Cheflodeezy serves up single with Teejay
Miami rapper Cheflodeezy is pleased with the buzz from his single ‘Ecstasy’, featuring Teejay.
The single racked up over 320,000 streams on Spotify, making it his most streamed song to date.
“It’s a great look, the video is streaming well, and I am getting a huge buzz in Jamaica. People are loving the synergy with me and Teejay, and he is straight fire on his verse,” Cheflodeezy said.
The artiste has come a far way since being down on his luck only a few short years ago, showing how purpose and positivity can transform lives.
“I was homeless in Tallahassee, Florida. I started doing too many wrong things and ended up going to jail six times in one year. I fell off wicked because of that. I spent more time fighting cases than hustling, and ended up homeless for a few months,” the Jamaicaborn Cheflodeezy said. He moved to Opa Locka, Miami, at the age of nine, where he lived with his mom and younger brother.
“I remember the food and the people the most ... cooking outside by the river, mango bush, climbing trees,” he said.
He found his love for music as a teenager at Miami Central High, when his best friend introduced him to the beat-making platform Fruity Loops. But after high school, Cheflodeezy fell into bad company, racking up multiple arrests before age 21, and losing more than a few close friends to gun violence. His life spiralling out of control, he attended culinary school, pursuing a career as a professional chef, which led to his eventual moniker.
Now a sous-chef, he has worked for various celebrities and visited recording studios on his days off, writing music before and after work.
He inked a recording deal with Miami-based indie label Artekal Music, and eventually, producers bgean sending beats his way. Now he is ready to establish himself.
“I am going to take this all the way to the top, repping both Miami and Jamaica, creating a unique fusion between dancehall and rap,” Cheflodeezy
said.