Professionalism is key, says Pablo YG

At 20 years old, rising star Pablo YG is high on professionalism, and, with two EPs, plus the Bad Juvi mixtape under his belt, his focus is now on his debut album.

"Professionalism is the way to go about music.You can't be like a 'unda tree' mechanic all yuh days," Pablo YG told THE WEEKEND STAR. He opined that the level of professionalism will dictate how artistes approach their projects.

"Mi nah go jus do the album like a EP. Yuh haffi have build the purpose for the album ... get the right mindset ... go rent a Airbnb. For an album, yuh have some specific song. If it is a song bout mommy, it haffi be a specific song. Mi have dem ina mi head and mi know how mi a go execute. And, for this project, mi have the best of the best dancehall artistes," shared the deejay.

Pablo YG disclosed the names of two of his collaborators - Jahvillani and Skillibeng. He and Jahvillani go back a long way and, as he recounted that first meeting, Pablo YG described it as "the best day in [his] life".

"Me deh a di studio and did ah freestyle and the big artiste dem like Jahvillani and Deep Jahi did deh deh and a listen to me. Dem seh me is a good artiste. I was in Grade 8 ... after that, mi go studio every day," he recalled.

Pablo YG was just a teenager in 2020 when he made the link with producer Spinaz YG Muzik, recorded the track Ready over the 'Wildside' rhythm, and started his official journey to what he is confident will be the pinnacle of success musically.

"Me is a yute who always love music ... from baby stage mi a sing. In high school, mi brother and friends encourage me to go inna di studio. But, me do music fi music. Of course, being wealthy is always at the back of my mind ... but doing 10 songs for the day, yuh haffi love music. That is my joy," said the entertainer, whose biggest single is Rich N Richer, which has more than 15 million views on YouTube.

At the IRAWMA event in March, Pablo YG won Best Teen Entertainer and the Dennis Brown Award for Most Promising Entertainer.