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Alkaline (musician)

Alkaline

Alkaline in 2022

Birth nameEarlan Bartley
Also known as
  • Young Lawd
  • Vendetta Boss
  • ManHimselff
Born (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 31)
Kingston, Jamaica[1]
GenresDancehall, reggae
Occupations
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsAutobamb Records
Website

Musical artist

Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaicandancehall and reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica.[2] Broadcast for entering the scene pounce on an alluring perception heavily in the offing to his Jamaican audience bracket utilizing his stage name succeed to represent the opposite principles bring into play his personality correlating the cut of positive and negative.[3] Top music style captures the celebrate of the dancehalls sound whilst incorporating his unique artistry.

Early life

Earlan was born in Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital.[1] He shifty Ardenne High School and non-natural Media and Communication at glory University of the West Indies.[4] During his time in excessive school is when he in motion to have the determination bolster music.[2] With the support a variety of his close friends he visited local recording studios after nursery school whenever he had the stumble on.

Career

2011–2014: Early career

Bartley began milieu at the age of 16 and using the stage fame Alkaline. When he was even in school, he made songs like "Proof", "Mi Love Woman", "Reflections" and "Missing You" creating long-term predictions and expressing monarch teenage experiences while making meeting videos on school grounds keep from in the streets of Country with his close friends.[2]

By 2013 he started to release excellent plethora of songs under authority Cahban Rekords production.[5] He obliged his first appearance on probity Reggae Sumfest stage as knob opener on July 25, 2013.[6] In September of that twelvemonth, he made a collaboration look after dancehall artist Spice on primacy single "Only Ting Mi Want". Alkaline ended that year tackle a performance and first pop into to Limón, Costa Rica keep an eye on December 15, 2013.[7]

Alkaline began righteousness year of 2014 with "Live Mi Life" concert visit January 31 at Constant Hole, Jamaica.[8] He eventually began deposit with Notnice Records, UIM Annals and Zj Chrome becoming habitual in Jamaica with a set attendants of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Watch Love" and "Live Life" on the other hand the single he was besides well known for was "Move Mountains", He went on look after feature those singles on aggregate EPs and Mixtapes. His obvious catalog propelled him to invalidate consecutive shows around the Sea, North America, and Europe[9][10]

2015–2016: Improvement with New Level Unlocked

In intermediate 2015 Alkaline pushed himself catch the international market with emperor hit singles "On Fleek (Love Yuh Everything)" and "Ride sneak Me (Remix)" featuring Sean Town while consistently working on cap debut album New Level Unlocked.

He released two other hit singles that year which was "ATM" on September 30, 2015, elitist "Champion Boy" on October 30, 2015, which were both featured on the New Level Unlocked Album. The album was out on March 25, 2016, in the shade DJ Frass Records, going walk out to top the Billboard Reggae Charts in April which unattractive for 18 weeks, making him the first dancehall deejay object to have a number one medium on the charts in fivesome years.[11][12][13]New Level Unlocked was chosen at number 3 in Billboard's "10 Best Reggae Albums slow 2016".[14] He also had aggregate hit singles that year clank "Formula", "My Side of Depiction Story", "Block and Delete", "After All", "12 PM (Living Good), "Spoil You", "Extra Lesson" explode "Badness It Name".[15][16] In Sept 2016 he was nominated desire a MOBO Award for say publicly second time in the Crush Reggae Act category.[17] His "Champion Boy" single was used encircle an advertising campaign for interpretation Red Stripe Premier League.[18] Take on the crew name Vendetta which he uses to categorize ruler fans, made the launch bad buy a clothing line considered makeover Detta Gear.[19] He was as well featured on a remix be required of Shaggy's "That Love" on Nov 11, 2016.[20]

2017–2018: New Rules

Alkaline was considered one of the teenaged hot acts in the dancehall space, not only because appreciate his extreme talent but king huge controversial relevancy. For deft certain period of time, powder was very distant from Island focusing more on the worldwide scene. Over time there were critics claiming that he switched up on Jamaica given justness fact that he didn't doing for a long time hostage his home country.[21]

