Prince Swanny
Prince Swanny | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Taryll Mical Swan |
| Also known as | ZTEKK Dan, Swan Dan, Swan Don or Swanny |
| Born | August 27, 1997 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Origin | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Taryll Mical Swan (born 27 August 1997), popularly known as Prince Swanny, is a Trinibagonian dancehall artiste, singer and songwriter from Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 2017, Swanny gained initial recognition in the dancehall world when he released his regional hit "Go Fi Dem[1]." The song stirred a bit of controversy at the time, however, it had a huge social impact and created a deeper understanding of the life and culture of young Trinbagonians.
Later in 2017, Swanny released another regional hit "Brother, Brother[2]" which captured the hearts of many youths since it spoke about being surrounded by 'real' friends who have your back no matter what.
The Prince has collaborated with many regional artistes such as I-Octane[3] on a remix of "Brother, Brother", Shane E on "Ztekk Bomber"[4][5], KG on "My Team"[6] and "Buss ah Blank"[7] and Kyler on a remix of "Routine"[8] and "Nah Beg."[9] Swanny's latest single, "Bread Winner"[10] produced by MillBeatz on the Street Survivor Riddim[11][12], was released on April 22, 2019 and has already clocked in more than one million views on YouTube.
Early life[edit]
Born in Port of Spain General Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Swanny grew up in Port of Spain, Trinidad. At the age of seven, he moved to Carenage, Trinidad where he attended Carenage Boys' Government Primary School and later, Tranquility Government Secondary School. Upon graduating Secondary School, he returned to live in his hometown of Port of Spain.
Career[edit]
2007–17: Early Career[edit]
From the age of ten, Swanny began free-styling for his friends and family which always attracted an audience. For three consecutive years, he won his primary school's calypso competition. Later, as he attended Tranquility Government Secondary School, free-styling became his daily routine. He worked at various menial jobs to earn the funds to pay for studio time at local studios. Finding his moniker was not difficult, by using his surname and always being referred to as a 'Prince' by his mother, the sobriquet Prince Swanny[13][14][15] was derived. Today, Prince Swanny has various aliases and can be referred to as, the ZTEKKdan, SwanDan, SwanDon or just simply Swanny.
Prince Swanny began releasing mixtape tracks in 2016 which gained a lot of momentum among his local fan base. Swanny was then introduced to Chris Beatz of Playah Syndicate Records in January of 2017 by one of his close friends. From there, Swanny's thriving musical career got off to a strong start with some of his earlier hits; "Bounce Itt" on the Strip Club Riddim, "Giddii Upp" on the Frenz List Riddim, "Buss My Gun," "Push Itt Een" on the 7Even Riddim, "Frienemies," "Inna Dat," "Head buss," "Scooby Doo," "No Time Fi Waste," "No Program" and "Tek D Woody" on the Vice Party Riddim.
2017–18: Growing Popularity[edit]
Prince Swanny's breakthrough came in May 2017 with "Go Fi Dem", a single recorded and mixed by Induction Empire. The success of the song caused an increase of video views both locally and regionally.
In August 2017, "Brother, Brother" was released. Which once again gained popularity both locally and abroad. The song was later officially remixed with I-Octane.[16] The "Brother, Brother" singer went on to release other songs[17] in 2017 such as, "Bad Mind People" on the Third Eye Riddim, "Bring Yuh Body," "No Program," "Mi Nuh Play," "Day One Dawgz,"[18] "Tek D Woody," "Dead" and "My Team" KG featuring Prince Swanny.
In 2018, the songster released singles [19]such as, "Watch Your Friends,"[20][21] "ZTEKK Bomber," "Unknown Car," "Give Thanks Fi Life," "Life Goes On," "Defend It[22]," "So Good," "Buss Dem Head," "Backway," "Routine" a collaboration with Kyler and "Pam, Pam" a collaboration with Rheon Elbourne.
