Felicia Gooden known in the music industry as Lisa Hype, after her discharged from the Vybz Kartel headed Portmore Empire as made her first public interview.
The artiste spoke out in an interview last evening about her expulsion from the Portmore Empire, as well as addressing speculations surrounding her new single Chat, which was release after sting hurling insults at several artistes, on the RJR radio programme Ruption hosted by the Fluffy Diva, Ms. Kitty.
In the interview, Lisa Hype said she never expected the decision, but suspected something was going to happen. When asked by Ms. Kitty if Kartel was the person who called and informed her of her discharge the response was no.
Ms. Kitty asked Hype what was meant by the following statement issue by Kartel: “The members of the Empire have unanimously agreed to end our professional relationship especially in light of certain ‘developments’ that have come to our attention regarding her overall conduct, conduct that is not consistent with the decorum expected of a member of the Portmore Empire.” To which she responded, “it must be the picture or the song with Stacious…it can’t be nothing else.”
Ms Kitty followed up, at anytime did you seek the permission of Vybz to do the song for Stacious, to which Hype articulated a response of no.
The late afternoon interview on RJR also saw Lisa Hype clarifying the allegations that she confirmed with the STAR that the person in the controversial picture was Vybz Kartel. In her words Lisa Hype said that the STAR’s Reporter, Krista Henry, twisted her words in the published November 18, 2009 article saying: “Is mi boss, ma mentor. Mi nuh have nutten more to say…. Mi just haffi prepare miself fi it.”
When asked by the Ruption host what exactly she meant, she nabbed that Henry asked her two questions:
- If she was intimately involved with Kartel? To which she responded saying no, he is mi boss, ma mentor.
- If the person in the picture was Kartel? To which she again said no
So what is the truth? Is Lisa Hype really changing her talk now?
Hype also said that the supposable name change to “LISA HYPER” as we reported before was just for the talks. As for the new single…Hype said ‘a whole heap a people on mi name, so mi just a address dem’.
What about the tattoos and the next move for the artiste? Well Hype said she now have the freedom to work with more producers and that the tattoo isn’t a setback.
Dancehall artiste, Spice has come out with all lyrical guns blazing at both the former Portmore Empire artiste, Lisa Hype and MC Nuffy following this week’s Sting concert, Jamworld, Portmore.
Jamaica deejay Spice
Lisa Hype who released a song entitled, Sting Aftermath, immediately following Sting, hurled insults at several female dancehall artistes, predominantly Spice. Spice says:
“Lisa Hype, I mean Lisa Swipe is in no position to utter the words she did from her mouth, but I honestly feel very sorry for her. She’s going through a shameful time in her life right now and is obviously looking for a dark hole to stick her head in. Lisa Swipe is calling names to keep her name out there; but my name? She ah play wid fire. She know say she nuh bad like mi likkle fingah. Di time she tek ah pick pon di female artiste dem, she need fi go clean off di discharge offah har stomach. She ah gwaan like ah me tek har pictuh an sen’ it out. And it’s such a pity. Outta every female artiste name whe she call, she ah di crawniest one. She feavah Geico lizard. I’ve been in the business for 10 years and I’ve never stooped so low, just to get highlighted. But Lisa doesn’t know when to stop stooping and get up off her knees. It’s tragic. Let me not bother to go there because she is not in my world. Lisa, as a woman-to-woman, I have never been as humiliated as you are in my life, so I have no idea what you are going through. I can only imagine. So I wish you a speedy recovery,” said Spice.
In addition, Spice also spoke of her inability to perform at Sting. “Nuffy sabotaged my thing. After Pamputae performed, he knew it should have been me, but he called up General B instead. When did he expect me to perform after that? During the clash with him and KipRich. It was unprofessional and it was done purposely because before that he was following the lineup and list. I just want to apologise to my fans for not performing. I didn’t get the chance to and I had a real end of year performance in store.”
Source: Blueprint Publicity & Promotions
With just only a day remaining in 2009 we have learnt that Lisa Hype, popularly known for her position on the Portmore Empire Team, headed by the ‘Gaza Gad’ Vybz Kartel will not be moving forward in 2010 with the team.
In a Press Release received by our Entertainment team, Vybz Kartel made the following statement:
Lisa Hype is no longer a part of the Portmore Empire. The members of the Empire have unanimously agreed to end our professional relationship especially in light of certain ‘developments’ that have come to our attention regarding her overall conduct, conduct that is not consistent with the decorum expected of a member of the Portmore Empire. Continue reading
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