Up Close And Personal With Zebra

As I entered the Princeville plaza and headed down to the studio, own by famed Dj Mister. G formerly known as Goofy. There around the mixing board in a seemingly creative manner was a familiar face I’ve longed seen. “Good afternoon empress” as he reached out with greetings,” brought back memories of an all too familiar yet unique voice and I was assured that the one and only ‘Zebra’ is back!

Gone are the days of the braided hair, dozens of cell phones lining his waist, while using one to call the other and a seemingly hyped persona. Gone however are not his usual comical suave as he routinely went in an out of character much to the amusement of everyone around.

“Now while all humor is appreciated, lets get down to business, Zebra let your voice be heard…….”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
So how is Zebra doing?

Zebra
“Zebra as always; still mastering rhymes but on a higher meds, Knowin dem use to si me … hypness… mi a appear different.

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
So how does it feel to be out after being incarcerated for what ten years?

Zebra
“A 10 year di judge gi mi… well tru it wasn’t a fus offence. I get 9 months outa each year, so mi do bout seven”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
I see that you’ve made a transformation, you’re a Rastafarian now?

Zebra
“Is not about seh yuh Ras and yuh just stop eat meat, is about helping a old woman across di street, helping a yute, guiding dem. Di yute dem need fi do sum farming an ting. Mi want dem si di change… mi nuh wah be like sum man whe seh dem change but a dress inn hipsters and pink…nuff tings need fi straighten up…yeah man…”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
Do you think the music has changed in recent?

Zebra
“No di music is always di same music, is just the musicians dem attitude change…..
Well anno everyman inna the music a musician some a just ‘confusician’. Police affi train for years to become a police doh? But now a man weh just start Dj fi 2 days start come pon stage a diss man weh inna di business long time…
Dem say ah dat the people dem want still but ah nuh everything di people dem want dem need”


OutAroad.com - Sanya
Have you checked out any of the parties since you’re a free man?

Zebra
Yuh know mi nuh go no where since mi come, mi jus spend time wid mi family, who did deh deh for me when mi did in a jail. Spragga Benz is a part of di family, ah him forward fi mi from prison when mi release, him an mi empress…..

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
How has the public response been towards you now that yuh outaroad again?

Zebra
“Is ah overjoy (smiling) di people dem embrace mi man….nuff a dem seh mi shouldn’t even be there in the first place…”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
I know there are still some who still have some resentment towards Zebra, do you have anything to say about that?

Zebra
“As Jah did seh him forgive all seventy times seven…. If dem nuh look pon my situation and nuh si seh mi need forgiveness then dem selves need forgiveness’….
*Cause some people out deh want to give mi a hard time and others do worse, a just that dem things nuh highlight…..”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
What can we expect from Zebra now that you are back on the scene?

Zebra
“Just look fi di tune dem weh have di medicine. Same Zebra making the people dem laugh, best to have the people dem laugh dan point gun finga inna di air”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
Did u record any tunes while in jail?

Zebra
Mi get di privilege but mi never jump at it yuh know, mi never want hot a road an mi deh a jail, mi nuh waah nuh man teck mi ting an use it seh a me, mi wah deh deh wid mi ting a buss!”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
So tell me out of your catalog of hits do you have a favorite?

Zebra
“Mi love di whola mi song dem like how mi love mi yute dem, like how mi love mi teeth dem…yuh love anyone a yuh teeth dem more than none?”

(Everyone laughing)

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
So tell me, will you be able to travel overseas soon?

Zebra
“di last time it tek me 2 weeks so mi never have no problem…mi never fly pon a visa just permit suh mi can apply fi one now..”

OutAroad.com - Sanya:
Have you voiced any new songs?

Zebra:
“Mi have three new songs weh mi voice one for Mister. G, one with Shaunizzle and also Buju Banton suh by weekend it will buss, look out fi it by den”