Sizzla made an appearance on The Fix podcast to discuss the reasons behind his decision to burn the plaque he received for his collaboration with DJ Khaled on ‘Father of Asahd’.
He made it clear that the dispute was not about financial matters, but rather about feeling disrespected due to the size of his name on the plaque. Sizzla expressed his belief that his name symbolizes Jamaica and therefore should have been given the respect it deserves.
“There is no business issue with burning the plaque with Khaled, I haven’t been in the realm of sorting out any business issue.
“The whole principle about it was that I can’t see my name with this miniature font and it was my name that you love so much that had brought you to that stage so why I can’t see my name? My name represents Jamaica,” the artist said.
“Sizzla is still Jamaica, and Jamaica is Sizzla. So why is it your name is so big, and I can’t see my name? I’m gonna have problem with my people. My people are gonna say it was that name, the little name that got you the big name?” he said.
The artist added that the only thing he had was his name.
“If you say Sizzla people will look to see Sizzla. Put my name big as yours that’s good. You wouldn’t have any problem.”
When asked if he had called Khaled to explain his problem with the plaque, the “Just One of Those Days,” singer said that it shouldn’t have to be noted as it is a matter of respect.
When asked if he and Khaled were in a good space, the artist couldn’t seem to recall.
“DJ Khaled always been reaching out, good soul,” Sizzla said noting that he was not there to bash Khaled, he only wanted his name bigger on the plaque.
“The artist also said he expected that handing over the plaque would be a fancy event with the media present, which would be good for unity and the music business.
“That’s really disrespectful like that. If you do my name like that what would you do with Bob Marley name? what would you do with Buju name? my name is big so you should put my name in some size, stop messing around, it’s real serious here. A lot of things are being attached to that what you did there but we not gonna say it,” Sizzla said.
Don’t miss out! Get your daily dose of Entertainment news and more straight to your phone. Join Ghana Street Journal Whatsapp channel now!
