Iconic Deejay Sister Nancy Bam Bam used in soundtrack of controversial film

Iconic deejay Sister Nancy’s single ‘Bam Bam’ has been featured on the soundtrack of controversial U.S movie ‘The Interview’, which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco.

The Sony-produced film was released online in December of 2014 to rave reviews after terrorists threatened to attack patrons at U.S. theatres because they felt the message conveyed by the film was insulting the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Kim Jong-un.

The Interview raised eyebrows in North Korea after a promotional trailer was released depicting protagonists Seth Rogen and James Franco as undercover assassins who wanted to kidnap and execute the Korean leader. The film also sold Kim Jong-un as a ruthless leader who did not have the interest of his people at hand.

theatrical screenings

Following the terrorist threats, Seth Rogen and James Franco cancelled all their press events to promote the comedy. Sony also made the decision to cancel all theatrical screenings in the U.S., following the threats of violence and an alleged hacking incident.

“Sony Pictures has been the victim of an unprecedented criminal assault against our employees, our customers and our business. Those who attacked us stole our intellectual property, private emails and sensitive and proprietary material, and sought to destroy our spirit and our morale – all apparently to thwart the release of a movie they did not like,” the studio said.

The film has since made more than $31m (£20.5m) from its digital distribution and will be released in the UK and Ireland in coming weeks.

music enthusiasts

Sister Nancy now resides abroad and was unavailable for comment. However, this is not the first time that her single has received the nod from international music enthusiasts.

Sister Nancy broke on to the music scene in the 1980s courtesy of late record producer Winston Riley, who recorded and released her first single, Papa Dean, under his, label Techniques, as well as the highly successful Bam Bam.

Bam Bam was sampled by American rapper Too Short for his controversial single called Blowjob Betty, in 1993. Guerilla Black, another American rapper, also sampled Bam Bam in 2004 for his hit effort called Compton.

The song also gained international popularity after being featured the soundtrack of American film Belly and was selected by Electronic Arts for supporting music in the video game Skate. The song was also labelled as a reggae anthem by the BBC.

Also featured in The Interview is dancehall rhythm ‘Pon Di Floor’, produced by Major Lazer. ‘Pon Di Floor’ featured songs from Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal and Beyoncé.

source: jamaica star