Dancehall artiste Demarco has vowed to stop releasing songs promoting violence and is making a plea for other entertainers to do the same.

In a post on his Instagram today (November 8), Demarco shared a photo that indicated that Jamaica has recorded 1,329 murders, for the year to date, and urged entertainers to make a change.

“CALLING ALL ENTERTAINERS🙏🏾 #makeachange,” he captioned the photo.

This follows a string of recent Instagram posts that have appeared on the Love My Life artiste’s page, advocating for the end of violence.

The first post was made on November 6 where Demarco said he wishes “every dancehall artiste including myself would stop singing killing and gun songs”.

He noted that music can have a negative impact on a society and implored his fellow colleagues to stop writing them.

“Let’s stop promoting killing each other and promote making money together,” he charged those in the industry.

Sharing the same sentiments was reggae singer Gramps Morgan, who responded: “Been screaming this for years now. Thank you bredda for speaking.”

I-Octane also commented on the post and said “Real Talk” to which DeMarco responded, “@realioctane long time this a bother mi, mi bredda, and mi finally get the courage fi speak out about it.”

Now that he has found the courage to speak out, Demarco’s latest posts have all been talking about the violence in Jamaica and how music has contributed to its increase.

Last October, the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica issued a ban on songs that glorify violence, drug and guns.

Since then, there has been much deliberation among members of the public about whether the violence impacting society can be attributed to such music.

For Demarco, the answer is ‘yes music can contribute to violence’.

Yesterday (November 7) he made another post on the platform about the state of violence in the country and music.

“If a song like I Love My Life can inspire people and help them change their life for [the] better, a gun song can inspire and incite violence by adding fuel to the fire,” he explained.

He also noted that violent songs are not the only contributors to violence, but they do play a part in promoting it.

In addition to artistes, he charged the leaders of Jamaica to “look into yourselves” as they seek to create a better Jamaica.