Feliciti going from video vixen to recording artiste

From being a popular video vixen to now starring in her own music videos, aspiring dancehall artiste, Feliciti is ready to "represent for all independent ladies [and] man weh tek care a dem woman".

The 22-year-old singjay said she faced neither fear nor pressure to create her first official song Pon It - featured on the popular 'Chakka' rhythm.

"It wasn't a challenge because the song itself speaks to how raunchy mi can just give it to yuh, and that's just me. It was so fun recording the song because it was just pure vibes and it fit right in wid di riddim because mi ride dah riddim deh well," she said. Feliciti quickly followed up with another trending single titled Exclusive.

"That song speaks for itself as well - don't look hot gyal if yuh nuh plan fi spend. It nuh mek no sense yuh put yuhself pon di line as a man, yuh basically a set up yuhself fi guh look a hot girl and know seh yuh cannot maintain di lifestyle. And to di women, don't sell yuhself short. Know yuh worth when it comes on to being in a relationship or even if it's just a link. Ensure seh he is making supm happen for you or even supporting you emotionally, physically and substantially," Feliciti told THE STAR.

Now rebranding herself as a professional dancehall artiste, Feliciti said she's more "selective with her bookings" as a video vixen. Although playing several diverse characters in music videos, she said she never tapped into any of those roles in reality, as it's strictly for "entertainment purposes". She remains adamant that her past life has no impact on her transition to pursue a music career.

"I've been told that being an artiste and being in the industry as a video vixen, you'd not be taken seriously. But trust me, nothing goes like that. Just duh yuh work, it naah guh affect yuh any way. Yuh know dancehall sells in Jamaica suh it cudda even be gimmicks, it ago sell. [Suh] being a video vixen making this crossover works for me," said Feliciti. She revealed that someone in the entertainment industry who she was dating suggested that she try being a video vixen.

"Viewing the entertainment industry from where I was, it was so beautiful to me, and being a vixen overlooking the space, mi a seh 'Mi feel like seh dah music ting yah, mi probly can give it a shot'. I've always admired the entertainment industry suh it's fitting," she stated.

Now with both feet firmly planted in the entertainment space, she said she's feeling quite "confident" about the move and is ready to show the world what Feliciti will bring to the dancehall table.

Born and raised in Kingston, Feliciti, who's an only child, said she is used to the attention and flair, and received a boost of encouragement from her parents while often engaging in dance-off competitions within her Maxfield community from a tender age.

"I'm naturally a go-getter, very determined; so anything mi put my mind to, I will definitely make it happen and get the job done. It's always been a passion from a long time and mi always love fi dance to Mr Vegas' Bruk it Dung and RDX's Kotch. And I'm always admired for my dancing. Suh from dem time deh mi always love music but mi grow more of a passion for it now," she excitedly shared.

However, the emerging talent revealed that one defining moment was when she recorded Pon It and her employees from her Baddies Exclusive video vixen company railed in excitement.

"That moral support from the girls and my friends dem a seh 'No man Fel, yuh can duh dis,' that was what really boosted me to get the job done. But I got the full support of my family, big up to my friends - ma main support system - we go by the name 'Material Girls'. It's always a vibe in the studio with them and once I have doubt in anything, mi can call pon mi friends - Jamailah, Danessa and Aaliyah," she said.

The young artiste admitted that if she was not firm about her worth, one of the industry's biggest challenges towards female artistes, sexual exploitation, would've caused her to "throw in the towel" after not even a year in the space. However, the Caution Sign artiste, given name Felicity Harrison, said with her first name meaning "intense happiness", she's adamant on living up to that, while using her fighting spirit to stand up for what she believes in, "trodding my path of being slow and steady".