Nigy Boy relishes 5K challenge - Encourages more corporate entities to assist the needy

Dancehall's 'Continental Boss' Nigy Boy says "stamina and determination" fuelled him during the 2025 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run 5K race on Sunday in New Kingston.

The visually impaired artiste told THE STAR that, despite his disability and slight challenges, he knew he had the drive and ability to pull it off.

"I'm very big on physical fitness. To me, it's a challenge - a test of stamina and endurance, and I knew, with me possessing all a dat, I'd be able to complete it," said Nigy Boy.

"Mi neva run, mi guh walk, but I'm a big fan of the event, so I'm gonna make sure that I'm out and about wid all di participants. Mi walk and mi tek picture wid people, one a di time mi affi all a tell dem seh 'Mi naah mek unu slow mi down'," he laughed. Nigy Boy said that he jetted out of the starting blocks quickly and was moving briskly up until the 2K mark.

"Di tension start build up inna mi left foot now enuh, and mi muscle start tense up pon mi and mi a seh 'Jesus Christ'. Mi lef foot start wobble weh and mi feel like mi a slow down, and mi just start step inna it and seh 'No sah, dis cyaah gwaan," he said chuckling.

"Mi seh 'Mi naah stop, mi naah stop', suh mi drink two bottle a wata same time and a suh mi a drag on a guh because I was determined. The thing is, I wasn't tired as far as stamina was concerned, it just showed me that I need to do more legs workout. But it definitely wasn't lack of stamina, because I know I can endure," he said as he burst into laughter again. Nigy Boy noted that this was his second time participating in a local 5K run.

The event raised $128 million for the Kingston Public Hospital, Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre, and Father Ho Lung and Friends Foundation, more than the $115 million target. The Nomad artiste encouraged more corporate groups to get on board in providing more of these events as he believes that would increase "good health practices" among Jamaicans. He also advised more entertainers to partake, not for the "publicity" but to help test and maintain their "vocal abilities and physical strength".

He said that being a former 'child of the State' at The Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, he valued the importance of giving back.

"It's a grand initiative. These events really allow citizens and corporate entities across the nation to give back to help a fellow man, because you never know what people are going through, and a lot of the time people want to seek assistance and don't know where to turn. Suh, events like these lend a huge support to people who need it, and I'm in full support because I can totally relate," he stated.

Nigy Boy recalled that, following his arrival on the dancehall scene as breakout artiste, he donated up to "75 per cent" of his first show's pay cheque to his past school.

"Mi neva a mek no money yet enuh, but I was aware that there were certain resources that were lacking up there. It was not much but mi still did waah do supmn to help with the betterment of the institution, and, by extension, to grant the children the necessary resources to have a better education and comfort which did wonders fa them. I had a lot of bills and people to pay but I said I had to donate supm from what I got because mi cyaah figet weh mi come from," Nigy Boy noted.

Utilising the same stamina that brought him through the race, the artiste also performed at the event, saying it was "an amazing experience to just interact with the fans and see how my music and presence is received in the streets".