Chronixx: The Moment Everything Changed for My Music

Chronixx sits down with Killa Boo on Irie Jam Radio to talk fatherhood, growing up in Spanish Town, the moment Protoje told an 18-year-old Chronixx to release his songs, and the message behind "Freedom Fighter."

Spanish Town's Chronixx joins Killa Boo in the studio ahead of his Exile show at the Brooklyn Armory on Wednesday, November 25 (Thanksgiving Eve). He talks about putting family first as a father, coming up around his father Chronicle's studio sessions, how he went from making beats to becoming an artist, and what to expect from the Exile set.

In this interview:

• Why being a father means putting family first, even when "sometimes it hurts"

• Growing up with his father, Chronicle, and the Spanish Town and New York music scenes

• Why he never planned to be an artist, and how he went from making beats to singing his own songs

• The moment Protoje heard his demos and told him to release them

• The meaning behind "Freedom Fighter," Marcus Garvey and why "we're only free when we're united"

• What to expect at the Exile show in Brooklyn

• Celebrating the anniversary of Haile Selassie's coronation, and 90 years since his exile, at Fairfield House in Bath

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:03 Family and fatherhood

3:42 Growing up with his father, Chronicle

5:06 Spanish Town and New York music scenes

6:59 Sound system culture in Spanish Town

9:53 From making beats to becoming an artist

11:11 Protoje hears his demos

13:37 His biggest songs

14:11 Freedom Fighter and Marcus Garvey

17:04 Exile and the Brooklyn Armory show

19:14 Grammy hopes and creative rights

20:20 Haile Selassie's coronation and Fairfield House

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