Half Pint Explains Why He Is One Of Few Reggae Legends That Has The Rights To His 'Hit Songs'

[@djsharpemusic5731]

King never get no honor in his own country. He has a voice for singing. You can hear it in the interview. Level the Vibez, Greetings, Cost of Living. Winsome and so many faves of mine from this legend

[@pinkrose1438]

Half Pint is a gem and one of Jamaica's top icon. Living legend. Artist like Halfpint and many others gone on before him are the reason why so many in their generation survived their generation. Their music is pure, clean and natural. One could walked freely without fear and enjoy a good night out. Thank you for the good music and teaching! May love and blessings guides you, as you continue through life's journey❤️

[@elywananda]

Great to hear this. And give thanks for Sugar Minott and the other artists who taught him and others about this side of the business.

[@yanikeonpurpose]

This reminds me of the current situation of Terror Fabulous. You can still buy his music & the record companies benefit, yet he his currently dirt poor & cannot afford to get the medical treatment he needs. You really have some wicked characters in this industry. How can they still be eating off Terror when he can’t afford to feed himself.

[@SomeOne-if4gi]

His voice and songs are healing

[@jasoncummings7052]

Greetings to this honorary legend. He stood up for many brothers. Thank you for being part of my childhood memories.

[@winsomerattigan4293]

This is one of my Favorite Artists, happy 😊 to see him

[@TheUnitedSnakesofAmurderer]

He always knew his stuff🙏🏾

[@ropeywyla]

Good stuff to hear, nuff respec goes to Half Pint, you're one in a million and big up the sweetest singer Sugar Minott for helping artists not get screwed. Peace.

[@jamaalcurry8990]

Legend from long time

[@markgreen9009]

Legend, Protege,foundation architect of Roots Rock Reggae Big up mr Half pint. you are full point .The World and Jamaica will never.see talents like you Indeed its sad we dont have a hall of fame in Reggae to commemorate these unsung legends

[@jomohector5274]

Big up to the Legendary great Half Pint, was a friend of my Late Brother, Education is the Key, well spoken Gentleman with a lot of Knowledge about the industry! If I’m not mistaken the group sublime sung over one of his song and it went multiplatinum, he and his manager whom I knew was well compensated from that deal!

[@noeljames1254]

Hmm, this explains why I can hardly play a Half Pint song without Facebook cutting me off. I bought the majority of his songs on vinyl...love this artist. One of the purest in the business. He is Iconic.

[@relaxingraven6474]

This man made me get a ass whooping from my mother because, he was performing in the middle of the street at a block party in Brooklyn in 83. I was a kid and wanted to see him perform but she wanted me to hear from a far. Great Artist. Mr Half Pint

[@bbennyj]

Lol, mothers are like that. My mother never wanted me to listen to the music as a devout Christian but I always hid a music under my pillow.

[@Donruzjourney]

I know you would take it again if you should go back he was worth listening to. One of my all time favorite. Hats 🎩 off to him.

[@waynemarshall3261]

Hahaha hush I know how dat feels

[@adg_87]

It was worth it I'm sure!!!😄

[@relaxingraven6474]

I did hang out with Sugar Minot at a show. Great Artist Also and person .

[@mclife1]

Greeting i bring to di man like Half Pint living legend💯💯

[@Jahmaicher]

All him speaking voice sound melodious. What a talent!!!!

[@garyhugh3703]

The artist should have a Grammy he have one of the best reggae catalog in music

[@justcurious..3580]

Blessings to all from central valley California.. reggae music for the soul..

[@p.w.7493]

Bruh you might be known as Half Pint but you're 'on point' with your music and your communication skills!! You're a very WISE man!! Continued blessings, brotha!💯

[@Bookofenoch352]

I wish more artist had the rights to they catalogue of music.

[@haddingtoniangcp2464]

Substitute Lover is my favourite song of his. First heard as a 14 year old back in the 90s...

[@carlcreary875]

What a man. Living legend

[@jamesmhango2619]

Greetings i bring, From Jah to all Ragamuffin .

[@sankofaashanti2572]

Gonna play that tune rightnow..

[@lawrencejames9828]

@@sankofaashanti2572 facts..💯😂

[@lawrencejames9828]

@@sankofaashanti2572 don't forget "hold on"..big tune dat

[@herewego1854]

On my playlist still including the younger generations. I hope all this information reaches all the artists who are suffering because they were not receiving the royalties they are due.

