Dancehall artiste Bay-C is the latest to fall victim to thieves in Kingston, Jamaica. Reports are that on Monday, February 25th, the Straight Outta Portmore Dj parked his Toyota Prado in the Liguanea area and went jogging. Upon his return, he found his window smashed and his laptop, hard drives and Beats by Dre headphone missing. Bay-C Instagram followers were first to be notified as he went live seemingly moments after the robbery was discovered, even as Police Officers were arriving on the scene. The story broke by the following day, being carried by Irie FM, The Jamaica Gleaner and Jamaica Today. In addition to traditional media, several members of the music industry and celebrities have posted on the unfortunate incident and have asked for the safe return of his items. Bay-C stated on Instagram Live that it was several years of music stolen including the back up files.
Only four days prior to the robbery, Bay-C successfully launched his Holy Temple album in Kingston to rave reviews.