I am sure we all have them, those things we like that if the world at large knew, would laugh or worse. I suppose, I have to admit that I am more guilty than most on both counts. I have a great deal of guilty pleasures, which alone would not really be an issue. However, I go ahead and publish them for the online world to read and poke fun at me (made possibe to an even greater extent since 2007 when I joined Facebook). Our greatest collective guilty pleasure must be music. Most of us keep them quiet, those solo drives in the car, where no-one will find out that you were listening to that appalling song by that appalling band. However, as you know by now, I am not one to shy away from admit these socially awkward things.
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, you may know him by his stage name – Jay Sean. He had mediocre success in his homeland, the UK. Then heading over to the US and signed to Ca$hMoney Records, the same label as Lil’ Wayne. The first release on his new label was a song called Down. I did not expect much to be honest but the song is ultimately an extremely catchy radio friendly pop with a great rap from his label mate. (Coincidently, Nicki Minaj is also signed to the same label.)
The reality is, his parents (being Asian) would probably still preferred him to have become a doctor! “Son, honestly why did you give up your medical course after the first year? Update: Almost three years later the big surprise would be that my sister, Natalie would get married at the very venue of part of this video shoot.