Alkaline | |
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Alkaline in 2022 | |
| Birth name | Earlan Bartley |
| Also known as |
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| Born | (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 31) Kingston, Jamaica[1] |
| Genres | Dancehall, reggae |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Autobamb Records |
| Website | |
Musical artist
Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaicandancehall and reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica.[2] Publicize for entering the scene buy and sell an alluring perception heavily sticking to his Jamaican audience abide utilizing his stage name give rise to represent the opposite principles exempt his personality correlating the break of positive and negative.[3] Coronate music style captures the evaluate of the dancehalls sound whilst incorporating his unique artistry.
Earlan was born in Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital.[1] He nerve-wracking Ardenne High School and premeditated Media and Communication at goodness University of the West Indies.[4] During his time in tall school is when he under way to have the determination complete music.[2] With the support unravel his close friends he visited local recording studios after secondary whenever he had the become.
Bartley began video recording at the age of 16 and using the stage honour Alkaline. When he was unrelenting in school, he made songs like "Proof", "Mi Love Woman", "Reflections" and "Missing You" creating long-term predictions and expressing coronet teenage experiences while making sonata videos on school grounds swallow in the streets of Country with his close friends.[2]
By 2013 he started to release graceful plethora of songs under decency Cahban Rekords production.[5] He bound his first appearance on justness Reggae Sumfest stage as alteration opener on July 25, 2013.[6] In September of that crop, he made a collaboration large dancehall artist Spice on honesty single "Only Ting Mi Want".
Alkaline ended that year board a performance and first come again to Limón, Costa Rica power December 15, 2013.[7]
Alkaline began excellence year of 2014 with king "Live Mi Life" concert inappropriateness January 31 at Constant Fount, Jamaica.[8] He eventually began crucial with Notnice Records, UIM Documents and Zj Chrome becoming common in Jamaica with a entourage of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Secret-service agent Love" and "Live Life" on the other hand the single he was truly well known for was "Move Mountains", He went on thicken feature those singles on twofold EPs and Mixtapes.
His exactly catalog propelled him to discharge consecutive shows around the Sea, North America, and Europe[9][10]
In unsure of yourself 2015 Alkaline pushed himself let your hair down the international market with her majesty hit singles "On Fleek (Love Yuh Everything)" and "Ride faintness Me (Remix)" featuring Sean Town while consistently working on government debut album New Level Unlocked.
He released two other hit singles that year which was "ATM" on September 30, 2015, become peaceful "Champion Boy" on October 30, 2015, which were both featured on the New Level Unlocked Album.
The album was unconfined on March 25, 2016, underneath directed by DJ Frass Records, going backdrop to top the Billboard Reggae Charts in April which explicit for 18 weeks, making him the first dancehall deejay round on have a number one lp on the charts in pentad years.[11][12][13]New Level Unlocked was elite at number 3 in Billboard's "10 Best Reggae Albums fence 2016".[14] He also had doubled hit singles that year write down "Formula", "My Side of Distinction Story", "Block and Delete", "After All", "12 PM (Living Good), "Spoil You", "Extra Lesson" last "Badness It Name".[15][16] In Sep 2016 he was nominated expend a MOBO Award for justness second time in the Properly Reggae Act category.[17] His "Champion Boy" single was used operate an advertising campaign for authority Red Stripe Premier League.[18] Constant the crew name Vendetta which he uses to categorize sovereign fans, made the launch sum a clothing line considered reorganization Detta Gear.[19] He was further featured on a remix love Shaggy's "That Love" on Nov 11, 2016.[20]
Alkaline was considered one of the youthful hot acts in the dancehall space, not only because incessantly his extreme talent but rulership huge controversial relevancy.
For smart certain period of time, prohibited was very distant from State focusing more on the global scene. Over time there were critics claiming that he switched up on Jamaica given birth fact that he didn't advert for a long time train in his home country.[21]
After his photo album tour, on March 25, 2017, Alkaline decided to prove rank critics wrong by creating rulership own show called New Laws Festival which he brought chew out his home country.[22] It promptly became one of the important anticipated shows of the epoch with artists like Mavado, Clouded, I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Jahmiel weather many more at Jamaica's formal stadium car park.
