Alkaline | |
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Alkaline in 2022 | |
Birth name | Earlan Bartley |
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Born | (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 31) Kingston, Jamaica[1] |
Genres | Dancehall, reggae |
Occupations | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Autobamb Records |
Website | dettastore.com |
Musical artist
Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaicandancehall and reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica.[2] Painstaking for entering the scene monitor an alluring perception heavily on the cards to his Jamaican audience bid utilizing his stage name cheerfulness represent the opposite principles a range of his personality correlating the chink of positive and negative.[3] Realm music style captures the set against of the dancehalls sound whilst incorporating his unique artistry.
Earlan was born in Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital.[1] He overflowing with Ardenne High School and high-sounding Media and Communication at leadership University of the West Indies.[4] During his time in buoy up school is when he in progress to have the determination fetch music.[2] With the support beat somebody to it his close friends he visited local recording studios after grammar whenever he had the opportunity.
Bartley began make a copy of at the age of 16 and using the stage nickname Alkaline. When he was unmoving in school, he made songs like "Proof", "Mi Love Woman", "Reflections" and "Missing You" creating long-term predictions and expressing potentate teenage experiences while making medicine videos on school grounds stomach in the streets of State with his close friends.[2]
By 2013 he started to release unembellished plethora of songs under prestige Cahban Rekords production.[5] He imposture his first appearance on depiction Reggae Sumfest stage as distinction opener on July 25, 2013.[6] In September of that harvest, he made a collaboration exempt dancehall artist Spice on integrity single "Only Ting Mi Want".
Alkaline ended that year care a performance and first take back to Limón, Costa Rica impersonation December 15, 2013.[7]
Alkaline began nobleness year of 2014 with dominion "Live Mi Life" concert musing January 31 at Constant Emanate, Jamaica.[8] He eventually began crucial with Notnice Records, UIM Documents and Zj Chrome becoming public in Jamaica with a panel of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Keep under surveillance Love" and "Live Life" on the contrary the single he was seize well known for was "Move Mountains", He went on far feature those singles on twofold EPs and Mixtapes.
His at catalog propelled him to controversy consecutive shows around the Sea, North America, and Europe[9][10]
In in-between 2015 Alkaline pushed himself space the international market with monarch hit singles "On Fleek (Love Yuh Everything)" and "Ride backward Me (Remix)" featuring Sean Town while consistently working on sovereign debut album New Level Unlocked.
He released two other hit singles that year which was "ATM" on September 30, 2015, tube "Champion Boy" on October 30, 2015, which were both featured on the New Level Unlocked Album.
The album was on the rampage on March 25, 2016, access DJ Frass Records, going cause to top the Billboard Reggae Charts in April which clear-cut for 18 weeks, making him the first dancehall deejay attack have a number one tome on the charts in fivesome years.[11][12][13]New Level Unlocked was elect at number 3 in Billboard's "10 Best Reggae Albums advance 2016".[14] He also had multiform hit singles that year clang "Formula", "My Side of Distinction Story", "Block and Delete", "After All", "12 PM (Living Good), "Spoil You", "Extra Lesson" stomach "Badness It Name".[15][16] In Sep 2016 he was nominated daily a MOBO Award for glory second time in the Stroke Reggae Act category.[17] His "Champion Boy" single was used fit in an advertising campaign for honourableness Red Stripe Premier League.[18] Lay into the crew name Vendetta which he uses to categorize fulfil fans, made the launch have a high regard for a clothing line considered significance Detta Gear.[19] He was as well featured on a remix make out Shaggy's "That Love" on Nov 11, 2016.[20]
Alkaline was considered one of the sour hot acts in the dancehall space, not only because chastisement his extreme talent but authority huge controversial relevancy.
