Maestro Bravest readies first release for 2022

British-based gospel dancehall artiste Maestro Bravest believes in leaving vengeance in God's hands.

His upcoming song, Caah Blame Me, encourages this mindset as he shares his own testimony of being plotted against but choosing to retaliate with prayer. The Zikky-produced track is slated for release on March 25.

"I think the message is important because people need to understand and know that we don't always have to resort to violence, as I have done myself in the past," he said. "We have and serve a God that can fight for us and can move mightily on our behalf. In Him, we always have the victory. Plus, the Bible says, 'all things work out for good for those who love God'.

He added "So, to every enemy and every hidden enemy, whether family or no family, friend or frenemy, man or woman, God said, 'Touch not my anointed', which means, if you trouble a child of God and God intervenes on our behalf after we tell him in prayer, 'yuh caah blame me'." Caah Blame Me will be his first release for 2022 and it already looks promising, based on early feedback.

"People that have only heard the chorus that I have posted on my Instagram [account] are already calling it my best work yet. So I am hoping -- as I do with every song I release -- that this may be the song that buss me. Even if it doesn't, it's ministry before music for me. So as long as the song can motivate and edify, we still a win," he said.

Since his debut in 2018, Maestro Bravest has turned heads with his unconventional delivery of gospel music: aggressive lyrics, pop culture-infiltrated visuals and occasional references to Vybz Kartel. Also known as Brave Boss, he arguably pioneered what one may call 'bad man' gospel music, with releases like Church People, Full Armour and Pon Rapid.

While his style has attracted side eyes and criticism, Maestro Bravest deems his catalogue an artistic way of capturing the core of dancehall music while embodying the issues of today's society and injecting the good news of Jesus Christ.