Despite living in the United States, Akino

Dirtfree said dancehall music came natural to him.

The Tivoli Gardens native told BUZZ that he never considered becoming

a rapper, though migrating at an early age, having always been connected to the

music of his homeland.

“I come here and I focus on dancehall,

because a dancehall me understand, that me grow up and see, and even though me

live in America it never crossed my mind to be a rapper. Me would a more a think a rap collaboration

would a more a get the job done, because if me try rap it woulda take away from

my authenticity,” said Akino Dirtfree.

“Dancehall music is my first love and

all of my musical influencers them are dancehall and reggae artistes, dancehall

wasn’t nothing hard for me to pick up on,” he added.

While a steadily rising act in the underground

music scene in Atlanta, Akino Dirtfree says he feels the time is right to start

pushing his material to a bigger market .

“Dancehall is good right now and my co-workers

are doing so well, that motivates me to go so hard with my lyrics, I just want to put out authentic dancehall

music despite me being around so many other genres,”he explained.

His new single Loose Ball is an example of the raunchy authenticity that Akino

believes can connect with the masses. The

artiste also felt it necessary to visit Jamaica for the genuine dancehall vibe

for the  single’s visuals

“The focus on making dancehall

hits is amplified in Jamaica, in Atlanta there are so many genres to choose

from so everything gets watered down. Jamaica

has the genuine and solid foundation because this is the Dancehall head

office,” Akino added

Akino Dirtfree, now signed to Atlanta based

label, Program Over Everything (POE) Music, believes

that fans should rate his material because he is taking a refreshing approach

in the way he does his music. He

also intends to show versatility with his songs to appeal to different classes,

ages and interests.

This will be even more evident with his mixtape,

which includes his Mama Mi Queen’ remix

featuring Stephen Marley, being released in a matter of weeks.

Loose Ball single

is now available for purchase digital platforms.