Teflon drops EP

Reggae artiste Teflon is enthusiastic about the feedback to his new mixtape titled Acknowledge Me or Not, Love Me for Me.

"This mixtape is fire and ice with elements of hip hop, R&B, dancehall, reggae and a little trap for the youths dem. Mi ah reach out to the world with reggae but the youths dem a get weh, so we ah reach out to them with trap," the deejay said. "The title is self-explanatory, either you acknowledge me or you don't. The industry sometimes wants me to be someone that I am not, but the business has to love me for me. I am not going to change, so ah full time now, I am who I am, the young king."

He took three months to voice the songs after the release of his album, Years A Pain. The singles on the new project include North Pole, Mindset, Man of the Moment and Mama Proud featuring Erup. He has shot visuals for most of the songs which will be released on his VEVO channel. He has high hopes, especially for Mama Proud.

"Erup ah like mi brother, is a great joy to work with him, no complications. It's easy. We have other songs together which will forward later, even a remix of the single, North Pole," he said. Teflon, whose given name is Shaniel Watson, emerged on the scene in 2003. He scored his first hit two years later with Gun Rise. His debut album, Motherless Child, was released in February 2009, followed by the album, Young King the Beginning, which did well in The Netherlands.

He has previously released the EP titled So Determine in 2018, and he dropped the 19-track Years A Pain album in 2021. He will be embarking on his 'Years A Pain' US tour, beginning in April, that will take him to major cities across the country.