Jahmiel Says He’s Still Booked And Busy After MVP Split
Better Tomorrow artist Jahmiel says despite extricating himself from the MVP Dancehall coalition, he remains well sought-after where international performance bookings are concerned and his hefty royalty cheques continue to roll in.
During an interview with Television Jamaica’s Anthony Miller on Friday night’s edition of The Entertainment Report, the 29-year-old dismissed any suggestions that he was not in-demand, evidenced by his royalty statements.
“If you a focus pon di local scene yuh might seh Jahmiel nuh inna di top 10. But yuh have a ting name Audiomack; Jahmiel eva inna di top five. An when my statement dem come – my royalty statement dem, different ting bredda. Mi good, mi great,” he told Miller in addressing the amount of traction he maintains.
As for the MVP syndicate, (an acronym for Mavado, Alkaline’s Vendetta, and his own Patriotz brand), Jahmiel said that it is now a thing of the past, a rumor he had initially denied in late 2020 when the news began circulating.
“MVP a jus di past man. Mi focus pon my ting. Mi focus pon Patriotz. Patriotz stands alone. An dat a dat, yuh zimi?” he stated.
When Miller asked whether “everybody still talks”, the Portmore native replied: “No, wi nuh talk. What was the issue? Dat good man.”
When pressed as to whether he could provide any information to shed light on why the triad disintegrated, Jahmiel said, among other things, he felt obscure at times.
“Jahmiel is a leader, yuh zimi? An mi jus haffi do weh mi haffi do. Mi kinda feel held back and decide fi meck my move. Mi si where mi fi focus on building my brand. Caw sometime mi feel like mi get overshadowed, suh at di end a di day, if wi haffi meck wi step and build wi ting, wi haffi do dat,” he said.
When asked in terms of how things panned out, whether jumping ship was the right decision, Jahmiel responded in the affirmative.
“Definitely fi me. A lot a people feel like seh, who, Jahmiel nave di hit chunes an dem ting deh,” he said before adding: “Wi get call everyday. Once di numbas right, I’m outta there.”
“Patriotz a Patriotz man. Memba seh a nuh man buss me enuh, Anthony Milla. Memba seh a me come pon di scene an seh ‘wi nuh frighten fi house pon di hill’. Get mi numba one. Yuh know how much work mi put een before mi get dah numba one ddeh? Whole heap a hard work. Suh everything weh yuh si Jahmiel have, mi deserve it; mi work fi it. Mi work hard fi it yuh seet?” the True Colours singer added.
Jahmiel’s response still did not appear to satisfy Miller who continued to probe, asking “since MPP, hasn’t there been less shine on Jahmiel as opposed to when you were with MVP?”
“Mi naw guh seh dat. Mi still have mi fan base. Wi jus a come back from Guyana. Wi have England a come up, St Maarten a come up, you name it. Is like nuttn nuh change. Because wha, mi always have my day one fans dem, weh a Jahmiel dem a deal wid. Dem nuh change. Dem loyal to me an weh mi a deal wid,” he explained.
Jahmiel released his 16-track sophomore album titled Legend, on Good Friday which features the title track Legend, a collab with Masicka, Africa with Bugle, Beautiful with Stonebwoy and 7even Time Rise with Vershon.
Legend comes seven years after his 2015 breakout hit, “Gain The World, and three years after he released his debut album Great Man which featured songs such as Don’t Wanna Lose You, Treasure, and AOK.