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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Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Can't be the same man I was in 2006
'Cause I increase in wisdom and pick up on all them tricks
And every time you see the kingdom rise, them want take some of it
But now that it's a different set of youth a govern it
It a go hard, it nah go easy 'cause we coming well equipped
Overstanding to the fulness, what I know you'll never take
Is my essence and my spirit, watch the vibe as it connect
Shining bright no matter how it set
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
What is happiness without the present
A future without a cause, a what that represent
And there were times in my past I might have felt regret
Apologies that I ought to make, no say them yet
But I'm honestly thinking that I should do them now
You ever felt like you sinking and you ready fi drown
I took the deepest breath I could and closed my eyes
Then I woke up more alive, it inspired me to
Count up all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
And your priority is this
How can you make society tell you what is rich
No happy without it, you can't be happy with
The belly full but yet the heart feel empty still
House 'pon the hill, nothing no wrong but while you build
Pray that the ones under the roof be free from ill
Pray everyone that is alive can feel the joy
Whether raining or the Sun deh in the sky, I'll be
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Counting all my blessings
Learning all my lessons
Asking all these questions
This thing called life
Though you may have less than
Know that you're still precious
Look into yourself for that peace of mind
Yeah, for that peace of mind
They tryin' to take my peace of mind
They coming for my peace of mind
I'm glad I got this peace of mind
Yeah, for my peace of mind
They tryin' to take my peace of mind
They coming for my peace of mind
I'm glad I got this peace of mind