Grindsman ready to ‘rise’ again

Dancehall veteran Grindsman is seeking to further advance his career through collaborations with this new generation of dancehall artistes.

The last time he registered a major blip on the dancehall radar was in 2011, when he received a career resurgence after Vybz Kartel sampled his infamous Benz Pu***ny hit.

"When Vybz Kartel revoiced my song, I could say it did some good to let people realise I sing one of the greatest girl songs out of Jamaica, also letting my fans remember that I am still alive," Grindsman said.

"My biggest aim is to collaborate with some known artistes yard and overseas. All over the world, my fan base is huge. Even though I am out of the limelight for a while, I have been gaining young fans every day through Spotify and Apple Music and other streaming platforms," said the artiste whose given name is Joseph Green.

Grindsman is banking on his latest single, Rise, which was released on his own KingG Records label.

"The song will be included on a new compilation album featuring other artistes. I have been writing and voicing on my label from 2022. My wish is to voice on some new beats for any current producers who are willing to voice me," he said.

Grindsman recently released new singles such as Here With Me and Solid As a Rock through online streaming platforms. He has also been doing some production work for labels such as Clinical Records which is based in Jamaica.

Grindsman developed a love for music at age seven and got his major break with an appearance at the Portmore Talent Search. He recorded his first single in 1985 titled Boysie and performed at his first major event, Fresh, in 1990. He scored his first major hit with the hardcore Gunchat on the Higher Dimension label. Singles such as Benz Pu***ny, Friend Back and Action Pack followed.

These hits earned him a series of sold-out shows in the Caribbean, but he later took a three-year sabbatical from the business. He signed to Tuff Gong through his links with Cedella Marley in the early 2000s. He said a rumour caused him to be banned from radio for years. He eventually migrated as "the ting get slow".

"Mi never did a put interest in America at first but I met a lady and we get the ting together. Dem place ya expensive fi live, yu need two to make it. Mi cleave to mi empress but mi never give up pon mi music." he said.