Richie Innocent hits with Hills Mi Deh

Richie Innocent is enjoying much attention with his single, Hills Mi Deh.

The single was produced by the deejay turned dub poet, and released on his Innocent Entertainment imprint earlier this year.

"I am very happy with the response I am getting with this single. It's getting a lot of support, especially from Mama Elise Kelly at Irie FM," said the artiste.

Richie Innocent, born Richard Robinson, began his recording career as a deejay in 1995 with his single, Whoe Whoe, produced by veteran Courtney Cole.

After spending a decade recording for Cole and other producers, Richie Innocent made his breakthrough with the single, Drugs Fi Gun, on the Flava Squad label in 2009.

"Drugs Fi Gun is my most successful recording as a deejay; it's the song that put my name out there."

In 2013, the Kingston-born artiste, who grew up in St Elizabeth, recorded and released his first dub poetry single, The Good Old Days.

Encouraged by the response, he received the following year, he recorded and released another one, Community Time.

"I always liked writing poetry from I was a little boy but I never really had any inclination to record the poems I wrote. My mother encouraged me to do it, and I took her advice and gave it a try in 2014. A lot of people were surprised when they heard the first poem I recorded. they couldn't believe it was me," said Richie Innocent.

Over the last few months, Richie Innocent has delivered brilliant performances at a number of events including the Jamaica Poetry Festival at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, The Marcus Celebrations at IRIE FM and Poetry Fest in Portland.