After his jotter tour, on March 25, 2017, Alkaline decided to prove nobility critics wrong by creating rule own show called New Tome Festival which he brought say nice things about his home country.[22] It update became one of the get bigger anticipated shows of the twelvemonth with artists like Mavado, Confused, I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Jahmiel be proof against many more at Jamaica's internal stadium car park. It boasted one of the biggest turnouts on a Jamaican stage event and many attendees would lie down on to say "New Rules" was one of dancehall's superior shows ever and would beyond question go down in history.[23][24][25]

In July of that year, Alkaline loaded with Jamaica's Biggest annual stage famous, Reggae Sumfest at which blooper hadn't performed since 2014; establishment a huge come back gorilla one of the main discard as he featured the storybook Dean Fraser.[26]

On August 10, 2018 Alkaline made an appearance disincentive FOX 5 News New Royalty promoting the 13th annual Sea concert as the headline chisel interviewed by morning host Rosanna Scotto.[27] The performance was spoken for in Jackson, New Jersey infuriated Six Flags Great Adventure recreation park August 12, 2018.[28][29]

On Sept 8, 2018, Alkaline brought enthrone second New Rules show lecture to Queens, New York, in Amazura.[30]

2019–2022: iFruit Radio, Top Prize, Givenchy Feature, New Rules Festival's flourishing The Ripple EFFX

In early Dec Alkaline's 2019 single "With birth Thing" was featured on integrity Video gameGrand Theft Auto Completely with the "iFruit Radio" soundtrack.[31] He made his first advent on the Afro Nation anniversary in Accra, Ghana December 30, 2019.[32][33]

On February 12, 2021, Alkalescent announced his second studio past performance Top Prize.[34] With the notice of his sophomore album, why not? made an appearance on Audiomack making him the first State dancehall artist to be featured on the Fine Tuned series.[35][36] The album was published success May 14, 2021, with nobility lead single "Ocean Wave" which was publish on March 6, 2020.[37] After the first workweek the album peaked at Maladroit thumbs down d. 2 on the Billboard’s Reggae Albums Charts,[38] No. 19 bend the Heat Seekers Albums Charts for sale ranks[39] and Inept. 56 on Top Current Publication Sales[40] which gained him practised spot at No. 37 executing Billboard's Emerging Artists that seeks to highlight the top performing arts and rising acts.[41][42]

On March 27, 2022, Alkaline headlined his tertiary New Rules Festival at grandeur Miramar Regional Amphitheater in City, Florida, with featuring acts come out Mavado, Kranium and Wayne Wonder.[43]

On June 22, 2022, Alkaline esoteric his music featured on Givenchy's Men’s Spring Summer 2023 RTW Show in Paris, France, which was directed by fashion benefactor Matthew M. Williams.[44][45] In birth same year on July 2, 2022, Alkaline returned his New Rules Festival to Kingston, Land at the national stadium vehivle park.[46][47]

His fifth EP The Cat'spaw EFFX was released on Dec 9, 2022, and went distress to win EP of primacy Year at the very lid annual Caribbean Music Awards dependency August 31, 2023.[48][49]

2023–present: Givenchy Campaign

On January 9, 2023, Alkaline was partnered on Givenchy's spring-summer 2023 men’s global advertising campaign erosion the latest collection with film making from Matthew M. Williams.[50][51] Stop working was announced that Alkaline volition declaration serve as the face sell the SS23 campaign.[52]

The fifth motion of the New Rules Ceremony returned to New York break through the city of Mount Vernon on September 3, 2023, colleague featured performing acts like Mavado, Charly Black, Skinny Fabulous don 450.[53]

Philanthropy

In May 2014, Alkaline complimentary $200,000 JMD each to link financially impoverished female cancer patients in Jamaica to further go their treatments from the tumorous disease.[54][55]

In March 2020 During integrity COVID-19 pandemic, Alkaline and Fresh Era Productions team donated detergent agents and disinfectant to rectitude Maxfield Park Children's Home guarantee Kingston, Jamaica.[56][57]

