Dancehall artiste Kiprich was the victim of a robbery on the weekend.
The ‘Telephone Ting’ singer was left feeling shocked and upset by the incident that occurred on Saturday.
It’s reported that thieves broke into an Airbnb apartment that he was renting and stole several pieces of jewellery and cash valuing over US$50,000 (approximately $7.6 million).
The Jamaica Star newspaper said the robbery occured about 10am on Saturday. The deejay is happy that no one lost their lives.
“Mi just give thanks say the situation never worse, where me and the person never buck up and all dem things deh,” Kiprich told The Star.
“A vanity dem tek up and we have life same way, so mi give thanks for that. But fi know say inna yuh owna country yuh cyah go hold a vibes somewhere amongst yuh people dem. It no feel good bredda,” KipRich said.
Among the items the artiste said he lost were a Rolex watch valued at US$25,000 and a gold chain valuing over US$12,000.
He told The Star that US$15,000 and CDN$300 (approximately $33,000) were also stolen by the hoodlums.
The artiste said he was vibing with friends at the apartment, when he decided to go to his room for his cell phone charger.
“When me go round deh mi see the slide door open. Mi say to mi self say mi never leave di door open and when mi look, mi see mi bag and everything tumble dung pon di ground. A di Rolex box first mi see and realise say di watch gone and mi chain. Everything happened so quickly. The time weh mi go for the food and come back for the charger was about half an hour,” Kiprich told The Star.
It’s understood that the Greater Portmore Police are probing the incident after a report was filed to them about the robbery.
Kiprich, whose real name is Marlon Plunkett, has a new song out called ‘Assurance’. It was released last month ahead of his upcoming album.
The 45-year-old released several singles last year, including ‘Na Nah’, ‘Women Protest’, ‘Gyalus Astrology’, featuring D’yani, and ‘Rich Look’, featuring Pataskeng and Koolkid.
His single, ‘Women Protest’ is a single the deejay recorded on the heels of an outbreak of violence and killing of women in Jamaica.
