Skillibeng is now on the Billboard for his participation on the album, Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica: The Reggae Collector’s Edition.
The album is currently number 16 on Billboard’s Compilation Albums Chart. Even though he was only a feature on the compilation album, he tells The Star that this is the beginning of greater things to come.
“This latest success only represents how hard Skillibeng has been working and this is just the beginning, because hard work for me never stops,” he said. “This is a great look for dancehall and Jamaican music on a whole, and me just feel like the work really just start put in” Skillibeng stated.
He told his fans to be on the lookout for new music and also added that this will be some ‘some big moves’ that he will be making. Gutty Bling, his producer, told The Star that Skillibeng wanted crossover career from the beginning so he took the opportunity to contribute to the album stating that this could lead to bigger things for the artiste.
“When Sean ‘Contractor’ Edwards (executive producer of the project) reached out to us about having Skilli on the album, we knew people outside of Jamaica were really watching and making note of the progress the artiste has been making. Right away we saw the opportunity to break into other markets, and so right away we said yes,” he said. “It was a great joy being on the album and we give thanks, because it has given us a preview of what Billboard success feels like. Now we just affi use the exposure fi expand and broaden the thing. We have some international collabs to drop in the near future and so we just a continue putting in the great work”
Edwards predicted more success for the artiste. He said that he watched the young entertainer work and he is confident that Skillibeng will be able to connect with the international market. “I heard Skillibeng first with the Brik Pan Brik song and I reached out to Claims Records, Gutty Bling dem, and I said this yute is going places. I saw his work ethic and that he was very lyrical and trying to be one of the best in his craft, and I knew he had to be a part of the album,” he stated.
“I am not a teenager anymore, but I go around the young people a lot just to see what they’re listening to and when I was doing my research, I found out he was a hit with the young people, and not just those in Jamaica.” he added.
Edwards even said that he knew the album helped to promote Skillibeng to more people on the mainstream market, “because although many people knew of him, a lot still don’t know him yet. This was a good opportunity for him, because it will open up doors and send him on another level to more people. It will broaden the musical scope for him,” Edwards said.
