O artista Capleton relembrou que foi Ninjaman que, sem intenção, o forçou a levar a sua carreira no dancehall de forma mais séria quando pegou na sua letra de “Long Fi Release” e gravou um tema, enquanto Capleton trabalhava a full-time numa loja de calçado em Kingston.
“You know why me stop work? Caw Ninjaman steal mi lyrics and mi style, even though him open my eye to business. Caw it is not a easy ting to hear yuh song playing all over and yuh melody an yuh pattern and is not you doing it. No, you wi mad”, revelou o artista numa entrevista recente à Suncity Radio.
“An even dem time deh, mi neva usually tell people seh Ninja steal mi lyrics, caw mi know how people stay enuh”, explicou, apesar de depois do sucedido o cantor ter dado os créditos devidos e até terem actuado juntos.
“January 1, 1989. African Star, a deh suh Ninja get Long fi Release. Yeh, me an Shabba an Ninja deh-deh an wi a bun di fire. An one a di time it look like Ninja, him nuh have enough lyrics fi stan up side a me an Shabba, suh him teck di mixing key and start mixing. A suh mi drop Long fi Release now enuh.”
“An di man a mix mi, an a mix mi and di man go suh boom, because him a try ketch back di lyrics, him a try trick mi up. Suh mi a seh ‘Ninja, when you a mix mi, yuh fi mix mi properly… when yuh a mix mi buh mix mi off-key’”, cantou.
“But as mi seh, good will always prevail ova evil. Even though him done mi wrong at di time, him still open mi eye to di business. Him introduce mi to Fattis and seh ‘Fattis a Capleton dis enuh. Him bad enuh. A him write Long fi Release’”, acrescentou, rindo.
