My song of choice is a song by the name of “No Trust No Love” by a Trinidadian artiste by the name of Rebel Sixx. Kyle George aka Rebel Sixx was well known in Trinidad and Tobago for his popular hits unfortunately, the great potential of this artiste was never achieved as he was subsequently murdered around the making of “No Trust No Love”. For many Trinidadians “Rebel” was the best thing to come out of Trinidad in a long time and through his success the country was able to enter a sort of musical renaissance in which the country started to produce bright young talents able to steer Trinidad out of the shadow of countries with more popular artiste like Jamaica. This song belongs to the reggae and dancehall genre of music and is his second most popular song to date. I believe this song’s popularity can be attributed to its replay value and also the circumstances of the release.
This song for me is the epitome of coping music, not only does it aim to help you deal with your troubles it also serves the purpose of coping with his passing which is why I believe it has stuck with me the most. I felt that at the time this was released, my life in sorts was going up in flames and the passing of my favorite artist only added fuel to the fire, it felt like the odds were against me and this song really helped me get past that mindset. the riddim of the song is what takes the cake and produces a vibe only worthy of max volume. you can feel and relate to the song without understanding a word. Despite this, I believe people tend to overlook the lyricism, specifically when he states
“Yeah mi tired of games cuh me nuh EA, So much people lef who was to be they
Cus mi find a little form and yuh wa come back”
The figurative language is in my opinion criminally overlooked here, specifically when he compares himself to EA, referencing the gaming company Electronic Arts which is famous for making the FIFA soccer video games. He then follows this up by saying “Cus mi find a little form”, in this he is using the soccer term “form” to portray that he is experiencing success which relates beautifully to his previous bar. The lyricism in combination with the beat and melody defines this song for me making it an irresistible experience.