“Bad like innah the 90s”
he sings.
What made you want to enter the music industry?
Fell in love with the craft from a tender age and never fell out of love with it since, seeing icons like Shabba, Beenie, bounty, Spragga Benz etc doing it listening to sound cassettes just got me hooked from a child
How long have you been doing music?
I can’t remember not doing music, from as long as I can remember I’ve been writing songs, raking up the yard as a child I was singing while doing it, washing the dishes the same.
Who are some of your inspirations?
Shabba ranks, Beenie man, Spragga Benz, Dave Kelly,Notorious Big, Queen etc too many to name cause I am inspired by all genres.
Is there a vibrant music scene in Portland?
I think there is, there were more stage shows back then but more parties than shows presently but Portland artists always have some different level of undiscovered talent, if people should take time to listen it can happen for the parish.
Your new song is 90s inspired, you think that era will make a come back?
Hurt my heart to say I don’t think it will ever make a come back in it’s authentic form but I think one of the new producers might stumble on a fusion with the current beat type mixed with some 90s style and then we can go forward, problem in my opinion is people hardly can dance to the current type of beats if we start get people to dance again maybe it will feel like the 90s again along with the international success
What do you bring special to the music industry?
Work ethic, Discipline, professionalism, the desire to want to bring the culture forward.
What do you expect to get out of the music industry?
Already a get it, music might not be my main source of income but being in the studio, performing anything to do with music give me joy, after sex it’s the next best thing hard to explain its spiritual
Do you want to sign to a label or remain independent?
Depends, if we share the same vision or they allow me to use my own creativity then I would but otherwise wouldn’t make sense
Your songs are mostly explicit, do you think artists need radio records or explicit songs grab the attention?
Artists need radio records but the explicit songs have a greater effect on the masses anything that is authentic or out of place ago always touch a different part of the brain so artists ago need both
Who would you like to work with?
Dave kelly, Tony kelly, Dj Frass, Zj Chrome as for collabs Mavado, Chronic Law, Sean Paul, Ishawna
What would success in the music industry mean for you?
Would mean everything to be honest, would be the realization of a dream come true
Who are your top five artists of all time?
Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Shabba ranks, Whitney Houston, Bob Marley
Who do you think should win the reggae Grammy this year?
Sean Paul
Where can fans or record labels find you?
Instagram: dajigga_muzik straight Dm