Elephant Man makes a news single for his recent troubled
With mounting legal issues, dancehall artiste Elephant Man has taken his plight to song in a new track, 'Badmind'.
Earlier this year, Elephant Man was offered bail in the amount of $400,000 with surety in The Corporate
Area Resident Magistrate's Court.This was after being charged with grievous sexual assault and rape of a 31-year-old female at his Hillcrest Avenue, St Andrew, home last week.
He was also brought before the court last year after it was alleged that an illegal electricity connection was detected at his home.
Also in last year, some of his assets, including his Mercedes-Benz convertible, were seized. It was said he allegedly owed millions in unpaid taxes.
After being released on bail for the rape case, Elephant Man voiced a song about the issue.
"Dem waan wi mash up and don't have a dime/ False witness rise against mine/ Dem waan see wi mash, waan see wi fail/ Waan see wi dead, waan see we drop a jail/ Waan wi get jail without no bail bond," he said in the song was produced by Stephen McGregor.
In an interview with the star, Elephant Man explained that the song is based on recent occurrences.
He said he was watching the recent Grammy Awards when he was called by McGregor who asked to see him. He said the melody came to him as he remembered his grandmother telling him to read Psalm 27 when the rape case came to the fore.
False witness
"The song based on what really happened. Not just what happen to me, but people who go through stuff like this so they can relate. False witness gonna rise against you. The song is like Psalm 27," he said.
"I am talking about stuff pertaining to that (rape case), but I did the chorus on a universal scale so that people on a daily basis can relate to it. I am covering every ground in it."
Elephant Man said the song will be released on Tuesday. He performed it at Jamaica Reggae Industry Association's Reggae Wednesdays at Emancipation Park in New Kingston last week. He said the song was well received.
Meanwhile, he said he will be shooting the music video for another song, Clean, next week and he also has a few local shows lined up.
Earlier this year, Elephant Man was offered bail in the amount of $400,000 with surety in The Corporate
Area Resident Magistrate's Court.This was after being charged with grievous sexual assault and rape of a 31-year-old female at his Hillcrest Avenue, St Andrew, home last week.
He was also brought before the court last year after it was alleged that an illegal electricity connection was detected at his home.
Also in last year, some of his assets, including his Mercedes-Benz convertible, were seized. It was said he allegedly owed millions in unpaid taxes.
After being released on bail for the rape case, Elephant Man voiced a song about the issue.
"Dem waan wi mash up and don't have a dime/ False witness rise against mine/ Dem waan see wi mash, waan see wi fail/ Waan see wi dead, waan see we drop a jail/ Waan wi get jail without no bail bond," he said in the song was produced by Stephen McGregor.
In an interview with the star, Elephant Man explained that the song is based on recent occurrences.
He said he was watching the recent Grammy Awards when he was called by McGregor who asked to see him. He said the melody came to him as he remembered his grandmother telling him to read Psalm 27 when the rape case came to the fore.
False witness
"The song based on what really happened. Not just what happen to me, but people who go through stuff like this so they can relate. False witness gonna rise against you. The song is like Psalm 27," he said.
"I am talking about stuff pertaining to that (rape case), but I did the chorus on a universal scale so that people on a daily basis can relate to it. I am covering every ground in it."
Elephant Man said the song will be released on Tuesday. He performed it at Jamaica Reggae Industry Association's Reggae Wednesdays at Emancipation Park in New Kingston last week. He said the song was well received.
Meanwhile, he said he will be shooting the music video for another song, Clean, next week and he also has a few local shows lined up.
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