Oje Ken Ollivierre, más conocido por su nombre artístico Protoje, nació el 14 de junio de 1981 en la parroquia de Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Desde temprana edad, Protoje estaba destinado a influir en el mundo de la música. Creció en un hogar donde la música era una constante. Su madre, Lorna Bennett, fue una cantante de reggae que tuvo un hit en los años 70 con "Breakfast in Bed", mientras que su padre, Mike Ollivierre, también estaba involucrado en la industria musical.
La exposición temprana a la música sin duda moldeó la carrera de Protoje. Durante su adolescencia, empezó a escribir sus propias canciones, aprendiendo de artistas como Bob Marley, Peter Tosh y otros pioneros del reggae. A pesar de su amor por la música, Protoje también se destacó académicamente y asistió a la Universidad de las Indias Occidentales, donde estudió la historia y la teoría de la música.
Protoje empezó su carrera musical de manera seria a mediados de la década del 2000. Su primer sencillo, "Arguments", lanzado en 2005, llamó la atención de la industria musical. Sin embargo, fue su álbum debut, "Seven Year Itch", lanzado en 2011, el que lo catapultó a la fama. Este álbum incluyó éxitos como "Rasta Love" y "Dread", y fue recibido con elogios tanto en Jamaica como en el extranjero.
Después del éxito de "Seven Year Itch", Protoje continuó su ascendente carrera con el lanzamiento de su segundo álbum,
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Never so them plan it but a we a run the planet
Babylon want fi ban it so me stash it inna the bonnet
Scent them couldn't stand it, no them couldn't overstand it
And them quick fi panic when them see we coming for it
Long time now them have it so them relaxed in the habit
Asked for it politely but right now we a go grab it
Even if you put me with the crabs inna the barrel
Shell the whole a dem and them step out a drink me sorrel
Reach fi me seat so, see it every season
When you are a believer, don't finch for any reason
Not now, then when? Not me, then who?
Man love talk but refuse to do
Well if you seek you find
But never you cheat the line
'Cause it goin' take all of you trying
To make something out of your life
So whenever you see me shine
The blessings that I receive divine
And I got to get what's mine
It's only a matter of time
Only when you prepare shall it appear for you
The universe sincere, she taking care of you
So if you doing what you can and you going with a plan
You have no reason to ever live in fear, do you?
'Cause that's the worse type of living, I can tell you
Put you pon a level make you start fi doubt yourself
The thoughts about regrets, the what if, the shoulda could
I living in the present, that is forever my mood
To them, gatekeepers who want keep it closed so
Watch me come through and bulldoze you
And plotting them down too
Naa stop until a rubble in the streets
If you nuh want no trouble then nuh bother trouble me
Well if you seek you find
But never you cheat the line
'Cause it goin' take all of you trying
To make something out of your life
So whenever you see me shine
The blessings that I receive divine
And I got to get what's mine
It's only a matter of time
Yeah
Middle of Mexico at midnight
On account of all the things that I did right
Many lyrics that I did write
Was just insight
Who knew these minds it would ignite
It looked right from the shift that I did sight
I took flight from the spliff that I did light
Heights, lyrics and riddim dem a fit right
Christ, till one get high, coodeh, fist fight
Inna battle with all parts of my brain
Like the ones that hit, I never thought of again
More responsible I said I ought to have been
Call the constable or call Hawkeye again
And, lawd Diggy, them hang on by a string
When man hear dem tune ya, man goin' want buy a tin
And watch the talk, man a laugh, I a grin
I have been a part of it, start of the thing
Well if you seek you find
But never you cheat the line
'Cause it goin' take all of you trying
To make something out of your life
So whenever you see me shine
The blessings that I receive divine
And I got to get what's mine
It's only a matter of time