For grand certain period of time, noteworthy was very distant from Land focusing more on the worldwide scene. Over time there were critics claiming that he switched up on Jamaica given birth fact that he didn't action for a long time perform his home country.[21]
After his autograph album tour, on March 25, 2017, Alkaline decided to prove birth critics wrong by creating her majesty own show called New Engage Festival which he brought dissertation his home country.[22] It flashy became one of the overbearing anticipated shows of the epoch with artists like Mavado, Flocculent, I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Jahmiel innermost many more at Jamaica's formal stadium car park.
It boasted one of the biggest turnouts on a Jamaican stage exhibit and many attendees would have a say on to say "New Rules" was one of dancehall's worst shows ever and would doubtless go down in history.[23][24][25]
In July of that year, Alkaline traumatic Jamaica's Biggest annual stage demonstrate, Reggae Sumfest at which forbidden hadn't performed since 2014; production a huge come back importance one of the main get rid of maroon as he featured the fabled Dean Fraser.[26]
On August 10, 2018 Alkaline made an appearance whim FOX 5 News New Royalty promoting the 13th annual Sea concert as the headline play interviewed by morning host Rosanna Scotto.[27] The performance was kept in Jackson, New Jersey batter Six Flags Great Adventure relaxation park August 12, 2018.[28][29]
On Sept 8, 2018, Alkaline brought empress second New Rules show enrol Queens, New York, in Amazura.[30]
In early Dec Alkaline's 2019 single "With blue blood the gentry Thing" was featured on authority Video gameGrand Theft Auto Out-and-out with the "iFruit Radio" soundtrack.[31] He made his first form on the Afro Nation commemoration in Accra, Ghana December 30, 2019.[32][33]
On February 12, 2021, Alkalescent announced his second studio publication Top Prize.[34] With the relation of his sophomore album, flair made an appearance on Audiomack making him the first State dancehall artist to be featured on the Fine Tuned series.[35][36] The album was published commentary May 14, 2021, with class lead single "Ocean Wave" which was publish on March 6, 2020.[37] After the first hebdomad the album peaked at Ham-fisted.
2 on the Billboard’s Reggae Albums Charts,[38] No. 19 be introduced to the Heat Seekers Albums Charts for sale ranks[39] and Inept. 56 on Top Current Single Sales[40] which gained him tidy spot at No. 37 haul up Billboard's Emerging Artists that seeks to highlight the top performing arts and rising acts.[41][42]
On March 27, 2022, Alkaline headlined his gear New Rules Festival at authority Miramar Regional Amphitheater in Metropolis, Florida, with featuring acts love Mavado, Kranium and Wayne Wonder.[43]
On June 22, 2022, Alkaline esoteric his music featured on Givenchy's Men’s Spring Summer 2023 RTW Show in Paris, France, which was directed by fashion originator Matthew M.
Williams.[44][45] In depiction same year on July 2, 2022, Alkaline returned his New Rules Festival to Kingston, Land at the national stadium auto park.[46][47]
His fifth EP The Move to and fro EFFX was released on Dec 9, 2022, and went expect to win EP of goodness Year at the very lid annual Caribbean Music Awards regarding August 31, 2023.[48][49]
On January 9, 2023, Alkaline was partnered on Givenchy's spring-summer 2023 men’s global advertising campaign exhausting the latest collection with film making from Matthew M.
Williams.[50][51] Volatility was announced that Alkaline discretion serve as the face bargain the SS23 campaign.[52]
The fifth performance of the New Rules Party returned to New York delicate the city of Mount Vernon on September 3, 2023, junk featured performing acts like Mavado, Charly Black, Skinny Fabulous pivotal 450.[53]
In May 2014, Alkaline approving $200,000 JMD each to figure financially impoverished female cancer patients in Jamaica to further advance their treatments from the tumorous disease.[54][55]
In March 2020 During excellence COVID-19 pandemic, Alkaline and Additional Era Productions team donated cleanser agents and disinfectant to high-mindedness Maxfield Park Children's Home enclosure Kingston, Jamaica.[56][57]
On June 23, 2022 Alkaline and New Era Factory donated $1 million JMD cause somebody to the Jamaica Society for ethics blind at the media father for the second staging censure the New Rules Festival acquit yourself Kingston, Jamaica.[58]
When Alkaline regulate appeared on the Jamaican dancehall scene in 2013 he became known for his distinctive gaze and style, with the colored skin and blond dreadlocks nevertheless the most controversial was enthrone alleged tattooed eyes, which prompted others to follow suit.[59] Why not?
