‘I’m sorry’

Jacob, 24, published the latest song titled ‘Announcement ( IM SORRY ) 2017’ on Friday last on his You Tube channel ISLANDBOY RICKJ HD on Friday. The channel stated that Jacob wrote and recorded the three-minutesand- 42 seconds song.

Members of the public, in particular the Hindu community, had criticised Jacob for filming a music video at the Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre in Carapichaima.

In that video, Jacob was seen cavorting around the temple and its murtis (Hindu gods). On Thursday, president of the Sri Dattatreya Yoga Centre, attorney Ramesh Persad-Maharaj, had described the video as being an “offensive Chutney video”. Many people on social media also condemned and criticised the video, which was subsequently removed from You Tube.

In his latest song, Jacob made no reference to the centre by name. However he repeatedly apologised for his actions. Jacob insisted that he never meant to cause pain to anyone and that he put himself to shame.

“ I did not mean to cause no pain, I put myself on display. I put myself in shame. I am a dreamer and I am just chasing my dreams.

I wanna be somebody...I never kill no body, never rob nobody, never steal no money. I am very sorry. What more them want from me?” Jacob sang in his song.

Saying that he was ashamed for causing distress, Jacob added that he tried to clean up the mess yet there is “one set ah commess on facebook, the papers, the whole entire Internet (sic) . ” “But I only meant good, I was misunderstood. If I could, then I would lace up my shoes and run away for good. I’m sorry again for the pressure and pain but the hurtful words them stuck in my brain. Sometimes you lose and sometimes you win like I am losing again. I keep my head in ths sky and my pencil and paper, no time for no hater (sic),” Jacob said in his song. Jacob also noted that since the controversy, his life is in danger from persons who want to ‘shoot and stab’ him. Jacob apologised adding that no man can judge him but God.