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Life soon sort out
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Yasmine Peru
Monday, August 31, 2009
Despite the Gully & Alliance/Gaza war, the newly unleashed lyrical battle between King of Flossing Flippa Mafia and Elephant Man, and the Macka Diamond/Unicorn eruption, there's still that needed breath of fresh air blowing through the music industry. Happily it's coming from the youngsters.
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| G WHIZZ... Gwaan work fi you lickle till you lickle turn nuff |
Ringing out in between a slew of money tunes are two singles which should be named in any top five pick for Song of the Year. They are Life by newcomer G Whizz and Never Change by Chino McGregor. Both songs are already anthems in and out of the dancehall and are enjoying steady rotation on radio and on the lips of the masses. (Who say dancehall people don't know good tune?) The message, the music, the lyrics and the conviction of the artistes all combine to make that winning formula.
G Whizz speaks directly to the ghetto youth urging them not to "bad mind nobody" because, as the song promises, "life soon sort out". Gwaan work fi you lickle till you lickle turn nuff, no bother be no cruff . believe me. ghetto youth full a talent and you know we muss buss, G Whizz declares convincingly.
His constant references to 'mama' speak volumes:
"Mama tell me say, just gwaan hold a meds, no mek nobody trick you and a full up you head.Mama teach me fi never give up all when the road rocky and the dutty get rough/ And me tell you say, Mama me nah be nuh cruff.
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| CHINO... from mawning, we a hustle and put we all in |
G Whizz states, "This song is the people's anthem . something like Jimmy Cliff song. I am encouraged to continue doing positive music."
The other song, Chino McGregor's Never Change, is just as inspiring and equally popular. It has already raced up several charts locally. Produced by Big Ship - his father Freddy, younger brother Stephen and himself - Never Change hits the right notes. "We haffi rich so Stephen go mix this beat over this vocal," Chino declares in the song emphasising the value of hard work. "From mawning, we a hustle and put we all in when we work we nuh pree nuh stalling . from mawning, yeah a so we stay . we never ever change."
And, while we listen out for more great songs from these talented young artistes, we continue to sing, ". me nah worry, my life soon happy."
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