Miguel Wealthy shares investment advice on ‘Foreigner’

Rising entertainer Miguel Wealthy is encouraging Jamaicans to invest in their country through his latest single, Foreigner. In a recent interview with The Gleaner, the deejay shared that he was impressed by the nation’s rich talents and culture, adding that some Jamaicans have a higher standard of living than those residing in First-World countries.

“I want to show people that despite everything we go through, including Melissa, Jamaica is not a poor country as some would think. We lead the world, whether they like it or not. Just by speaking patois, and our music and sports, the world love us,” Miguel Wealthy said.

“I want people to know that they can prosper in our little country, because foreign [is] hard. A nuff man mi see wouldn’t work on a rubbish truck in Riverton go overseas go do it to make ends meet. It’s best to build your own country. The only issue we have is crime and violence; and mi always tell di youth dem say if dem see the love that the rest of the world gives us, dem will stop fire every gun ‘bout ya. All of this is captured in the song,” he added.

Foreigner is one of the tracks on the entertainer’s upcoming 16-track album titled M ental Orgasm, produced by New York-based Hewitt Entertainment.

“This album will be for every audience. There are tracks that the church choir can sing, lovers’ track, rich track…you name it,” he said.

A past student of Vere Technical High School, Miguel Wealthy officially emerged on the dancehall scene in 2010. His decision to pursue music did not sit well with his parents, who had hopes of him climbing the corporate ladder.

“Music is a thing that needs money, and Mommy and Daddy nah go invest dem money into music because they wanted me to go to law school. Music is my passion, and yuh passion can be your downfall as well. Mi still write and record, but mi needed other things to do, so mi start do business. I did this to enhance my career, because at the end of the day, it is going to come back to music; because this is the legacy that I want to leave,” Miguel Wealthy said.

Describing himself as “a cut above the rest”, the entertainer says his authentic sound is what keeps him afloat in the industry.

“Everybody who follow mi ting know seh me is a stage show ‘shella’, but mi want the world to know that I am an excellent recording artiste,” he said.

Miguel Wealthy is also promoting his event Broad Day River Brunch, to be held on Easter Sunday in St Toolies, Clarendon.

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