Boy Boy on Trinibad, His Father's Impact, and Uniting Caribbean Music

Trinidadian artist Boy Boy makes his first visit to Canada and sits down for an in-depth conversation about his career and personal journey. He discusses his first impressions of Toronto, the challenges of maintaining a relationship as an artist, and how growing up around elders shaped his intelligence despite not finishing school. Boy Boy opens up about the profound impact of his father's life and death, which pushed him to take music seriously from the age of seven. He details his musical evolution from hip-hop to creating the "Trinibad" dancehall subgenre, the story behind his viral freestyle hit "Die Die," and what he believes the Trinidadian and Caribbean music scenes need most: unity.Timestamps:00:00:32 - Boy Boy's First Impressions of Toronto and its Women00:04:54 - On Being Well-Spoken Without Finishing School00:07:55 - The Impact of His Father's Life and Death00:15:18 - His Musical Evolution from Hip-Hop to Trinibad00:21:41 - The Creation and Authenticity of the Trinibad Genre00:32:45 - The Story Behind His Hit Song "Die Die"00:40:23 - Can Soca Music Go Global Like Dancehall?00:52:25 - Who Has the Best Curry: Trinidad or Guyana?00:57:17 - What the Trinidadian Music Scene Needs Most01:04:23 - Boy Boy's Biggest Flaw as an Artist01:10:41 - Dealing with Childhood Trauma Through Music01:15:02 - Upcoming Mixtape "Rifles and Roses"01:17:27 - The Origin of the Name "Boy Boy"