Govana Says Skeng Reminds Him Of Old Persona Deablo
“Skeng remind me so much of Deablo, mi old self,” Dancehall star Govana shared about the Gvnman Shift deejay, who has been making strides on the local and international scenes.
“We actually share one high school together, also. And then, just the way him move, him crazy. Him nuh scared ah nutten, and him brave…people can tell yuh, him nuh really like nobody neither,” Govana added while speaking during an interview with DJ Chris Satta on April 20. “Him really an’ truly, him social distance. Him nuh really have nuh whole heap ah artist fren an’ dem ting deh an’ just people in general. Him jus’ kinda jus’ lock weh and more reserved than anything else.”
Govi continued, “But when it come on to the music, him just transform crazy. So yeah, it’s a nice energy.”
For the last two weeks, Skeng has been in the United Kingdom performing at various shows; and even releasing a new track titled London, with an accompanying music video that has already racked up over 1.2 million views on YouTube. His other popular songs are Protocol with Tommy Lee Sparta, Heaven Passport with Intence, Street Cred, and Brrrp.
As a prodigy of Aidonia, Govana first emerged as Deablo with songs such as No Complaining, When Badman A Step, Run Road, and All 14. He later achieved breakthrough success as Govana with songs such as Bake Bean, Champ, Up Front, and One and Move.
Satta quizzed Govana about whether he misses his alter ego, Deablo—to which the entertainer responded in the affirmative. He admitted that his more recent tracks are a reflection of this.
“Yeah, I think that’s something I miss over the last year or two. That’s why fi the last year, starting 2021, I went back more a darker vibe versus a more playful vibe that people got accustomed to from 2017 on to 2020 wid Convo and Likkle Bit a Money. So fi the last year, mi did get tired a da vibe deh, and even the early part of this year. A suh comes even the 1Matik forward in, cause dem more remind me of Deablo,” he said.
The entertainer also spoke on his release Convo, which is a satirical track that addresses a ‘side man’ having a direct conversation with the ‘main man’ after calling his woman’s phone.
“Mi just deh a mi yaad one day, an’ mi fren dem jus come from the States and mi did actually have some dub plates fi do inna the studio a Big Ship, and mi go inna the bathroom fi wul a fresh and mi jus start think a seh yo, suppose a man call a woman phone and har man ansa, how him woulda play it out? And mi just start think bout it and go inna mi crazy meds. Mi just a be joyful wid it and mi go a di studio and mi seh yo play a riddim (to the producer) and him play a riddim and mi seh the third one…and mi go inna the booth and mi just a think out everything until mi finish it…,” he shared.
Govana also said Aidonia has been a huge inspiration to him. “It was like magical. Mi never hear nobody a deejay the way him deejay. The tings dem weh him seh…so it’s almost like a rapper and a deejay. And then, him did just have the swag bout him,” he said.
“It’s like somebody weh inspire yuh fi be like, or be around. It was very influential. And at that point, when him get the break in 2006, so many people start deejay like him. It was so, like me couldn’t believe. It was really like the main changing point a mi life fi seh yeah, mi definitely aguh do music when mi get da Aidonia CD deh and den mi go meet him, it was like game over,” he added.
The two have collaborated on several tracks including Yeah Man, Breeze, May Day, and Chartered Flight.