Elephant Man praises Spice for giving back
Dancehall artiste Elephant Man has lauded fellow entertainer Spice for her philanthropic efforts.
The deejay, who was on site at the Maverley Gospel Hall on Tuesday as the queen of dancehall handed out backto-school supplies at her annual treat, urged entertainers to come together as an industry to strengthen giving-back initiatives.
“This is a good look because to me, different from God and Jesus, education is the most important thing. A me say education for all, because without education we are nobody. Nuff pickney lost out yah today and because of education, dem did able fi give dem name, dem mother name, dem age, and easy easy we find dem parents. We affi make sure the yutes dem good because a dem a di future,” he said. “This weh Spice a do is a great thing and me just wah she get the support weh she need fi make it bigger. Anything weh entertainers inna
and isa good deed, a di whole Jamaica shoulda support her. Big up Spice, because a nuh easy sup’mn dis and she put her all inna it.”
The Higher Level deejay said having hailed from Kingston’s inner-cities, he is well aware of the needs at this time of the year. That’s why he said he decided to lend his support.
“A ting like dis weh Spice a do a nuh normal thing, so the turnout nuh surprise me. We expect an overwhelming crowd like dis, especially inna di garrison. Me did affi come out and give her a strength because at the end of the day, a places like dese we come from, the inner cities. We know the needs because we been there too. All we want fi do is play we part and make sure everybody good for back to school,” he said. “Yuh have some people weh nuh get nuh bag and nuh book and we help dem out wid a likkle cash. We a gi a contribution toward a booklist or two. If we gi weh a $300,000 we good, because we come fi dweet. We a nuh God, but if one dozen deh deh so weh me can gi some 10pack or some 20-pack, dat good.”