Sadiki-I

Sadiki-I's Bio
Sadiki-I is back! So where in the world has Sadiki-I been? "In hell", declares Sadiki-I. "I've been to hell and back, but this lion has conquered, so the sky is the only limit for me now. So look out for me everyone, cause I am coming HOT LIKE FIRE!"
Sadiki-I says that he and Bill Clinton were born on the same day, August 19th, so he too deserve the moniker, "The Comeback Kid" just like Bill, because he too has also weathered the storm, been through much adversity, and has come through victorious just like Clinton. "They could never keep a good man down", states Sadiki-I, "No matter how hard they try.
So who is this Sadiki-I? Where does he come from? What does he sound like? And why should the world be on alert for him? Well the answers to all those questions will be forthcoming. Just keep on reading.
Jevon White a.k.a Sadiki-I a.k.a Crazy Horse was born on the volcanic Caribbean island of Montserrat in 1972, but he immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts on New Years Day 1981 to live with his father George Buffonge, who at that time was one of the biggest Caribbean concert promoters in New England. Not only was his father responsible for bringing some of the biggest shows to the area, but he was also responsible for organizing the annual Boston Caribbean Carnival which attracts up to 1,000,000 people annually from all over the world. Sadiki-I says living with his father also allowed him to meet some of the biggest reggae and calypso stars of that time. Sadiki-I says that at an early age he met men like The Mighty Sparrow, The Mighty Arrow, The Mighty Hero, Reality, Swallow, Shadow, Gregory Isaacs, Byron Lee and many, many more. Sadiki-I attributes living with his father as one of the biggest musical influences on his young life.
After Sadiki-I's father died suddenly of a heart attack in 1984, he was forced to return to Montserrat to live with his grandmother who he says raised him from a child. "I never missed a Sunday of church from the time I was born until I was eight years old" states Sadiki-I. Sadiki says his grandmother is devout Christian and accredits her as being a very important guiding force in his life.
While in Montserrat for two years, between 1984 and 1986, a new style of reggae singing called deejaying or chatting started to emerge. This was the first time Sadiki-I delved into his MC abilities and immediately became one of the best of his generation in Montserrat at this new style. He sang on local sound systems alongside pioneers like The General Nazzar, Brigadier, Professor Money a.k.a.Ijah Menelik, Daddy Bushy, Penny Man, and many more.
Sadiki-I then returned to Boston in 1986 to live with his mother in Roxbury where he attended the prestigious Boston Latin School and continued his deejaying on local sound systems. After graduating from Milton High School in 1991, Sadiki-I attended Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia, but was unable to finish due to a gun charge that landed him in prison for exactly one year. While in prison, Sadiki-I did alot of soul searching and reading on the world's major religions, but found them all wanting, except for the Rastafarian faith which he now embraces wholeheartedly.
After his short stint in prison, Sadiki-I returned to Montserrat again in 1994 to "get more in tuned with Jah". He spent many days and nights in the hills among some of Montserrat's most elder Rastafarians, increasing his knowledge and wisdom on Rastafari and the world view. He also began to take his musical talent much more seriously at this time, writing "dozens and dozens of songs." Sadiki-I says "Before Rastafari, music was a hobby. Now, music is my mission."
Sadiki-I then left Montserrat on July 14th 1995, three days before Montserrat's volcano woke up, after 300 years of dormancy. Upon arriving back in Boston, He immediately began to pursue his musical career. He recorded his debut album "I man see Judgment" in 1996 under the name Sadiki, alongside Batch, lead singer/producer/drummer of Boston's hottest reggae band Motion. Two singles from that album, "Herb You Fi Light" and "Bible Holy" were sent to over 300 radio stations around the world in 1997 to critical acclaim. Sadiki-I says the feedback he received from those two singles was "overwhelming", because both of those songs ended up on Top 10 charts all over world, including the U.S.A, Europe, Japan, the Caribbean and many more. But Sadiki-I's immediate success was short lived due to a marijuana drug conviction that landed him in prison again, this time for two years. During his time in prison, Sadiki-I improvised his style of writing and deejaying. The hip-hop style of music that Sadiki grew up on started to manifest itself more and more in his writing. He now sounds half-way between a reggae deejay and a hip-hop rapper, which is a style uniquely his own. "I created this style of reggae rapping that I coined rapjay. Capleton is a deejay. Sizzla is a singjay. But I, I am a rapjay. This is my style. I created it."
Upon his release from prison in November of 2000, Sadiki-I learned that there was another artist out of Jamaica now calling himself Sadiki, prompting him to change his name from Sadiki to Sadiki-I to avoid all confusion. "I am the original Sadiki", declares Sadiki-I, "Everybody else a carbon copy." It was around this time that Sadiki-I started to travel around the country to places like New York, Atlanta and Washington D.C. Sadiki recorded music in each of these states, but eventually returned to Boston in 2003 and recorded his first mixtape entitled "Sadiki-I a.k.a Crazy Horse Vol.1." hosted by the world renowned DJ Saki. During that period, he worked with many of Boston's up and coming hip-hop and reggae artist including Merrick Mitchell, Prento Kid, Dre Robinson, Buff, Jahga T, Stacks, Hydro and many more. He also recorded with a few reggae greats like Terry Ganzie and Mr. Easy to name a few. He also began to work on his sophomore CD entitled "Fed Up", but it was never released due to much setbacks. Sadiki-I is now in the studio finishing up his next mixtape and his third album, all of which will be released at a later date this year.
So there it is folks. This is who Sadiki-I is; where he has been; and what he has been doing lately. Sadiki-I says, "Every overnight success in this music business was seven years in the making. Which means that as an artist, one must pay their dues. I have paid mine, so now is my time to shine. So look out for me everyone, 'cause here I come and I am coming hot like lava."