[@georgedouglas6268]

Big mr pint him a one a the humblest reggae legend around from way back when me use to see him a ride round pon him bicycle down a the bottom a Waterhouse before him get the big buss still humble 🙏🙏❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ardennite1]

Yes, I also remember the days when he used to live in Waterhouse. Junior Reid was his next-door neighbour whom I visited, and I saw Half Pint there as well.

[@georgedouglas6268]

zeeeeeeeeen mr reid deh right next door to the great king of all riddim sir jammys ,thing did tough back in a them days boy me just haffi give thanks me in a britian ya and all is good ,,blesss

[@georgedouglas6268]

zeeeeeeen ,,back in a them time deh a bear big star use to hang out a 15 bus terminnus right a the shop deh man like ducky simson and them man deh micheal rose right pon the front page

[@wb7370]

Love this man.. The Hon half pint, been vivbing with his music in Brooklyn since 1984..hits garlor.....bless him..also..RIP to tabby shaw and bunny from the greatest reggae Group ever..the great mighty dimonds..nuff said

[@iamBkwBeats]

Legend, good to see him doing well

[@peaceandlove333]

Love half pint. Happy he was smart about the industry

[@jahfus]

Amazing 🤘 Beres Hammond says in an interview that he never ever collected a royalty cheque 🤦‍♂️ that’s such a shame. He doesn’t own 99% of his hit songs. And that goes for 99% of reggae and dancehall artist. Stay on your business fellas 🤘🤝

[@justyna4276]

Greetings..... I’m very glad he’s collecting his paper from long time. Bless up Father Half Pint.

[@wadadli2manuk]

Feel quite good to hear this artist who many have heard of from back in the day, speak so with knowledge confidence and clarity.Its such a contrast from the ignorance of some. This is very good. This man clearly has a good recall of his experience and the dynamic historical reality within context of the publishing and music industry.Respect is due

[@jamaalcurry8990]

He talks like he is singing, real reggae singer

[@raptorspostgametalk]

Lol I can hear it too 🤣

[@elywananda]

When we he started saying "officially here in Jamaica", I actually thought he was gonna sing. What a voice.

[@blackpantherhi-fisoundsyst4712]

I noticed dat to him voice so so soft

[@africanwarrior8999]

I noticed this too! Very unique indeed🇯🇲❤️💯✅

[@P.O.T.TPodcast]

Clean heart

[@sesethuonika659]

Can't this PRS be workshoped to artists who don't have any knowledge and information regarding this association. It's a long time reggae artists have been robbed by crooked and scrupulous managers/producers. I strongly believe that even the reggae lcons and Legends past and present need to be registered so that their families can benefit. lt hurts listening to interviews the sad stories about the difficulties and challenges that the living Legends are facing.. Give thanks to Half Pint for sharing this information. Greetings l and l bring from Azania (South Africa 🇿🇦) and to all the Ragamuffin 🟥🟨🟩

[@watsonunlimitedmusic]

As I understand it, music schools in Jamaica, like the one at Edna Manley College for example, are actually teaching musicians and artists about this stuff. But remember - publishing is only half an artists revenue - the other half is royalties from the sales of the recording itself. That can be much harder for an artist without the help of a manager or a lawyer. But every recording contract should contain details about when and how often the label is expected to payout to the artist.

[@plumjade4584]

Sugar Minott!!!! Massive. Good to hear an artist in charge of their music.

[@paulmclennan9367]

THANKS FOR THE GRATE MUSIC KING!! LOVE YOUR SONGS! 👍🏽

[@danielg.w5733]

Cool sublime shout out

[@mykalgb8643]

Good to see and hear Half Pint

[@apachebadindian]

Bless up sugar minott god Father in the thing

[@originaldjchucks]

Been playing Half Pint since I was a youth. Legendary.

[@Rok887-n4w]

That's awesome to hear him speak about sublime they would big up half pint everytime!!

[@glenroysimmonds5554]

Love the vibes Keep up the good works.

[@toyz8ntus]

Big up respect due to Sugar Minnot

[@blakprophet9305]

Legend 🇯🇲

[@jenniferbeathea7906]

That is wonderful. Big up 🌟

[@Donruzjourney]

I am happy for him because he put out the work so he should get paid.

[@gerliemyers1343]

Yes mi brotherhow could i get in touch with u you are my icon from im the early eighty

[@michaeledwardscarlton1484]

Knowledge is the key.

[@glendoncodling1012]

The great man

[@lerebele1]

Sugar minott was a good man. Best version of house is not a home.

