Shaka Links Up With Shab Don For ‘Boasy’

After enjoying success with the release of ‘Walk’, dancehall artist Shaka is enthusiastic about the prospects for his upcoming single, Boasy, which was recorded with controversial producer Shabdon for the independent label,  Shabdon Records.

“It was great working with Shabdon,  he is very organised and a very talented individual. Respect to Terro Don and ChopCity Records who made the link with Shabdon. I am really looking forward to the release of the song next month,” Shaka said.

Plans are far advanced to shoot visuals for the single which is part of a larger dancehall project which will also feature heavyweight acts such as Chronic Law, Silk Boss, Squash and Vybz Kartel and Shaniel Muir.

Shaka has racked up more than 170,000 views with his breakout single, Walk. The single was produced by Terro ChopCity Records and Tekktroniic Muziq.

Shaka, given name Shaquille Davis, grew up in the Canaan Heights community of Clarendon, and attended Foga Road High School where he first fell in love with music. As a teen, he idolised slain US rapper Tupac Shakur who remains his main musical influence.

“I really hope that this collaboration with Shabdon opens up doors for me internationally,” Shaka said.

Shab Don Records, comprised of producers Linval “Shabba” Thompson Jnr. and Carlos Clarke, emerged in Dancehall with a strong presence after the release of their first project, the G6ixx riddim, in 2018. Although initially formed to serve as the production house for the Squash-led 6ix alliance, the G6ixx riddim attracted artistes like Vybz Kartel. After producing Dancehall hits like Squash’s “Money Fever”, the producers became increasingly sought after locally and internationally.

The duo has racked up an impressive number of hit singles like Teejay’s ‘Henne and Weed’, Vybz Kartel’s  Bad Mind and Any Weather and Jahvillani’s ‘Nuh Rate Dem’.

However,  one-half of Shabdon Records, Linval ‘ShabDon’ Thompson Jr., is in a bit of legal trouble. Thompson, who allegedly offered $2 million to a cop to remove an illegal firearm from his grey Mercedes-Benz motor car, is to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on March 28.

The accused, Linval Thompson, who is charged with breaching the Corruption Prevention Act had his bail extended this morning after the court was informed that the case file was incomplete.

The corruption charge arose after the police intercepted a vehicle in which Thompson and Romaro Scott were travelling in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on October 14. Both were hit with illegal possession of firearm charges.