Recording artiste Melodii is making rounds in the musical arena because of his soulful voice and relatable lyrics.

The latest attention-grabber has been the track Stages which was released on August 31, with production credits to Stocks An Bondz Recordz.

“The song was based on everything that I was actually going through with every step that I was taking with music. From different events, and from there, some other things started happening such as day to day life experiences,” the entertainer whose real name is Roderick Baker said.

Born and raised in Clarendon, the Foga Road High School past student discovered his affinity with music from as early as 10 years old. His growing popularity is thanks to other releases such as Legends, Darkness and Learn.

Melodii prides himself on releasing music without expletives, unlike most dancehall artistes. Listeners have responded positively to this approach.

“Not everybody from my era or my age group is doing the type of music that I am. To see somebody like me who’s around a lot of different artistes and still choose to keep a firm meditation, the people love that,” he added.

His musical inspirations include Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Christopher Martin, and Romain Virgo because of the mutual conscious and clean music that they promote.

At the same time, he looks forward to future collabs with Hammond, Masicka, or Nhance.

“Every time I listen to their music, it’s motivational. It pushes me to pursue my goals,” he explained.

The artiste will be doing music long-term for all age groups, globally. He anticipates being featured on stages such as Reggae Sumfest, Rebel Salute, as well as other popular music festivals.

“I just want everybody to know that no matter what happens, this is me and this is always going to be me and I’m not going to change. I’m always going to do music and spread something positive. I’m always going to try to elevate myself and I want them to do the same,” Melodii said.