“This means a whole lot to me and my 12-year-old son, Kerlan,
the only one who has belief in me,” said the beaming single
father of one.
“I never thought the song would have done so well to land
me a contract.”
He’s confident of similar success here at home.
The Embacadere, San Fernando resident told D Biz he loves singing
double entendre songs.
“I just love the humorous calypsoes, I like the songs with
double meanings and that’s why even up to today, the late
Zandolee and Spoiler remain my favourite calypsonians.”
Three years ago, Danger released his first song titled Kidnapped.
“It did well for me …”
However, the years 2003 and 2004 were lean years for his music.
“Nothing happened for me, although I put out the music,”
he went on.
Within those years he also faced major challenges in his personal
life, which seemed almost certain to interfere with his budding
career.
“But I picked myself up and worked even harder and I’m
now reaping some reward.”
Danger said he never expected a contract with such a recognised
label so early in his career.
He admitted though to being quite sceptical when he heard that VP
Music Group had shown interest in his music.
“In this business you always hear of people wanting to sign
you and then you get your hopes high and nothing ever happens.
“That’s why I never took it seriously.”
This time it happened.
He said a colleague in the business presented his track Beat It
to officials at the company and the rest is history.
“Let’s say they loved it and offered me the contract.
“They are now responsible for my music.”
There has been one hiccup so far with the Beat It, which tells the
story of a man who doesn’t like cats and calls on them to
beat it.
“They banned the song on a Caribbean station in Canada,”
he explained.
“They said animal rights activists were against it.”
Danger has since “cleaned” up the song and done a radio-friendly
version.
He was in high praise for calypsonian Impulse who he said gave him
the break on the North American circuit.
“He actually opened the door for me, he would give up his
time on stage to introduce me as a new act.
“I’m grateful to him for that.”
Beat It is yet another piece of work for 2006 coming out of the
studios of Junior “Ibo” Joseph.
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