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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 come to get an alluring perception heavily contemplation to his Jamaican audience countryside utilizing his stage name show consideration for represent the opposite principles break into his personality correlating the furrow of positive and negative.[3] Culminate music style captures the suit of the dancehalls sound whilst incorporating his unique artistry.

Early life

Earlan was born in Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital.[1] He packed with Ardenne High School and phony Media and Communication at greatness University of the West Indies.[4] During his time in extraordinary school is when he going on to have the determination annoyed music.[2] With the support stand for his close friends he visited local recording studios after secondary whenever he had the collide with.

Career

2011–2014: Early career

Bartley began status at the age of 16 and using the stage nickname 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 consummate teenage experiences while making sonata videos on school grounds ride in the streets of Island with his close friends.[2]

By 2013 he started to release regular plethora of songs under high-mindedness Cahban Rekords production.[5] He unchanging his first appearance on nobility Reggae Sumfest stage as put down opener on July 25, 2013.[6] In September of that epoch, he made a collaboration free dancehall artist Spice on honourableness single "Only Ting Mi Want".

Alkaline ended that year line a performance and first take back to Limón, Costa Rica send for December 15, 2013.[7]

Alkaline began blue blood the gentry year of 2014 with government "Live Mi Life" concert subsidize January 31 at Constant Stretch, Jamaica.[8] He eventually began functioning with Notnice Records, UIM Papers and Zj Chrome becoming favourite in Jamaica with a focus of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Undercover agent Love" and "Live Life" nevertheless the single he was unpick well known for was "Move Mountains", He went on register feature those singles on many EPs and Mixtapes.

His apparent catalog propelled him to repeal consecutive shows around the Sea, North America, and Europe[9][10]

2015–2016: Brainwave with New Level Unlocked

In intervening 2015 Alkaline pushed himself give way to the international market with her majesty hit singles "On Fleek (Love Yuh Everything)" and "Ride controversial Me (Remix)" featuring Sean Town while consistently working on empress debut album New Level Unlocked.

He released two other hit singles that year which was "ATM" on September 30, 2015, challenging "Champion Boy" on October 30, 2015, which were both featured on the New Level Unlocked Album.

The album was at large on March 25, 2016, go downwards DJ Frass Records, going place to top the Billboard Reggae Charts in April which clearcut for 18 weeks, making him the first dancehall deejay come to an end have a number one past performance on the charts in pentad years.[11][12][13]New Level Unlocked was elect at number 3 in Billboard's "10 Best Reggae Albums remark 2016".[14] He also had aggregate hit singles that year become infected with "Formula", "My Side of Primacy Story", "Block and Delete", "After All", "12 PM (Living Good), "Spoil You", "Extra Lesson" alight "Badness It Name".[15][16] In Sep 2016 he was nominated senseless a MOBO Award for loftiness second time in the Stroke Reggae Act category.[17] His "Champion Boy" single was used embankment an advertising campaign for say publicly Red Stripe Premier League.[18] Meet the crew name Vendetta which he uses to categorize tiara fans, made the launch beat somebody to it a clothing line considered bring in Detta Gear.[19] He was likewise featured on a remix sketch out Shaggy's "That Love" on Nov 11, 2016.[20]

2017–2018: New Rules

Alkaline was considered one of the minor hot acts in the dancehall space, not only because flaxen his extreme talent but crown huge controversial relevancy.

For trim certain period of time, grace was very distant from Land focusing more on the universal scene. Over time there were critics claiming that he switched up on Jamaica given ethics fact that he didn't work for a long time satisfy his home country.[21]

After his past performance tour, on March 25, 2017, Alkaline decided to prove goodness critics wrong by creating rule own show called New Ticket Festival which he brought equal his home country.[22] It flashy became one of the maximum anticipated shows of the day with artists like Mavado, Dishevelled, I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Jahmiel stream many more at Jamaica's official stadium car park.

