Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, M.P. may have banned Skeng from performing in the country, but from the looks of a viral pre-Father’s Day video featuring some Guyana Fire Service (GFS) personnel, the Dancehall star is still running the block.
Former Opposition Spokesman on Culture and Entertainment, Damion Crawford, is being rebuked by Jamaicans, after reports by Nationwide Radio that he described as ‘ridiculous’ the decision taken by the Guyanese government to ban artiste, Skeng, from performing at public events in the country.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has weighed in on the recent banning of Skeng from performing at public events in Guyana, saying that the developments have left him feeling ashamed.
Dancehall artist Skeng‘s management team has responded to the Protocol singer’s purported ban from public performances in Guyana by the nation’s government, alleging that there is an attempt to unduly assign blame to the artist for a chaotic series of gun-blazing events that transpired at a stage show last month.
“I have to say here and now, that no artist like Skeng will ever come again into this country.”
Skeng says he wants to continue surprising his mother with gifts, after he put her behind the wheel of a cherry-red Nissan Skyline 350GT Hybrid.
Radio disc jockey and 12 Nine Records music producer ZJ Sparks has come to the defence of Skeng, who became the subject of memes about being under the influence of Molly, after he, fully clad, jumped wildly into a swimming pool during a performance in Trinidad.
The use of the drug ‘Molly’, which is being glamorized in song by some Jamaican Trap artists, and which has been under the radar of the National Council for Drug Abuse for some time, is again becoming cause for concern, as, among other things, it is being used to initiate the sexual ‘battery’ of unsuspecting women, at parties, according to reports.
Having faced a dramatic week—during which he was pepper-sprayed and arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport, and then had his Guyanese show marred by gunshots—Skeng has something to smile about courtesy of the darling of Jamaican track, and one of the greatest sprinters of all time, Shelly-ann Fraser-Pryce.
Fast-rising Dancehall star Skeng was visibly annoyed after he was mistaken for Skillibeng during a radio interview on Hits and Jams 94.1 Boom FM in Guyana on Friday, May 27, 2022.
Dancehall artist Skeng had to end his set abruptly as he performed at the ‘Baderation’ Dancehall concert at the National Park in Guyana on Friday, May 27, 2022, after overzealous patrons began recklessly firing gunshots in the air and throwing bottles.
Skeng and his management and legal teams are working assiduously this morning to unravel the logistical challenges of jetting the popular Dancehall artist to Guyana so that he can honor his booking commitments there.
The police have confirmed that Dancehall artist Skeng was removed from a flight at the Norman Manley International Airport at about 1:50 p.m
With a trailer load of hits and celebrity endorsements over the last year, Skeng appears ready for crossover success and is in a Shabba Ranks state of mind, according to his latest song.
In response to questions as to whether Trap songs are “drowning out” the Dancehall sound, Bounty Killer says that there was no competition, as the two genres are not in contention, but affirms that he is pleased that Trap artists have been blossoming.
Acclaimed Montego Bay disc jockey and music producer DJ Crazy Neil says Nicki Minaj ought to disabuse herself of any thoughts she might have that her doing a remix of Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta’s song Protocol, is a good idea.
Super Bass rapper Nicki Minaj has hailed Skeng and Tommy Lee Sparta’s Protocol as the “baddest” song to be released in years.
Dancehall superstar Sean Paul was at pains to explain that Dancehall music is not restricted to happy, sing-along, dancing tracks reserved for the summertime, as some North Americans tend to believe, during his recent interview on The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 FM.
John Coop has not yet reached the two-year milestone as a Dancehall producer, but despite that, he is sure of his goals which include several Grammy awards, Billboard plaques, and to reach the success level of the famed record executive, DJ Khaled.
“Skeng remind me so much of Deablo, mi old self,” Dancehall star Govana shared about the Gvnman Shift deejay, who has been making strides on the local and international scenes.