Wine Slow, the lead single from Jamaican reggae singer Gyptain’s 2013 album “Sex, Love and Reggae” is now certified Silver in the U.K. by the British Phonographic industry as measured by the Official Charts company.
The song released by VP records 10 years ago on February 3, is produced by super producer Rvssian and has sold more than 200,000 units in the U.K.
The music video for Slow Wine directed by ASHA, shot on location at Bob Marley Beach in Morant Bay, has surpassed 10 million views on YouTube.
As the U.K. Gold and platinum selling artist experiences success for songs released over a decade ago he says, “When the papers dem did a sign after a certain amount of years they are supposed to give me them back so yes some a dem, them have some a dem”.
Without his master ownership Gyptian still enjoys the uplands of platinum record sales and he knows where the money resides in music for an artist.
“Throughout all of my life, my publishing is my greatest accomplishment,” the Hold Yuh singer said.
In November 2021 Gyptian told WMV that his music is diverse and he wants to be known for that diversity.
“I don’t think you should have a genre where you have to say this is the type of music. Sing music, people dance,” he said.
In expounding his thoughts he gathers, “put something out there where people can be entertained and dance to.”
The thought of being placed in a box seems tame to him.
“Thats all about an artist being versatile, using up his versatility, it’s not about putting in one box because from you see a man like me you know there is not putting in a box or categorize me” he says dismissively.
He doesn’t have a reputation of working with the new generation of artists coming from Jamaica but he encourages their efforts.
“Back when we did younger out parents could really relate to what we did a do”.
There is plenty to talk about on that subject but he concludes that,
“The next generation is gonna do what they are comfortable with…their frequencies are totally different from ours.”
“At the same time what me hear them a put back into the music is some melody, me a hear some pretty sounds,” he says to acknowledge the change happening in Jamaica’s music industry.
