Jackass sey de worl' no level. Jackass seh inna wan music business whe people wid full hundred talent a struggle, im no see wha mek one tird a talent feel sey dem ago ave it easy.

Look here man, is time people talk up de trute. An it betta wen yuh chat it early, 'cause wen yuh pet an powda people whe no too great an dem feel like dem mek a likkle step up, nutten no boasy lakka dem. Yeah man! true talent almos' always humble (look pon Beres Hammond and Usain Bolt an Courtney Walsh), aldough yuh done know seh some affi push on di likkle confidence ting.

not so talented

So when Jackass saw One Third's comments on splitting from their long-time manager, Ray Alexander, in a story published in Saturday's Star, he thought 'here we go again'. Another set of not-so-talented people brighting up themselves because so many people have told them they are good.

Jackass does not know any member of One Third, although he has seen them perform on many occasions. Neither does he know the bald-head Ray Alexander (although he has seen the dreadlocked one a few times). So when he read that group member Al said, "Ray Alexander got the best foundation just as One Third did, an mi feel seh him never capitalise enough from the exposure that we got from Digicel Rising stars. Mi just feel seh wi shoulda did deh further," he came to an informed, unbiased conclusion.

One Third is not as good as winning Digicel Rising Stars would indicate (Nickeisha Barnes should have won, goddammit!) and, having been fooled by adulation instead of constructive criticism, they are now blaming other people for their shortcomings.

entertaining enough

Walking around in a circle singing "I felt some rains down in Africa" is entertaining enough and the three young men put themselves together so the little chicklets would vote for them. But that can't last without the real talent to back it up, and from what Jackass has seen of One Third, they just, don't have it. True, they improved tremendously, and they really made Jackass' ears prick (no pun, no pun!) up when he saw them do a Bee Gees favourite, 'cause it was really, really good.

But their originals Take My Breath Away and Dash It Gi Me were whack. Really whack. And there is a little short one in the group who me nuh tink can sing good tall, tall.

What really got Jackass irritated, though, was the part of the group's statement which said, "we hereby would like to wish Mr Alexander all the best in his future endeavours". Now, see my dying trial. You see when black man who never think would ever own a business get a hype and feel like them turn employer, is a rahtid thing. You see it at workplaces, where managers who don't own a thing treat people like dirt. And you see it in entertainment a lot.

Can you imagine if they actually owned a large firm?

less profiling

No man, the world is not level. And it is not only that One Third seems to think that they are more talented than they really are, and have been led to believe this by winning Digicel Rising Stars (which, like all those contests, can turn out to be about popularity), but also that nobody told them 'yow! less profiling and more practice'.

Jackass seh de worl' no level. Jackass wonda if smaddy did a tell One Tird de trute long time if dem woulda listen an learn or bex.

'One Third is not as good as winning Digicel Rising Stars would indicate (Nickeisha Barnes should have won, goddammit!) and, having been fooled by adulation instead of constructive criticism, they are now blaming other people for their shortcomings.'