Devin Di Dakta Pleased With ‘Freshman’ EP

Even before dancehall deejay Devin Di Dakta dropped his EP Freshman on Friday (December 3) it already showed signs of success on the charts.

“Before it was released, It was available for Pre-Order where it went number one on Amazon New Releases in Reggae Music and the Caribbean,” he told DancehallMag .

The seven-track project was produced by the deejay’s label, SAINTkingstonMUSIC with contributions from producers RomieIkon, Dale Virgo, JamrockVybz, Doomsquad, Scrilla, Yaad Boiiz Records, Rejiche Smith, and Yo Christon.

Devin Di Dakta, whose real name is Anthony Clarke, hails from Highgate in St Mary. He came to national prominence by winning the male segment of televised talent competition Magnum Kings and Queens of the Dancehall in 2015.

The former St Mary High student was, in 2017, featured on Sly and Robbie’s Grammy-nominated set, Sly & Robbie Presents… Reggae For Her – Devin Di Dakta & JL.

Following his Grammy Nomination, Devin Di Dakta hit the Billboard Hot Rock Songs Chart with a song called  Oh Devil that he was featured on by Los Angeles-based Band called Electric Guest. The song entered the chart at number 47 and has garnered over 40 million streams on Spotify.

The Dream Big deejay said he did a lot of experimentation with this project, compared to all his other projects.

“This is the first contemporary dancehall EP I’ve done. Other EPs, Bare Thoughts   and Bare Meds I’ve done were more personal and also more on social commentary commentary mixed with experimenting with new sounds,” he said.

The deejay also added that his personal style is what continues to make him relevant in the vast dancehall industry.

“I would say it’s the fact that I never gave up even when it’s my down time, I’m always releasing quality music so should anyone stumble across my music by accident, they’ll be impressed and want to listen more.”