Caprice: The misunderstanding inspired me
THE saying “every cloud has a silver lining” rings loud and clear for hip-hop artiste Ariz Ramli, better known as Caprice, who had a minor misunderstanding with a well-known businessman recently.
Caprice, 30, who riled up successful businessman Datuk Aliff Syukri Kamarzaman with a congratulatory message that was mistaken as an insult, has found good use of the misunderstanding by making it material for a song.
“I’m calling it Korang Tak Boleh Blah, which means ‘please leave me alone’.
“Its title is inspired by Aliff’s reply to my comment on him,” said Caprice in an interview with the New Straits Times recently.
He said Korang Tak Boleh Blah is a collaboration with hip-hop singer Sri Rascol, and talks about how social media influences Malaysians, positively and negatively.
The song is co-written by both of them and has lyrics in Malay, English and Tamil.
“My new song is about messages found on social media, how we react to them, and our need to be more discerning.
“It does not mention the misunderstanding in which I praised Aliff for his kindness for adopting a baby recently.
“However, I am dedicating it to him and social media users who believe in using it right!” Caprice said.
He has not informed Aliff about the song, but will do so.
“I’m sure he will enjoy it.”
On the congratulatory message that was misunderstood, Caprice admitted that Aliff’s reaction initially “shocked” him as he had always admired the D’Herbs Holdings Sdn Bhd founder as a selfmade man.
“I am glad we ironed things out quickly and apologised to each other. On the bright side, I got to know him and found inspiration for a song.”
Caprice said he was aware that Netizens might criticise him for “riding on Aliff ’s popularity”, but added that he had always thought of collaborating with Aliff.
“In the last four years, I have done motivational talks in colleges and students have requested that I work on a song with Aliff.”
Aliff adopted a baby girl earlier this month. By Dennis Chua