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Dexta Daps Catches Flak For Tory Lanez Collab, Amid Megan Thee Stallion Assault Allegations

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Dexta Daps, Louie Culture and Tory Lanez

Dancehall singjay Dexta Daps pulled out all the stops for the Call Me If (Remix), paying homage to the ‘Culture’ while leaving the ladies in their feels.  The WiFi deejay recruited the original Ganga Lee himself, Louie Culture, whose 1992 hit spawned the infectious hook, but he also caught flak from some fans for tapping his international connections with a Tory Lanez feature on the remix.

The remake is the second single from Dexta Daps’ forthcoming VENT Deluxe Album, following the project’s initial release in July 2020. Singles such as Breaking News and Twinkle were in heavy rotation last year, but none topped the viral quality of Call Me If, which one shrewd Twitter user called “Baby Shark for women”. The song sparked endless memes and a #CallMeIf Instagram challenge that had men, women, musicians and even Konshens showing out for the bawdy breakout hit.

The frenzy started all over again when the Dappa posted the unexpected upgrade on IG Thursday night. The song is currently Top 3 Trending in YouTube Jamaica, with Dancehall stars Jafrass and Tarrus Riley already calling it “badness”.

The four-minute remix fuses each artist’s dexterous flow seamlessly, and guest vocals from Dancehall’s classic era syncs well with the crossover flair.

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Dexta Daps, Louie Culture and Tory Lanez

Director Chris Moreno who’s previously worked with Doja Cat and Fabolous created a spotless showcase of video vixens and link-up vibes. Fire, lightning and sheer cascading curtains form the backdrops as scenes alternate between each artist in his element.

Louie Culture over-delivered with his revved-up register, spitting some of his old bars and showing the youngsters he can more than keep up.  He tackles the beat almost better than the Owner deejay, cleverly playing into the antics as he raps, “Wah dat me ah see inna di sky a fly pass?” before the hook drops: “fling di d—s away.”

Louie told DancehallMag earlier this year, that he flew to Miami to shoot the video. “It was a great vibes, like a movie. They shot the video at a big soundstage, is a major ting gwaan, the people ah go love this one,” he said. “It is great when a young artiste samples your work,” he added.

Tory Lanez has been weaving through legal woes but had no issue dropping a few law enforcement-inspired lines. “She waan me cuff like di f—n police/ She ah beg mi fi f— har please/ Mi nuh touch or tease, if yuh waan good b—y come f—k mi/ Mi ting cost money but fi you it come free,” he raps.

At 150K views and counting, some fans are here for the bodied verses, Tory’s on-point patois and the salute to Dancehall’s influence. “Yow my ratings for dexta gone through the roof for this link up with Louie n Louie killed his verse so simple without going raw he maintained his Rasta principles overall this is fire🔥”, while another wrote, “Ladies dem anthem. Nice collaboration Dexta Daps – Di gyal dem husband”.

One fan sensing dangerous waters ahead of this new release pleaded with the singjay, “Dexta I’m trying to make it to 2021 with a flat belly yk😭😭😭.”

Megan Thee Stallion

However, other fans called out Lanez’s inclusion in the remix, citing his alleged shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion last year.

“Dex how Meg a fan of yours and you go do a song wit the man who shoot her?” said one fan, who alluded to the fact that Meg had listed Daps’ Bring It To The Owner in her Teen Vogue “Playlist of Her Life” last year.

“Same Tory that shot a black woman? Yikes,” said another.

“I don’t really know if this is really the right time to be putting Tory on a remix,” another added.

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