With the Mavado and Vybz Kartel rivalry aside, it seems
female artistes have taken up the mantle, as many of them have been
clashing each other in recent times.

Lisa Hyper can be credited for getting many females involved with her song, Sting Aftermath.
In the song, she called the names of Spice, Pamputtae, Ikaya, Ishawna,
Stacious, Baby Tash, Tifa and Timberlee. Spice responded in Draw Mi Out, but went no further.

Since then, there was the clash between Lisa Hyper and Queen
Paula at ′The Settlement′, which was held at Links, St Thomas, last
month. Ikaya and Macka Diamond threw words at each other. And, there
was also some tension between Face and Queen Paula.

"For me, clashing was not deliberate, but mi refuse fi stand
aside and mek everybody chew pon mi name like Wrigleys. With everything
there is competition," Lisa Hyper told THE STAR, before going on set to shoot the video for Trust.

"Di woman dem neva did a gwaan wid nutten and from mi draw dem
out, everybody start gwaan good. From mi draw dem out everybody have a
new song a play pon radio now. I′m doing them a favour."

Newcomer Ikaya believes the time has come for the female artistes to show that they are just as strong as the men in the music business.

versatile

"They are just letting you know that not only the men
can do certain things. Just showing that we are versatile as well. The
females are pushing out now and doing their thing," she said.

Like Ikaya, Face believes the women are merely showing their abilities.

"It′s just for making money
or uplifting our thing. Let the business know that is not only the men
have potential," she said, noting that she is ready for any clash that
is thrown at her. Face has new songs like Unruly and Nah Give Up. She will also be shooting the video for Gummy Grippy next week in Los Angeles.

Seasoned and well-known entertainment figure, Stampede, said the
female artistes also want their share of the cake. Hence, he said, many
of them see clashing as a way to get that.

"Di woman dem seh dem need fi get recognise by any means
necessary. Woman stop sell themself to producer, a clash dem a clash it
out now," he told THE STAR.

rivalries

He also said some women start rivalries in order to get
their names in the media. Making reference to the launch of Follow Di
Arrow, he said, "Queen Paula talk the things dem and she get
recognition same time."

Queen Paula, who is known as a clash artiste, said she was
drawn back into clashing when words were thrown at her by Lisa Hyper
and Face late last year. She said she used to think most women clash,
in order to get the level of attention that male artistes get. But this
is no longer her position.

"I feel seh some a dem, a di songs draw dem out. People a call
dem name and dem just want to defend themselves. It create a hype and
dem mek money from it. It mek show come in and it give you publicity,"
she told THE STAR.

"Before me even know Ikaya, a hear mi hear har name inna one a di song dem. Di hype mek all dem song start play."

Meanwhile, Lisa Hyper seems to be on a warpath and she already has her next rival in mind.

"Yuh can look out fi a clash between me and Ikaya. Mi a give har
piece a di hype. By next week, yuh can hear songs with both of us. She
a beg fi di war," Lisa Hyper said.