In the 1970s, people from the Caribbean, primarily Jamaicans, left Toronto’s downtown core for the sprawling subdivisions of Scarborough. But instead of young people occupying the basement of an elder’s house, it was my parents and their friends holding parties at each other’s houses. This video was familiar to me because my childhood was spent at parties just like it. Eventually, the elder brings the party to a close when the banging on the furnace once again causes him to leave his plate of food. At one point, a young boy in his pajamas joins the party, briefly, until he is escorted out. Throughout the video, camera crosscuts depict a large group of young Black people dancing, tables filled with cooked food, and an unfinished basement with its dim lighting, low ceiling and crates of vinyl records.Īt some point, the elder leaves the table, descends the stairs into the basement, grabs the mic to tell the crowd of young people with his Caribbean accent, “Stop banging on the damn furnace!” On the main floor, he greets an older Black man eating a plate of cooked food at a table while playing dominos with other elders. Directed by Toronto’s own Director X, the video begins with Sean Paul exiting his car in the middle of winter and walking toward a house where a party is being held in the basement. Neighbors said they thought police cars responding to the crime scene were part of the production.In 2002, reggae artist Sean Paul shot the video for his song ‘ Get Busy/Like Glue,’ in Vaughan.
Several luxury cars and SUVs including Mercedes and Cadillacs were used in the filming. Respect.”Īpproximately 70 people were involved in the “Get Busy” video shoot. “Although I did not witness the incident, my sympathy and prayers go out to the victim’s family and to those who have been affected by this tragedy. “I was deeply saddened to hear that a shooting occurred last night in the vicinity of my video shoot,” Sean Paul said in a statement.
“He pulled up and got shot while he was still inside ,” the man said. One resident, identified only as Tom, said he heard the victim had just arrived on the set. Tony Brown said in a press conference that Christie was not part of the crew or cast and that the investigation is ongoing. Several shell casings were seen near the vehicle. York Regional Police were examining a white Range Rover believed to be driven by the victim. The gunman and another person allegedly left in a black Mercedes SUV. “It was extras, apparently, who shot the guy.” Christie reportedly arrived on the set in a white Range Rover when the shooting occurred. “We were all inside shooting the music video and we heard gunshots outside,” said a production crewmember who requested anonymity. He was pronounced dead at Etobicoke General Hospital. in Vaughn, an area on the northern outskirts of Toronto. 8 this week on the Billboard Hot 100, was filming a Little X-directed clip when shots were fired outside a house being utilized as part of the set.Īccording to newspaper and television reports, the victim, 21-year-old Ramesh Christie, was shot in the abdomen at around 8:30 p.m. Paul, whose single “Gimme the Light” is No. 9) during a Toronto-area video shoot for “Get Busy” by Jamaican dance hall artist Sean Paul. Shots were fired and one man was killed last night (Dec.