Ijahmar Releases Video For New Single ’24 hours’: Watch
Dancehall singjay Ijahmar is walking the road less traveled when it comes to dancehall music. He has refrained from doing trigger-pulling songs that glorify violence, get-money anthems that celebrate the ‘choppa lifestyle’ and sidestepped lyrics that degrade black women.
His latest single, 24 Hours, was released on the One Hundred Degrees Records label.
“As you know, there are 24 hours in a day and each day comes with its up and downs, growing and learning my life lessons, so this is a reminder that I have got to appreciate the ups and down,because my understanding is that life is all about giving thanks and God timing is everything,” he mused.
The single was released on all digital download platforms along with visuals provided by veteran video director Nordia Rose.
“The response has been good so far, everyone thinks it’s very good that a young person like myself can deliver such positive message and they want me to continue to do so with my music,” he said.
He complained that the nightly curfews which have been affecting not yet but hopefully soon, due to the early curfew hours .
“I love all kinds of music, I just choose a different path from most artistes my age. Things are coming together perfectly just hope everyone identifies with it; whatever riddim I release a single on will be positive and inspirational because I love to see positive things manifest,” the artiste whose real name is Omar Robertson, said.
Raised in East Kingston, Ijahmar has been pursuing music for a few years. His songs tackle social issues and matters of the heart, and are mixed with his optimistic philosophy that light exists in all things.
Born on December 2, 1992, he grew up in Rockfort, East Kingston. He was educated at the Norman Garden Primary and Junior High School and later graduated to the Edith Dalton James High School, where he discovered a love for music and started building his talent by the age of 15.
He signed to New York-based record label One Hundred Degrees Records in 2018, and got some buzz earlier this year with ‘Thousand Reasons’ that got major play locally, in the Caribbean and countries such as Ghana and Nigeria in the African continent.