Micah is all about the ‘drip’

Few cultural artifacts capture the iPhone-TikTok era virality than the 'drip'.

That's why eight year-old dancehall rapper Micah's debut single, Dripp Like My Dad, which speaks about the modern-day equivalent of 'bling bling' has caught the popular imagination.

"In my father's time, it was all about swag, but now it's all about drip, and I think I am really drippy, so this was a great fun song for me to do," said Micah.

In contemporary slang, drip refers to someone's cool, stylish, and fashionable appearance, especially their clothing and accessories. Essentially, drip" is a modern-day version of swag.

Micah, a St Andrew Preparatory School student, recorded the single recently at Truck Back Studios. The song is already popping up on radio playlists in Jamaica.

"It was great to hear my song on the radio for the first time," he said enthusiastically. The 'Dripp' beat for the song was provided by Portmore-based beatmaker Vushboss. Micah is a big fan of US rappers such as Kendrick Lamar and Bow Wow. He has been honing his songwriting skills, but he got an assist from his dad, Mark Foster, and well-known songwriting maestro UG Dias on his debut single.

"My dad and UG write for me but soon I will drop something that I wrote all by myself," he said, laughing.

The song, which was released on the Swat Productions Limited, also mentions national hero Marcus Garvey.

"We just threw that in for fun, plus I am a leader like Marcus Garvey. He was nothing related to drip really, but Garvey is one of my favourite heroes," said Micah. He performed the song for the first time in front of his classmates recently.

"I was nervous, but I overcame it when I saw that everyone liked it," he said. So what's next for Micah?

"I already have another song I want to do, so I want to get more songs out so I can get rich so I can buy any amount of Roblox I want," he said.