Future Fambo Says He Wrote "Rum & Red Bull" But Got No Royalties
Published September 23, 2026
Future Fambo says he wrote "Rum & Red Bull" for Beenie Man and never saw royalties. He also tells how Sean Paul paid to bring him home from New York, where he had ended up homeless, and into rehab. Nothing is held back in this sit-down with DJ Roy on Irie Jam Radio.
Fambo goes from a middle-class upbringing in Ocho Rios to the talent show that launched "Kung Fu." He talks about his years with Castro Brown and Shocking Vibes and voicing with Bounty Killer. He admits he didn't want Shane Green on "I'm So Blessed" at first. He speaks openly about addiction after losing his mother, his detox back home in St. Ann, the IShowSpeed fallout with Beenie Man, and the viral run of "Red Light, Pepper Light."
0:00 Beenie Man and the dark years
2:06 Welcome to Irie Jam
4:29 Growing up middle-class in Ocho Rios
6:54 Uncle Zack Henry and The Astronauts
9:38 Dancing with the Krazy Boyz
11:08 From dancer to deejay: "Future Troubles"
12:46 Courtney Cole and the Roof International talent show
14:44 How "Kung Fu" was born
20:00 Bermuda and closing after Singing Melody
22:20 Castro Brown and Shocking Vibes
28:37 "Original Sound Killer" with Bounty Killer
36:45 Making "I'm So Blessed" with Sean Paul and Shane Green
47:45 Addiction and homelessness in New York
54:38 Coming home, detox and recovery
1:00:45 The Beenie Man fallout and IShowSpeed
1:07:48 Making "Red Light, Pepper Light"
1:12:32 Thanking Sean Paul and what's next
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