Big Pop gets married

Dancehall artiste Big Pop is now a married man, after tying the knot with his girlfriend Jamila Henry on his birthday, December 17.

The Big Belly Problem deejay, who came to national attention after he finished second in the 2012 staging of the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall competition, said the time was right to make Jamila his wife after he proposed on her birthday, December 30, last year.

" Mi never a go make a new year come and mi no marry her," he declared as he took time out from his honeymoon in Panama to speak with THE WEEKEND STAR. The couple had earlier arrived from Dominica where they spent the first days of their honeymoon.

In a ceremony held at Faith Temple in Portmore, St Catherine, Big Pop fulfilled a promise he made to his partner three years ago, moments before she gave birth to their son.

"All when she inna hospital and a feel certain pain, mi say 'Babes, any how yuh mek it outta the hospital alive, mi a put the ring pon tha finger deh' and mi ask her what she want. She said 'Babes mi never fly yet inna life', so she said she really wanted to go overseas for her honeymoon, so mi jus mek it happen," he shared.

Big Pop shared that he met Jamila in 2019 after seeing her walking in his community.

"Mi see har a pass my place and thing. Me wid my nuff self drive har down and tell har that mi a offer her a drive, but you know how woman stay, love play hard fi get. She said she not interested in taking a drive from me so me say 'OK then, gimme a number for you no?' But she said she will take mine but she not giving me hers, so mi give her," he said.

While at a party, he saw two missed calls and tried to call the number; but the calls did not go through.

"The next day, she called me and a say if mi never see that she a call me and mi tell her that mi call back the number and she a say alright she did gone har bed," he joked.

Big Pop praised Jamila for showing a level of care he had never experienced before.

"When you find out that you meet somebody weh care for you bredda, that is the greatest thing in life. I've been in relationships when me a say 'what is this?' When you meet someone who interested inna whole heap a things who deh beside you ... a dem things deh mi never see inna certain people. So, when you meet a wife material, you just work with it," Big Pop advised.

He said, now that his marriage is settled, he will be putting out new music in the new year, as he is currently working on his EP.