As he prepares to release a new album - Undeniable - on February 17, Jamaican Jah Cure apologized to his fans during an interview with the island's daily Jamaica Gleaner.
Currently still behind bars in the Netherlands ( he was sentenced to 6 years in prison for attempted homicide last March ), he expresses his apologies " for this situation in which I find myself. (...) I would like give you this album as a special gift. And while we wait to meet again soon, I have some interesting songs to share. "While waiting for February 17 and the discovery of these new songs, the artist is summoned before a new judge on January 24, as part of the appeal of his conviction. This judge will decide whether or not he will have to remain locked up while waiting for the duration of the appeal procedure precisely...
Summary: While the prosecutor had requested 8 years in prison against Jah Cure during the trial, a 6-year prison sentence was pronounced on March 22, 2022 by the competent court in Amsterdam, in the case that pits the artist against concert promoter Nicardo Blake, accusing Jah Cure of having stabbed him in early October.
The Jamaican is convicted of attempted homicide, the argument of self-defense having been rejected by the judges. The artist remains detained in the Netherlands.
Jah Cure, real name Siccature Alcock is the author of many hits released in the 2000s, including Love is the only solution or Longing For. His career was created by Beres Hammond who recognized in him a golden voice, but Jah Cure is also known to have integrated part of his behind bars. He was sentenced, among other things, to 15 years in prison for rape at the end of the 1990s. Ironically, when he was released from prison in 2007, it was in the Netherlands (Reggae Sundance Festival) that the artist gave his first gig...