With Dancehall being not only a genre of Jamaican popular music, but also a way of life and a culture which reflects for the most part the practices of communities and its people. It is understandable why the artiste involved have been known to not only be good at producing quality lyrics but one could say its also a requirement to be a trend setter and to stand out.
Dancehall is an ever evolving phenomenon, with new slangs and trends being developed daily. And the number of persons who have decided to use music as a means of monetary gain instead of traditional 9-5 has greatly increased, causing a soar in the competitiveness of the genre. This competitive mind-set of the artiste has lead up-and-coming artiste to do bizarre things to grab the attention of the media and fans of the music. This includes Alkaline who earned his big break by allegedly tattooing his eyes and many others who soon followed.
Now news has broke that a Dancehall Artiste “Lanmine” has now pierced his entire leftside of his face which earned him instant “shock value” being that this is a first for any Dancehall artiste.
Born Shorvon Mc’Kinson, dancehall recording artist “Lanmine” is one for the future. A native of the Riverton City Community LanMine is no stranger to struggles; having worked hard to honed his writing, recording and performance skills which have earned him the respect of many musical heavyweights in the local industry.
Currently signed to Stashment Production, Lanmine has been steady promoting his breakout video and single “Seven Days A Week” which is in regular radio rotation and was also featured on FI WI Choice Top Ten Chart Show as the song of the week. Other tracks for the upcoming talent include “Japanese Wine”, “Red Light” both mixed by popular Alliance production powerhouse PayDay Music and “Say We Haffi Mek It”.
-JamaicaTakeout.com