Guyanese dancehall artiste collaborates with Jamaican producer

Growing up in Georgetown, Guyana, Parodax was always fascinated by dancehall music and Jamaican culture.

His love for the music out of Jamaica continued to grow even when he was attending high school. There, he and his friends used to freestyle at lunchtime.

"My friend Iceberg had a song called What's going on which inspired me to start taking my craft seriously and fully pursue my music career," said Parodax.

Bounty Killer, Natural Black, Sizzla, Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Munga Honorable, Busy Signal and I-Octane were just some of the artistes that Parodax listened to whenever he sought musical inspiration.

"Music was like therapy for me during good and bad times in my life," said Parodax who now resides in the US. He recently collaborated with Jamaican producer Fada Shaqdem for the song Real Friends.

"The collaboration has been in the works for a long time. I knew Fada Shaqdem for a few years and the collaboration happened at the right time. The song was created through personal experiences. My day one friends are like family and nah sell out," he said. In the past, Parodax has collaborated with Jamaican artistes such as Elephant Man, Jah Vinci, Navino, Macka Diamond and producers JayCrazie, Kickback Music, and Tripledose.

He is also gearing up to release a 10-track album.