Five years ago, deejay Tatik entered the Magnum Kings & Queens of Dancehall competition. He said it was a rewarding experience.

“I got a lot of exposure throughout that journey, so that was a big start in my career. I also learnt a lot because my weak point in music was performing on stage and I think that the competition groomed me into a better performer,” said Tatik.

Since the competition, Tatik — who is from Barbican — has worked with a number of producers, including Seanizzle, Mr G, Not Nice, Birchill, Attomatic and others.

For his latest single Apology, he teamed up with Dynasty Entertainment.

“Well, I’m always that person who pretends as if everything is cool and nothing bothers me just to avoid trouble. So, it’s really how I react to people that made me come up with the idea for the song Apology,” Tatik shared.

He added, “This is a song that I easily relate to. Being that humble I tend to make too much stuff slide and still have a heart to make people do the same damage over again. Every line in that song I can relate to a 100 per cent.”

The response to Apology has been overwhelming, especially on social media platform TikTok where several entertainers including Bounty Killer, Popcaan, Squash, Quada, and D’Angel have reposted the song.

“Curly Lox of Twin of Twins and Seanizzle as well as other persons have messaged me on social media about the song. It’s also getting heavy rotation on radio stations,” Tatik disclosed.

Tatik, whose given name is Kevin Richard Daley, got into music seven years ago.

“I grew up around computers and musical equipment so I just got up one day and started watching YouTube and taught myself how to make beats. From that I started telling myself I think I should be hearing my voice on these beats. I then learnt graphics, so I could make my own cover art. I’m the type of person finding it hard asking for help, so I try to do everything myself,” he said.

Tatik’s follow-up single is Start Over.

— Kevin Jackson