Swanny connected with Tarrus Riley[23], who has publicly expressed his admiration for the young artiste[24] by inviting him to perform with him at the Redemption Concert, in June, 2018.[25] [26] On the 30 August, 2018, Prince Swanny in an autobiographic interview[27][28] in OMG Digital Magazine[29] details his rise to stardom and who Prince Swanny actually is. In The Trinidad Express Newspapers on the 7 September, 2018, Swanny's rise in the dancehall industry is highlighted in an article entitled, "Presenting Prince Swanny of the kingdom of the dancehall."[30]
2018–19: Current Day[edit]
On July 6, 2019, Swanny was one of the two local artistes hired to perform at the "Magnum Xplosion Inferno Concert[31][32][33]. " Swanny's performance was nothing short of 'Xplosive.' In the half an hour long performance, the ZTEKKdan sang about various topics such as, betrayal, gun violence, poverty, unity and other issues experienced by youths [34]in Trinidad and Tobago[35][36]. During the very captivating peformance, Swanny also invited his 'Brothers' in the industry such as Plumpy Boss and Medz Boss to share the stage with him.
ZTEKK Empire[edit]
Founded on the principle to "keep it real, never switch."
Discography[edit]
Singles Music Videos Features/ Collaborations[edit]
|
Year |
Song Title | Producer(s) | Year | Song Title | Director(s) | Year | Song Title | Artiste | Producer(s) | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Bounce Itt"[37]
"Giddii Upp"[38] "Pat It" ft. Bling Boss[39] "Buss My Gun"[40] "Push Itt Een"[41] "Frenemies"[42] |
-
- - - - |
2015 | "Buss My Gun" | -
Julio Prince |
2015 | "Wine and Go Down"[43] | Bling Boss
& Prince Swanny Bling Boss ft. Prince Swanny Rheon Elbourne ft. Prince Swanny |
CYNX Media
CYNX Media |
D Don | ||
| 2016 | "Talk Bout"[46]
"Inna Dat"[47] "Head Buss"[48] "Dem Change"[49] |
-
Kevon Lemessy(CynX) - Julio Prince (John Warren & Rheon Elbourne) |
2016 | "Talk Bout" | Dion Glenn
(DG Media & Entertainment) |
2016 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017 | "Scooby Doo"[50]
"No Time Fi Waste"[51] "No Program"[52] "Tek D Woody"[53] "Go Fi Dem"[54] "Badmind People"[55] "Bring Yuh Body"[56] "Mi Nuh Play"[57] "Dead"[58] "Brother, Brother"[59] "Golden"[60] "Day One Dawgz"[61] |
Beast Inside Beats
(Playah Syndicate Records) Darshan Recordz (Playah Syndicate Records/ Cruz Life Entertainment) Playah Syndicate Records Playah Syndicate Records Induction Empire Playah Syndicate Records Playah Syndicate Records Induction Empire Cruz Life Entertainment Induction Empire Induction Empire - |
2017 | "Go Fi Dem" | KG (Reality Films)
Dion Glenn (DG Media & Entertainment) KG (Reality Films) |
2017 | KG
& Prince Swanny Prince Swanny & I-Octane |
Induction Empire (WMG Lab) Induction Empire (Jermaine Reid) |
Rebel Nation
& Reality Films Visuals by - Karyssa.B Fuzed Lifestyle | |||
| 2018 | "Life Goes On"[64]
"Long Day"[65] "Defend It"[66] "Backway"[67] "Give Thanks Fi Life"[68] "Unknown Car"[69] "Watch Your Friends"[70] "Plenty Pretty Gyal"[71] "Buss Route"[72] "Way Mi Grow"[73] "ZTEKK Bomber" ft. Shane E[74] |
(Cruz Life Entertainment/
Playah Syndicate Records) (Rheon Elbourne/ Justyn"Jay Thailest" Julien) (Rheon Elbourne/Adonayiah) Playah Syndicate Records (Loyalties Records/Adonayiah) D'Ultimate Dream Team Entertainment Nyce Nation (Rheon Elbourne/Triblk) Chady Beats Bing Bang Studios |
2018 | "Give Thanks Fi Life" | Precise Entertainment
- - KG (Reality Films) |
2018 | "Buss Dem Head"[75] | Prince Swanny & Sonsun
Kyler & Prince Swanny Rheon Elbourne & Prince Swanny KG ft. Prince Swanny |
Hunt Camp Ent Kevon Lemessy Triblk (Yoichi Watanabe & Kevon Lemessey) Jay da illest (WMG Lab) |
Antonio Achee & Rheon Elbourne Motion by Aaron Caruth Different The Movement | ||
| 2019 | "So Good"[79]
"Night Time"[80] "Nah Chill" ft. Jahllano[81] "Lef Mi Alone"[85] "Right Now"[86] "Life Mi Live"[87] "Bread Winner"[88] "Dreams"[89] "Fear We" (ft. Medz Boss)[90] |
-
- Playah Syndicate Records - Chady Beats BTM Records Anjelo Noel (Chady Beats) |
2019 | "Night Time" | -
- Big Shiny Pixel Ltd. - Visuals By- Isaiah Vialva |
2019 | "Nah Beg"[92]"Fear We"[90] | Kyler
& Prince Swanny Medz Boss & Prince Swanny |
Tomekzylmusic
(ChadyBeats/ Isaac Cozier) |
Resolve Productions &
Antonio Achee |
References[edit]
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2017). "Go Fi Dem Music Video". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2017). "Brother, Brother Music Video". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2017). "Brother, Brother Remix - I-Octane & Prince Swanny". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Prince Swanny ft. Shane E – Ztekk Bomber Music Video". YardHype.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Ztekk Bomber Music Video - Prince Swanny & Shane E". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2017). "My Team Music Video - KG & Prince Swanny". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2017). "Buss Ah Blank Music Video - KG & Prince Swanny".
