gave dancehall a rude awakening. According to the young wordsmith, her music is journalism and Kingston her frontline. Producer Russell «Phred» Hergert aimed her scattergun delivery and confrontanional lyrics at fearsome techno, hip hop and electro rhythms. Somebody said: «Everything MIA should be, but isn't (there's not a hint of catwalk chic here).»
In Kingston the vibe is actually really good, really colourful. Most of the everyday things on the island by necessity happen in Kingston: studios, businesses, day to day life, everything is in reach, wrapped in a chaotic swirl of people and movement. I hate about Kingston: the crime and violence. Kingston represents the place where I grew up, live, thrive, and document. It is beauty and it is ghetto life in the purest of sense, together and separate. It has an electric vibe, a nice place to be, in spite of the troubled circumstances that one can get into at times.
favorite band hailing from the city?
Jimmy Cliff
favorite building?
Island Life Plaza Shopping Centre. Very abstract building of blue glass panelsand optical illusions.
favorite club?
Asylum. You can go crazy at the «Asylum»!
best day of the week in the city?
Friday’s – week done, people are paid, everything comes to life.
what should one eat when in the city?
Steamed Fish with fried dumplings.
where was your first flat?
The same one I still live in – and was literally born in. Kingston 11, Waterhouse.
which is the best job one can have in the city?
Musician.
where do you kiss the last time (or where would you like to)?
My room. I don’t kiss on the street.
best movie that takes place in the city?
«Shottas» by Cess Silvera.
which person from the city you like the most?
My son, Joseph.
favorite restaurant?
Jamrock Cafe, 69 Knutsford Boulevard.
favorite place to shag?
That’s personal. Home.
which song fits the city the best?
«Kingstonlogic»
favorite sports team?
Waterhouse F.C.
favorite street?
Rushworth Ave.
favorite street corner?
Big Road – central point of Waterhouse, bus terminal.
Kool & The Gang
you remember the good old days?
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