He leaked an audio of the track on Tik Tok and Facebook, and fans raved that he had found a monster hit. Given the advance buzz, he has already bankrolled a video for the project. “I plan to shoot a video for the Streetfame productions project High Flight in January,” he said. He performed the song at a show called Wild Out on December 18 and ‘Bee Hive’ on December 19. The Lighters Up singer is reminding everyone to give back this Christmas especially to the kids, because “like Covid this hurricane experience is something new to them”.

“As the country takes its time to build back, it’s not an easy task, and we have to give back to the kids to help them cushion this new lifestyle that will affect them for the next six months or more,” he said. Rickey Teetz says he is prepared to go “extra hard” this coming year because there are a lot of persons he wants to assist that have lost much in the hurricane, so it is important to do the work so he can help as much people that he can. Rickey Teetz has delivered relief packages to persons in Lethe Hanover, persons in Westmoreland and several persons in and around the parish of St James.

He said that he detests what he calls the act of ‘publicising philanthropy’, an action that has become even more common in recent times as thousands of Jamaicans continue to struggle to rebuild their lives in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The artiste, who is known for his philanthropic works of helping the homeless and mentally challenged people of Montego Bay, says he gave back to a lot of persons after the hurricane but he did not record it. “Calling attention to your generosity shifts the focus from the person in need to the giver’s own image and self-interest. I could not find the heart to do videos or pictures because no one put themselves in this distress,” he said.

The artiste believes that even distressed people need some expectation of privacy and respect. “It was something everyone was going through, everyone was going through something directly or indirectly because of the hurricane. I know people who had money in the bank, but could not find cash to buy food or gas for their vehicle because the ATM’s weren’t working. So be aware of people’s feelings,” Rickey Teetz added. (Jamaica Observer)