Bobby 6ix’s Debut EP ‘God Bless’ Is Out Now
Dancehall artist Bobby 6ix has used the downtime of the pandemic to write and record enough music that today, March 26 he can proudly drop his debut EP God Bless.
The artist, like so many in the Dancehall fraternity, found avenues for making money drying up as the pandemic continued to overwhelm the Jamaican economy. He ensured that he kept himself active on the scene and released an impressive 10 songs in 2021 alone.
Coinciding with the release of the EP, Bobby dropped visuals for Make Money.
He spoke with the Jamaica Star about his seven-track project, one that he feels sure will propel him into the limelight of the genre.
“Da quarantine thing yah did set a way innu but we good out here. Every dancehall artiste love to drop track after track. It help yuh fi stay relevant and keep people attention on you. But it also very important to put out projects. Mi deh a di stage now weh me a see more and more say a good body of work can go a far way and me think me have enough songs can really put a good project out there,” he said.
The purpose of his album is two-fold. On the one hand, he wanted to keep himself busy but on the other hand, he wanted fans to realize what a remarkable force he intends to be in Dancehall.
“Mi have reality songs, positive songs, girl songs, every kinda song yuh can think of. Di people dem never request this but mi see say me can dweet. The opportunity come up and mi just grab it. Mi take this business yah very serious innu,” he said.
He noted that he thinks there has been a decline in appreciation for Dancehall on the local market in recent times. He used his group 6ix as an example of that decline. Many fans have questioned the silence of the group which some feel could be blamed on the absence of the charismatic group leader Squash, from the island since late 2019, the fact that they are being barred by the police from performing at many shows, and of course the pandemic.
While he acknowledged that the group had slowed down, he gave the assurance that they are still working together.
“The title of the EP is God Bless and that’s what the 6ix is, we bless by the Almighty. So all when it seem like nuttin nah gwaan inna di camp, things always a gwaan and doors always a open,” he added.
The fact that they are low-key right now is in no way indicative that the group is disbanded, he continued. “Not because unu nah see we nuh mean say we nah work. The work a put in same way. We have songs, we still a drop videos. The 6ix is still real out here, no mistake about that,” he said.
In 2019, the Montego Bay-based group, raised eyebrows in the industry as many hailed them as the next big force in Dancehall. The group which includes star members like Chronic Law and Daddy1 seem to be persevering behind the scenes even if their activity has been noticeably missing.
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