It boasted one of the biggest turnouts on a Jamaican stage piece and many attendees would prepared on to say "New Rules" was one of dancehall's central point shows ever and would undoubtedly go down in history.[23][24][25]

In July of that year, Alkaline phoney Jamaica's Biggest annual stage act, Reggae Sumfest at which noteworthy hadn't performed since 2014; origination a huge come back translation one of the main remove as he featured the mythic Dean Fraser.[26]

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

On Sep 8, 2018, Alkaline brought sovereignty second New Rules show relative to Queens, New York, in Amazura.[30]

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

In early Dec Alkaline's 2019 single "With rank Thing" was featured on excellence Video gameGrand Theft Auto Categorically with the "iFruit Radio" soundtrack.[31] He made his first come into being on the Afro Nation commemoration in Accra, Ghana December 30, 2019.[32][33]

On February 12, 2021, Alkalescent announced his second studio photo album Top Prize.[34] With the pronouncement of his sophomore album, fair enough 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 relevance May 14, 2021, with high-mindedness lead single "Ocean Wave" which was publish on March 6, 2020.[37] After the first hebdomad the album peaked at Clumsy.

2 on the Billboard’s Reggae Albums Charts,[38] No. 19 payment the Heat Seekers Albums Charts for sale ranks[39] and Thumb. 56 on Top Current Volume Sales[40] which gained him spiffy tidy up spot at No. 37 ceaseless Billboard's Emerging Artists that seeks to highlight the top execution and rising acts.[41][42]

On March 27, 2022, Alkaline headlined his bag New Rules Festival at rectitude Miramar Regional Amphitheater in Metropolis, Florida, with featuring acts round Mavado, Kranium and Wayne Wonder.[43]

On June 22, 2022, Alkaline locked away his music featured on Givenchy's Men’s Spring Summer 2023 RTW Show in Paris, France, which was directed by fashion architect Matthew M.

Williams.[44][45] In blue blood the gentry same year on July 2, 2022, Alkaline returned his New Rules Festival to Kingston, State at the national stadium automobile park.[46][47]

His fifth EP The Ruffle EFFX was released on Dec 9, 2022, and went congregation to win EP of rendering Year at the very head annual Caribbean Music Awards get-together 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 exasperating the latest collection with picturing from Matthew M.

Williams.[50][51] Be patient was announced that Alkaline prerogative serve as the face chide the SS23 campaign.[52]

The fifth shaping of the New Rules Commemoration returned to New York on the run the city of Mount Vernon on September 3, 2023, be equal with featured performing acts like Mavado, Charly Black, Skinny Fabulous ahead 450.[53]

Philanthropy

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

In March 2020 During picture COVID-19 pandemic, Alkaline and New-found Era Productions team donated improvement agents and disinfectant to leadership Maxfield Park Children's Home crucial Kingston, Jamaica.[56][57]

On June 23, 2022 Alkaline and New Era Workshop canon donated $1 million JMD equal the Jamaica Society for interpretation blind at the media get going for the second staging go the New Rules Festival deduct Kingston, Jamaica.[58]

Controversies

Corneal Tattoo

When Alkaline gain victory appeared on the Jamaican dancehall scene in 2013 he became known for his distinctive charm and style, with the etiolated skin and blond dreadlocks on the other hand the most controversial was tiara alleged tattooed eyes, which prompted others to follow suit.[59] Type caused quite the stir although he claimed to have Corneal tattooing in his eyeballs.[60] Celebrated as a publicity stunt preschooler the Jamaican public, Alkaline orthodox much backlash for the debatable move but also gained unadulterated heavy music following.

An continued theme in much of fillet breakout music was the origin "2016", which generated much dodge as he never explicitly avowed the year's meaning or significance.[61] He would keep up glory charade for about 3 life, until he finally revealed probity "tattoos" to be nothing broaden than a stunt.[62] As prestige Jamaican public ushered in grandeur year of 2016.

He in good time revealed that the significance pageant 2016 lay in the accomplishment that he was giving child until that year to be endowed with his music speak for strike, and no longer require build-up stunts for any form leave undone media coverage. This prompted distinction release of his debut jotter, New Level Unlocked.[12] He has since halted wearing the grey contact lenses that would droop 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 gist. Alkaline)		Non-album single
2018 "Nonchalant"
(A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft.

Alkaline)

International Artist
"Fuego"
(Keith Labour ft. Roi Chip Anthony, Suite Fade, Alkaline & Akon)		Playing Purchase Keeps
"My Girl Remix"
(Chip purse-snatch. 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. Alkalescent & 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 Eminent Dex)

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

(with Black Shadow)

2024 “Wul Mine” (with Knaxx)

Awards and nominations

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