Bridgeport, Connecticut (Top40 Charts/ Rich Allegiance Entertainment) For most upcoming artist recording a song with established artists is almost like receiving a stamp of approval from the dancehall community and your foot in the industry door, but this stamp can come with some difficulty when the artist is the "world boss" Vybz Kartel. Connecticut artist Genius The King found that out the hard way.
"Working with Vybz Kartel was somewhat difficult, to say the least because he had a very large ego and can understand that because he was already an established artist, but at the same time it wasn't like we were asking him to do the song for free, and we were willing to compensate him fully. Even though he did receive full compensation, he chose to do the song in his own way, so we ended up having to take it the way that he wanted to do it, which was very unprofessional of him. He also wouldn't say the word "
Genius" because he and Stephen Mcgregor at the time were in some type of dispute and then he refused to say "King" because he said that he didn't want to call anyone "King." But I have learned from this and it only has made me stronger. I shall persevere and I shall continue to put out good music, and to please the fans inside as well as outside of the reggae world."
Although there were many delays, The Rich Allegiance Entertainment is now beginning to release the music. "
I Love You" by Genius The King featuring Vybz Kartel belongs to the fans. Regardless of behind the scene business transactions that transpired, we still ended up with a hit record. Enjoy!
GENIUS THE KING - Hailing from the richest country, the U.S.A., from the richest state, Connecticut, The Rich Allegiance Entertainment presents Genius The King "The Rich Shotta."
Genius The King represents the myriad of people of Caribbean decent that were either born in one of several Caribbean nations and emigrated to the United States as a youth or were born in the United States to the parents that are of Caribbean decent. "JAMERIKANS" stand up! Genius The King emigrated to the United States from
Jamaica at the age of 9 and became a naturalized citizen in his late teens. Genius was born in Kingston and was raised between
Franklin Town (aka Dunkyrk), Kingston and Pepper, St. Elizabeth. When he emigrated to the U.S., he landed in Brooklyn, New York to reside with his mother who had already been in the United States since he was approximately 1 year old. After living in Brooklyn for 2 years he moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut and has resided there ever since then. Genius The King became obsessed with music in his early teens while attending Central
Magnet High School in Bridgeport. He started to write songs and recorded himself at home on his home stereo. He would then play the tapes for his friends who became his earliest fans. His musical talent was homed by clashing with other Jamaican artists in his age group and rappers when he was still in high school. Genius said that clashing was the best way to sharpen his lyrical skills in English and the Jamaican dialect. "The pressure of losing in front of a crowd of my peers, made me focused on the being wittiest lyricist I could be. It made me go hard and I will always go hard because of my day of clashing in the school yard as a youth." After high school Genius's life took a negative turn. At age 21, he was convicted of robbery in the first degree for robbing a bank for approximately $60,000. He was then placed under federal investigation for approximately 7 more bank robberies.
After serving approximately 5 ½ years for his robbery conviction, he was then released on parole. Genius knew that music was his calling, so he hit the studios hard and started to record at a break neck pace. Having matured during his incarceration where he mastered his skills as a lyricist, he wanted to become a career musician. His milestone achievement was coordinating the logistics to be featured on a Vybz Kartel record, on which he co-produced. As the saying goes "Old habits die hard" because within a year of being released on parole for bank robbery, Genius was rearrested and charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in the second degree for allegedly being the getaway driver in yet another bank robbery. Currently incarcerated and slated to be released this December, Genius who was in the process of being signed to Sony Records before his current incarceration, organized and created his own label MPBE Productions, LLC with the help of his manager Chrisy and his best friend
Dynamo and has started to release the records in his the repertoire. The first of which will be the Vybz Kartel record titled "I Love You." Genius has lived a very "colorful" life to say the least, up to this point and he is now poised to become one of the greatest lyrist reggae and the entire music world has ever known. Stay tuned!
"My goal is to introduce the world to the type of talent that is being produced from within the ranks of American wealth, power, and influence. I feel elated to be in the #1 country representing the elite generation that has broken the mold and continue to create a new mold comprised of the multitude of different traditions, cultures, and ethnicities coalesced into one New America. We're the best. I once took the amount of opportunities available in
America for granted because I became complacent amongst the status quo of enormous wealth. This led into a negative life and a negative attitude which led to perdition. Once I had a chance to take a step back a regroup, I began to embrace, respect, and utilize the enormous wealth and opportunity available to me as an American citizen. Now I am vying for the #1 spot in the #1 spot to be." Genius The King
"For he comes out of prison to be king, although he was born poor in his kingdom"
Ecclesiastes 4:14
