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October 24, 2007
Menace the Messiah.... A musical Saviour cometh!!
By: Joseph Cunningham
It is his most earnest desire to see the world unite, and for love and peace to be the "watch-word and song".
"Menace the Messiah" is not a menace to the society, but instead, he is a menace to all which seems contrary to the spirit of goodness. He says, "I hold a very strong stance against all the war and strife that is destroying the world at this time," and his position reflects during his performances.
Menace, whose real name is Christopher Jennis, is a very strong, conscious, energetic and powerful performer with a positive, humble countenance, and he is rapidly growing in the hearts of reggae lovers.
Born in Portmore, St. Catherine, hometown to some of Reggae's most revered stars, namely Mad Cobra and Vybz Kartel, Menace is the second of two sons for his mother Ardell Sommers and fifth of seven for father Lesford Jennis. He was not born to wealthy parents, and lacked organized fun, so a familiar pattern developed in his life at a tender age; that is, he found happiness in listening and creating music.
At age 15 Menace began realizing his musical interest. While attending Waterford High School in Portmore, he would perform on shows with great reviews. He was then drafted into a group called "The Eclipse Crew" that performed extensively island-wide between 1996-1998. In 1998 the young performer was booked to be showcased on the famed stage show "Sting".
His musical life went off the throttle in 2002 when he became a father.
In early 2005 he returned to the studios and to the stage, performing island-wide. By January 2006, Menace team up with Jason Grant, former leader of the Eclipse Crew and Kelroy Bruff, executive director and founder of REAC Music Group (REAC). "We are developing, exposing and managing Menace's career," Grant told Yardflex, adding that the time is right for Menace's positive force to go to a higher dimension.
Shows he has recently performed on include, Portmore Craft Fest, I-Wayne Lava Splash and Hellshire Beach Bash.
Listen and look out for the Menace with a positive vibration, his songs are powerful, just listen to "Life is Worth More", "Ghetto Hope", "Commandment" and "We are Poor".