURFBOARD RENTALS AND REPAIRS,
CLASSES, AND THE CHANCE TO MEET
SOME OF JAMAICA'S TOP SURFERS.
SO HOW BIG IS SURFING
IN JAMAICA? BECAUSE,
I HAVE TO SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW.
>> IT'S NOT VERY BIG. IT'S MAYBE
ABOUT 150 PEOPLE THAT DO SURF,
AND IT RANGES FROM
THE REGULAR JOE THAT YOU SEE
ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,
TO SOMEONE THAT LIVES UPTOWN.
IT'S--EVERYBODY SURFS TOGETHER.
IT'S JUST ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> IT'S A BLACK SAND BEACH,
WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL OF JAMAICA,
BUT IT HAS ITS OWN BEAUTY.
>> OH, THAT IS AMAZING!
>> THAT FEELS SO GOOD.
>> THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER
BIG DANCE THAT WAS A BLAZE
AROUND THE WORLD,
WHICH WAS CALLED THE DUTTY WINE.
DUTTY WINE.
YEAH.
[LAUGHS]
WHOO!
>> WE HAVE TO COME AND FULFILL
OUR FOREFATHERS' MISSION,
BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES WHO
SAID NO SALT, NO PRESERVATIVE,
NO PROCESS,
EVERYTHING FROM THE EARTH,
NATURAL.
CONNECT WITH THE BROTHERS
AND SISTERS THROUGH THE MUSIC,
AS YOU CAN SEE ABOUT BOB MARLEY.
>> WITHOUT RASTA IN JAMAICA,
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE JAMAICA.
THAT BRINGS THE NATURAL CULTURE
IN JAMAICA.
>> SO IT'S ALSO A LIFESTYLE,
LOVING OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
GIVING THANKS, APPRECIATING,
THE--WHAT IS GIVEN TO US.
>> WOW.
FOR ONE OF MY FINAL STOPS,
I HEAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS
TO A VERY SPIRITUAL PLACE
TO BOB MARLEY:
CANE RIVER FALLS.
I LOVE THAT SOUND.
I COULD FALL ASLEEP
TO THAT SOUND.
I'M SURE YOU HEARD
OF BOB MARLEY,
AND, UM, THIS IS WHERE HE USED
TO COME TO, I GUESS,
WASH HIS DREADS, AND KIND OF
GET CLEANSED, IN A WAY.
SO THIS IS, FOR ME,
REALLY COOL TO BE HERE,
BECAUSE I'M A HUGE
BOB MARLEY FAN, AS WE ALL ARE,
SO IT'S JUST NICE TO BE HERE,
SOMEWHERE HE WAS.
WOW.
>> MUSIC IS A WAY THAT BRINGS
PEOPLE TOGETHER HERE IN JAMAICA.
MUSIC IS ONE OF THE GREATEST
THINGS THAT WE HAVE
TO BRING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY
HERE IN JAMAICA.
>> THAT LOOKS LIKE DREADLOCKS,
HUH?
MURALS CREATED BY FANS
LINE THE WALLS HERE,
AS A TRIBUTE TO MARLEY
AND THE RASTAFARIAN CULTURE.
>> IT'S A MUCH MORE
BETTER PLACE.
IT'S MUCH MORE QUIET,
MUCH MORE RELAXING.
NATURAL SPRING WATER,
THE NATURAL COOLING.
YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH HEAT.
JAMAICA IS JUST NATURAL,
WOOD AND WATER.
YEAH.
>> I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS PLACE.
I NEED TO PUT MY FEET
IN THE WATER.
WHOO!
THIS PLACE HAS AN ALMOST
SACRED FEEL TO IT.
YOU CAN REALLY FEEL
THE CONNECTION OF BOB MARLEY
AND THE THINGS HE WROTE ABOUT
IN HIS SONGS.
IT'S ALL ALIVE AND WELL HERE.
MANY JAMAICANS COME UP HERE
TO RECONNECT WITH THE PURE
BEAUTY OF THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE
TO DISCOVER THE RICH HISTORY
OF RASTAFARIAN CULTURE
AND THE HISTORY OF BOB MARLEY.
>> WE, JAMAICANS,
WHENEVER WE GO ABROAD,
THE FIRST THING THEY ASK IS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT ABOUT BOB MARLEY?
SO, DEFINITELY GO
TO THE BOB MARLEY MUSEUM.
>> BOB MARLEY MUSEUM.
FROM WHEN YOU ENTER THE GATES
YOU CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT OF BOB
COMING OVER YOU.
SO, FROM THE ENTRANCE,
THAT WHOLE HOLISTIC VIBRATION,
RASTAMAN VIBRATION, POSITIVE.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK
GREET EVERYONE.
WALKING IS BETTER
IF YOU'RE ON A TOUR.
YOU GET TO SEE WHAT HIS VIBE WAS
WHEN HE WAS JAMMING HIS GUITAR.
