DANCEHALL QUEEN, reality TV star and entrepreneur Grace “Spice” Hamilton said her heart was “warmed” by the news that her mentor, Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer was released from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Facility on July 31.
Fresh off a flight from England where she performed for thousands at Popcaan’s sold out “Unruly Fest” event, Hamilton screamed with limited vocals into her cell phone on her Instagram Live upon hearing the news.
“Yow, me na no voice.” She husked. “Mi jus land, mi voice gone. Mi jussa land to de bl--dclat news. Jesus Christ. Free Worl Boss!”
Before leaving for the England gig last week, Hamilton told Overtime Media that she is eager to collaborate on a Soca track with a leading artiste in the genre. Tholis, even as she also shared plans for the release her third full length studio album entitled Mirror 25 on August 9. The new album will be released via her own Spice Official Entertainment company, with distribution through Empire.
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, Lagos and Johannesburg, in addition to recording studios in San Francisco.
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The internationally-acclaimed “Queen of the Dancehall” will also honour those individuals integral to her 25-year global evolution and surely, her first hit song collaborator, Vybz Kartel will be included in the celebration.
She said: “After chanting Free Worl Boss for 13 years, he’s finally free and that warms my heart to see him back home. I’m so happy my Romping Shop partner is back!”
During the exclusive Zoom interview, Hamilton also reaffirmed her love for the soca genre and asked her fans in Trinidad to help her determine who she should collaborate with next.
“I really love soca. It’s one of the genres whe give me a hype energy.
“I’ve collabed with Destra before, but on this album I really wanted to really represent for the Soca world. I didn’ get a chance to meet up with anyone scheduled for the collab cause I wanted to come to Trinidad and get the real authentic vibe – you know I’ve always wanted to collab with so many people. I definitely need to be there for Carnival next year and I don’t know who the collab will be with, but I would love to work on that cause I definitely love the Soca…”
Minus a much-desired soca collaboration, Spice’s 25-track album Mirror 25 fuses her legendary dancehall sound with a kaleidoscope of rhythmic energies and embraces a melting pot of genres. The project aims to reinforce the powerhouse performer’s signature style in dancehall, whilst also cementing her status as one Jamaica’s most versatile and creative artists of this time.
Spice has collectively streamed over 433 million views on YouTube and over 400 million plays on Spotify, making her one of the most streamed female artistes in her genre. She has collaborated wi
