Rapper Dyce has teamed with Turbulence for the song Like You, produced by his Dyce Records.

While Jamaicans are fans of superstar rappers like Snoop Dogg, Jay Z and Tupac Shakur, homegrown acts have not made it in reggae land.

Dyce says he has the goods to make an impression.

“I know that rap is not yet an established art form in Jamaica, but a lot of Jamaicans love rap music. I believe I have the talent to become Jamaica’s first local rap star,” he told this column.

Dyce began his career in the late 1990s while he was a student at Edith Dalton James High School in Kingston.

“In my early high school years I studied sculpting. I was really good at it and I wanted to become a professional sculptor but one day during form time I began to rap and everyone went wild. From that day, I decided that I wanted to become a rapper,” he said.

Dyce, whose real name is David Sommerville, is from Kingston 20. He made his recording debut in 1999 with Real Slow (produced by Vendetta Music) and Baby Girl for Famzhouse Records.