adminnothing more than temporary popularity, while the bosses catapulted to the top of the dancehall ladder.
The STAR spoke with some of the artistes affiliated with the Gully/Gaza feud and they believe the bosses were the main beneficiaries after the smoke cleared.
According to Trippledose, Jahvinci’s manager, the feud was all about the bosses.
“Mavado and Kartel were the backbone of their entity so everything was centred around the bosses. So no matter what the supporting artistes did, they could not get as much spotlight as the bosses.
We know they are there but despite the fact that they helped to hold up the thing, dem neva get a fair chance to shine. It’s not like the supporting artistes didn’t have songs which were equally good or even better, but the leaders gave themselves preference,” he said.
Trippledose also said Jahvinci is aiming to create his own fan base and will release a reggae album soon.
Flexx, former ghost writer and member of Mavado’s Gullyside squad, says the success of the artistes largely depends on the character of the group leader.
“It depends on how the leading artiste from each camp look on things. Fame is a terrible thing, and a lot of the time is not even dem write the songs, but dem think it hard fi give the little credit to the young artiste, dem want all the hype . . . sometime you end up rating the big artiste more than how dem rate you so it hampers how you are treated,” Flexx said. – Jamaica Star.
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