Ce’cile Slams Foota Hype For Ignoring Female Dancehall Artistes
Dancehall’s Bad Gyal Ce’cile hauled Foota Hype over the coals on Wednesday, after the selector made a post calling for Jamaican artistes to ensure they “take care” of selectors.
In the post, Foota showed a photo of DJ Khaled and rapper Fat Joe, relaxing in what appears to be a private jet, and said the relationship the duo had, was something Jamaican artistes ought to emulate.
“Jamaican artiste need fi learn from this @djkhaled was @fatjoe dj, joe was the millionaire. He put Khaled on and now Khaled a run di place he make sure Joe good even tho Joe far from broke; moral of the story take care of ur selector u never what tomorrow may bring,” Foota wrote.
Ce’cile, who appeared to be in a militant mood, shot back at Foota, reminding him that many music selectors, including the self-proclaimed Viral King himself, were biased in their operations and gave female artistes very little support or highlight, opting instead to push the music of their male friends.
“A dat fi reach oonu… fuss of all a bare man oonu busssss..all the while a bun b-tty man daily…which female oonu buss tell me? Who? Took up a career from start fallow back a her like oonu do di man dem,” she declared.
“Fuss of all, if she nah sing bout siddung pon oonu c__ky oonu nah play it… including u Foota. Come lets argue; I’m ready… and oonu can’t talk bout females not talented and I’m sure they’d be way more loyal….so shut up Foota!” she added.
In attempting to further his arguments and defend himself, Foota insisted that artistes were obligated to give support to selectors after they made it big.
“But Cecile ur absolutely right. That’s y the artiste fi look out fi di selector weh tek side and put him career pon di line fi mek the artiste relevant and rich and that’s exactly what Khaled did only difference is the artiste gave him back 100% support in whatever he did without any ego so able to become a giant and super producer memba that,” he said.
After Ce’cile insisted that Foota ought to play more music from women instead of ungrateful men, he claimed he was indeed doing so, by promoting Daniiboo, Pamputtae, Bad Gyal Jade, Shaneil Muir and Renee 6:30.
Ce’cile also struck back at a fan who countered that she was ‘chatting foolishness’ as Foota had pushed Islawna’s career.
“Obviously u miss my other comment. She a him woman him SUPPOSED TO…n me nah ask Christ ,” she replied, before adding: “And me nuh want hear bout nobody u was sleeping with neida.. ure supposed to help u woman.”
Foota then said Ce’cile had been off the music scene for about three years, and demanded that she apologize and ‘behave’ herself as he had placed equal effort in promoting male artistes as well as females. However, the Changez artiste did not ease up on him.
“Compare to which a di man dem oonu always a bawl out u throat for fibyears pon years….With that same energy??? Who u take side wid??? Who u cuss over? Never seen that energy sir..never seen it… is it ever even close???? And a no u one me a talk still but a you post it suh,” the 46-year-old retorted.
The Manchester native said even though her songs are not being played by Jamaican selectors, despite her having ‘big reggae songs’, she was not lobbying for herself, but for women artistes in general.
“Foota, I never stop sing but me no really want no play from nobody. I’m just making a point….me can use social media now and promote miself God is good,” she said.
Foota ramped up his arguments, making comparisons of female artistes versus the males, and questioning, among other things, the work ethics of the two sexes, arguing that selectors ought not to be blamed for the poor outcomes of the females.
“Ask uself y are there more male artiste than female artiste ask y 99% of the hit riddims are more man pon di riddim than female and also ask whats the ratio with the work ethic between males and females and then si who ago get blame if a selector,” he said.
Unperturbed, Ce’cile again ripped into the Calabar High School old boy, claiming that another flaw of selectors was that they were ‘yes men’ who allowed artistes to dictate to them which artiste’s music they should play and which they should not.
“Next ting now, dem take sides too much…follow backa artiste till dem can’t even play a next artiste music… fuss of all that not supposed to happen… den when a next man hot and dem haffi play tune now a problem… because your loyalty was not to the music but to a set of artistes,” she said.
“Now friendship and support is different. But if you come inna music fi buss CERTAIN PPL AND PLAY CERTIN PPL just fi get back some help, you shouldn’t be a damn DJ,” Ce’cile said.