THE FOOD THERE IS GREAT, ALSO,
I WILL CONFESS.
>> AND JUST LIKE THAT,
IT'S MY LAST NIGHT IN KINGSTON.
I'M KIND OF SAD.
TONIGHT, FICTION LOUNGE
IS WHERE IT'S AT.
THIS IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE PLACES TO COME TO
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA,
AND THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY
THE SONG WE RECORDED LAST NIGHT
AT TRUCKBACK.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST FUN, YOU KNOW.
HOW GOOD IS IT TO MAKE SOMETHING
LAST NIGHT, AND HEAR IT TONIGHT,
SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE ARE
DANCING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE FUN. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HEAR ME INSIDE, BUT LET'S GO.
ANOTHER THING THAT'S GREAT ABOUT
KINGSTON IS WHEN YOU GO OUT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE
OR WHAT YOU DO,
EVERYONE CAN PARTY HERE.
TONIGHT, NEW KIDZ AND LADY SAW
ARE HANGING OUT, OF COURSE.
ZJ RUSH IS THE DJ
AND WORKING THE MIC.
THERE'S SHAGGY,
PROBABLY JAMAICA'S MOST FAMOUS
LIVING MUSICIAN,
AND THE KING TO LADY SAW'S
QUEEN OF JAMAICAN DANCEHALL.
I'VE WORKED WITH THIS GUY
SEVERAL TIMES,
AND HE IS CRAZY.
IN A GOOD WAY.
AND I GET TO MEET
USAIN BOLT HIMSELF,
THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN
AND OLYMPIC CHAMPION.
RUMOR HAS IT THIS HANDSOME GUY
IS HERE WITH NO FEWER
THAN 3 DATES TONIGHT.
I'M NOT SURPRISED,
WE'RE IN JAMAICA, AFTER ALL.
>> LADY SAW IN THE BUILDING!
EVE, THE SUPERSTAR RAPPER
EVE IN THE BUILDING!
I TOLD YOU, EVE!
I TOLD YOU I'D HAVE A SPECIAL
SURPRISE HERE, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
>> THEY PLAY OUR SONG
AND THE PLACE GOES OFF.
I LOVE FICTION LOUNGE,
BUT OTHER TIMES
YOU CAN BET YOU'LL FIND ME
AT ONE OF KINGSTON'S
OUTDOOR DANCEHALL PARTIES.
THEY DON'T REALLY GET GOING
TILL ABOUT 3:00 A.M.,
AND LAST TILL DAWN.
>> THEY SAY NEW YORK
IS THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS,
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
IT'S KINGSTON.
>> IT STARTED FROM A LONG WHILE,
FROM SLAVERY DAYS. THE SLAVES
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DANCING.
THAT'S WHAT GIVE THEM THE JOY.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS THEM ALIVE.
>> AND DANCEHALL
IS A LOT OF ENERGY,
A LOT OF VIBE, A LOT OF PASSION.
>> EVERY CHANCE WE GET TO DANCE,
WE DANCE.
>> ♪ COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
WE'RE KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ALL A DREAM
MY MONEY ROLLING OVER
LIKE AN ESCALATOR
COOL LIKE BREEZE
WHEN I'M IN JAMAICA
COUNTING G'S
GOT TO MAKE THE PAPER
WE'RE KEEPING IT REAL
IT WAS ALL A DREAM
MY MONEY ROLLING OVER
LIKE AN ESCALATOR ♪
I LOVE THE WAY
THE SKY LOOKS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SO PRETTY.
THE SUN COMES UP
AND THE PARTY IS OVER,
AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO HOME.
THIS TRIP FOR ME HAS BEEN
DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER TRIP.
I GOT TO SEE SOME FRIENDS.
I GOT TO MAKE SOME NEW FRIENDS.
I GOT TO MAKE SOME MUSIC.
I GOT TO GO OUT.
THE CRAB...OH!
THAT CRAB WAS SO GOOD.
YOU COME DOWN AND YOU MUST,
MUST, MUST TRY THE CRAB.
YOU KNOW, GET OUT.
DON'T SIT IN YOUR HOTEL.
GO SEE THE PEOPLE.
GO MEET THE PEOPLE.
JAMAICANS ARE REAL.
IF THEY LIKE YOU, THEY TELL YOU.
IF THEY DON'T,
THEY JUST DON'T TALK TO YOU.
SO, THE FACT THAT THE JAMAICAN
PEOPLE ACCEPT ME, AND THAT
MY MUSIC TRANSCENDS TO THEM,
BECAUSE THEIR MUSIC
COMPLETELY INFLUENCES ME,
AND THEIR CULTURE INFLUENCES ME,
SO, I LOVE THAT I'M ACCEPTED.
HONORARY JAMAICAN.
YEAH, MAN.
THIS TRIP HAS MADE ME
FALL IN LOVE WITH KINGSTON
ALL OVER AGAIN.
I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD
TO MY NEXT TRIP BACK.
BYE.