![]() Another highlight for me was performing at Sting 1988,” Lady G shared. We also did the video and everything started happening for me. She sees this as the highlight of her career. The song topped the JBC Radio Top 30 chart as well as reggae charts within the United Kingdom, the Caribbean, and in New York.Ī year later, she would score two hits, Samfie Lover with Hopeton James of the Techniques (number 19 on the RJR Top 40 chart) and Legal Rights with Papa San (number one on every major chart in Jamaica).īut it wasn’t until 1990 that Lady G’s popularity went through the roof with Round Table Talk, another collaboration with Papa San. Nuff Respect gave me the opportunity to travel all over the world,” said Lady G. At the time, I was mostly performing on the sound system. It proved to the people that I am also a recording artiste. “ Nuff Respect was my first hit song and it really changed my life. Through the years, Lady G (given name Janice Fyffe) has scored a number of hit songs, including her 1988 number one hit Nuff Respect, an anthem for the females and produced by Gussie Clarke’s Anchor Records. “Jack Scorpio was the first producer who took a chance on me as an artiste,” she said. Lady G made her debut in 1984 with Ghetto Rock, produced by Maurice “Jack Scorpio” Johnston and appeared on the Black Scorpio label. I was focusing on live performances, which was the in thing at the time,” she explained. “My only regret in the music industry even though I have achieved a lot, and I am not going to be ungrateful, I just wished that, at the time, I had recorded more songs, because I had the platform. ![]() Unlike the artistes of today, Lady G honed her craft on sound systems before recording a song. I’m happy I was able to work with some respected entertainers and sound owners who really respected my talent and helped to elevate my career.”ĭirtsman was shot and killed in the community by unknown assailants in December 1993. Then I met Daddy Meekie and he took me to Black Scorpio and that’s where I started deejaying on a sound system. She continued, “There was a talent competition in Spanish Town and I performed. ![]() Then I started writing my own lyrics and whenever we had functions in the community, I would participate,” Lady G recalled. I used to watch San writing lyrics and deejaying on the sound system. “Growing up in Dela Vega City, I was neighbours with Papa San and Dirtsman. Living in a community with entertainers such as Papa San and his brother Dirtsman, also stirred Lady G’s interest in pursuing music. The elder Fyffe toured with The Congos and also worked with vintage acts like The Sparkles and The Eternals. I later found out that my father (Ken Fyffe) was a musician and, from then, I decided that I wanted to be a part of music,” Lady G told the Jamaica Observer on Sunday. I used to attend functions with my grandparents and then I got involved in drama. “Growing up as a little girl, I always loved entertaining. The winner of the Female DJ Of the Year award on multiple occasions (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1998), Lady G truly paved the way for many female dancehall artistes of today.īut her love affair with music began as a child while living in Dela Vega City in Spanish Town, St Catherine. With a career spanning 38 years, Lady G came, saw and conquered. Listening to music,writing songs,performing,playing football.LONG before there was social media or streaming platforms, Lady G was a hot commodity within the dancehall space. FOR ALL YOUR DUBPLATE NEEDS FAST AND RELIABLE.HERE I GOT OVER 50 ARTISTE INCLUDING ME WORKING WITH SERIOUSLY JUST LINK ME ON MY CONTACTS FOR MORE INFO BLESS RESPECT FROM JAMAICA.Ĭontact:1876-3905181 Listen samples here or here ![]() MY NAME IS DANGER INFARED AM A RECORDING ARTISTE PLUS I ALSO RUN A DUBPLATE SERVICE IN JAMAICA.
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