Teff U Deff is ‘Skaachy’
Emerging dancehall artiste Teff U Deff is heating up the wintry dancehall scene in New York with his latest single, Skaaachy.
The scorching club-banger was released on his own label, U Deff Records Inc, in November on major digital download platforms.
The single has been generating some airplay on HOT 97 and other ethnic reggae stations in New York.
“I am going to release my video for Skaachy next week, the video clean like money. The single ah mash up New York, Florida, and Connecticut. Mi produce a Chronic Law called Don’t Worry on my label on the same riddim that is getting a lot of streams on Spotify and Pandora, so right now, the ting up,” he said.
Teff U Def, whose given name is Curtis Ricardo Knight, recorded his first song in 1999, at Negus Recording studio in the Bronx, New York, and has been honing his skills ever since.
He is working on an album, which he hopes to release next year.
“My mission is to show the people about the real music, deal with real issues, bad and melodious. I am very motivated, I am ready for any challenges and ready to share my musical talent that has been stored for so long. Now is my time,” he said.
Teff U Deff knows the pain of losing close friends caught up in gang violence. His music is a direct reflection of his life experiences and his upcoming EP explores topics such as gangs, violence, flossing and dealing with emotional loss.
“I lost a close friend to gang violence. We grew up together in Eltham Park, Spanish Town. I used to knock on the table to make a beat while he used to sing. He is the one who inspired me the most, but unfortunately he lost his life by gunshot. He just got caught up, but I am carrying on my career in his memory,” he said.