Hasani Walters, STAR Writer

Dancehall artiste Wasp, who topped charts islandwide last year with 'Unfair Officer' and garnered attention from BBC with 'Cry Fi Haiti', has released yet another song defending the less-fortunate people of Jamaica.

In his latest effort, The Government, he sings of what he calls the unfair treatment meted out to citizens by the government. He touches on issues such as the implementation of new taxes and increase in other taxes.

"Well, when mi look pon wah gwaan, and the people a seh when them get them pay yuh have one whole heap of tax wah a come out of it and a guh to the government, wi seh 'nuh lock off the sound officer' wah day, an just decide to give them another song like that," said Wasp.

"Me is a humble youth, mi grow up as a poor youth too, so we can get up and sing about real things that wi live and that other people around us live," he continued.

life inspires his music

The lyrics for the song were penned before the summer while on a school tour but it was recorded only weeks ago for producer Damion Gayle who also produced Unfair Officer and Cry Fi Dem.

Wasp says life inspires his music. Earlier in his career, he sung what he thought people wanted to hear. Since the birth of his daughter, however, he began to see himself as a role model, his job as an entertainer and the responsibilities it carries.

Wasp has been the face of the A Wah Suh clothing line designed by Queen Doll for the past year, and is now pushing the Park to Park Record Label owned by himself and his friend, Zooma.

Wasp said fans can look out for songs such as Poison, and the ZJ Chrome-produced Send The Youths Dem A Road, a collaboration with Chedda and Versatile.