I Octane is defending his latest single “Banger Fone” following some backlash.
The Dancehall/Reggae superstar has defended his latest track, which some fans claim is glorifying criminal activity.
According to Octane, the track is just expressing himself creatively and in no way glorifying any criminal activity.
The “Buss A Blank” deejay pointed out that as an artiste he tells many stories, good and bad but not necessarily his own.
“We all know say is just metaphors and similes in this business. Sometimes we sing say we a floss when we really deh home. A lot of yute sing say dem rich and dem nuh really have no money fi true. Nuff man sing say dem a gangster but dem nuh really involve inna nuh crime,” he told The Star.
“A man say ‘banga phone raaay’, it nuh mean him a call people and a try nothing. As artistes, we’re just being creative. We’re not glorying people’s actions or telling them to go and steal people’s money and those things.”
According to the deejay, the track was simply a reference to something in popular culture right now.
“But because is a thing weh go viral inna Jamaica and people a talk bout it, we say we a go sing about this thing and dilute this topic. We want people to understand it and do better. That’s where the inspiration came from. One of the greatest thing weh di people dem a say is that dem love the song.”
Octane says although he prefers to put out more positive content fans seem to gravitate to the other spectrum.
“A lot of people been asking ‘Yow Octane, weh di culture songs?’ but I am saying to dem you’re not supporting culture songs or the music weh speak of positive things. Me a watch the vibe and me get inspired to tap into what’s happening and reinvent me sound. It’s been working because it ( Banga Fone) has gone more than 100,000 views since last week and peaked at number 11 on the YouTube trending list, so people a support it.”
I Octane’s comments follow criticism from some fans on social media, as many accused him of supporting lottery scamming.
