D’Angel claims to be the baddest onstage - Artiste says she does not get the credit she deserves

The lady of dancehall, D'Angel, stamped her class on Ghetto Splash on Tuesday when she delivered a short but riveting performance inside the Drewsland mini stadium.

D'Angel not only held her own when she performed, but she showed why talks of her not able to move a crowd were far from the truth.

"Anybody weh talk so, dem a lady a dancehall liad, dem a music liad. A so we deal wid dem, we turn the non-believers into believers. Some a dem see di things dem a gwaan like dem blind, deaf and dumb, but Angel a wake dem up, me a open dem eye," she said. "Me have a catalogue weh speaks for itself and plus me a di baddest pan stage, so who wah vex, vex."

The entertainer went on to say that as far as underrated female artistes are concerned, she believes she doesn't always get the credit she deserves.

"A so it go. Christ walk the earth and heal the sick and raise the dead and dem still never give him his ratings. I do music for the people and if a five a dem see the works, den me give thanks. This industry is designed to suppress people and the lady of dancehall will not be suppressed. Me nuh care who wah rate me, as long as my music a resonate wid some, me good wid dat."

The I'm so Blessed singer said she did not get to go through her entire set because of time constraints but said, based on the crowd reaction, she knew she had done enough.

"We had a whole host of other artistes and me couldn't hold up the time, but I'm always the backbone for the females. I always lead dem in the right direction, and tonight spoke volumes di way dem scream and gwaan, wah more unu want than dat? The lady of dancehall did her thing," she said.

Pointing out that she's always one to bat for more female inclusion on shows, D'Angel said she hopes in the future, the event will see more performances from the females.

With that said, D'Angel said she wishes Ghetto Splash another 30 years in the industry as the entertainment space needs shows like it.

"It's my second time on Ghetto Splash and 30 years is a good look. We nuh have no show a gwaan too tough, so at the end of the day, we want to see this continue for as long as possible. It's a great platform for artistes to showcase their talent and we'll always need that."