No more ‘Double K’, it’s now Kayydyan - Singjay changes name

Kelisha Kadian Green, more popularly known by the moniker Double K, has decided to mix things up by taking on a new stage name.

The dancehall singjay, who received her first major breakthrough in 2006, has been going by the name Kayydyan since last December. Normally when a dancehall entertainer chooses a name, it is something they want to remain with them for the rest of their lives, once it's etched in the minds of fans and in the industry. But she told THE WEEKEND STAR that the change was way past due.

"I had never thought to trademark my name. As it turns out, there is a prominent Asian K-Pop rapper who did. It was getting a bit challenging and I was tired of confusion," Kayydyan said. She also said that, with the untimely death of her manager Ralston 'True Blue' Wellington, in 2017, a few of the pages that promoted her music were no longer active or accessible.

"Is like all of that vanish," she said. "So, now almost five years later, I'm getting back on track with the promotion, but as Kayydyan, which is just a unique spelling of my middle name," she said.

As Double K, she was under the tutelage of veteran deejay Bounty Killer and created several dancehall fan favourites, including her debut single Double Up, as well as No Panty Day and My Typ e A Man, which was picked up by a US television series a decade after its release in 2008. She is currently under the management of the DunrichMuzik label.

She said, "We've already recorded several tracks and done about three music videos and launched a new Vevo channel. That's Kayydyan VEVO. I like this better and change is good and it's not that I have changed, but more of a revamp."

The Good Gyal artiste and songwriter said that Kayydyan is a more focused, hungrier version of Double K and that she is delving more into her vocal skills. She is also exploring reggae music as much as dancehall, in hopes of garnering a wider audience internationally. Her catalogue also has collaborations with Vybz Kartel, Shawn Storm and Beenie Man, with whom she is preparing to release another track in the coming months.

"I know I can do both reggae and dancehall and I believe in me. (So) all I want the listeners of my music present and future to do is to expect greatness from me. There is also my reggae track Big Dreams that should be released next week. I am on a journey and I am not going to allow negativity to faze me as I pursue my recording career ... believe in me," Kayydyan said.