Ricky Carty back with new single
After a brief hiatus from entertainment, raunchy dancehall artiste Ricky Carty is back with a single called ‘Top Dog’.
A video was also released to help promote the project in November.
“The reaction has been mixed so far, the new video has footage from my controversial video, Gyal Tek It. Some say dem appreciate the storyline, others have different views, but overall, the reaction has been great, especially from the disc jockeys and the real dancehall fans,” Ricky Carty said.
The song marks a return for the controversial artiste who opened the floodgates for critics in 2014 with Gyal Tek It, one of the most explicit music videos ever made in dancehall.
He got a lot of flak for the video and endured a blizzard of radio interviews about it.
The video received more than eight million views on Facebook before it was removed.
“No mother really wants to see their son turn to controversial marketing strategies to promote their music, especially using nudity. But I felt that I needed to get into the industry, and I did. Since then, the struggle and pain that Ricky has been through in both his musical and personal life hasn’t been normal. I had to overcome a lot of hurdles to become a better man, just going through life, learning, and developing while enjoying it at the same time,” he said.
Raised in Duhaney Park, St Andrew, he attended
Ardenne High School where he participated in several activities.
At age 12, Carty demonstrated his interest in music by establishing a group with his cousins known as Triple C, but the group broke up, when he moved to the US to live with his father to further his education.
After four months in college, where he majored in business, Ricky Carty dropped out and returned to Jamaica at age 20 to jump-start his musical career.