Get to know better Jamaican dancehall rising star Valiant via his project 4:14 Mixtape that just dropped.
Mark the date of April 14 on the annual calendar — the date on which Valiant received two of the greatest achievements in his life. These, he said, are the birth of his son and the viral slang ‘Kotch ‘eh Hat’, which led to his career breakthrough and subsequent success.
When he took the microphone inside the Marketplace Entertainment Centre for the Arts during his mixtape launch this past week, to address his supporters, the usually jovial, funny, and outspoken 24-year-old started out by saying, “It’s been a long journey… and mi kinda nervous”.
” 4:14 has to do with timing. It really mek a stamp in we life, 4:14. We have a lot of artistes featured on it that came out to support me… A far mi a forward from. You know far, far, far. Where we get rejected.
If we go [to] a studio, dem a run we out because a sing we a sing so dem nuh waa hear no singer, so mi affi fight fi it a different type a way. Mi nuh waa sing certain things but mi affi sing it, [but] mi really waa show unu seh mi love unu and appreciate this. Mi a go continue doing the good,” Valiant said.
“The mixtape a really fi show them seh it’s not just trap dancehall alone we can do, [but also] the original dancehall weh we did start off with … .
The mixtape is really fi set a pace, fi show dem seh we versatile; reggae, dancehall, gospel, Afro, Spanish and French,” the entertaner added.
Valiant, whose given name is Raheem Bowes, has being a constant fixture in Jamaican dancehall charts with often 3 songs on Top 10, has been in a constant crescendo delivering viral anthems and viral videos dropping hits such as Dunce Cheque, Motorcade, Expensive, Barbies, St Mary and Corruption.
Valiant alongside the Diplomats team releases their highly anticipated mixtape “4:14” produced and mixed by: Diplomats Records, BiiGinTon Records and Dj Mac Music. This features a line of hot new unreleased tracks and remixes and new sounds as a gift to valiant’s fans. Take a listen and enjoy!!
Valiant – 4:14 Official Mixtape
He has also had collabs with Gaza General Vybz Kartel himself, Skillibeng and Kraff for their collaborative “Real Estate” single; Stalk Ashley on “Narcissistic” and Armanii for “Innocent”
Stream Valiant 4:14 mixtape below and grab your favorite song on it or the whole album via the Apple Music widget posted after Valiant’s 4:14 Mixtape stream.
