Delomar releases ‘My God’ single

Dancehall entertainer Delomar was inspired to write and record a gospel track as a testimony to his success as a solo act.

But he has said that since the release of My God about a month ago, he has faced judgement relating to the content of his music and the direction he is headed.

"Me sing over 100 girl tune and when me do four or five spiritual song there is a problem with them. When di people hear me go way left field with My God, dem say okay cool. But with the constant pushing of the song, me start hear comments like 'Move pass dat now man' or to release di next bad dancehall tune. Nobody who tells me to move on when I'm speaking about God can stay inna my space," Delomar told THE STAR.

"It's not mockery that I'm doing. Is something me feel within myself to just give thanks for guiding me through my solo journey which I expected to be hard but it has been filled with blessings. I rather to lose fans of the hardcore music to gain people weh a say God. If you're in my entourage and not saying God, I don't need that energy," he added.

My God is not his first worship song. He released God By My Side in July 2021. The deejay said he will not be converting from dancehall to gospel music.

He said, "Ever since the split [of RDX] some statements were made about my religious background being the reason, claiming that I couldn't sing certain songs. But how is that? Why would someone say that, when we used to sing a lot of 'dirty' songs as a group? So, it happened that when I started this solo journey, I decided to sing a bunch of gunman tunes to prove a point that I could record or perform anything, which I didn't need to ... I was going down a path I never wanted to."

Delomar, whose given name is Andre Bedward, shared that he is not a Christian but believes in God and comes from a Christian family. He also said that he was "the black sheep and the bad apple" because of the route he took to record the type of dancehall music RDX became known for.

"My voice wasn't being heard in RDX, I was only really doing the chorus. When I go out on my own is when people start to hear me. Now, I see where people are gravitating towards my music and giving me the strength, I feel the need to do more positive songs. This includes the songs fi me girls dem fi bruk out too. Nah say me a do more gospel but God usually play inna dance too," Delomar said.