By TEINO EVANS, Staff Reporter
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MANY ARTISTES HAVE come and gone but veteran female deejay, Lady G is one of a few that has stood the test of time.
Born Janice Fyffe, she has survived in the music business for approximately 18 years. She says this is largely due to her love for the music and the support she gets from those around her.
"Mi buss from 1988 ... an a jus God an di love for music an encouragement from other people that keep mi going," Lady G told THE STAR.
While so much time has passed since then, the deejay strongly believes that the more things seem to change, the more they remain the same.
"... Bout two years ago, mi would a seh it change but it coming right back to the 80's. Yuh have producers weh a lick ova back riddims from di '80s and even the deejays now in 2000, remodelling deejays lyrics from in the '80s like Kartel did do a style weh seh 'style a style an pattern a pattern' which was similar to something that Papa San did in the '80s," Lady G explained.
FULL CIRCLE
The music, Lady G says, is coming full circle, which may not necessarily be the best thing for the future of dancehall music. "Di music come back to basics, but I don't really see this as good, because if we really want to see the music move forward wi haffi try to create something new each time and move on. I don't want to say that deejays today are stuck on ideas, because yuh have young artistes weh really creative but some a dem, fi tell you di truth, a jus bare remodeling a gwaan. Maybe the artistes just feel like they want to relive the past," Lady G said.
The deejay Lady G, who was noted back in the '80s for songs like Round Table Talk featuring Papa San, has recently made a strong comeback with singles, Woman's Intuition and Return Sender.
The two singles, direct counteractions to songs released by dancehall artiste Kiprich, have safely garnered the public's attention.
Lady G says the songs, which counteract the Kiprich's Telephone Ting and The Letter, were never planned to happen in that manner. She said after tasting success with her first counteraction, she could not resist the temptation of answering a second song.
"Really and truly, the idea fi do di first one was encouraged by my brother Pantho, suh mi jus tek up the offer an do it an I don't regret it one bit. It's nothing personal, but it's something that the women always want to do, fi have di last talk," Lady G explained. "It was fun doing Woman's Intuition and I said why not answer back a second time ... The more I change up the lyrics, I found it to be funnier, so I just had to answer again," Lady G said.
While some persons may view this as a personal attack on Kiprich, there is no love lost between the artistes, only mutual respect and appreciation for the work that they have been doing.
"Mi haffi big up Kiprich still, cause him nuh mind, yuh know if a some artiste dem woulda waan mek an issue out of it," Lady G said.
When THE STAR contacted Kiprich he said he had no problem with Lady G's efforts. "Mi feel good fi know seh di people dem accept mi song dem an no mi nuh feel nuh way, Lady G a do ar ting, she a express fi ar feeling. It gives more boost cause is a traditional ting inna Jamaica when a hit song do, people counteract it an when G do it, den mi know seh it connect. G a veteran an she's good at what she does."
CRITICISED
Lady G, however, says she has been criticised by some persons who feel that she is better than doing counteractions to songs already out there.
"People wi seh 'Bwoy G, yuh nuh need fi a do dem ting deh cause yuh original from long time,' but I'm glad they know that. I am an artiste weh really focus on original at all time. Nobody couldn't tell me seh I woulda do something like this. Music is a funny business ... but right yah now, every ting cris and I really want to focus on my album," Lady G said.
The deejay is working on an album with Fattis Burrell for his Xterminator label and hopes to complete it before the end of the year.
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