Rytikal Says Previously Recorded, ‘Unclean’ Songs Might Be Released, Without His Blessing
E-Syde artist Rytikal has informed his fans that although he assumed the new moniker Purytikal and had affirmed that he would be putting out only wholesome music as of now, they should not think ill of him if they hear some new, previously recorded unedifying content, the release of which is out of his control.
“I am doing clean music now. But I’ve done some other music that have not been released as yet. So, people might see some other songs released pon mi Vevo and they might think it’s a new song. And I don’t want them to think I’m contradicting myself,” Rytikal told veteran entertainment journalist Anthony Miller during Friday night’s airing of The Entertainment Report on Television Jamaica.
“Di man dem weh a guh release di song dem pon mi vevo widout my authority, oonu naw guh gain more dan me,” he added.
The Chosen artist, who is known for violent-laced songs such as King Ina War, Murder in Town, Murder Story, Dangerous, Murda and Neva Scared, made his comments days before he was freed of gun charges in the Supreme Court.
He was arrested by the police on January 28 last year, during a patrol in Eight Miles, Bull Bay in St. Andrew, after, according to the cops, he was “seen acting in a suspicious manner.”
The police officers questioned the artist, and searched his rented motorcar where they allegedly found a Taurus .380 pistol with 12 rounds of ammunition.
His attorney Able Don Foote, told Miller last week Friday, that the artist, whose given name is Ryan McFarlane, was freed after a multiplicity of procedural breaches by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), were pointed out in court.
“We were able to highlight a lot of procedural breaches in relation to how it is that he was treated and handled. So we established several breaches of the Police Service Manual as also breaches with their interaction with him. On top of that the judge was also impressed with him as a witness in terms of his own testimony,” the attorney stated.
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Following his acquittal last week Friday, police officers expressed disbelief to The Gleaner newspaper, that the artist had been freed of the gun charges, by Justice Bertram Morrison, who ruled that there was insufficient evidence.
The Gleaner reported that Rytikal had stated—in a sworn explanation in court—that “he had rented the car, which is usually parked at the studio in Bull Bay and that it was accessible by various persons” and that he did not know how the firearm ended up in the car.
The judge later accepted McFarlane’s account as a reasonable explanation and ruled that the evidence before the court was insufficient to find him guilty.
The Gleaner also noted that the police did not present any fingerprint or DNA evidence.
During a recent interview with Onstage host Winford Williams, which was aired on January 21, Rytikal had stated that he had dispensed with negative music, and would only be releasing pure content.
“Due to the fact that Rytikal was known for King Inna War, Cookie Jar and some other songs weh are more on a violent perspective, suh for the new year is purity, so you’re going to get a pure Rytikal, so it’s Puritykal,” he had outlined.
“The music will be positivity only, yuh nah guh hear nobody else other than Rytikal, just Purytikal, purity,” he assured. “You will be getting a better Rytikal, better lyrics, a positive person that’s for sure, people will be looking at life differently.”
On The Entertainment Report, after Miller asked him: “from your point of view do you see music being made out there that makes guns and killing look glamourous and look like it is something that people should be excited about?” Rytikal responded:
“Those music are the most glamourous music in Jamaica right now. When you afraid to look less glamourous, yuh a guh run dung wha yuh si a happen.. Me know di glamour weh deh behind negativity yuh nuh. But mi know di beauty weh deh behind positivity… mi can be di baddest badman artiste but mi a di best positive artiste. And everybaddy fi seh dat to demself.”
“Mi music a guh live on suh mi a guh meck sure seh it pure, suh my yute know seh yuh si my father, him was a legend through positivity. And mi a do it for myself to…,” he said.