JamWeekly Magazine

T  h e  B I o g r a p h y  o f  T  a J J I Written by  Lesley Hayles [Kingston, Jamaica –  November 7, 2023 ] Maurice Cooper, who goes by the moniker “ Tajji ”, was born in Kingston, Jamaica and grew in a garrison called Dunkirk in East Kingston on November 30. He attended the Hope Valley Experimental, Excelsior High  and  Dunoon Technical High schools. Tajji  realized he wanted to be an artist while still in  the  10th grade at Dunoon. Dancehall phenoms, Spragga Benz and Assassin, also known as Agent Sasco, were based in his community at the time and he began hanging around them. This connection motivated  Tajji  to start pursuing music as he felt like he had a message and voice to share plus writing skills that came easily to him. “ It was my comfort zone ,” says  Tajji . Bounty Killa is also a part of his musical influences.  A song called “ Top A Wi Game ”, produced by Redboom Supamix Productions, was hi...

By   Lesley Hayles November 7, 2022 Billboard recording artiste,  Xyclone , held his  Everything Red Out  birthday party in Jamaica for the first time on Saturday, November 5, 2022 to  a resounding  success with several celebrities making grand entrances at what turned out to be a star-studded spectacle. The annual event is usually staged in the United States where he resides, mainly in the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC areas, however,  Xyclone  decided to change it up this year. Everything Red Out , the name stemming from  Xyclone  being an original member of the Spragga Benz-led RedSquare Crew, was held at the Ultimate Ultra Lounge on Holborn Road in New Kingston, a very spacious venue with an upstairs lounge area for VIPs. Top shelf liquor and food were on sale in abundance. The decor, stage and lighting were up to par and,  of course  mostly red.  Patrons came out in their numbers to a meager $1,000 admissi...