Festiville 2014 - Reggaeville Festival Guide

Interview Popcaan 65
Speaking of the power of music... You have
found a way out of the ghetto, staying far
from violence, gangs, and crime through your
musical career. Is that what Give Thanks is
rooted in? How has music changed your life?
Yeah man, music has changed my life totally.
Music was my savior. Just like they say Jesus
saved the world, music has saved my world,
because God has blessed me with the talent
to do music. It has saved me, and also taught
me a lot of things. While making music I
have learned more than I ever did when I
was going to school.
When you were still in school, did you already
know that one day you wanted to do music?
Yeah, I always told my family that. I used to
tell my sister that I am going to be one of the
top dancehall artists one day. I could feel that
when I was growing up. Even when I was
going through struggles I could always feel it
and I knew that in the long run my life would
change. Even though it was rough it could
have never been a sufferation like that forever.
I had a goal ahead of that road in mind.
Apart from your personal upliftment through
the music I am also glad to see the unity that
you represented. In the video for the first
official single Everything Nice you have many
fellow artists joining you like Mavado, Jah
Cure, Dre Island, Gyptian...
Jam2, Chi Ching Ching, Vybrant, Sadiki... a
big mixture of celebrities.
How did this video come about?
We had the idea of doing a video with
cameos of my friends in it so I called all of
them. Some couldn‘t make it, but many were
there to represent.
And Mavado is also featured on the remix of
Everything Nice. How did the collaboration
come about?