Mr Platinum honours dad with new single

Recording artiste Mr Platinum is celebrating love and family legacy with his new reggae track, Buttercup 26, featuring Shanead Sims and Brawvo X.

Released as a single and album on September 26, the project pairs warm reggae melodies with a simple message while honouring the influence of his father, St Lucian cultural music icon Hubert ‘Breeze’ Fevrier.

“Buttercup 26 came from my own journey, but the feeling belongs to everybody. If you hear the song and it makes you think about something or someone you truly love, then it did what it was supposed to do,” he said. Born Thomas Fevrier, Mr Platinum grew up in a family deeply connected to Saint Lucian music and culture. His father, who founded and led Rebel Rockers, provided an early grounding in music, storytelling and artistic discipline, while encouraging him to develop an identity of his own. The consciousness and cultural pride expressed in the music of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh further shaped his affinity for reggae, giving him a musical language through which to explore his roots and experiences.

“My father taught me to find my own sound, find my own lane, and be the absolute best I can be while doing it. So, for me, continuing his legacy means taking what was given to me, making it my own, and passing it forward,” he said.

That legacy gives the number in Buttercup 26 a significance beyond its release year. Breeze’s birthday is June 26, making June 26, 2026 particularly meaningful to father and son. As his father’s health declined, Mr Platinum sought a lasting way to preserve his presence within the music.

“When you see Buttercup 26, I want that number to always carry a piece of Hubert ‘Breeze’ Fevrier with it. Yes, the record arrived in 2026, but 26 is bigger than the year. It’s his day. It’s his footprint. It’s part of the legacy,” he said.