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Routine remix Music Video - Kyler & Prince Swanny". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "Nah Beg Music Video - Kyler & Prince Swanny". YouTube.
- ↑ Prince Swanny – Breadwinner, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Lee (2019-04-30). "STREET SURVIVORS RIDDIM – PUNZ ENTERTAIMENT - 2019". Reggae Fresh. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "Bread Winner Music Video". YouTube.
- ↑ "Prince Swanny". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "Prince Swanny on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "SwanDan (@prince_swanny) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ JayThaillest Muzik (2017-10-31), Prince Swanny ft I-Octane - Brother Brother Remix (Produced by Induction Empire), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ "Prince Swanny Tracks & Releases on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince. "Day One Dawgz Single". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "Prince Swanny". Spotify. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ willian (2018-07-16). "Prince Swanny – Watch Yuh Friend". Letras2.com (in português). Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince. "Watch Your Friends Single". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince. "Defend It Single". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Prince Swanny & Tarrus Riley on Stage". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Tarrus Riley admiring Prince Swanny". YouTube.
- ↑ Redemption concert scores with love
- ↑ Ghetto Vybz Tv jamvybz Video on YouTube
- ↑ "OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 323 30rd August 2018". view.joomag.com. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ OMG/TV6 Enews Brief 257 with Daniella, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Prince Swanny". OMG Digital Magazine (323).
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2018). "Presenting Prince Swanny of the kingdom of the dancehall". Trinidad Express Newspaper.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "Top dancehall acts expected to ignite Trinidad". The STAR.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "Magnum Xplosion raises an inferno at Queens Park Savannah". The STAR.
- ↑ Swanny, Princes (2019). "Peace and unity at reggae Xplosion". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
- ↑ Parsanlal, Nneka (23 July 2019). "Prince Swanny Charged". Caribbean Communications Network. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "Prince Swanny & Friends Magnum Xplosion Concert". YouTube.
- ↑ Swanny, Prince (2019). "15 Artists from Trinidad & Tobago to Watch in 2019". Carib Voxx.
