August 13, 2024
Fans of dancehall woke up to the news on Friday morning that 3 albums are in the Top 5 of the iTunes Reggae Chart. At number 4 is self-proclaimed King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel with First Week Out, then Flawless Victory by Bay-C from T.O.K and Xyclone at number 3, and of course the queen herself Spice, with her latest album Mirror 25, tops it off at number 1 ahead of the late great Bob Marley.
The shocker for most is Bay-C and Xyclone’s Flawless Victory, which was at number 1 before Spice’s Mirror 25 dethroned it, but what most don’t know is that it was at the top of the chart for a whopping 22 weeks since its release on March 1. Flawless Victory was also 33 overall on the iTunes Albums chart in the US. Several singles from the 6-track album also charted, most notably “Wull Heap”. It features Zagga and was produced by the only female producer on the album, the US-based fashion designer/author/actress/host Jenelle Alexia from A’Legends Productions. “Wull Heap” peaked at number 2 proving that dancehall is still very much alive and well.
Other songs from Flawless Victory that charted are “Get Inna The Groove”, “Tight” featuring ShellChapo and the title track “Flawless Victory” all in the top 10 at numbers 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The album was produced by Xyclone’s Ejor Media Group and Bomb Rush Records, home of Bay-C.
Xyclone and Bay-C are on a worldwide Flawless Victory tour, having been to England and several countries in Europe, Jamaica, the United States including the recently concluded Reggae on the River festival in California where Bay-C celebrated his birthday and The Gambia, Xyclone’s first time in Africa, just prior to that.
Jenelle Alexia, producer of “Wull Heap”, has just showcased her clothing line, A’Legends, to the prestigious audience at the Unorthodox Fashion Show in Philadelphia last month and is gearing up next for the Back To School Supplies Drive, a charity event being held in Orange, New Jersey on August 17 by Dr MichelleG from Get With The Fix Radio. Alexia is also going to make a cameo appearance in the upcoming movie Unbelievable which stars dancehall icon Spragga Benz. No official date is set yet but Unbelievable will premiere in the US and Jamaica sometime in October.