Boxer-Turned-Artist Krueshef Brings The ‘Vibes’ With New Single

Olympian-turned-Reggae-Dancehall artist Krueshef is excited about the release of the single, ‘Vibes’.

“The inspiration behind the song ‘Vibes’ was to uplift the women and empower them to continue to be queens and empresses and the men to respect women and feel ‘vibes’ before connecting with a woman. Also, the song will help to bring awareness to people dying from doing crazy dancehall dancing,” Krueshef, whose real name is Clarence Joseph, said.

The song was released on all digital download platforms on March 11th on the Konahim Records label. A video, shot by Miami Film Kings, for the project will also be released later this month.

He is presently promoting his six-track ‘We Rise Up’ EP which was released in October 2020.

Krueshef, who was born in St Croix, competed in the middleweight division, scoring four wins as a professional, including two KOs, and was also a member of the US Olympic boxing team in 2004. As an amateur, he won New York City and Colorado State Golden Gloves contests, and was a national champion in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was undefeated as a professional, however, he quit boxing in 2019 because of medical reasons.

Krueshef made a big splash with a performance at a US-based event ‘Coast to Coast’, which got him in contact with legendary music producer Duane ‘Da Rock’ Ramos, who has produced tracks for The Loxx, Nicki Minaj, and several others. He has also shared the stage with hip-hop personalities such as Jason Derulo, Bobby Brackins, and DMX.

He did an album called ‘Introspective’ when he was known as Splittt Personality during the rap-dancehall phase of his career, but it was never released. His most successful project to date is We Rise Up which has racked up over 155,000 views on YouTube.

“My musical styling and network have evolved over time. In the US, I used to rap over hip hop beats because I couldn’t get authentic dancehall beats. But in 2015, when I got serious about music, so I decided to focus on dancehall and reggae because that’s what I love…I grew up listening to Beenie, Bounty and Merciless,” he said.

He hopes to elevate the minds of youth through his music.

“I have a desire to spread knowledge to the youth, it’s all about originality and pushing my art to the highest level,” he said.