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DESPITE THE STUNTS AND OUTLANDISH BEHAVIORS – IT STILL TAKES REAL TALENT TO MAKE IT IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS!

Charles Campbell, JaRIA vice-chairman.-File— By Sadeke Brooks— Despite the stunts and outlandish behaviour of some new acts wanting to break into the dancehall and reggae market, industry insiders believe talent is still very important. The biggest stunt of the lot came recently with Ikon D Link threatening to commit suicide if ZJ Liquid did not play his song. There have also been new acts like Ricky Carty having sexual intercourse in his music video, while J Amsterdam sang about performing cunnilingus. But Charles Campbell, executive director of the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), says the dancehall space has been reduced to a “local phenomenon where the artists are focusing on how they can grab some attention to get a booking for the next dance. The more outlandish, the more crude, the more brutish you are, the more attention you grab. That’s … Read entire article »

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DANCEHALL ARTIST IKON D LINK CLIMBS KINGSTON’S ZIP-FM TRANSMITTER AND THREATENS TO JUMP IF HIS SONG IS NOT PLAYED!

KINGSTON, Jamaica — An upcoming dancehall artist created a stir in Half-Way-Tree Tuesday evening when he climbed a transmitter pole at ZIP FM radio station on Courtney Walsh Drive and threatened to jump if his song was not played. The artist, who was identified as Ikon D Link, was reportedly observed climbing the tower sometime about 5:00 pm and drew scores of onlookers to the scene before he was rescued by the police and firemen and carted off to jail. Another upcoming artist, who gave his name as Sanchez Pinnacle, gave an account of the incident. “I was sitting in  bar when I saw him about quarter way on de pole and me and fren rush go over ZIP and see him a climb and say play man tune,” he said. A woman who was … Read entire article »

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