Samantha 'Ninja Princess' Liesch Ballentine - Contributed

As deejay Ninja Man takes a forced 'absence' away from the business in jail, his daughter Samantha 'Ninja Princess' Liesch Ballentine, is hoping to fill the gap left by her father.

At only 16 years old, Ninja Princess is more than ready to take on the business, starting with the dancehall and hopefully end up crossing over to R&B. Having spent most of her time growing up in Switzerland with her mother, Ninja Princess has always been in love with music, due in part, to her adventures with her father.

She told Sources "Me and my father we have a good relationship, I don't get to see him much now, but I did growing up. When I was younger he was like my favourite parent. He was always on the road from hotel to hotel, show to show, and he used to come and carry me with him, bare shows and ting and I loved it."

experience and knowledge

Having wanted to start pursuing music professionally since she was 14, Ballentine waited two years later to gain a little experience and knowledge, voice and piano training before kicking off her career. For the last seven months, the singer/deejay has been in Jamaica with her mother working on her career. Within that time she has recorded four songs titled: Hot Gal, Whining Contest, Can't Touch Me,and I'm The Original.

real passion

"Since I've been here I've been trying to get my songs on radio and my dad recommended someone who has been helping me a lot so far it's been going good, I've heard my songs on air now," she said. According to Ballentine, R&B music is her real passion, but it was her mother who recom-mended that she follow in her father's footsteps and try her hand at Jamaican deejaying. Now the artiste does a bit of both, adopting a singjay style that she believes suits her right now.

A fan of her father's music, old-school singers like Whitney Houston and Keisha Cole, as well as Mavado, Ninja Princess sees herself abroad soon pursuing her dream on an International level. With her father in jail, having been charged with murder, conspiracy to murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after an incident that took place in March, Ninja Princess finds herself on her musical journey without the immediate assistance of her famous father.

Nonetheless, she tries to keep herself busy including the upcoming release of her video for the song, Can't Touch Me. She said, "That song has a very dancehall flavour and everyone is loving it I think this will be the one that really connects with the people." As for her name, Ballentine is trying to keep the memory of her father alive and stating to the world that she is her father's little princess.