Blvk H3ro Declares Fantan Mojah Vs Mutabaruka Fire King Fuss A “Clash Of Egos”

Rising Roots Reggae artiste Blvk H3ro has admonished Fantan Mojah for the way in which he responded to utterances by Mutabaruka about his Fire King music video, while describing the imbroglio between two elders, as a “clash of egos”.

The 26-year-old, whilst not taking sides, also explained that he could “relate on one level to Fantan Mojah doing a different type of song to get the ears of the people” as he had to do the bouncy, yet inspirational Young Boss track featuring Wayne J and a later remix with Skillibeng “to make Jamaica hear me”.

“Everybody is really caught up in themselves and forget that as Rasta, there is a reason why you speak what you speak, why you dress how you dress, and why you wear the crown. This is a clash of ego – one man not liking what another put out – and this whole thing just mek Rasta look a way,” Blvk Hero is quoted as saying in an interview with The Gleaner newspaper.

“But Fantan should have ignored the media hype and let the song play.   And then he stepped way out of line when he mentioned Junior Gong’s mother. Fantan, you do music. That’s your job. And if Muta doesn’t like it, so be it. It is probably his job to say it,” the 26-year old admonished.

In the meantime, Blvk H3ro, whose given name is Hervin Bailey, has released visuals for his new track Outside, a song which gives praises to the Almighty for allowing him to overcome obstacles that have come his way.

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The video itself, which was premiered on YouTube on February 12, depicts a young amateur boxer, who is being urged to go seek employment instead of pursuing his pugilistic goals.   The young man eventually gains a scholarship which indicates that his persistence and determination paid off in the end.

The track comes on the heels of his New Millennium album which was done in collaboration with teenaged deejay Wayne J and released in late October 2020, and which was labeled by Blvk H3ro as “a statement from the new generation of Jamaican musicians” with “old-school sensibilities”.

Those “old school sensibilities” resounded across the album which was laced with vintage-dancehall instrumentals and lyrics which paid homage to their predecessors in the music industry, namely U-Roy, Big Youth, Super Cat and Papa San as well as producers Duke Reid and Clement Seymour ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd who was influential in the development of Ska and Reggae in the 1950s and 1960s.

The artiste, who whose musical background is steeped in the church, due to his father being a Minister, began playing drums at eight years old, and at age 13 began singing on the choir.

In 2016 Blvk H3ro and his Reggae Soul Band undertook a festival tour of Europe, making stops at the Reggae Jam Festival in Germany and the Reggae Geel Festival in Belgium to promote his Feet Don’t Fail single from his The Immortal Steppa album.

Blvk H3ro says he is now doing some work with Teflon Zinc Fence and Toast beatmaker Izy Beats well as other international writing sessions and collaborations with “some of the biggest names’ in music.

He noted as well that he has three songs on iconic British Pop and Reggae band UB40, known for their cover versions of a slew of Reggae songs originally recorded by Jamaican artistes such as Eric Donaldson’s Cherry oh Baby, Ken Boothe’s Don’t want to see you cry, Peter Tosh’s Legalize it and Slim Smith’s The Time has come.

The singer also told The Gleaner that he wants to be a “real cultural ambassador” and as such prefers to see the similarities between Rastafari and Christianity rather than the differences.

“I want to stay clean and provide a different avenue for the youth,” he said.