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Wayne Marshall's story is one of rites of passage. Born Wayne Mitchell; the rollercoaster ride that has made up his young life is what drives Wayne Marshall, the artist. Early years were spent in the Barbican area of Kingston, until his Father - a self-made successful businessman, relocated the family uptown.

Destiny moved the Mitchell family 3 doors away from the front gate of the Father of digital Dancehall, Lloyd 'King Jammy' James. The "King" had sons in young Waynes age group, so the Waterhouse studio soon became a pre-ordained second home for the music-loving teenager. "Automatically we get a piece of the ghetto inna we too," he tells me from my passenger seat, trying to absorb the fast-fading cool of the A/C in my whip.

"We deh deep inna di ghetto a day time at the studio, so we get to realize the livety and we get fi soak in wid the ghetto people and ketch dem mentality to a level," he adds, acknowledging the importance of the ghetto education he received at Jammins studio. Sparring with the big mans offspring meant that the studio was at their disposal, causing Wayne to start checking music on a serious level from an early age.....

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