Gyptian continues to ride on a high with his hit song Hold Yuh, which premiered on BET's 106 and Park yesterda May 28 as the 'New Joint of the Day'.Word from the artiste's camp is that the video, which was shot in Jamaica in March, has also been added to BET in light rotation. The video was also accepted by MTV2 for their 'Sucker Free Sundays Countdown' and has been added in medium rotation to MTV Jamz and Island Soul.
The song, which was released two years ago and produced by Ricky Blaze, has been running the Billboard charts red. On March 27, Hold Yuh debuted on the Billboard's Hot R&B charts at number 78 and has since peaked at number 41. The song entered the Billboard's Heatseeker Songs Chart at number nine and is currently at number six, having been dubbed the 'greatest gainer' on that chart for this week. The song is also number one on the Digital Reggae Songs Chart.
The remixes for Hold Yuh, one with Young Money's Nicki Minaj and the other with American rapper MIMS, continues to do well getting thousands of views on www.youtube.com.
When THE WEEKEND STAR previously spoke with Gyptian, he was happy about the success of the song and was looking forward to the release of his next album, which is titled Hold You, set for release on July 20.
Gyptian is the second local artiste to have their video premiered on BET's 106 in recent times. Demarco and Craig Jackson's Show It was premiered as the 'New Joint of the Day' last Friday.
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