So yeah, what’s the deal with this Dr Evil fellow? Well I actually know what the deal is with him. This man, known as Leftside once upon a time when he rolled with Esco, has now based his career on one of the most improbable conceits in music history. Essentially, he is Dr Evil. Yes, the character from the Austin Powers films. He uses a nasally voice, talks about his mojo and even has a higher pitched voice come on in parts of his songs to represent Mini Me. Now this may seem like a description of the most ludicrous career in music, the product of a disturbed mind, an idea doomed to failure. Here is the thing though; this guy is killing it. He is one of the hottest things in Dancehall right now. I chose to feature this song because I find the riddim particularly awesome but he has a plethora of other hits like “Stamina Man” on the 2070’s riddim or “This Is Why It Hot” on the This Is Why I’m Hot riddim to name a few. One can only ask however how long this can be sustained. Will he now go on forever as with an identity based on a character from films that are already so early 2000’s? Will he ever be able to spit as himself? I worry about him.
Tags: austin powers, dancehall, dr evil, leftside, riddim
