Protoje
A reggae revivalist with more of a roots influence than most, Jamaican singer Protoje rose to independent success in 2011 with the release of his debut full-length, The Seven Year Itch, and its hit single "Rasta Love," which featured Ky-Mani Marley. Subsequent hits helped elevate his status as an international reggae star and his sound took on more elements of rap and hip-hop on later releases like 2020's album In Search of Lost Time and 2022's Third Time's the Charm.
Born Oje Ken Ollivierre, music was a constant in his early life, with his mother, Lorna Bennett, having scored a hit in 1972 with a reggae version of "Breakfast in Bed" and his father, Mike Ollivierre, a calypso singer from Saint Vincent. Protoje's first release, the 2005 mixtape Lyrical Overdose, Vol. 1, was more overtly hip-hop-influenced, though he began to work toward a reggae/roots sound over the next few years with his cousin, producer Don Corleon. Beginning with the 2009 track "Arguments," he issued a steady diet of singles in advance of his 2011 full-length debut, The Seven Year Itch. One of the album's singles, "Rasta Love" featuring Ky-Mani Marley, became an international hit, elevating his status as a budding star. Following the 2012 mixtape This Is Protoje, he delivered his follow-up album, 2013's The 8 Year Affair, which yielded another hit, "Kingston Be Wise," and charted throughout Europe and the U.S. Protoje's third album, 2015's Ancient Future, proved to be his breakout and, two weeks after its release, sat atop the Billboard reggae chart thanks in part to the Chronixx collaboration "Who Knows." A five-song EP, Royalty Free (Side B), was released as a free download on the singer's birthday in June 2016. Working again with producer Winta James and featuring a second collaboration with Chronixx in "No Guarantee," Protoje returned in 2018 with his fourth album, A Matter of Time, kicking off a series of introspective albums loosely based around the concept of time. It was followed in 2020 by his acclaimed fifth album, In Search of Lost Time. Featuring guest appearances from Popcaan, Koffee, Lila Iké, and American rapper Wiz Khalifa, it saw Protoje exploring more social and political issues than before. Closing out this informal trilogy of albums was 2022's Third Time's the Charm
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In Search Of Zion
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 10 nov. 2023
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Third Time's The Charm
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 23 sep. 2022
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In Search of Lost Time (Deluxe)
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 19 mrt. 2021
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In Search Of Lost Time
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 28 aug. 2020
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The 8 Year Affair
Reggae - Released by Don Corleon Records on 12 feb. 2013
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The Seven Year Itch
Reggae - Released by Don Corleon Records on 25 jan. 2010
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HILLS
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 21 apr. 2022
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Seven Year Itch
Reggae - Released by Don Corleon Records on 25 jan. 2011
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Rasta Love
Reggae - Released by Don Corleon Records on 2 nov. 2010
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Legend Legend
Reggae - Released by Ineffable Records on 1 mrt. 2024
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Incient Stepping
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 25 mei 2022
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Family
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 11 aug. 2022
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Not Another Word (feat. Agent Sasco)
Reggae - Released by Easy Star on 26 apr. 2019
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Same So
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 16 jul. 2020
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Still Blooming
Reggae - Released by In.Digg.Nation Collective - Six Course Music - RCA Records on 26 feb. 2021
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