Yardstyle Entertainment and 2 Cuz Production score big with ‘Mamacita’ single
When producer JJ Wizzle and his team from Yardstyle Entertainment were working on new rhythms in the studio, little did they know that one of the beats would evolve into a song that would earn him his first entry as a producer on the USA iTunes Reggae chart.
The song Mamacita was produced by Paul “JJ Wizzle” Stephenson and Tywann “Rico Tayla” Taylor for Yardstyle Entertainment and Gregory Gayle of 2 Cuz Production.
A combination of dancehall, reggae and reggaeton, the song was recorded by Costa Rican reggaeton artiste Toledo and Colombian artiste Lion Bigmao. It debuted at #7 on the USA iTunes Reggae chart.
The Portmore-based JJ Wizzle, who has been involved in music production for the past decade, shared how the idea for the beat for Mamacita came about.
“I was in studio with Rico Tayla from the Yardstyle team making some new beats and Rico found a sound, so I reached out to some of my industry contacts with links in South America to find who had the matching vibe and they found it with Toledo and Lion Bigmao,” said JJ Wizzle.
He described working with the South American artistes as “professional”.
“They were both very professional, these are established names in music in that part of the world and they have their credentials,” JJ Wizzle added.
JJ Wizzle said he was surprised at song’s entry on the chart.
“We were always hopeful still, but this response is surprising in many ways, big up everybody that streaming, playing or working with the vibe right now. We’re just enjoying the love, and we are encouraged to share more love and good music with people,” he said.
JJ Wizzle honed his craft on local sound systems before venturing into radio for a brief period.
“Music has been a lifelong journey, music is a passion, so from sound system days of making remixes, mixtapes and touring in high school it was an automatic transition to voicing dubplates and studio engineering. Then creating my first production with artistes like I-Wayne, Deva Bratt, Gyptian and Terror Fabulous among others,” he stated.
There are plans for more collaborations with international acts including artistes from France.
“Working with more international artistes is a must. We are currently working on a project with some French artists,” JJ Wizzle disclosed.
