If You Can’t Riddim, Join ‘Em
Most artists yearn to be recognized and admired by the public. But in the cutthroat world of Jamaican dancehall, fame can lead to serious trouble, particularly if you happen to be a member of the thriving Miami collective Black Chiney. “Back in 2002 someone sent us an e-mail,” says Supa Dups (a.k.a. Dwayne Chin Quee), Black Chiney’s 29-year-old founding member. “And it said if we were to come back to Jamaica they would kill us. Naturally I took a break after that incident.”