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About
Recording artist of reggae and dancehall music who became a viral sensation after a video emerged of him freestyling. He put out a debut EP titled Rags to Riches.
Before Fame
He struggled to survive for twenty years before catching his big break. He fixed fans, ran errands and did a bunch of odd jobs in his community. He was also previously a dancehall musician known by the name Country Man, but could not get a career going during that time.
Trivia
In January of 2015, a rupture occurred in his intestine forcing him into emergency surgery which cost $880,000. He was fortunate that this occurred after he caught his big break, otherwise his life would have been lost.
Family Life
He was born Robert Lee Malcolm in King Weston, West Rural St. Andrew, Jamaica, W.I. He previously dated Shauna Chin.
Associated With
He and Liz Murray both represent examples of rags-to-riches stories.
