Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about the Reggae song "Toast" by Koffee and documents selected comments from the discussion thread of that song's official YouTube video.
Part I presents information about Jamaican Reggae singer Koffee (Mikayla Simpson). This post also showcases a YouTube video of Koffee's 2018 video entitled "Toast". The lyrics for that song are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/04/definition-of-jamaican-patois-phrase.html for Part II of this series. Part II presents definitions for the Jamaican phrase "big up" and documents examples with the term "Big up" from the discussion official video of Koffee's Reggae song "Toast".
The Addendum to this post documents a few other comments from this same discussion thread that include Jamaican terms or phrases. Selected responses from that discussion thread to those comments are also included in this post.
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Thanks to Koffee for her music. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT KOFFEE (MIKAYLA SIMPSON)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koffee_(singer)
"Mikayla Simpson (born 16 February 2000), popularly known as Koffee, is a Jamaican Reggae artist, rapper/DJ, and guitarist from Spanish Town, Jamaica. She has released seven singles, and is a former student of Ardenne High School.
Biography
Raised in the Eltham View neighborhood by her mother, an occasional actor and a Ministry of Health employee, she sang in her church choir, taught herself guitar at age 12 on an instrument borrowed from a friend, and began writing lyrics inspired by listening to reggae singer Protoje.
In 2016, she won her school talent show without realizing that the informal show at which she performed in her school cafeteria had been an audition. She went on to learn music theory and vocal technique in her high school choir[1].
"Koffee" is a nickname friends gave her when she ordered hot coffee instead of soda on a hot day.
In 2017 she released her first single, "Legend", with just her voice and acoustic guitar. A tribute to Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt,[1] the song became a viral Instagram hit.[citation needed] Awareness of the violence and social problems she witnessed growing up has influenced her lyrics, and besides Protoje and Chronixx she has cited Super Cat and Giggs among her musical inspirations. [2] [3]
"Burning", her take on Upsetta Records' Ouji Riddim (which had been made popular by Jamaican artists Busy Signal and Luciano), followed. "Burning" grew out of her desire to inspire herself to push forward despite disappointment at not getting into post-secondary Sixth Form after she graduated from Ardenne High School. In June it spent three weeks at number one on The Foundation Radio Network's Top 30 Reggae Chart covering New York City and South Florida[4].
In 2018, Jamaican reggae/dancehall singer, songwriter, and DJ Cocoa Tea brought her on stage at the 2018 Rebel Salute and Rototom Sunsplash in Jamaica and Spain respectively. Protoje asked her to perform with him. Chronixx invited her to join him a BBC Radio 1Xtra broadcast from Tuff Gong Studios, and she went on to tour with him in the UK[5] at venues such as Bush Hall and at Alexandra Palace. Koffee and Chronixx appeared on BBC Music Introducing...LIVE on November 10.
Her December 2018 single "Raggamuffin" called out gun violence and governmental neglect of the youth[6]. BBC Radio 1Xtra named Koffee one of its "Hot for 2019" artists[7]. Her next single, "Toast", was produced by Walshy Fire of Major Lazer[8]. Both Chronixx and Protoje appear in the video.[1] In 2019, Torey Lanez made a remix to “Toast” as a part of his International Fargo project which can be found on SoundCloud.
Also in 2018, she signed with Columbia Records UK,[4] and Rapture, her debut EP on the label, was released on March 14,[9] [10] 2019 [11]. Her "Throne" video, which takes viewers on a tour through her home town of Spanish Town, debuted on The Fader on 22 January 2019[12]."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Koffee - Toast (Official Video)
Original Koffee, Published on Nov 16, 2018
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LYRICS: TOAST
(Mykayla Simpson)
[Intro]
Cyaa bawl ina life man
Gwaan wid it, mi gwaan wid it
Yo Izy are you kidding me?
[Hook]
Toast (Yeah, yeah)
Say we a come in wid a force (Yeah)
Blessings we a reap pon we course inna handful
We nuh rise and boast
Yeah, we give thanks like we need it the most
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
Gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung ina class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Verse 1]
Third form, mi say mek mi try a ting
And you know it formed out to be a fire ting
Now a pon stage wid Chronixxm I a sing
Yeah you zimme, all Diggy soon gi di I a ring
Like "Hello Proto", him seh "Had to shout you
Saw you post a spectacular photo
Keep it burning, yes, that's the motto
If me deh bout, I pass through you show, too"
[Chorus]
Cyaa bawl ina life man
Mi haffi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung inna class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwan wid di, mi gwaan wid di
[Verse 2]
Jah shower blessings upon a me
And say me fi tell you me story (Yeah)
Jah shower blessings upon me
And that’s how I made it, give him the glory
And me delighted, Jah know say mi passion ignited
'Cause di music get me excited, coming like a potion, mhm
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God for di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung inna class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Hook]
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast
We nuh rise and boast
Yeah, we give thanks
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
[Chorus]
Blessings all pon mi life and
Mi thank God fi di journey, di earnings a jus fi di plus (Yeah)
And gratitude is a must (Yeah)
Mi see blessings fall by mi right hand
Buss a toast fi di friends weh tek off heavy load
One time did siddung ina class and we bored
Then Oli say do road and mi gwaan wid di road
[Outro]
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
Toast (Yeah, uh, yeah yeah)
We haffi give thanks like we really supposed to, be thankful
Source: https://genius.com/Koffee-toast-lyrics
"eyeandi 72, 2018
"Born Mykayla Simpson, in Spanish Town, Jamaica, ‘Toast’ is the first single from Koffee’s upcoming EP titled ‘Rapture’.
Produced by Walshy Fire and Izy Beats, the single is supported by visuals shot on 8MM film on location of the Paint Jamaica Project, 41 Fleet Street, Southside, Jamaica.
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[no commenter's name]
"Mikayla Simpson, better known as Koffee, was born 16 February 2000. She was 18 when she dropped the song."
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