This is the fifth in a six-part series looking at artistes who had breakthrough songs in 2015. Do they have what it takes to follow up?

AFTER six years of recording for various producers, singjay Ffurious finally got the elusive hit song in 2015.

Outa Mi Life, produced by Digital Vibes out of New York, did the trick for the 32-year-old artiste, who is from Hamilton Mountain, St Mary.

“It gimme a nice run, ’cause Shango carry mi pon tour. Good things happen, yuh nuh,” said the lanky Ffurious.

‘Shango’ is Capleton, Ffurious’s mentor, and one of many artistes from St Mary who have made it to dancehall’s pinnacle.

Ffurious opened for Capleton on his tour of the United States in November. He had 10-15 minute slots in New York, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio.

“It gimme great exposure, a lotta strength fi mi career,” said Ffurious.

Though he ‘learn trade’ as an electrician while attending Oracabessa High School, the dreadlocked Ffurious (given name Rodine Allen) was big into music. His biggest influences were Capleton, Bounty Killer and Sizzla.

He began recording in 2009 with the songs Who to Trust and Gone Bad, for Cut Stone Records.

Almost a decade of knocking at the door, he hit with Outa Mi Life which has helped to give him a national profile. Ffurious’s follow-up song is the aptly titled My Time to Shine, a collaboration with Capleton, produced by YGF Records.