MIAMI – Regardless of wrestle and strife, rising star Teejay has come a great distance from his humble beginnings. The 29-year-old songwriter and dancehall vocalist, hailing from Montego Bay, Jamaica, has come to say the throne along with his debut EP I Am Chippy, out now on all platforms through Warner Data.
Teejay delivers a 9-track choice of authentic and hard-hitting dancehall anthems that present his versatility, each vocally and lyrically. Grammy-winning and diamond-selling dancehall icon Shaggy, together with Teejay, Sharon Burke and Steve Carless, are co-executive producers of the EP.
The latestBillboard cowl star is forging a path for the way forward for dancehall. He’s trying to redefine what dancehall music seems to be like in mainstream areas and proceed to interrupt new boundaries for the style. Titled after a reputation Teejay was given as a toddler, the I Am Chippy EP will invite listeners to a extra private understanding of the artist. He experiments musically whereas additionally giving followers his signature singjay fashion, a multiskilled mixture of easy singing and deejaying (rapping) in the identical breath.
Teejay
“This EP has one thing for everybody. The world goes to bounce to ‘Dip.’ The women acquired ‘Twerk It.’ The streets have tracks like ‘Totally Auto’ and ‘Chop Life’ and we’re gonna uplift the yutes on ‘Star.’ That one in all my favorites tracks and options Quada and my 11-year-old son Jaydon. I made this album for this subsequent era, however most significantly my individuals,” the proud Jamaican artist states.
Right this moment, the “Up Prime Boss” revealed a model new video (directed by Lagikz Supreme) for the EP’s newest banger “Dip” that includes fellow dancehall star Tommy Lee Sparta. The video transports you to one in all Kingston’s well-known weekly avenue events, Uptown Mondayz, and instructions a brand new dance created by Gabi Don.
2023 anthem “Drift”
I Am Chippy will even function Teejay’s breakout 2023 anthem “Drift” as a bonus observe and its newest remix with Nigerian afrobeats hitmaker Davido (Watch here). What was one in all dancehall’s largest songs of 2023 continues to climb the U.S. Billboard‘s charts (R&B/Hip Hop Airplay, Rhythmic Prime 40 Airplay, and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay). The music has reached 75 million + international streams and amassed over 1 billion TikTok views for its viral dance (initially created by Gabi Don) up to now. Usain Bolt, Burna Boy, Cardi BandOffset are only a few of the well-known faces seen grooving to his observe on socials.
Highlighting Jamaica’s wealthy musical expertise, Teejay additionally collaborates with artists of his homeland like Tommy Lee Sparta on the catchy dance track “Dip” (produced by Panda who additionally created “Drift”), dancehall don Skillibeng on “By no means” (Slingerz Data), the gritty baritone upstart Bayka on “Totally Auto” (Panda/Sabaster Muzik), Malie Donn on “Chop Life” (Overproof Data), and Jaydon & Quada on the inspiring march-to-the-top observe “Star” (Extol Music). By means of I Am Chippy, Teejay cements himself in music historical past and takes his rightful place in dancehall royalty as he goals to raise the style whereas honoring his roots and musical influences.
