Judgement Yard

[Judgement Yard] was established as a community centre in August Town by Sizzla Kalonji. As the owner and founder of the Yard, he is responsible for many youths here in the community of August Town, as well as youths who come from other areas to seek assistance and guidance in life as well as music.

[Judgement Yard] is like a home to many Rastafari youth, of which the majority wear turbans and trod the earth as battlefield warriors in Selassie Army in that I and I "burn" corruption and dirty livity. Many of these same youths who are members of [Judgement Yard] fraternity are musicians or have some direct affiliation with the music through production works, artiste works, etc. Some of these talents are featured on this website, but many more will follow because Judgement Yard is ever progressive and never idle. As Sizzla Kalonji is a versatile pioneer within Reggae music, so are all of the battlefield warriors who compromise the body of the Judgement Yard organism, while Sizzla represents the head.

In the recent past, Judgement Yard has received much media criticism and scrutiny due to the cache of automatic, high-powered weapons found here in March of 2005, in addition to the many surges in violence that occur in that particular section of August Town. There has been an ongoing feud between Judgement Yard, which was originally known as "Colour Red" Corner and residents of Vietnam, Jungle 12 and River sections of August Town. These feuds over the years have resulted in multiple deaths in the community as well as the presence of heavily armed police and soldiers who patrol the community on a daily basis. However, this war has served to strengthen the resolve of the warriors in Judgement Yard and I and I remain undeterred in I and I works as I and I realize that war is a reality of the ghetto, especially in a garrison like August Town, where borderlines are strictly observed at night time and curfew is a norm.

However, Judegement Yard does not mediate war. Instead, I and I meditate righteous works unto The Almighty High JAH RASTAFARI Selassie I, and are like Shepherds unto the sheep of His pastures, guiding them through musical works.