![]() ![]() ![]() “Work” has opened doors for Thomas, who also produced Drake’s “Pop Style” this year, but he doesn’t intend to exploit the trend by flooding the market with more dancehall-inspired pop. When tropical house hit in 2015, Thomas says he and frequent collaborator Boi-1da saw an opportunity that would lead to them coming together to produce “Work.” “We were hearing tropical sounds and we wanted to authenticate it, and put our spin to it.” His Jamaican-born parents were DJs, and his uncle was dancehall artist Rappa Robert he was a child reggae singer before taking up hip-hop beats as he got older. Rupert “Sevn” Thomas grew up immersed in Jamaican sound system culture. Breakthrough Track: Drake, “10 Bands” (2015) ![]()
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