listen to this tune from Gage – Don Story [Falling Rain Riddim] August 2015, Produced by Antourage Records “we the don did deh when police circle mi yaad”
Gage - Don Story
UK-based dancehall artiste Don André has ignited a feud with Gage, claiming that the Throat deejay copied his song Evil Again. According to the former member of Tommy Lee’s Sparta camp, his song was released first and he has proof.
“I released the song on the 19th of January, via Crush Road on YouTube, then couple days after, in fact the 22nd of the same month, Gage released a song, also called Evil Again, which mirrored the lyrics of my song,” he said.
The artiste said his team approached Gage about the song. However, Gage decided to go on Instagram and rant and even called him (Don André) a copycat. The artiste has since released a diss song aimed at Gage called Walking Dead.
“The reason why I decided to diss him is because he made a statement saying I am a nobody and I am just looking a hype. Him nuh badda dan me and I find it so strange for somebody like Gage to be calling me a wannabe, when he hasn’t got his own identity. He is nothing but a merge of Vybz Kartel and Tommy Lee. Gage cannot clash me lyrically and he is not a better artiste than Don André … self praise is no recommendation, but on this basis, I will definitely give myself some praises,” he said. “If yu feel yu bad just answer the tune, a wey yu duh, scared? Yu sey yu a walking gun, but you are just a walking tongue because a pure chat yu a chat. Don’t be a chicken, have some courage. You are always dropping shots at artistes, so now when you are on the receiving end, don’t run away.”
Gage was unavailable for comment. However, a message shared from his Instagram account regarding the issue shows that he does not intend to entertain a lyrical battle.
Don André recently charted in Costa Rica with an effort called Needle Eye.
A funeral in Trinidad has sent shock to online viewers after the six pall-bearers were filmed on camera dancing to Gage’s ‘Throat’ single while carrying the casket.
A two-minute and forty-second clip showing an excerpt from the funeral, has been circulating online, with many criticising the behaviour of the pall-bearers.
In the clip, an undisclosed DJ seated in a moving car played the raw version of Throat, with a group of T-shirt wearing male pall-bearers grooving to the dancehall beat.
To the shock of some viewers, no member of the funeral proceeding made any attempt to stop the song from playing. Even elderly persons and children were seen moving to the beat, while others chanted the punchline ‘dung inna yu throat’.
Several soca songs were also played by the DJ, however, at the sound of Gage’s controversial song, the audience erupted with excitement. Some viewers of the clip, however, were not pleased.
Lyrical content
A viewer commented, ” No sense at all, madness.”
“The act of celebrating the death is far from my concern. But my concern lies within the lyrical content of the song they played. A funeral crowd will consist of the young and old … What about the children that were there? What about the respect for the elderly folks? C’mon people, the edited/clean version of the song could have been played instead of the raw version, hence I described it as ratchet,” another viewer commented.
Another viewer stated, ” Make sure dat DJ don’t play any music wen I’m dead. Kids and grandparents and they’re playing that?”
THE WEEKEND STAR contacted Gage’s manager for comment on the video. However, he was unavailable to speak at news time. He did, however, confirm on Wednesday, that Gage is aware of the funeral video.
“Little boy, nothing you have not passing my throat, it aint even passing my (expletive) space teeth,” she warned.
Dancehall artiste Gage has denied Internet rumours that he has disrespected reggae iconic artiste Sizzla in his song called ‘Still A Suck It’. The song is a follow-up to his popular single ‘Throat’, which received backlash from Sizzla in a stage show rant recently.
According to Gage’s manager, Cornelius Daley, YouTube uploaders are seeking views for their channel, by labelling the song a diss to the former Grammy-nominated singer.
“We never do anything to diss Sizzla, the fans and the people who upload on YouTube tek it up and sey is a Sizzla diss. We know it would have caused controversy, which is why we did the song, but I want to categorically state that it is not a disrespect to Sizzla,” the manager said.
Daley says Gage was not affected by Sizza’s bashing of Throat, because everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
“We would never diss Sizzla, he is an icon who set it for us and he is a good person. But he is doing his thing and we are doing ours. Sizzla is free to say what he wants to say and we have no problem with his opinion. But as the new song Still A Suck It states, women have been performing oral sex from the early days and when we all leave this earth they will still be doing it,” he said.
Daley also highlighted that Gage has other materials which are not based on sex. However, the media does not give attention to those songs.
“He has social commentary songs about love, encouragement and mama, yet nobody sees those songs. At the end of the day Sizzla is preaching positive Rasta message and we support that too,” he said.
The manager also disclosed that persons have been supporting the new single on local and international radio. A music video will also be released for Still A SuckIt in coming weeks.
“Me find out say nuff tings a gwaan inna Jamaica and a unuh, the fans, a support it. Unuh as selectors, me nuh want hear no Throat,” Sizzla said in reference to the song from Gage. He further stated; “You see Alkaline and di whole a unuh weh a try pollute this, unuh need fi sing some other lyrics. A unuh madda unuh a dis round yah. Me nuh care a which selector or which sound. Me a bad man and unuh … caan do me nutten.”
listen this war tune from Gage – Evil Again ●Alkaline Diss Label: Bassick Records/Evil Again Riddim ” mi get evil again, circle dem enz and beat it again”
Gage responds to Sizzla’s recent remarks about his type of music with this song called Gyal Still A Suck It [Sizzla Response] – Rodeo Zone Riddim | January 2015 |