A-Suh Boss pleads his cause with ‘Chappa Cry’
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Rising dancehall artiste, A-Suh Boss, is gunning for dancehall’s top spot with his latest get-money single, Chappa Cry, a gem of a song talking about the hustling mentality youths need to adopt to survive in the grimy streets of Jamaica.
“Chappa Cry is an explanation of why the youths are forced to embrace a hustling mentality at a young age, living in the fast lane, getting that money to fuel their big dreams, and create generational wealth,” the artiste whose real name is Yashoy Anthony Clarke, said.
The single, produced by Monk Music, was released in October, and has been generating quite a buzz in music circles. The video will be released on November 25 to coincide with the release of his EP.
A-Suh Boss grew up in the communities of Red Hills and Arnett Gardens, spending time between his mother and father’s residences. He attended Norman Manley High School during his teenage years. Fascinated by music, he first got involved in music through the influence of a friend called New Money, and later joined a fledgling dancehall group called Frasses.
He released his first song, Start Fi Walk in 2013.
“That song, Start fi Walk is self-explanatory as it was the beginning to my musical career, mi just start learn the business,” he joked.
After leaving the group, he continued to work on his craft and re-christened himself A-Suh, a name given to him by his two-year-old son at the time. The patois phrase means ‘that’s how’.
“A-Suh is a Patois name and it is dancehall and representative of my Jamaican heritage,” he explained.
He first vaulted into the spotlight with the single, Impostures, which has racked up over 230,000 views on YouTube.
“At the moment I was thinking about the new wave of dancehall music and how I could bring my own flair and sound to it and how this Impostures concept could assist in my ascendancy,” he explained.
A-Suh Boss recently completed his eight-song EP dubbed ‘Renaissance’ featuring stellar work by the production teams of Temple Boss Records, Monk Music and Polo Store Entertainment.
“It’s always good chemistry when we link up. We have completed all of the tracks, so we’re just putting the finishing touches on it for release in November,” he shared.
The EP will be released on November 23 via all online platforms. The EP will feature songs like Chappa Cry, Rich Life, Road Code, Impostures and Top Meech.
