Protoje — née Oje Ken Ollivierre — isn’t supposed to be here, or at least that’s what he says. The Jamaica native grew up in the western parish of St. Elizabeth, a small country town far from the ...

Jamaican singer-songwriter Protoje attributes his unique sound — a hip-hop/reggae fusion — to hip-hop’s “flow and patterns,” which influenced his music taste at a young age. In the latest installment ...

Oje Ken Ollivierre, the Jamaican artist known professionally as Protoje, is a thoughtful, contemplative individual—a thinker, if you will, who is consciously aware of his role as a creator and his ...

Less than a year after dropping his Jamaican Situation EP, two-time Grammy-nominated Jamaican reggae star Protoje is set to embark on a world tour — and he’s also just dropped his highly anticipated ...

I just feel that Jamaican culture and music are at its peak. It’s been so influential for years and decades. With the type of artists that I sign — Lila [Iké] and Sevana — they’re both very driven in ...

When Protoje first announced the partnership between his In.Digg.Nation Collective label and RCA Records/Six Course in April, it naturally called for celebration. RCA is not only supporting the reggae ...

"Reggae isn’t just for the beach. It's hard hitting lyrics, flows, patterns, beats, storytelling." Hailed as the front-runner of reggae's musics Roots' second coming (REVIVAL?), Protoje is Jamaica's ...

With just days to go before the reveal of the 2025 Grammy nominations, a few of the hottest stars from across Caribbean music could earn their first nomination for best reggae album. Outside of Grammy ...

Whenever reggae star Protoje takes the stage, people beg him for one of the hats that he’s wearing, and for good reason—nobody else sports the particularly capacious Rasta crowns like he does. He’s ...

The influence of Jamaican pop can be felt everywhere today, from Drake’s “Controlla” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” – but Jamaican practitioners of the form have had a hard time breaking through on ...

On the chorus of roots reggae revival leader Protoje's "Who Knows," his likeminded cohort Chronixx sings, I'm pleeeeaaassed to be chilling in the West Indies. No shit—as you should be. This video's ...

This article was originally published on Weedmaps, and appears here with permission. Protoje is a reggae artist from St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica that's currently signed to RCA records. He also runs ...