United States rapper Fredo Bang has collaborated with creatives from TT and the US Virgin Islands on a track that already amassed over 130,000 views on YouTube, in one week.
The single, Blowing Up, was produced by TT producer Shane Howell out of Bing Bang Studios. He has been responsible for dancehall productions featuring the likes of Jamaica’s Aidonia, Charly Black and TT’s Medz Boss and Prince Swanny, said a media release.
Speaking about his involvement in the song Howell said working on the project gave him a good feeling.
“This was my first international rap production. I got the opportunity to provide the beat for these artistes after an initial collaboration between West Bank Records and Prince Swanny. They called me up to work on this project,” Howell said in the release.
[caption id="attachment_901380" align="alignnone" width="820"] Trinidad producer Shane Howell of Bing Bang Studios produced the single, Blowing Up, for US rapper Fredo Bang and De Wapp who is from the US Virgin Islands. -[/caption]
He said a previous single done for Medz Boss had caught their attention, and they wanted to get a sound that was similar.
“This opportunity feels really good – the chance to work on a track that Fredo Bang is on, and to be a part of creating a song I believe will push De Wapp even further, that’s a good feeling.” he said.
[caption id="attachment_901382" align="alignnone" width="718"] US Virgin Islands artiste De Wapp who who performs with Fredo Bang on Blowing up. The collaboration was arranged by West Bank Records and Trinidad and Tobagos Bing Bang Studios. -[/caption]
A youth from the country area of the US Virgin Islands, De Wapp, as he’s popularly known on the island, has seen a massive amount of interest being paid to him, in recent time. At 22, he has big dreams of making it to the big leagues in the entertainment industry. He credits Caribbean record label West Bank Records for its involvement in taking his career to new levels. The collaboration with Fredo Bang –a 25-year-old US artist signed to Def Jam Records and known for singles like Oouuh and Top, came as a welcomed surprise for him.
“I had already recorded the song and I knew it was hitting. I didn’t know he would’ve been on the song. When he came on the song, I said, ‘wow it really hittin’ now,” he said.
The entire collab was arranged by West Bank Records and TT’s Bing Bang Studios, Howell said.
[caption id="attachment_901381" align="alignnone" width="820"] Fredo Bang, left, and De Wapp are blowing up YouTube. -[/caption]
With a thick USVI accent, De Wapp, whose real name is Tevin Chesterfield, jokingly said it was a bit difficult for the international rapper to understand his accent.
“When I talked to him, he didn’t really understand what I was saying because of the accent, until I started to ‘yang’ to him and I told him I am from the US Virgin Islands where Money Bag just filmed a video, and that was when he got a better understanding of who he w
