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Born in Small Heath, Birmingham UK, Serocee showed signs of his musical talent at a very early age. Always playing musical instruments, knowing all the words to 'Rivers of Babylon' with the ability to sing that song perfectly even before having mastered the art of speaking.
At the age of two - as with many West Indian children, he was sent back home to Kingston, Jamaica for schooling. This was where he had his first real exposure to Reggae music and that’s where a love was born.
Growing up in a very strict Christian household, reggae music was not allowed, but that's not to say music wasn't. With several family members in church choirs and gospel group's, music was always an integral part of life for the young Serocee who was also encouraged to join the choir, going on to singing solo from 7yrs old.
Even through these religious influences reggae music was still his first love and Serocee wrote his first reggae tune at 8, 'I never used to write down songs on paper I'd just memorise the good bits and freestyle the rest of my song with my friends at school'.
On returning to Birmingham (Balsall Heath) at age 11 for secondary school, he had a very big culture shock and got into a lot of fights. “When I first started back at school here the kids would tease me because I was different - I dressed different and I spoke different - so I guess they thought I might be an easy target'.
Serocee soon realised fights were not the answer and started responding verbally. 'We’d spend hours having cussing matches at lunchtimes, during class, break times then after school, I was a champion at it and that's how I learnt to build witty lyrics. Back then it was all about reggae music to me, but all my friends listened to hip hop. So, one day I saved my pocket money and went out and bought an LL Cool J album ‘Walking With A Panther’ and a friend lent me the NWA album. After that I was hooked, although I found it difficult to stop writing reggae lyrics and changing it to rap so I just kept switching between both.”
In true reggae tradition Serocee also joined a few sound systems one reggae (Magnet Hi-Power) and one Hip Hop (Kriminal Damage) being lead mc for both. 'I would regularly get into clashes with other sounds in them days I was probably the only cat who would be clashing in a fully bashment way chatting hard patois wid all dem yard bwoy, and then the day after I would be in a Hip Hop Jam doing the same thing but in English with the Yanks people used to come from different areas of Birmingham to battle - they were all older too. In them days I was too young to be in the clubs but I used to sneak in.'
Sneaking into clubs was something he had been doing for a number of years before being legally able to frequent them. 'I was never really bothered about going to a club to enjoy the music and dance and stuff but I would always try and go when my favourite artists were performing, so people like Cutty Ranks, Macka B, Shabba Ranks, Ninjaman, Tiger, Mad Cobra, Papa San etc got my pocket money vote, but I still had to wake up to go to school in the morning!
'Watching these artists gave me a hunger for performing, seeing how the crowd responded to good lyrics that were both entertaining and at points politically charged. I learnt how to perform from watching these people and creating lyrics that people could relate to being an artist and an entertainer means that you have to entertain people. People don't spend money to watch someone stand up and recite lyrics so I took the live elements to my performances'.
At the age of 14 Serocee created a rap group called Crossfire and achieved a fair amount of local success working with the likes of Pato Banton. Unfortunately, the group didn't last for long and disbanded 2yrs later.
Serocee continued rapping and won all the rap battles he entered most notably at the Porsche and Q clubs. 'I performed all over the place, but it was when I got the chance to perform in Italy that I really realised I could do this for a living. At this early stage in his life Serocee moved away from home to live on his own in the notorious Lee Bank aka Leaview area of Birmingham. “I continued to work with producers, mainly JD of So Solid and Dean Anthony - who have gone on to achieve success in their own rights.”
Since moving to London in 1999, he has continued to work with producers and develop his music. Working a 9-5 job keeps the money flowing and a roof over his head, but he has always maintained the aspiration and focus to stay with his first love of music.
Serocee is now working on an album in preparation for a tour of the States, France, Germany, Australia & Jamaica. “I have been getting a lot of good airplay for my tracks on the radio and wherever I have performed I have been invited by promoters to do more shows. I'm gonna use these opportunities to get my music in front of people and in the hope that they can feel what I feel, I know I have something to say which is more than the usual tales of Sex, drugs and money, I'm tryinna inspire people through music.
“I am currently working with Urban Monk, Premier Williams and 76 as producers the album will be called ‘Second generation Windrush Pickney’. So look out for it cause it’s gonna be big!”
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