Veteran Roots Reggae artiste Cocoa Tea, has taken on unscrupulous Jamaican politicians whom he says continue to raid the public pocketbook with impunity.

According to him, these thieving officials should be publicly beaten with a cane, boxed in their faces and imprisoned. As a effect, to strengthen his statement he has penned and recorded a new song titled 'Bax dem up" on the Roaring Lion characterization.

"I am advocating for the states to box upwards di political leader dem and I am not joking. No water naw come from my oral fissure. Give dem a large five pound bax or a 10 pound bax – and I am not talking as a PNP or a JLP or a NDM or Independent. I am talking every bit a citizen of Jamaica," Cocoa Tea said.

"For too long now, sequent governments have been guilty of misappropriation of funds, stealing money from deh then, money missing hither and there and taxpayers money is not beingness used where information technology benefits the people. That is causing all of this lawlessness considering lawlessness comes from the top, so it goes right down to the man in the street," he argued.

The artiste, who hails from Rocky Point in Clarendon, was speaking on the popular entertainment prove Onstage on the weekend. Co-ordinate to him information technology will exist impossible to 'get a better Jamaica' if politicians are not held answerable for their actions.

Bax dem Up was officially released on Sabbatum and Coco T has besides posted images of Bax dem Upwards memorabilia on his Instagram page.

Information technology is not known whether the vocal will be allowed to be aired on public radio or boob tube past the Broadcasting Commission every bit it might be seen every bit inciting violence, but snippets have been played on Onstage and The Amusement Report on Goggle box Jamaica. Some of the lines are as follows:

"Full time now politicians go a slap inna dem confront / Poor people revenue enhancement money dem no stap waste / Whenn wi fid di politician dem a teef, mek wi lock dem upwardly / Necktie dem upwardly and bring dem outta street / Meck wi bax dem up / Detect dem inna corruption, mek police an soldier cuff dem upwardly," Tea sings.

The sentiments expressed in Cocoa Tea's song has found constitute favour with some Jamaicans who watched the interview.

Cocoa Tea, a yu fe be Prime Minister. Baxx upwardly and slap upward de thiefing politicians dem… a dem a di main one dem why yard tan suh," ane commenter on YouTube said in agreement.