Jada Kingdom's 'What’s Up (Big Buddy)' ranks #1st in Jamaica

Jamaica: Dancehall femcee Jada Kingdom's “What’s Up (Big Buddy)” earned her first Apple Music Jamaican No. 1 song

2025-08-01 17:36:09

Jamaica: Dancehall femcee Jada Kingdom's earned her first Apple Music Jamaican No. 1 song with “What’s Up (Big Buddy)” just two days after its release on Thursday (January 11). [caption id="attachment_66270" align="aligncenter" width="100%"]

Jamaican Singer, Jada Kingdom
PC: Facebook[/caption] The song What’s Up (Big Buddy) debuted at No. 6 on the island within 24 hours of its release and has since climbed to the top spot, replacing RajahWild’s “GoGo” at Second, which is on the same “Dutty Money Riddim” produced by Rvssian. Till the date, she has gathered over 4,41506 views on her musical video, posted at her official YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hb3UC_m6W8

The milestone has been achieved following the release of her last diss track 'Staff Lazarus' on Thursday, aimed at rival dancehall lyricist Stefflon Don. In the song, Dancehall Jada Kingdom accused Stefflon of being a coward on TikTok. She also expressed pride in her as the most streamed female artist. However, as per the reports, the situation has now become complex, with legal proceedings mentioned, and it is not known whether Stefflon will respond to Jada’s last song with lyrics or a libel lawsuit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C18glRksMDz/

Notably, Apple Music’s Daily chart calculates streams by territory based on real-time consumption. Here's the list of Top 5 spots captured by the legends of the Musical world in Jamaica:

Jada Kingdom - What's Up (Big Buddy)
RajahWild - Gogo
Masicka - Reverse Time
Masicka, Chronic Law & Lila Iké - Triumph
Kraff Gad - Nursery Rhymes

Further, released in 2024, Jada Kingdom's latest record track features exceptional songwriting skills and is an absolute listen-to the single titled album. Earlier, one of the newly launched diss tracks, 'London Bed,' debuted at No. 3 on the YouTube Daily Chart Jamaica within just 24 hours of its release on Thursday, creating history in the Kingdom's musical career. The track has over 4.7 million people using the sound to make their own videos. Her rival, “Hurting Me” singer Stefflon Don’s diss track debuted at No. 5 with 103,889 views. Meanwhile, following their clash, several persons on the social media declared Jada the winner, making “Jada Kingdom” the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter in Jamaica on January 10 and 11. A user said he can’t wait until the two makeup, similar to Vybz Kartel and Mavado, whose Gully vs Gaza Lyrical dispute ended at the Champions In Action concert with the two on stage.

Sasha Baptiste

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