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Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure (born Siccature Alcock on 11 October 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, who was raised in Kingston. He was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston.[citation needed]
His first big break came in March 1997 when he released the single "King in this Jungle" which was a duet with Sizzla. The single was produced by Beres Hammond who went on to become his mentor. He then released a steady stream of singles that won him critical and popular acclaim.Beres Hammond eventually took Cure under his tutelage and began mentoring him and producing his music in the studio. In 1998, Cure performed on a European tour and visited several Caribbean Islands with Beres Hammond and the Harmony House Family.
In November 1998, while driving around Montego Bay, Cure was pulled over by the police and arrested on charges of gun possession, robbery and rape. He was prosecuted before the Gun Court in April 1999, found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Cure was transferred from the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, which had a digital recording studio the inmates could use. It was there that Cure released three albums and a number of singles, some of which have topped the Jamaican chart. His first album Free Jah's Cure The Album the Truth was released in 2000, it was followed by Ghetto Life in 2003 and Freedom Blues in 2005. More recently Cure has released the songs "Love Is", "Longing For" and "True Reflections", showing his unique voice and lyrical ability.
Every time you take one step
Something pulls you back
But you get back up each time you fall (aye)
Wicked people and bad mind
Lurking in the dark
But I have no fear I walk with Jah (aye)
Turn the world off
And turn the music on
Just light up another one
Relax and just close your eyes (oh ooh)
Natural mystic is in the air
Bob Marley says have no fear
Everything is going to be alright
Some days you're up and some you're down
Weak today, tomorrow strong
Some you'll lose and some you're going to win (aye)
That's the life the life the life the life we live
The life the life we live (wooo wooo wooo)
Every time you hear this song
Put your lights up
Keep the fire burning in your soul (yeah)
Good vibrations everywhere
Feel it in your bones
Too blessed to be stressed is what I sing (aye)
Turn the world off
And turn the music on
Just light up another one
Relax and just close your eyes (oh ooh)
Natural mystic is in the air
Bob Marley says have no fear
Everything is going to be alright
Some days you're up and some you're down
Weak today, tomorrow strong
Some you'll lose and some you're gonna win (aye)
That's the life the life the life the life we live
The life the life we live (wooo wooo wooo)
That's the life the life the life the life we live
The life the life we live (wooo wooo wooo)