Wesrok and Masicka collaborate
Reggae-dancehall recording artiste Wesrok has teamed up with Masicka for a single titled Try To Hold Me.
“This song has surprised people because of the content and the delivery. I am teaming up with one of the heavy hitters of dancehall to revolutionise the game. I want to send a special big-up to producer Troyton, who brought everything together,” Wesrok said.
Earlier this year, Wesrok launched his seven-track album, One of the
has tracks, more than 150,000 streams on Spotify. Another single,
has generated over 100,000 streams.
“Masicka’s addition on the track gives the song international appeal similar to the big hit
with rapper Nelly and Tim McGraw. We’re looking at doing the video next month given the great feedback,” he said. Producer Troyton Hinds brought the project together.
“Wesrok had approached me to produce a track for him, but based on his direction, I thought a collaboration with a dancehall youngster would shed light on his sound and the direction he is going in,” Hinds said. They searched for an artiste who had a solid dancehall background who can deejay and so they reached out to Masicka.”
“We went into the studio and created the beat. Wesrok laid down the vocals, and we created the beat around it, country-dancehall, with a country guitar to identify that part, and when Masicka comes in, we brought in the dancehall drums and percussion. Masicka loved
Wesrok’s vocals, so he jumped in, and the rest is history. We’re planning a video. We know it is going to be huge,” Hinds said.
Despite his foray into dancehall, Wesrok has not abandoned his ‘ country reggae’ aspirations, and Wesrok still intends to use his record label, 360 Global Entertainment, to create a platform for young artistes who want to experiment with the genre.