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Quotes
 Dancehall
is just like hip-hop in that it doesn't always talk about bling; it
talks about conscious issues.
Dancehall
reggae is not just about the killer riddims; people the world over love
the way we speak. This music is here to kick up the bass and burn up the
place. I'm talking on behalf of all dancehall.
I
do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.
I
think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they
shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment
or judgment about how life is supposed to be.
Right them side there, you see like uptown, Saint Andrew, like Linford. I’m from here, from the hillside.
I
would like to work with anyone in the business who wants to give respect
back to the Jamaican vibe.
Music
is your own talent and is an important tool. Even if you don't want to
be a role model, get ready to be in the public eye. Energy is there, you
just have to use it.
Music
tells you about the artist and what they were thinking about at the
time, because the person has to think about it to sing it.
My
lyrics come from my experiences growing up in life, trying to find out
and express who I am. That's basically it. I'm not trying to be a
prophet or anything like that. I'm just reflecting on life.
Definitely. My mums was a artist, my father is a businessman. She’s a artist, she paints.
Please
remember we all come from the same one and we will all return to that
one, so there is no reason for fighting.
Sometimes
you have to take a break from being a crazy kid. You can't be doing that
all the time. Sometimes you just have to pay respect to your own
simple-ness.
When
I got a job at a bank, I began writing my own songs about social change.
I then got deeper and deeper into the music world.
I always love music, my mums was always playing music in the house, she especially used to listen to like Beatles and crazy songs like that. Also, growing up in Jamaica I hear reggae music all over the place, everywhere I go, so it was influential for me. Plus dancehall music and hip hop style started to get into my soul at that time, about the age of 13, 12, especially Super Cat, because to me, Super Cat is a bad man, but him turn him life around.
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