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It started in early 2005, while living in Sherlock Crescent in Jamaica and working a 9-5 job, that Konshens and his brother Delus, kept seeking ways to create a means for themselves to manifest their musical calling.
Within a short period, their efforts & prayers not only paid off, but they were answered. Known together as "SOJAH", the dynamic brother duo, was directed to CASH FLOW STUDIOS, in the Cooreville Gardens Community, of Jamaica. It was here that the manifestation, of dreams once deferred were awakened. Out of a string of recorded demos, they produced the hit that would catapult them into the musical mainstream world of Reggae/Dancehall music.
This hit single entitled "PON DI CORNER", became an instant hit upon its arrival into the Japanese market. It was number 1 on the charts for most of 2005 and also very huge in the "street scene" till this day. This prompted a one month tour of Japan in 2005, another 3 week tour in 2006 and the release of an album exclusively to Japan of that same year titled 'Sons of Jah'. Since then SOJAH has released an album in Europe and toured extensively there, making stops in AUSTRIA, GERMANY, FRANCE, FINLAND and the CZECH REPUBLIC, to name a few.
This international success was never enough, as the brothers wanted more support from home. The decision was then made to become three separate entities. SOJAH, KONSHENS, and DELUS, in an attempt to "spread out the attack" according to KONSHENS..."we cyaan just try force we self onto di people dem, we affi space it out an tek time move in" he said in an interview.
The first signs that this plan was going to work came after the release of KONSHENS'S debut single, "WINNER". The track came with impeccable timing, catching the reggae/dancehall scene totally off guard in the midst of a worldwide financial crisis, the tracks message of handwork and determination mixed with a 'hustling mentality' and gritty hard hitting controversial lyrics was an instant hit.
Labeled by the local papers as one of Dancehall's/Reggae's "SAVIOR", Konshens is well on route to becoming a musical powerhouse and earn his spot in the hearts of music lovers worldwide and in the pages of music history. His entrance onto the reggae/dancehall scene is quickly becoming a distant memory as he is already being dubbed the 'new face' of dancehall/reggae music by many, acquiring various awards and nominations such as...the EME{excellence in music} awards for "BEST NEW ARTISTE 08", the STONE LOVE "BEST NEW ARTISTE 08" award, several nominations in the IRAWMA, HYPE TV and RETV awards including SONG OF THE YEAR for his debut single "WINNER", being the only new artiste to have a nomination in that category.
2009 opened many doors for Konshens. In January of that year, he completed his first tour of California, touring cities such as San Francisco, Fairfax and Humboldt County to name a few; the tour was completed with much success, satisfying his West Coast fans while broadening his fan base. His music was welcomed with opened arms by the West Coast reggae music lovers. June of that same year his second Album under the duo 'Sojah' was released in Europe, the album was titled 'Modern Revolution', featuring the hit collaboration with Luciano, titled, 'Positive Vibration'.
With the release of Modern Revolution, Konshens went on another European tour in July & August of that same year. This time around he marked his spot in history as he performed as 2 different entities on the same night at the Ruhr Reggae Festival in Germany. First Performing as one half of the duo 'Sojah' with his brother Delus; while the crowd screamed for a Sojah encore, he then took 2 minutes to change his clothes and returned to perform as 'Konshens', much to the delight and amazement of the crowd.
After recording an arsenal of hits including 'Rasta Imposter, 'This Means Money', 'Pretty Devil', 'Good Girl Gone Bad' ft. Tarrus Riley, 'Realest Song' and 'Realest Song Remix feat. Bounti Killa to name a few; performing on almost every major Reggae show across the world and launching his fast rising recording label 'Subkonshus Music', KONSHENS is ready to release his first solo album this Summer titled Mental Maintenance. KONSHENS insists that he'll be taking it one step at a time until his name and work is cemented in dancehall/reggae history and the hearts of music lovers WORLDWIDE.