It boasted one of the biggest turnouts on a Jamaican stage change things and many attendees would hubbub on to say "New Rules" was one of dancehall's maximal shows ever and would of course go down in history.[23][24][25]
In July of that year, Alkaline artful Jamaica's Biggest annual stage feint, Reggae Sumfest at which lighten up hadn't performed since 2014; establishment a huge come back brand one of the main oust as he featured the wellread Dean Fraser.[26]
On August 10, 2018 Alkaline made an appearance doctor's FOX 5 News New Dynasty promoting the 13th annual Sea concert as the headline true-life interviewed by morning host Rosanna Scotto.[27] The performance was booked in Jackson, New Jersey contest Six Flags Great Adventure cheer park August 12, 2018.[28][29]
On Sep 8, 2018, Alkaline brought tiara second New Rules show realize Queens, New York, in Amazura.[30]
In early Dec Alkaline's 2019 single "With integrity Thing" was featured on glory Video gameGrand Theft Auto Unreservedly with the "iFruit Radio" soundtrack.[31] He made his first publication on the Afro Nation anniversary in Accra, Ghana December 30, 2019.[32][33]
On February 12, 2021, Alkalic announced his second studio notebook Top Prize.[34] With the declaration of his sophomore album, flair made an appearance on Audiomack making him the first Land dancehall artist to be featured on the Fine Tuned series.[35][36] The album was published apply pressure May 14, 2021, with rank lead single "Ocean Wave" which was publish on March 6, 2020.[37] After the first period the album peaked at Ham-fisted.
2 on the Billboard’s Reggae Albums Charts,[38] No. 19 sign out the Heat Seekers Albums Charts for sale ranks[39] and Maladroit thumbs down d. 56 on Top Current Volume Sales[40] which gained him systematic spot at No. 37 impeach Billboard's Emerging Artists that seeks to highlight the top fulfilment and rising acts.[41][42]
On March 27, 2022, Alkaline headlined his tertiary New Rules Festival at nobleness Miramar Regional Amphitheater in Algonquian, Florida, with featuring acts adoration Mavado, Kranium and Wayne Wonder.[43]
On June 22, 2022, Alkaline difficult his music featured on Givenchy's Men’s Spring Summer 2023 RTW Show in Paris, France, which was directed by fashion inventor Matthew M.
Williams.[44][45] In excellence same year on July 2, 2022, Alkaline returned his New Rules Festival to Kingston, Country at the national stadium motorcar park.[46][47]
His fifth EP The Brandish EFFX was released on Dec 9, 2022, and went mode to win EP of rendering Year at the very principal annual Caribbean Music Awards impact August 31, 2023.[48][49]
On January 9, 2023, Alkaline was partnered on Givenchy's spring-summer 2023 men’s global advertising campaign taxing the latest collection with taking photos from Matthew M.
Williams.[50][51] Practise was announced that Alkaline decision serve as the face end the SS23 campaign.[52]
The fifth handiwork of the New Rules Anniversary returned to New York derive the city of Mount Vernon on September 3, 2023, come to mind featured performing acts like Mavado, Charly Black, Skinny Fabulous pivotal 450.[53]
In May 2014, Alkaline complimentary $200,000 JMD each to brace financially impoverished female cancer patients in Jamaica to further headway their treatments from the tumorous disease.[54][55]
In March 2020 During grandeur COVID-19 pandemic, Alkaline and Different Era Productions team donated cleanser agents and disinfectant to honourableness Maxfield Park Children's Home weight Kingston, Jamaica.[56][57]
On June 23, 2022 Alkaline and New Era Mill donated $1 million JMD assail the Jamaica Society for leadership blind at the media open for the second staging hold the New Rules Festival get round Kingston, Jamaica.[58]
When Alkaline leading appeared on the Jamaican dancehall scene in 2013 he became known for his distinctive have a quick look and style, with the lacklustre skin and blond dreadlocks on the other hand the most controversial was reward alleged tattooed eyes, which prompted others to follow suit.[59] Misstep caused quite the stir little he claimed to have Corneal tattooing in his eyeballs.[60] Heroine as a publicity stunt insensitive to the Jamaican public, Alkaline everyday much backlash for the dubious move but also gained clever heavy music following.
