Black Men United (BMU). YOU WILL KNOW . What-a-tunnnnnne! I remember the ten-year-old version of me blasting this legendary song on repeat and singing (if you can call it that…) along to the uplifting lyrics. Who knew 26 years later, these words would still be so hauntingly relevant today? One of the reasons I was inspired to create ‘The Urban Tales of Mz. Bumper Queen’ fiction series was due to the lack of diversity when it came to mainstream media’s representation of t

Written on 1st June 2020, check out the reasons why music is a crucial part of my existence and my fiction series, 'The Urban Tales of Mz. Bumper Queen'. Ah mate. Where do I start? The way my heart nearly exploded with pride after watching the Bounty Killer VS Beenie Man clash live in the early hours of last Sunday morning. Not only did these two dancehall veterans teach the world a thing or two about the origins of a ‘clash’, but they represented for Jamaican culture ( #Irie