Newcomer to dancehall, 19-year-old recording artist Pablo YG has loved a meteoric rise via the ranks of the style in 2023.
Since releasing his first single, “Prepared” in 2020, he has labored steadily, discovering his breakout second within the final days of 2022 at Jamaica’s annual Sting Live performance, dubbed “the best one- night time reggae and dancehall present on earth.”
Within the months that adopted, he surpassed 40 million views on his YouTube channel, was featured in a vogue marketing campaign for a collaboration between Supreme and Clarks and earned certainly one of dancehall’s hottest songs of the yr with “Wealthy N Richer” launched on his 14-track debut challenge, Unhealthy Juvi Mixtape.
Born Romeo Hines in 2004, Pablo YG grew up in Shaw Park, a city also referred to as “Crimetop” on Jamaica’s northern coast. He earned his nickname “Pablo” in highschool after a trainer in contrast his abilities on the soccer pitch to these of Argentinian footballer Pablo Aimar. “YG” got here from his father, Mr. Groove, a singer in his personal proper, who additionally had a hand in inspiring the youthful Hines to pursue music.
Earlier than rising to nationwide fame, Pablo YG constructed an area buzz in his hometown, acting at successive stagings of Crimetop’s Annual Treats pageant. In early 2020, he hit the studio with producer Spinaz YG Muzik, and recorded “Prepared” over the Wildside Riddim, a becoming begin to a promising profession. Now managed and produced by Spinaz YG Musik and YGF Data, he constructed his momentum along with his follow-up singles “Sauce Gad” “Adjustments” and “Postmortem”.
Since then, he’s collaborated with a few of the greatest names from the scene: Skillibeng (“Galore”), Valiant (“Motorsport”), 450 (“Gyal Magnet”), amongst others.
Nonetheless, his greatest hit so far is a solo monitor; “Wealthy N Richer” a soulful mission assertion that has resonated with thousands and thousands for its message of resilience and ambition. The explosive development of the track, months after its launch, has set the stage for an additional fruitful yr for Pablo YG in 2024.
