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Dynasty The King wants to merge reggaeton and dancehall
January 06, 2023
Fuelled by his passion for reggae and dancehall, New York-based dancehall artiste Dynasty The King is looking to break into the Jamaican music space by merging reggaeton and dancehall.
"Mi still a fight fi dancehall, enuh. Mi wah bring reggaeton and dancehall together. Reggaeton is a big global genre, so mi feel like if mi fuse reggaeton inna dancehall, it will be accepted worldwide," he shared.
Born Edward Veras in Puerto Rico, the Whine It Slow singer revealed that he migrated to Flatbush in Brooklyn as a child, which marked the start of his love for Jamaican music. Dynasty The King said growing up during the rise of dancehall music in the US, he was influenced by artistes like Shabba Ranks, Ninja Man and Super Cat. It was through them that he was inspired to create music in Jamaican Patois.
"Mi grew up with whole heap a Caribbean people; Jamaican, Guyanese, Trinidadians. I became a dancehall artiste 'round 2009. At first mi used to do Spanish reggae and Spanish dancehall, until mi start get riddims from Jamaica and mi start do mi own thing as a solo artiste," he said.
"Mi used to be a part of a group a do Spanish reggaeton, but then mi and mi brethren just split and him do fi him thing, and mi do my thing," he continued.
Despite his enthusiasm for the genres, he explained that he has been facing some obstacles in his attempt to break out as a dancehall artiste.
"It's been a little tough for me you know, being a Spanish man from America. It's been a little rough, and that's why mi waah push down inna the Caribbean now and see wah can gwaan," he said.
"Basically, 'cause me being a Spanish man, the managers dem and the record labels dem didn't understand the vision. Dem say mi must stick with reggaeton 'cause mi a Spanish man, and dem say mi don't know how Jamaica and the world a go accept me as a Spanish man. So right now, I don't have any manager nor record label, so I'm doing everything independently. But mi still inna the fight, investing in my career alone," he explained.
