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WESTERN BUREAU:
Dancehall artiste Laa Lee has big projects in the works. The sole major act at Reggae Sumfest’s Family FunDay, which took place at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, in Montego Bay, on Sunday, the Floating deejay shared that he is working on a movie and extended play (EP) record.
In an interview with The Gleaner, immediately after his well-received performance, the energetic performer and dancer said he had only recently returned to the island from Miami, in the United States, where he was acting in a movie, which will also feature veteran dancehall star and actor Spragga Benz.
“There is no limit for Laa Lee, when we venture from the music, is some acting thing me waa guh inna…so who knows,” the singer, who was born Romario Ricketts, said. “I may be the next Kevin Hart or the next Rock, who knows.”
The performer, who is signed with the United Kingdom-based recording label Black Butter, which is an affiliate of the globally renowned Sony Music Entertainment, says he has several projects in the pipeline being fine-tuned for the music market.
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“Mi a work on mi EP and I have been dropping a lot of music, and I have been flying … being in America and around the place doing the music, which is doing what I really love,” said Laa Lee, who says he is at a happy place in his career.
With his music now reaching global audiences, Laa Lee has hit an important milestone as one of his songs has been featured in a Netflix series, which for him is a measure of his success.
“The big song for me right now is Bong Bing , because it is featured in a Netflix movie, so that is the big one, that is the biggest one today,” said Laa Lee, with an accomplished smile. “We have greater things [to] do, and bigger things to get … we have more movies to make.”
The track, by Laa Lee and Cristale, is featured in episode one of the Netflix series Supacell.
In looking back at his entry into music, and his achievements to date, the Arnett Gardens, Jungle, native, said this all started for him after a social media post went viral.
“A video went viral of me being myself and it started the era of Laa Lee. From then and there, I have been who I am,” said the performer. “I am easy going, I am a joker, I am a very serious youth, I am just a youth being here, just having fun and doing great.”
During his performance at the Reggae Sumfest Family FunDay, where numerous fans stayed back to see him after several bouts of rain, it was all fun as he sang and danced his way into their hearts, even drawing on members of the audience to join him on stage. He was at his spectacular best while belting out hits such as, Whaz on Sale, Dirt Bounce, Leggo the Bird and Floating.
One of the people he invited on stage, 12-year-old Montego Bay-native Dwight ‘DJ Brainz’ Francis, who all but upstaged the day’s performances, matching Laa Lee lyric for lyric and dance move for dance move, had the crowd going wild.
“He is extremely talented and has the ability to go places,” said Laa Lee, of DJ Brainz’s performance. “I plan to help him advance his career by giving him as much exposure as I can…he is definitely a star in the making.”
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