A 'family feud' has reportedly escalated over the release of a song written and recorded by deejay Merchant, titled 'Move Out Mi Tings'.

Move Out Mi Tings was officially released in December 2012, but gained heavy rotation towards the end of January 2013 on CVM TV, Swag TV, Links TV, TVJ and Hype TV. The song speaks candidly about a personal conflict between Merchant (Ricardo Nicholson) and his babymother.

Merchant, a recording artiste from Portmore, St Catherine, has been a songwriter for several years, penning songs for the likes of Fisko Kid, Derrick Parker and Queen Paula. In 2004 he won second place in the nationwide B-Mobile Talent Search competition. Gyptian won first place.

The events that inspired Move Out Mi Tings took place when Merchant returned to Jamaica from a three-year stint in The Bahamas, only to find his house completely empty. He alleged that his baby-mother sold some of his belongings and relocated the rest, before leaving Jamaica. Merchant literally wrote the song two days after these events occurred.

When asked about his inspiration for writing the song, Merchant described it as a knee-jerk reaction. He explained: "Because mi very hurt still. She no tell mi seh she move dem. She just do it. When mi come wid mi suitcase, only me and di suitcase inna di house. So instead of we having a physical war, mi just write di song. So if di song buss, mi can move in back some tings. Probably a my luck."

Tensions are still very high between the artiste and his baby- mother, especially as the song is gaining more momentum. When publicist Karla Ashley of Island Fuse Entertainment spoke with the baby- mother to find out her story, she explained: "I don't really like the song. I don't think it was truthful. I don't think he should have put it in the public. It needed more information so people would know exactly what took place. It was our private life so it should not have gone public."

Merchant, whose songwriting is often derived from real-life situations, is not fazed by the backlash. Riding on the success of Move Out Mi Tings, he is currently in the process of releasing several other singles including Joe Grind, a serious song about infidelity, with a comical undertone. Joe Grind is also based on real-life events, this time a friend's experience instead of his own.

Merchant also has several collaborations in the pipeline, including one with Derrick Parker titled Why Did You Have To Go Away, and another with Beenie Man's brother, Kirk Davis, titled Love a Bubble Up, due for release this month.

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