Lil Hanky Panky lights up with ‘Bling’

Dancehall fusion artiste Lil Hanky Panky is getting a buzz with her latest single Bling, on which she teams up with popular street dancer Bling.

"The response has been amazing; the streets are loving it. The song is playing at every party, from Uptown Mondays through the week to Boom Sundays and Bounty Sundays, and they are catching on to the routine. The dancers dem loving it. This is giving me a lot of recognition, especially on TikTok," Lil Hanky Panky said.

Given the buzz, her label, After 13 Productions, quickly bankrolled a video for the project. It features personalities like Pata Skeng, Omar Cleanstep, Nick Overload, Rudy Legacy, Shelly Belly and Gabbidon.

"The video shoot was like the United Nations, with girls from Jamaica, Belgium, Israel, America, South Korea, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Poland. This is a truly international video that is going to shake up the whole world," said Lil Hanky Panky.

The artiste has steadily made inroads in the dancehall game with her consistent output, and Bling is set to make her a major contender alongside dancehall's heavy hitters.

"The song is playing in the same segment as Teejay's Drift and Masicka's Tyrant, so it's a great look," she said.

Lil Hanky Panky, who has been living in Jamaica for about four years, is gearing up to release a barrage of new releases to whet the appetite of her growing legion of fans.

"I have the songs recorded and I am doing the fine-tuning now. I have a lot of different vibes and I can't wait for people to hear it," she said.

As for the rest of the year, the artiste, whose given name is Lilie Gorchkov, said she is just hoping to come out of her shell as she finds her place in the local music business space.

"I just want to keep pushing and pushing till the egg cracks and a beautiful swan comes out of it. I plan to do a lot more collaborations over the summer," she said.