Jah Vinci Still On The Lookout For Fake Friends

One of Dancehall star Jah Vinci’s latest singles is Haters, which was released on the Front Step Records imprint on June 6.

“My main thing is to inspire and uplift youths like Watch Yuh Friends, things to make people stay motivated and be careful of people. So this new ‘Haters’ fall within that category, a lot of people can relate to getting a fight, and that’s why it resonates so well with the people,” Jah Vinci told DancehallMag.

“The feedback has been great since its release, the song de all over the radio, and social media, the people dem love it, ah vex dem vex dem caan stop me,” Jah Vinci added, breaking out a line from the song.

The audio track for the single, ‘Haters’, has racked up over 100,000 views since its release. The song appears on the Money Step rhythm project which also features Skeng with ‘Limited Edition’. Other artistes on the project include producer-artiste Daygo P with ‘Money Step’ , and emerging artistes like Badda General, Suspense and Ambiance.

“We’re going to shoot the video for Haters soon,” Jah Vinci promised.

Jah Vinci is enjoying a resurgence in his career recently and he is booked for shows in Antigua and Cayman Islands.

Known for dancehall bangers such as Watch Yu Friends, Weh Dem Ah Guh, Baby Girl I’m Alone,  and Guide Me, Jah Vinci has the added distinction of scoring his biggest hit with ‘Virgin’, released in December 2020, which has racked up 17 million views so far.

The track landed in the top spot on YouTube’s annual list of top songs in the island in 2021, topping songs like Rytikal’s Chosen and breakout youngblood Skeng’s Gvnman Shift.

“It was very gratifying to know that I got an award for having the most streamed song out of Jamaica and  I got a Billboard award for King Midas album. It was a great look,” he said.

“What I think made it work even more was that people got to hear a different side of Jah Vinci. Not that mi nuh normally do girl tune but the way I did this one was definitely different. They loved it.”

A key ingredient in Jah Vinci’s success is his continued collaboration with Kyng Midas producer NotNice, who was also a collaborator during their Portmore Empire-Gaza days.

“Everything ah come together, honestly, since working with Notnice, it’s been great. The thing lef’ from under-rated to where the fans are size me up with people who ah do it. From day one, me and Notnice ever come with hits, Watch Yu Friends was his first number one, and also my first number one, and from that, the dawg decide say him want to do some work, and say, mi say ,’no problem, let’s do it’. I know the chemistry that I have with Notnice and everything is up from there, the EP shot,” he told Dancehall Mag.

Rhoden’s EP debuted in Apple Music’s Top 5.

Jah Vinci will be releasing a new Notnice-produced banger called No Boundaries on the Cool Reminder rhythm on Friday, July 15th.