Quenga is one in a million
EMERGING act Quenga is heating up the streets with Millions , released three months ago on the Eastsyde Records label.
“The streets love what a gwaan; people love the metaphors and the flow,” said the artiste, whose real name is Javaughn Campbell.
Quenga grew up in the Lyssons community in St Thomas, where he attended Lyssons Primary and then Morant Bay High School.
He started composing songs in 2016, inspired by the sparkling rhymes of rappers Jay Z and Tupac.
His first song, Emoji Face, was recorded in 2019.
“Me and Dippa and Skilli went to the same high school, so we were close friends then. Right as we left high school, Dippa built a studio in Bull Bay, and we just integrated and formed the label EastSyde,” he said.
“I would describe my style as compelling and soothing due to my unique voice. So mi just a gwaan heat up the place with some wicked rhymes and sick metaphors,” he continued.
There are plans to release an EP on the Eastsyde Records imprint this year.
“We’re now in the process of putting these song together, probably about 10 tracks. We’re looking to drop it soon,” he said.
He is best known for a cameo on Not, alongside Eastsyde label mates Skillibeng, Street Gena, F.S., and One Sparkes. The video has racked up over nine million views on YouTube since its release in January 2021.
