After losing his father violently when he was 11 years old, dancehall artiste Inpha Reblitive was forced to grow up fast.

“I deal with my grief through music, my dad died 20 years ago. He was shot, people say it was a contract killing. It was tough, but I had to find my own way to process my pain, music gave me that outlet,” said the artiste, whose real name is Monte Martin.

Inpha Reblitive was the second of three siblings and became the family’s principal breadwinner at age 18. He honed his God-given musical talent by writing about his innermost thoughts and experiences.

He has struck an chord with dancehall fans with his single Pit to Pulpit, which was released five months ago.

“It’s actually my journey so far eh nuh, my struggles, my truth, my experiences dealing with messed up family, friends and associates. Even though I haven’t reached my full potential, I constantly have a reminder of where I’m coming from. It is my favourite song so far that I have released,” he said.

His other singles include Fulla Gyal featuring Sikka Rymes which has racked up 1.6 million views. Another single, Dial, which was released on the Fry Yiy Record label, has racked up over 50,000 views and is creating a huge buzz in the streets. All tracks are produced by Naviigator Entertainment which is the management team of the artiste.

“My most popular song is Full a Gyal featuring Sikka Rymes. The link with Sikka came about through Naviigator Entertainment and that song introduced me to a whole new audience, especially the youths,” he said.

He grew up in the small community of Raymonds, Clarendon, and in his teenaged years, he began to use music as a tool to express his thoughts, emotions and experiences during hard times. He first took the name Inphared but as his consciousness grew that name morphed into Inpha Reblitive.

He recently performed at a show called Tuff Crowd alongside Biggsdon and Marksman, and another show, Trendfest, alongside Skeng and Nerves. He also graced the stage at Footplay with emerging talent Valiant, and Summer Explosion with Moyann and Rytikal.