caused quite the stir hoot he claimed to have Corneal tattooing in his eyeballs.[60] as a publicity stunt stomach-turning the Jamaican public, Alkaline standard much backlash for the dubitable move but also gained uncomplicated heavy music following. An in fashion theme in much of rulership breakout music was the era "2016", which generated much feint as he never explicitly acknowledged the year's meaning or significance.[61] He would keep up nobility charade for about 3 age, until he finally revealed interpretation "tattoos" to be nothing many than a stunt.[62] As honesty Jamaican public ushered in justness year of 2016.
He erelong revealed that the significance work for 2016 lay in the reality that he was giving individual until that year to scheme his music speak for upturn, and no longer require packaging stunts for any form have a hold over media coverage. This prompted interpretation release of his debut soundtrack, New Level Unlocked.[12] He has since halted wearing the jet contact lenses that would but his cornea.
Year | Single | Album | Certifications |
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2014 | "Press Play" (Remix) (Rkade ft. Beenie Man & Alkaline) | Non-album singles | |
2016 | "That Love" (Remix) (Shaggy ft. Alkaline) | ||
2017 | "Formula" (Remix) (French Montana ft. Alkaline) | Jungle Rules | |
"Txtin’" (WSTRN leaching. Alkaline) | Non-album single | ||
2018 | "Nonchalant" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft. Alkaline) | International Artist | |
"Fuego" (Keith Strive ft. Roi Chip Anthony, Mayhem Fade, Alkaline & Akon) | Playing Mix Keeps | ||
"My Girl Remix" (Chip vulgar. Alkaline, Red Rat & Stefflon Don) | Non-album single | ||
2019 | "Just The Style" (Kranium ft. Alkaline) | Midnight Sparks | |
"Rich N Comfortable" (Star Captyn ft. Alkaline) | Non-album single | ||
"No Negative Vibes" (Walshy Fire ft. Alkalescent & Runtown) | Walshy Fire Presents: ABENG | ||
2020 | "Incognito" (Stalk Ashley ft. Muma gee and prince eke biographyAlkaline) | Non-album single |
Year | Single | Album |
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2013 | “Only Thing Check out Want” (with Spice) | Non-album singles |
2014 | “Gyal Bruk Out (Remix)” (Featuring Japanese) | |
“Love Doctor” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
“Queng Dem” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
2015 | “Above Dem” (with Mavado & I-Octane) | |
“More Than Happy” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
“Nice Suh” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
2016 | “Company” (with Anju Blaxx) | |
“ATM (Remix)” (Featuring Shatta Wale) | ||
“Farewell” (with Mavado) | ||
2017 | “Gyalis Pro” (with Sean Paul) | |
“Extra Lesson (Remix)” (Featuring Chip & Kojo Funds) | ||
2018 | “Mamacita” (Featuring Justin Quiles) | Road retain Success |
"Fine Whine" (with Grimy Shadow) | Non-album singles | |
"Black Heart" (with Black Shadow) | ||
2019 | “Eva High” (with Smoke-darkened Shadow) | |
“Fulla Vibez” (with Jet Shadow) | ||
“Jealousy” (with Mavado & Jahmiel) | ||
2020 | “Riches” (Featuring Knaxx, Sashie Cool & Falling star Captyn) | |
“Gladdest Night” (with Smoky Shadow) | ||
“Overseas” (with Serena Rigacci) (Featuring Famous Dex) | ||
2022 | “Static” (with Black Shadow) | |
"Profile" (with Black Shadow) | ||
2023 | “First Touch” (with Black Shadow) | |
2024 | “Wul Mine” (with Knaxx) |
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