Natty King told THE WEEKEND STAR that although he is being bashed for stepping into the dancehall with a somewhat raunchy girls' tune, he is pleased that Joe is creating a buzz.
" Joe is a reality song, these things happen. It is the pretty boys who get all the girls. People a seh all kinds of things, but yuh can't please di dutty n***a dem. All when yuh do righteousness dem talk negative. Mi do No Guns To Town and dem did a chat bare tings, so now me cork up my ears and a do my thing," he said.
The artwork for Joe is a cartoon depiction of a number of girls lying down on the sand clad
"People like the suss and drama. Yuh can't come back same way and create a buzz. Natty King nuh come fi fight nuh religious war in a music. A lot of people don't know that I started out as a deejay, a cheat me cheat dancehall and come over into reggae," he explained.
Natty King, given name Kevin Roberts, added that his first song was produced by dynamic dancehall duo Steelie and Cleevie, and it was after that, in 2003, that he released No Guns To Town, which was a hit for him. He followed it up with songs like Mr Greedy, Love Me, and for Frenz For Real. His fortunes have since fluctuated, but the singer has a niche in Africa and has toured the continent at intervals. He took a break to attend to personal business, relocated to St
"I just built my studio in Kingston and have my own Wellowell Productions label so when the producer dem not sending me no riddim, I can build my own. The Joe riddim was built by DXL, an engineer/artiste who always uses my studio, and it has a really nice ol' time feel that people love," he said.
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Jamaicans encouraged to take climate change seriously
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr., is appealing for citizens to take climate change more seriously and support the Government’s mitigation efforts.
“Climate change is a challenge that requires a whole-of-society approach. Public, private and civil society actors must play a serious role to attain the future we want for our country – a low-carbon and climate-resilient society,” he said.
Minister Charles Jr. was speaking at the virtual launch of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Civil Society Organisation (CSO) project held recently at Jamaica House.
The project, valued at more than US$1.2 million, aims to strengthen the CSO’s role in supporting the Government’s action on climate change at the community level.
This will be undertaken by enhancing CSO engagement, scaling up innovative climate change solutions among CSOs, building their capacity to access and deliver climate finance, and strengthening the GCF project pipeline by integrating CSO-led/co-led climate change interventions.
Seven Caribbean countries will benefit from the undertaking – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Suriname, with the Climate Change Division in the Ministry being the lead national designated authority.
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is the implementing entity and delivery partner for the project.
Minister Charles Jr. welcomed the project, which, he noted, is being launched at a time when the nation is marking 25 years of climate action.
“It is through co-led climate change projects like this that the country seeks to continuously address climate change at every level,” he noted.
On November 12, the Minister announced that a multisectoral task force will be established by the Ministry to support and advance the country’s development agenda and to ensure that climate change adaptation efforts are sustainable.
- JIS News
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