‘Hol Yuh Position’ - Artiste says it is the fastest song he has ever written

Hol Yuh Position, is not just the latest catch-phrase, it is the title of a song from aspiring entertainer Don Reid, who released his social commentary single about the much-talked-about fight between a Rastaman and a pastor.

Reid, who is a bank manger by profession, has been attracting quite a bit of attention with Hold Yuh Position, the latest in a trio of singles, which seems to have launched his new career. He told THE STAR that two Fridays ago, he was sent the now viral video in which a man of the cloth is seen defending himself by thoroughly beating up a Rastaman.

"I was watching the video and then something just clicked. It's the fastest song I've ever written, and I must emphasise that I have nothing against Rastas," said Reid, whose August 2018 debut Hospital Food and the follow-up Courts singles put his name out there.

"I posted this song at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and woke up Sunday morning to see that it had over 30,000 views."

Song and expression

He recorded Hol Yuh Position two Mondays ago, and both song and expression have taken on a life of their own. Basking in the moment, Reid has converted it into some real branding for himself and is currently overseas on a media promo tour, introducing himself to the diaspora.

"This is my real passion. This is my dream. God, if this is You, then I know You have me covered," said Reid, who shared that the hardships he endured in his early years have made him determined to do something positive with his life.

"My mother gave me away when I was two years old to a total stranger. And I remember everything. It was a Saturday evening, and it was raining when she took me to the old lady. The old lady had a daughter living next door, who didn't accept me, and I was like the yard boy. I would wear her son's hand-me-downs, and he was much bigger than me, "he recalled, adding that it was 22 years before he would see his mother again.

"She turned up at my workplace when I was 24 because she wanted me to do a eulogy at a funeral for a relative I didn't know. She always knew where to find me because she was living in St Ann, but when I asked her why she never ever came to look for me, she said that she didn't have any bus fare," Reid said. His mother died four years ago and was buried on Mother's Day.

Reid's foster mother died when he was 17, a year after he got a job with a bank in St Ann.

"I got a promotion roughly every two years, and by 2005, I held the post as bank manager. God has blessed me tremendously, and the good thing is that I don't have a bone of bitterness against anyone," he said.

He is writing a song about his experiences, called Who Am I, and there are also plans to publish a book.

"My purpose is to spread my message and, hopefully, inspire persons along the way," he said.

And what is the way forward for Hol Yuh Position now that the pastor and the Rastaman have made peace? "I need to do the remix," Reid told THE STAR.