OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 332 15th November 2018 COMPLETE | Seite 40
OMG Digital Magazine | 332 | Thursday 15 November 2018 • PAGE 40
IRVIN
‘BLACKIE’
BLACKMAN’S
DOING WHAT
HE CAN
Even with a desire to give his fans
something to party hard to, Trinidad
and Tobago soca artist, Irvin ‘Blackie’
Blackman’s doing what he can to
raise awareness. His latest release,
produced by one of the very best
producers out of St. Vincent, calls on
women to show off their physical
beauty as they desire, arguing that
there really is no justification for any
physical or emotional threat to a
woman, even if she bares it all.
Blackie’s a risk taker. He’s not one
to beat around the bushes and he’s
never been the type to tip toe around
controversial social topics. His new
release ahead of the Carnival season,
“Tattoos”, says women should not be
body shamed, no matter their size,
shape or skin colour, arguing that
their marks of expression are like
windows into their minds. The artiste
who has given soca lovers songs like,
“Ah Hook”, “Confession” and “He Lie”,
in the past, says he is bent on using
the music platform, to not only entertain
music lovers, but to draw awareness
to certain issues. It’s not the first time
Blackie’s been on this mission. He recently
unleashed a track called, “Brown Sugar”,
which celebrates women of colour. “Each
year, I try to create musical topics that I
feel no one really looks at. Really and
truly, the ideas are all around us- in the
society that we’re a part of, issues that
are directly affecting the people who
we’re creating this music for,” he said,
adding, “Each year, the people who enjoy
my music, look forward to something
different from me. I try my best to fulfill
their expectations.”
“Tattoos” was produced by Mark Cyrus
out of St. Vincent. Blackie says he is
extremely thankful to Cyrus for the music
he’s produced and looks forward to
working with him again. The new track
is the second of Blackie’s three Carnival
2019 contributions, the third and final
release set to be unleashed on December
26th, 2018.