After a seven-year hiatus, self-proclaimed Queen of the Pack, Patra, has prepared a double-whammy, in continuation of her reign. This is in the form of her latest album as well as her autobiography.
Both projects have already been completed and are likely to be unleashed on the public simultaneously. "This is Patra, you dun know this is the original Queen of the Pack and I am about to make it once again. The Continuation, that is what I would like to call the album," oozed the Westmoreland sensation born Dorothy Smith.The pilot track produced by studio whiz Stephen McGregor is called Westmoreland Girl and will be dropped any day now. Also involved in the production of this single are heavyweights such as Dean Fraser, Dalton and Glen Browne and Bobby Treasure. "As you know, Patra is a sensual artiste, so my type of music is really for the world. Very saleable, but also loveable so that people can relate to it very simply with originality," the vivacious deejay declared.
This, her fourth set, comes after her last album Centre of Attraction, before which were low-profile Great Escape and her first which was Queen of the Pack. This album - The Continuation - is totally Patra. Totally sensual, very mature.
"Nutten nuh change. The only thing that change with Patra is really a little bit of age, but that's it," she giggles while explaining that the set for which Bobby Treasure who co-wrote most of the songs is one-drop oriented and will consist of 15 tracks.
"I can't stress enough, that it's very sensual. I have something that focuses on racism. a song called Silver to All and then you have Westmoreland Girl, you have Strawberries which is to make lovers feel good and all of that stuff and a lot of different things. I would more classify my album as very vintage and sensual," insisted Patra, the former Mannings High School student who started her singing career like so many others in church.
The female rapper, formerly known as Lady Patra, spoke highly of her former manager/producer Specialist Dillon, promoter/artiste manager Isaiah Laing, and her current manager consultant Colin Leslie who all helped to guide her career.
Turning to her next project, The autobiography of Patra, she exudes, "It a go sexy. I would love that to become a movie. It's about me from I was 13 years old 'til now. It surprise a lot of people. I wrote everything by hand. It's about me reorganising my mind and just being freed. And talk about my life from I was a little girl. How productive things have become and if you work hard the benefit to gain, as it steers you in a way that can guide you in the music industry."
Patra, who was featured in the local flick, Klash, added, "I've been offered a lot of movies and stuff, but I want movies that make sense to Patra. Not about shoot dem up or the typical black movie. I want movies that make sense."