Bounty Killer Crtitisized for role in Lollipop

Bounty Killer's camp has described the negative comments being made about the song My Boy Lollipop as baseless. My Boy Lollipop is a collaboration done with upcoming act Gabriel. Since the release of remake of the Millie Small original of the same name, critics in the local dancehall community have reportedly been making disparaging comments as it relates to Bounty Killer's role in a song alluding to 'lollipop'. Alliance Next Generation Manager Cross Cris who spoke on Bounty Killer's behalf yesterday had strong words for detractors. "It's just people who have that kind of mind think that way. It's the same way they bashed the song (Hey Baby) with Bounty Killer and No Doubt and it went double platinum. What critics are saying is baseless; it's obvious they haven't listened to the song," he said. According to Cross Cris, the song is legendary material before the existence of dancehall, and the message is about appreciation and not sex. "People have always referred to their spouse as sugar and so forth. This song does not say anything about tasting or nothing oral. As I said, it's baseless and Bounty Killer would tell yuh the same thing," he told THE STAR. For her part, Gabriel in an interview with the STAR said she was annoyed by the negative behaviour of some of the local music subscribers. "I don't think they listen to the song, and they are being closed minded and judgmental," she said. Gabriel said critics have been questioning Bounty Killer's gangster image since the release of the single, however, she was the one who sang the lines alluding to Lollipop. "If they listen to the song, they will realise that Bounty did not say anything about lollipop, I was the one who sang that part. Maybe is because they don't know me, because if it was somebody else I don't think it would have been a problem," she said. Despite the local backlash, Gabriel claims that the song is doing exceptionally well abroad. "The response internationally is awesome, people from Paris and Italy are requesting dubplates. Right now I have literally lost count of the amount of dubs I have done for the song since its release," she said. The singer disclosed that Paris based sound system Hartical Sound played the song in a dance and streamed the response to her and it was amazing to see how the international audience reacted. "It was just beautiful, they showed so much love and it's a shame It's not getting that love locally. It's like we locally are not welcome to difference," she said. In the meantime, Gabriel is grateful for the Bounty Killer collaboration. "Most people didn't know I was on the Overproof Rhythm with a song called Dance Floor. However, since this song made the breakthrough, people have begun to recognise that single as well. Right now, am getting bookings and dubplates from strange places, I'm happy Bounty killer did the song, he knows good music and he is smart. So people support and don't be negative," she said.