US-based Ghanaian producer JR BeatBoy, known in private life as Felix Annoh Quarshie has released his much awaited single ‘I Like It’ featuring his mentor and ‘African Dancehall King’, Samini.
According to him, it has always been an inspiration and a great feeling working with Samini.
Speaking to The Spectator, on how the collaboration happened, he said “I reached out to Samini earlier, and when he visited USA recently, I took advantage, took my equipment to his hotel to record the song. Samini has always been a big brother and an inspiration to me.”
“This is hot Afrofusion beat style with heavy drum pattern which the world is already dancing and creating dance challenges from,” he said.
JR Beatboy told this paper that the industry would be hearing more from him, and result, he would release an Extended Play (EP) dubbed ‘Daddys Home’ in few months.
JR BeatBoy has worked in the studio with Amaarae, Joey B, Pappy Kojo, Kuami Eugene, Jupitar, MzVee, Flowkingstone and a lot more.
Aside Ghanaian musicians, he has been spotted in the studio with Nigeria’s Davido and South Africa’s Khuli Chana.
He production has evolved into an afrobeat and afrofusion sound which has gained momentum within the music industry in Atlanta Georgia.
He hopes to chart the billboards, get the attention of big record labels like Sony, Universal, win Grammys and make Ghana proud.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme