BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – DANCEHALL artiste Tommy Lee in a recent interview says he has nothing but respect for veteran dancehall artiste Bounty Killer who had made adverse comments regarding his career.
According to reports, the ‘cross, angry, miserable’ Alliance leader, Killer criticized Lee and other artistes for the type of lyrics used in their music and described them as demonic.
Reports stated that Killer took to social media outlet, Twitter, to voice his frustrations against Lee and other Dancehall artistes who use demonic lyrics in their songs.
He first tweeted a link which tied in the ‘Sparta’ concept to homosexuality, sparking more controversy and speculation regarding Lee’s ‘Gaza Sparta’ persona.
In part the statement read, “Tired a dem now yow every man know a me say youths fi run the place, but nuh come chat nuh f****y bout freak and devil or demon, ago kill off some a dem, so when a man ago sing certain things him nuh think say nobody was gonna have a problem wid him argument dem, a when since u can just come inna dancehall and a bring een demon ppl freely so?
How long we have we dancehall nice and pure mad mi mad to bloodc****, some a dem too brite and no big man inna dancehall naah stand up and tell dem say dat nuh accepted, ppl mi fight fi dancehall wid mi life and say f**k career dem naah mash it up enuh!”
But with those ‘shots’ fired and persons wondering if the two would clash at Sting 2012, Lee approaches the verbal attack calmly and respectfully.
“Mi nuh have nuh comment pon dat enuh, a elder and mi nah disrespect him. Di youth dem just duh the right and hold up yu head. A him name Bounty and a him sey cross, angry and miserable. I have no problem with him, mi respect and love him same way, mi just a look mine and a mek sure sey mi kids dem eat,” Lee told the Jamaica STAR.
However, the popular ‘Gaza’ artiste’s recent single ‘Uncle Demon’ and his mentor Vybz Kartel’s ‘Daddy Devil’ has their lyrics raising ire of many notable industry players including Downsound Records producer, Skatta Burrell.
Burrell tweeted that he could not believe Jamaicans were inviting the devil into their blessed country and hoped when destruction started to happen they did not call on God.
The Alliance Next Generation manager, Cross Cris also lashed out against artistes who use such material in their songs, stating, “This issue affects dancehall and Jamaica as a wider populace... We cannot be glorifying demonic and satanic music. Some people use words/phrases without properly researching the meaning.”
According to Cross Cris, there are no personal issues being taken up with these artistes, just the content of their music.
“It is the continuous glorification of satanism and demonism that is being portrayed that we are against, nothing more.”
Lee was said to be with the Portmore Empire camp since 2009 but really started making a buzz late 2011.
He generated lots of buzz with ‘Warm Dem’ and ‘A Million’ on the Lost Angel Riddim.
