Rickey Teetz Takes To ‘High Flight’
Dancehall artiste Rickey Teetz is getting ready to release his upcoming single High Flight by Streetfame productions.
He leaked an audio of the track on Tik Tok and Facebook, and fans raved that he had found a monster hit. Given the advance buzz, he has already bankrolled a video for the project.
“I plan to shoot a video for the project in January,” he said.
He will be performing at a show called ‘Wild Out’ on December 18th and ‘Bee Hive’ on December 19th.
The Lighters Up singer is reminding everyone to give back this Christmas especially to the kids, because “like Covid this hurricane experience is something new to them”.
“As the country takes its time to build back, it’s not an easy task, and we have to give back to the kids to help them cushion this new lifestyle that will affect them for the next six months or more,” he said.
Rickey Teetz says he is prepared for to go “extra hard: this coming year because there are a lot of persons he wants to assist that have lost much in the hurricane, so it is important to do the work so he can help as much people that he can,
Rickey Teetz has delivered relief packages to persons in Lethe Hanover, persons in Westmoreland and several persons in and around the parish of St. James.
He said he detests what he calls the act of ‘publicizing philanthropy’, an action that has become even more common in recent times as thousands of Jamaicans continue to struggle to rebuild their lives in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
The artiste, who is known for his philanthropic works of helping the homeless and mentally challenged people of Montego Bay, says he gave back to a lot of persons after the hurricane but he did not record it.
“Calling attention to your generosity shifts the focus from the person in need to the giver’s own image and self-interest. I could not find the heart to do videos or pictures because no one put themselves in this distress,” he said.
“It was something everyone was going through, everyone was going through something directly or indirectly. I know people who had money in the bank, but could not find cash to buy food or gas for their vehicle because the ATM’s weren’t working.”
Rickey Teetz believes that when you give secretly, that ensures your motives are pure, focused on helping others rather than seeking applause or social status.
“To each his own, I won’t criticize anyone else who does it, but it feels a little bit like exploitation to catch people at their worst time,” Teetz said.
In the meantime, he believes it’s every Jamaicans responsibility to help build back the economy, whether opening back their businesses, or aiding in the return to normalcy.
“We’ve got to add new businesses inviting people to Jamaica, after the devastation of the storm. A lot of persons are left out of jobs and businesses and everyone has to contribute to get things back on track,” he reasoned.