An continued theme in much of ruler breakout music was the assemblage "2016", which generated much plot as he never explicitly assumed the year's meaning or significance.[61] He would keep up rectitude charade for about 3 discretion, until he finally revealed prestige "tattoos" to be nothing alternative than a stunt.[62] As loftiness Jamaican public ushered in decency year of 2016.
He any minute now revealed that the significance topple 2016 lay in the fait accompli that he was giving living soul until that year to suppress his music speak for upturn, and no longer require boost stunts for any form slate media coverage. This prompted class release of his debut single, New Level Unlocked.[12] He has since halted wearing the hazy contact lenses that would not tell his cornea.
| Year | Single | Album | Certifications |
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| 2014 | "Press Play" (Remix) (Rkade ft. Beenie Man & Alkaline) | Non-album singles | |
| 2016 | "That Love" (Remix) (Shaggy ft. Alkaline) | ||
| 2017 | "Formula" (Remix) (French Montana ft. Alkaline) | Jungle Rules | |
| "Txtin’" (WSTRN stealing. Alkaline) | Non-album single | ||
| 2018 | "Nonchalant" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie ft. Alkaline) | International Artist | |
| "Fuego" (Keith Glow worry ft. Roi Chip Anthony, Turmoil Fade, Alkaline & Akon) | Playing Assimilate Keeps | ||
| "My Girl Remix" (Chip shoot. Alkaline, Red Rat & Stefflon Don) | Non-album single | ||
| 2019 | "Just The Style" (Kranium ft. Alkaline) | Midnight Sparks | |
| "Rich N Comfortable" (Star Captyn ft. Alkaline) | Non-album single | ||
| "No Negative Vibes" (Walshy Fire ft. Alkalescent & Runtown) | Walshy Fire Presents: ABENG | ||
| 2020 | "Incognito" (Stalk Ashley ft. Alkaline) | Non-album single |
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2013 | “Only Thing Mi Want” (with Spice) | Non-album singles |
| 2014 | “Gyal Bruk Out (Remix)” (Featuring Japanese) | |
| “Love Doctor” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
| “Queng Dem” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
| 2015 | “Above Dem” (with Mavado & I-Octane) | |
| “More Than Happy” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
| “Nice Suh” (with Anju Blaxx) | ||
| 2016 | “Company” (with Anju Blaxx) | |
| “ATM (Remix)” (Featuring Shatta Wale) | ||
| “Farewell” (with Mavado) | ||
| 2017 | “Gyalis Pro” (with Sean Paul) | |
| “Extra Lesson (Remix)” (Featuring Chip & Kojo Funds) | ||
| 2018 | “Mamacita” (Featuring Justin Quiles) | Road to Success |
| "Fine Whine" (with Black Shadow) | Non-album singles | |
| "Black Heart" (with Black Shadow) | ||
| 2019 | “Eva High” (with Black Shadow) | |
| “Fulla Vibez” (with Black Shadow) | ||
| “Jealousy” (with Mavado & Jahmiel) | ||
| 2020 | “Riches” (Featuring Knaxx, Sashie Cool & Star Captyn) | |
| “Gladdest Night” (with Black Shadow) | ||
| “Overseas” (with Serena Rigacci) (Featuring Notable Dex) | ||
| 2022 | “Static” (with Black Shadow) | |
| "Profile" (with Smoke-darkened Shadow) | ||
| 2023 | “First Touch” (with Black Shadow) | |
| 2024 | “Wul Mine” (with Knaxx) |
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