INTERNATIONAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT Reggae artiste Ernie Smith, the sponsor of his annual community talent show saw the potential in Bitta and entered him in the competition. He sang a rendition of Beenie Man’s “Matie A Nuh Good Sinting” that earned him 2nd place with a prize of $500. The stage was set and the love for music blossomed, even though he wasn’t singing his own songs. His dad, a man about town and close friends with veterans Peter Tosh, Half Pint and Junior Reid, was very pleased to mentor the young lad, with the promise that his schooling takes precedence over all, and it was so for the coming years.
BITTA SO SICKA ARTIST OF THE FUTURE (By Senika Gordon Freelance Journalist for Entertainment Press)
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eter Cole, the man we now know as Bitta So Sticka born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in the community of Sterling Castle Red Hills St. Andrew. He is the eldest of two children. At the age of 10, Vintage
Bitter took heed and passed the Common Entrance Examinations that placed him at Kingston Technical High. He excelled in the majors at the Caribbean School of Business. He then went on to work in the corporate world as a Clerk, Assistant Engineer and Telemarketer. He became tired of being in and out of jobs so Bitta turned to what he loved best, music. Encouraged by his friends
who loved his freestyle talents, he decided to pursue music as a career. Bitta got the stamp of approval to be known as “Bitta So Sticka” when he recorded his first professional song “Thank God It’s Friday” on the Club Banger Riddim for Tremma House Production in 2010. That song got steady rotation on a few mainstream radios and disc jockeys alike, Zip 103.5 fm by ZJ Bambino, ZJ Rush and Hot 102 fm by DJ Cash Flow and DJ Neil just to name a few. Bitta So Sticka went on to record numerous amount of songs for underground producers and a video for the single “She’s Mine”. That caught the attention on RE TV and Hype TV. Now Bitta So Sticka is rolling with the elites from Cash Global Records and Sun City Radio. He is very pleased with the latest recording “Nah Stopp” on the Mad Run Riddim mixed by Sun Jack Weedseed. Bitta is influenced by a slew of artistes, Sizzla, Spragga Benz, Beenie Man, Bounty Killa and Vybz Kartel, this artiste is surely one to watch for 2014 and beyond.
NATURAL BLACK By: Tasz Smith
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eggae artist Natural Black carved his niche in the genre over a decade ago, with profound music and prolific lyrics that uplift fans far and wide. Propelling to international fame with his breakout hit “Far From Reality” in 2006, he has amassed 13 full-length albums to date and is back in the studio working on a slew of new singles for his 14th album. Natural Black charges into 2013 with four new singles - “I’m On My Way,” “Natural Chronic,” “Who Cares For Me” and “Party Truck” - all conscious reggae anthems that bring the gifted artist full circle back to his original roots, following a brief stint as a dancehall deejay from 2011 to 2012. Stay tuned for more Natural Black coming at you.
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