Dancehall artist sings of poverty plaguing Jamaicas ghettos

Grace Hamilton, known as Spice, is one of Jamaicas most prominent Dancehall artists. She and Vybz Kartel came under attack for their duet Rampin Shop. Not all of Spices songs are so sexually graphic. In the video below, Spice talks about growing up in Jamaicas ghettos and sings a refrain from her new song a about her life story.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Dancehall music
• Gabrielle Weiss
• Grace Hamilton
• Jamaica
• Lisa Biagiotti
• Micah Fink
• music
• pop culture
• poverty
• Pulitzer Center
• Spice
• Vybz Kartel

[missunpredictable3]

a strong black woman standing up for what she believes in

[DestinyAlready]

mi like her.. big up!

[anali758]

spice to the world. big up

[OriginalMissTee]

I LOVE THIS WOMAN!!! Just something about her! So talented and beautiful! Always rate SPICE!

[Nina513]

Mmmm...This really hit me hard.

Much love to Spice for bringing awareness...ghettos have love and beauty too.

[YourDaFinest]

RESPECT SPICE SPICE IT UP FI DEM BRAP BRAP KILL POVERTY

[Africa1991]

she is very very pretty but needs to hit those high notes a lil better

[bigbattygal06]

gwan spice mi rate yuh straight!!

[ilovejc14]

no matter what

[alisonm2]

ok...singing about sex and hating other females dont help the situation either!! spice!

[shamrock08]

Big up Spice! STRONG woman.