[@Ms_T_Perfectly_Imperfect]

Good to hear when legendary artists and even new artists get the knowledge of the business so their work doesn't go uncompensated. It's important to teach these things 🆚 other vices drugs, sex, badness, etc.

[@oraljohnson2563]

Blessup big artist

[@lennoxfletcher7853]

Half Pint straight out of my Firehouse.. George Pang and Mass Hugh send yuh a road. Victory and cost of living getting higher we play hard here in Waterhouse when wii flag Seaga in the 1986 local government election... Waterhouse the greatest artists them come from

[@EmpressYudahRasNaturalLivity]

Give thanks

[@chriscam686]

Own you thing king. Big move 👊🏿

[@keithbrown6990]

Yeah Jah bless 🌈

[@Robinsonr70316]

Reallest way .. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SuperTaleba]

Everybody should know about PRS now...its been common knowledge for YEARS...all artists supposed to be signed to it by default!

[@AndreaWKR]

In Canada 🇨🇦 we use SOCAN, for this purpose.

[@agentm00se]

big up bradley knowles RIP

[@paulbucklebuckle4921]

Greetings!!!!

[@bundown5463]

Glad to know that Sugar passed on some of the knowledge to the i-dren

[@djpredator579]

I like this video

[@blackcreamsupreme]

Big up Loyal

[@watsonunlimitedmusic]

PRS (The Performing Rights Society), ASCAP, SOCAN and others are not actually publishing companies. They're NGOs created to collect and distribute royalties that must be paid to an artist anytime their intellectual property (song) is performed (or played on recording) publicly. And that's by international law. JACAP is the Jamaican version. Unfortunately they're chronically underfunded, from my understanding. No surprise in a country with limited resources. Very glad he was able to get a publishing deal with BMG after the Sublime thing. Once they see that an artist's intellectual property is out there earning money - they'll go and chase after every little penny. And stop anyone who's licensing the song without paying the artist. But remember - publishing (intellectual property) is only half of an artists revenue. The other half is the royalties owed from the direct sale of the recording. THAT's what he means when he talks about not knowing if the cheque you receive actually reflects the number of records sold.

[@blackpantherhi-fisoundsyst4712]

Listen Half Pint - Sounds of Reality

[@stephenwhyte6200]

humility is not the word respect my brother

[@kw-vy5jd]

Winsome

[@michaelsmall8988]

Water, fire house style.

[@reelspilltv]

I hope he's getting ALL his royalty and residual payments!!!

[@mrchris6684]

So is it true he has written songs for The Rolling Stones?

[@jannybravo8429]

At least he knows his rights

[@nattyphysicist]

I was a hardcore fan of Sublime before but this just doubled it

[@onlyimports]

For real, ano lie him a tell.... nuff legend nah make no money off their classics

[@dreambaked1024]

wonder if sublime looked after any of the other artists they covered? cos they covered a whole lot of jamiacan artists I daresay they only dealt with half pint because of legalities.

[@SimplySteel]

Good question but having to pay royalties doesn't mean you have to tour with an artist and he came together with Sublime to tour. So hopefully Sublime was doing good by reggae artists.

[@vaughndiamond8357]

''wadada''

[@pauldavis5518]

Well before his song was in GTA I used to listen to HalfPint he barely had any views on his music now look millions

[@Jay-hr3rh]

No wonder Super Cat said half is a millionaire. Not local millions but foreign millions.

[@kirtwilliams549]

I know jack from record factory

[@pennypablo1268]

I have to wonder if Junior Byles register his big tunes.

[@markjames7904]

Wow

[@BantonOrg]

TOP COMMENT : Greetings !

[@desalines]

Did you take away Papa San girl Winsome, then laugh after him and tek it for fun? I have questions.

[@carolyngardner4999]

Reggae’s Music should had copy write the whole music. So no outsiders shouldn’t be able to use the sounds of reggae music.

[@ChrisBurke187]

Zip bag / half pint /gram line

[@Ukboss1]

Does he own his masters thats the question

[@metadon1444]

Publishing and owning your masters is not the same thing. I doubt he's the owner of his masters

[@oparaford7048]

Drink out mi royalty

[@burtreynolds2969]

Laura Ingalls really let herself go.

[@josediez2129]

NICE NOT I/2 pint 1 GALLON 😀

[@Rightbackatcha1313]

Ok. This isn't the Half Pint I remember from 80s Miami beat music (Big Booty Girls , ect)..so I'll just ease myself on out of here➡️➡️➡️🚪

[@adg_87]

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