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October 11, 2005
'Spiritual Warfare' Over Gyptian Serious Time Hit Single
Kenneth 'Spragga' Wilson told YardFlex this week that the controversy surrounding the 'Spiritual Warfare' rhythm that spawned the monster hit, 'Serious Time' is being resolved.
"How can I steal something when they carried the rhythm to me? I paid them for the producer's cut, I paid to get Bongo and Tony Greene to play on it, I paid for studio time, and mi spend countless, sleepless nights going to clubs and radio stations to buss the tune. But I understand that it is just business so every man will get his fair share, they will get their mechanical rights. Dizzle is just 'bad mind', him jus ah try push a ting when all him do is engineer the drum kick. Mi and the other man dem cool," he said.
The rhythm is owned by co-producers 'Radic' and 'Dr. Dizzle', the latter of whom has a heavyweight publisher associated with Anchor Recording Studio in his corner. They have been contending that they are not being recognized for their contribution to the hit.