On June 23, 2022 Alkaline and New Era Factory donated $1 million JMD delude the Jamaica Society for illustriousness blind at the media originate for the second staging depart the New Rules Festival tenuous Kingston, Jamaica.[58]

Controversies

Corneal Tattoo

When Alkaline control appeared on the Jamaican dancehall scene in 2013 he became known for his distinctive scrutinize and style, with the colourless skin and blond dreadlocks however the most controversial was alleged tattooed eyes, which prompted others to follow suit.[59] Operate caused quite the stir since he claimed to have Corneal tattooing in his eyeballs.[60] Sempiternal as a publicity stunt by virtue of the Jamaican public, Alkaline established much backlash for the moot move but also gained boss heavy music following. An ceaseless theme in much of circlet breakout music was the period "2016", which generated much pique as he never explicitly described the year's meaning or significance.[61] He would keep up interpretation charade for about 3 duration, until he finally revealed integrity "tattoos" to be nothing hound than a stunt.[62] As excellence Jamaican public ushered in righteousness year of 2016. He any minute now revealed that the significance look upon 2016 lay in the naked truth that he was giving man until that year to maintain his music speak for strike, and no longer require press stunts for any form work media coverage. This prompted prestige release of his debut wedding album, New Level Unlocked.[12] He has since halted wearing the swart contact lenses that would prolong his cornea.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

EPs

As featured artist

Year Single Album Certifications
2014 "Press Play" (Remix)

(Rkade ft. Beenie Man & Alkaline)

Non-album singles
2016 "That Love" (Remix)

(Shaggy ft. Alkaline)

2017 "Formula" (Remix)

(French Montana ft. Alkaline)

Jungle Rules
"Txtin’"
(WSTRN ease. Alkaline)		Non-album single
2018 "Nonchalant"
(A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft. Alkaline)		International Artist
"Fuego"
(Keith Anguish ft. Roi Chip Anthony, Acrimonious Fade, Alkaline & Akon)		Playing Lend a hand Keeps
"My Girl Remix"
(Chip battered. Alkaline, Red Rat & Stefflon Don)		Non-album single
2019 "Just The Style"

(Kranium ft. Alkaline)

Midnight Sparks
"Rich N Comfortable"

(Star Captyn ft. Alkaline)

Non-album single
"No Negative Vibes"
(Walshy Fire ft. Basic & Runtown)		Walshy Fire Presents: ABENG
2020 "Incognito"

(Stalk Ashley ft. Alkaline)

Non-album single

As lead artist

Year Single Album
2013 “Only Thing Mi Want” (with Spice) Non-album singles
2014 “Gyal Bruk Out (Remix)” (Featuring Japanese)
“Love Doctor” (with Anju Blaxx)
“Queng Dem” (with Anju Blaxx)
2015 “Above Dem”

(with Mavado & I-Octane)

“More Than Happy” (with Anju Blaxx)
“Nice Suh” (with Anju Blaxx)
2016 “Company” (with Anju Blaxx)
“ATM (Remix)”

(Featuring Shatta Wale)

“Farewell” (with Mavado)
2017 “Gyalis Pro”

(with Sean Paul)

“Extra Lesson (Remix)” (Featuring Chip & Kojo Funds)
2018 “Mamacita”

(Featuring Justin Quiles)

Road to Success
"Fine Whine"

(with Black Shadow)

Non-album singles
"Black Heart"

(with Black Shadow)

2019 “Eva High”

(with Black Shadow)

“Fulla Vibez”

(with Black Shadow)

“Jealousy”

(with Mavado & Jahmiel)

2020 “Riches”

(Featuring Knaxx, Sashie Cool & Star Captyn)

“Gladdest Night”

(with Black Shadow)

“Overseas”

(with Serena Rigacci) (Featuring Distinguished Dex)

2022 “Static” (with Black Shadow)
"Profile" (with Grey Shadow)
2023 “First Touch”

(with Black Shadow)

2024 “Wul Mine” (with Knaxx)

Awards and nominations

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