KINGSTON, Jamaica — A year ago, when United States-based producer and recording artiste BL Tha Hook Slayer decided to work with two of his musical idols, Buju Banton and Capleton, on the track This is How We Roll, he never imagined that the song would have done so well on streaming platforms.
BL Tha Hook Slayer, along with Honduran Latin artiste Fresh Bodden, are currently in Jamaica shooting the video for the remix of This is How We Roll, a collaboration the producer hopes will take the song to higher heights.
“The original version of the song came about after linking with Capleton, and we discussed having Buju on it. We then forwarded the track to Buju, and he came and killed the track. They felt the flow of the record so much and added a third verse. The song has done extremely well, and now we’re doing a video for the Latin remix,” BL Tha Hook Slayer told Observer Online on Tuesday while on the set of the music video in Kingston.
BL Tha Hook Slayer says it was a surreal moment for him, working with his musical idols.
“It was incredible working with Buju and Capleton. Both were musical idols of mine while I was in high school. And to be able to work with both of them was a special moment for me. We continue the relationship and look forward to working on other stuff in the future,” BL Tha Hook Slayer shared.
Asked why he decided to do a Latin remix of the song with Fresh Bodden, BL Tha Hook Slayer said, “I met Fresh Bodden through my manager and a producer in Colombia. I didn’t know much about him, but I learnt a lot after getting into the studio with him. He organically has built a large audience for himself, and this is a very big thing. Being a Latin artiste from Honduras, kinda made it a little more special for me.”
The remix video for This is How We Roll is being shot in sections of Kingston and Ocho Rios by RSK Fama Video Production out of the Dominican Republic.
Fresh Bodden, who is visiting Jamaica for the first time, says he has so far been enjoying himself.
Through an interpreter, he said, “What I enjoy most about being in Jamaica is the culture and the vibe. It has been a dream of mine since I was a child to visit the land of reggae music,” said Fresh Bodden, who also shared how he was first introduced to Jamaican music.
“My dad worked on a cruise line, and he would often bring back music from Jamaican reggae artistes. So that’s how my love for reggae started,” he said.
He added, “Growing up, I listened to Shaggy, Sean Paul, Buju, Ninjaman and TOK. They were my inspiration.”
Fresh Bodden previously collaborated with Mr Vegas.
