I made it without him.

I hate when people attempt to take credit for something they didn't do. According to folks on the street and my aunt in Jamaica, my X who brought me to Jamaica with him to start a business tells everyone he's responsible for making me into who I am.  Not the case.  He brought me to fifth element and introduced me to his friends.  They wanted a back up singer for Richie Spice and I opted to do it cause I was gonna be in Jamaica for three months anyway.  It just happened that the energy was so high they asked me to do another show and another and the more I did, the more I got comfortable.  I was always into Rastafari before I got to Jamaica. When I got into the group in America I had to fit in and I figured instead of straightening my natural hair, I would braid it and he loved it too.  Long, flowy micro braids and colors :) but when I got to Jamaica I saw no no need for it anymore.  Everyone in fifth element accepted me for who I really am and I needed nothing else.  I started showing more of me and he flipped.  "mi nuh wan nuh rasta gyal.  after me never meet you a wear yuh hair so" lol! I didn't care cause I was being me all the way.  We had several physical fights and then the effects of the fights started to show.  Richie saw my bruised lip one day and sat next to me and said "den empress, a who buss you mouth"  lol! told him exactly what happened.  Subby "Clause Sayers" called him and said " I raised you and this is not tollerated.  She is my daughter and you cannot put your hands on her".  He said he wouldn't do it again.  I was scared out of my whitts cause this wasnt the result I was looking for.  I was hoping they would kick his butt.  Anyway he told me to go back to the house in Spanish town.  I told him I didnt want to do that because he is gonna hit me again for telling.  Subby promised me he wouldnt.  By the time I got to the house, I didnt even get out the car we fought again and this time, I lost a nail... yeah the whole nail.  I didnt go back to the studio for a few days cause he didnt want to take me until subby called and asked him to drop me off.  I showed him my nail soon as I got there and told him what happened.  That is when he told my X that I would not be coming back to his house and asked him not to come back through fifth element's gate.  All that was done with Subbys Licensed gun on the table.  I was happy  I was free.  We've had couple other instances where we met outside the door of fifth element but it never worked out.  We were already on two different paths.  By the next year, the first single was released, "Wrong Address"  and the work and investments were done by and through Claude Sayers and Ethan Evans, nothing to do with my X.   Yes I survived and I am still surviving and happily married.  Still riding on my high horse, he said he would and must kick me off of.  No woman should stay in an abused relationship because of fear of anything.  Fight your way out.  Sometimes you get sent angels like I did.  Do I think I have "arrived" no I have a very long way to go but I am where I am because I love what I do, have people around me who work really hard, fans who love me very much :) and most off all, i'm very motivated.