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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Feel free to get lifted, you know
Young, fit and gifted
Yea yea yea yeah (na na na na na)
And as we gather to take part in this ancient tradition (bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Different style
Woh
Chalice full of water, ashes you nuh see
Zuggu light the matches burn the stash inna Kutchie
Lucky say me have it so as it chop and reap
Chucky say him have it him will go for 'cause of me
Nuff inna the duffel have it stuff you shoulda see
Rougher pon the government free up economy
Make them know say it a carry healing property
Stack it tree pon toppa tree and sip it like a cup a tea
I can remember how them puff it pon the lane
Dougie dread them set it yeah him a did one of them
First a did a Collie now a Kush a just the same
'Cause when time Sunday morning come a one thing a remain say it
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
Yes it's bubblin', good lord it's bubblin'
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Yeah, yeah
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin' hard
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Me have the stash inna the back weh prettier than Mona Lisa
Fresh up out the freezer
Love it when it keep so
Any politician say a coulda Hanna Lisa
Slave owner law, come tell me you nuh see it so
Get up out you seat and do something for the people
Plan up and them gang up fi do wrong under the steeple
Mineral me creep to, strictly river water
Stash it in a charter fi bun it with me father
Him give weh the brawta nothing no change at all
Him tell me from the start so me know da world ya small
I can remember the days of Taylor Hall
Me, him and Damian Crawford, dem time the chalice used to
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
'Member time you know
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Take you back to like
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
And we a say Dougie dread, you know, original
(Bubblin' over this morning)
Master the craft
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Oh, we cherish times like these you know
Yeah, man
Free as free
Yeah
Jah say a steam, she put no fire to her green
Shell pon top of gritty as we sip it and agree
Say these trees, at least, no come from overseas
Unlike them food them carry in weh full up a disease
Take a breeze, take a seat, take a piece
Deh beside the general but you can sit at ease
Make some memories and forget some memories
With family and friends and the friends a the family we
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
Yeah, give thanks fi times like these you know
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Time fi share this vibe and heights
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Reasonings and groundings, you know
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
This strong meditation, you know
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
Time to rebel but rebel against what, huh
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Excuse me as I retreat to
You know, verifying
(Bubblin', bubblin', bubblin')
Verify that
(Bubblin' over this morning, yeah yeah yeah)
Yeah
I feel like I could just keep on talking about positive
And vibes and energies and this and that, yeah but, yeah, huh
Man faithful