Mojo Morgan teams with dancehall stars

Mojo Morgan, a member of the Grammy-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage, has teamed up with dancehall heavyweights Chronic Law, Popcaan, and Pablo YG for a new track that promises to fuse the traditional sounds of reggae with the edgy vibes of modern dancehall.

Mojo Morgan described the track Make It as a testament of resilience and the unbreakable human spirit.

“It’s about taking nothing and turning it into something. Ultimately, it is a rags to riches story and each artiste tells this story based on how they see the world through their eyes,” he explained. He said that the track’s chorus was recorded by the late Morgan Heritage lead singer Peetah Morgan.

“When you see the struggle you’ve been through to make it, you have a different value on life. When I wrote the song and sent it to Peetah to sing the chorus for me, little did I know that we only had a little bit of time left together in this realm. So the song has now taken on a new meaning for me,” he said.

Mojo said that he has to ‘make it’ with this project, not just for himself or his beloved brother Peetah “but also the legacy we’ve built as Morgan Heritage with Gramps, Una and Lukes”.

The decision to add featured artistes came about following lengthy discussions he had with Popcaan and Chronic Law about working together, and being impressed with a Pablo YG performance.

“I received a track back at the beginning of 2023 from JA for Life, who is a member of the CTBC Music Group marketing team, and came up with an idea to do an epic collaboration with this generations leaders of dancehall music. So since Popcaan, Chronic Law and myself have been speaking about working together for a while now, this song was the perfect opportunity to make it happen as native sons of St Thomas, Jamaica, where we reside,” he told THE STAR.

Mojo said that after seeing young Pablo YG’s charismatic performance on Sting in December 2022, he reached out to his publicist Contractor to get in touch with him.

“He recorded his verse immediately before all other featured artistes. The lyrics of [Pablo YG’s song] Rich and Richer connected with me as the youngest member in my group, and sometimes being the underdog of sorts. So I knew as a young juvenile he had the ability to tell his version of this story,” he added