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2015-03-26), PrinceSwanny- Bounce Itt (ZtekkDan) Strip club riddim (Latest Dancehall 2015), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2015-03-26), PrinceSwanny- Giddii Upp (ZtekkDan) frenz list riddim, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Prince Kerdarii (2015-04-28), PrinceSwanny Ft BlingBoss- Pat It (Ztekk Empire) Latest Dancehall 2015, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2015-05-23), Prince Swanny - Buss My Gun (Official Video) ZtekkDan, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2015-07-10), Prince Swanny - Push Itt Een (ZtekkDan), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PRINCE TV (2015-09-12), PRINCE SWANNY -FRIENEMIES OFFICIAL VIDEO(Ztekk Dan), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Caribbean Music (2015-06-26), BlingBoss-WineAndGoDown and PrinceSwanny-GyalAhWineUp, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Zebedee Maynard (2015-09-28), BlingBoss ft PrinceSwanny - We Ready (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Create Your Next Xpression (2015-09-28), CYNX R. I. P LOST ONES RHEON ELBOURNE X PRINCE SWANNY, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ dgmediandent (2016-08-13), Talk Bout starring Prince Swanny (ZTekk Empire), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2016-09-13), Prince Swanny - Inna DAT (Raw), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2016-10-25), Prince Swanny - Head buss ( TG diss), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PRINCE TV (2016-12-08), Prince Swanny Ft. Kev V - Dem Change (Official Video) ZTekk Empire, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-02-02), Prince Swanny - Scooby Doo {T.G Warning}, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-02-03), Prince Swanny - No Time Fi Waste, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-02-18), Prince Swanny - No Program (Raw), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-02-25), Prince Swanny - Tek D Woody(Vice Party Riddim) March 2017, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ KG Official (2017-05-21), Prince Swanny - Go fi dem (Directed by KG "Realityfilms"), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-03-11), Prince Swanny - Badmind People (Raw) [Third Eye Riddim], retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-03-23), Prince Swanny - Bring Your Body (Raw), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-04-20), Prince Swanny - Mih Nuh Play {Official Video}, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2017-08-31), Prince Swanny - Dead (ZtekkDann), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ KG Official (2017-09-18), Prince Swanny - Brother Brother (Directed by KG "Reality Films"), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ JayThaillest Muzik (2017-10-08), Prince Swanny - Golden (Produced by Induction Empire), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ JulianspromosTV | 2019 Music (2017-11-26), Prince Swanny - Day One Dawgz (Parallel Riddim) "2018 Release), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ KG Official (2017-04-01), KG ft Prince Swanny - My team (Produced by induction empire), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ JayThaillest Muzik (2017-10-31), Prince Swanny ft I-Octane - Brother Brother Remix (Produced by Induction Empire), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-02-22), Prince Swanny - Life Goes On, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-02-24), Prince Swanny - Long Day (RIP Ben10), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-03-05), Prince Swanny - Defend It (Official Audio), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-04-06), Prince Swanny - Backway (Official Audio), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-05-04), Prince Swanny - Give Thanks Fi Life (TGFL) May 2018, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2018-06-08), Prince Swanny - Unknown Car, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2018-08-10), Prince Swanny - Watch Your Friends, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-08-17), Prince Swanny - Plenty Pretty Gyal, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-10-05), Prince Swanny Buss Route, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Akam Entertainment (2018-10-08), Prince Swanny - Wey Me Grow [R9 Riddim] October 2018, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2018-10-19), Prince Swanny - Ztekk Bomber ft. Shane E, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Crushroadmusic (2017-11-02), Prince Swanny & Sonsun - Buss Dem Head (Raw) February 2018, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2018-04-02), Kyler x Prince Swanny - Routine Remix (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ Rheon Elbourne - DiffeREnt (2018-05-24), Rheon Elbourne ft. Prince Swanny - Pam Pam (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ KG Official (2018-05-04), KG ft Prince Swanny - Buss ah Blank, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-01-22), Prince Swanny - So Good, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-02-11), Prince Swanny - Night Time, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PlayahSyndicateVEVO (2019-02-23), Prince Swanny (Playah Syndicate) - Nah Chill (Official Audio) ft. Jahllano, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PlayahSyndicateVEVO (2019-02-23), Prince Swanny (Playah Syndicate) - Nah Chill (Official Audio) ft. Jahllano, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ "Prince Swanny - Die Tonight (Video)". HipHopXclusives. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ "Prince Swanny – Die Tonight – BeyonTv Local". Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-03-12), Prince Swanny - Lef Mi Alone, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-04-08), Prince Swanny - Right Now, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-04-19), Prince Swanny - Life Mi Live, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-04-19), Prince Swanny - Bread Winner, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ PrinceSwannyVEVO (2019-06-07), Prince Swanny - Dreams, retrieved 2019-07-11
- ↑ 90.0 90.1 Medz Boss - Fear we, retrieved 2019-10-06
- ↑ Klase, 1st (2018). "1st Klase to the world: Super producer soars to new heights". Loop TT.
- ↑ ZTEKK Entertainment (2019-03-22), Kyler x Prince Swanny - Nah Beg (Official Video), retrieved 2019-07-11
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