by Howard Campbell
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Bounty Basis, dancehall artist Bounty Killer’s charity group, donated $10,000 to the household of Lieutenant Stitchie right here on October 3. The funds will go towards medical bills for the veteran deejay who suffered a mind hemorrhage in early September.
Bounty Killer and singer Richie Stephens introduced the cheque to Sophia Laing, Stitchie’s spouse, who disclosed that he’s recovering steadily after surgical procedure.
“The surgical procedure was finished and now he’s recovering, his eyes are open and when he hears acquainted voices, he’ll use his eyes to observe the sound,” she mentioned.
Shortly after information broke that Stitchie had suffered a life-threatening episode, his household arrange a GoFundMe page, in search of $100,000 to fund his medical payments.
Bounty Killer advised a gathering of music business figures that Grammy winner Shaggy donated the funds to the Bounty Basis which instantly reached out to Stitchie’s relations. He described Stitchie as “an mental artist” who modified the dancehall scene via his witty lyrics.
“Once we have been little, when it come on to technical lyrics it was Lieutenant Stitchie and Professor Nuts, then got here Papa San. When Stichie got here with songs like Natty Dread, it taught us the best way to inform a narrative,” mentioned Bounty Killer.
Launched in 1987, Natty Dread was Stitchie’s second hit tune. It was preceded by Put on Yuh Dimension, his breakthrough single which got here out the earlier yr.
Within the late Eighties, Stichie signed to Atlantic Data for which he recorded three well-received albums. He grew to become a born once more Christian in 1997 and has since launched quite a lot of gospel albums.
Bounty Killer launched his Bounty Basis in 2018. He has donated beds to hospitals, in addition to donated funds to ailing artists Tiger and Junior Byles.
