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May 30, 2006
The Return of Zebra
Zebra has returned to the airwaves with a bang. The incarcerated deejay's latest release, a song called 'Stocky', which narrates the story of a down-on-his-luck cocaine addict who is terrorizing his family and community because of his addiction.
"Mi glad that the people dem ah endorse it and that the disc jockeys are showing me love, Zebra have lots of good music to give the people dem," Zebra told YardFlex.Com from his prison cell at the St. Catherine District Prison where he is serving his sixth year on a rape charge.
The track is enjoying heavy rotation on local radio stations.
"It is getting crazy airplay right now and is a good sign that when he comes to road, he is going to be a force to reckon with," said his producer Key One.
"Zebra was one of the top deejays in the island but he messed up, and everybody turned their backs on him, but me like to help a man when he's down, me believe inna Zebra, and me know him from Spanish Town days so that's why me ah work wid him," producer 'Key One', chief executive officer of Key One Records, said.
He says that he has at least nine more songs to release from Zebra. The single, 'Stocky' appears on an exclusive rhythm created by Owen Dalhouse, a drummer of the band Riddim Kings, adn was recorded in a portable laptop/studio in the prison.
The lyrics are 'classic Zebra', biting and humourous at the same time, and which are delivered with great melody and narrative power.
The lyrics go:
Him no have pride, respect or shame/Ah just the needle him want fi push inna him vein...Stocky have a house next door to Dovecot/Him pawn off the zinc offa the house top...sell off the one cow him father got...him rob the passenger from offa the train/rob the pilot as him just land the plane.
"Zebra ah go get back everything and more that he lost because is basically an album I am working on right now for Key One Records. Right now, the buzz on Zebra in the streets is amazing, people want to know about him," Key One said.