You have to hand it to my Jamaican brothers for being multi-talented and looking to excel in both sports and the arts. Usain Bolt went from being the fastest man in the world. To having a budding music career in the dancehall space. Usain had a crack at football though. Trying out for his boyhood club Manchester United. Unfortunately, his attempts at United failed. His music career is budding though with a few notable dancehall tracks like Olympe Rosé Riddim and It’s A Party.
In the same vein cricketing legend, Chris Gayle followed suit and is having a crack in the music business. From captaining the West Indies. Chris Gayle aka Universe Boss is now dabbling in the music scene and is looking to go all the way by getting nominated for a Grammy. The former opening batsman turned recording artist is optimistic that the Tropical House Cruises To Jamaica: The Asian Edition album, which he headlined, will be nominated for at least one Grammy Award. Chris is looking to submit it for consideration later this month.
“Originally this album was made for the Asian market countries, where cricket is popular and I am well known. This region listens to world music and in this category. I am confident we can do well at the Grammys. There is also a chance it can do well in reggae [category] because the album also has Lauryn Hill, Morgan Heritage, Capleton, and Sizzla on it,” he told the Jamaica Observer.
Produced by Sean “Contractor” Edwards. The project was released in December 2022 and has him featuring on two songs which include Choco Loco, and Gimmie Love. The album managed to score top spot on the USA iTunes Reggae Album chart and made waves on the New York and Florida album charts.
