Weh Dem Up To: Stylysh on the comeback trail

When THE WEEKEND STAR interviewed a pregnant Stylysh back in 2016, she promised that after she gave birth to her daughter, she would return to the music scene with full force. Her baby girl will be two years old in October, and Stylysh has hit the comeback trail.

"Jamaica already know say me versatile and me lyrically bad. me just want dem fi support the songs when dem drop because unuh know Stylysh nah come wid nuh water-down thing," she said.

"Me want the people gimme a listening ear because me a come out stronger and badda. Me more mature now, so is a different Stylysh a come now," the artiste added.

Stylysh says she is learning to strike a balance between being a full-time mother and being an artiste. She told THE WEEKEND STAR that she is enjoying motherhood and wouldn't trade it for the world.

"It has been a wonderful experience. It's an amazing feeling knowing I have so much more to live for. It's not just about me anymore, and so, I have to push even harder. It's good to be living for something, and I want music even more because of her," she said.

Meanwhile, the entertainer, who performed at the Magnum Kings and Queens competition grand finale at Melbourne Cricket Club on Saturday, said that since she has resurfaced, the people have been giving her tremendous love.

"Honestly, me never know people did miss me so much, and dat feel good. On my Instagram, I get messages daily, and the love is so real," she expressed. "The other night, I did the Magnum final show, and trust me, the reaction was overwhelming. When I performed the two new songs, the forwards were huge. People a say me must work on promoting my songs because once dem out there, they will support dem.

"Right now, I have two song blowing up the airwaves, Hard for the Money, released in March, and Miss Independent. They're doing pretty well. For the last two shows I did, I performed them for the first time, and the people loved them," she said.

Commenting on the changes in the industry since she has been away, Stylysh said it has become more open to female artistes.

"Over the years, you know, they always saying it's a male-dominated industry, but females a do dem thing too, and right now in the game, you can see that. The females a step up. dem a unite and a support each other, doing collabs, and dem out as much as the man dem," she said.

"See Spice deh, she set a new standard and prove say yuh can go for anything yuh want. Yuh have the nice, pretty, young girls dem inna it now, Shenseea, Jada Kingdom, and dem girl deh weh well-talented, and yuh can see say di game step up and change for the females, and me like that."

Stylysh also said selectors have been embracing the change and are helping to promote songs from the female artistes in the streets.

"Yuh have a lot of the in-the-street selectors dem too weh a push the female dem hard, not just artistes, but dancers, too. People like CD fantasy, DJ Ruxie, Boom Boom a cheer and a run fi di female dem, and yuh never used to see that."