– Using ‘the hype’ as an opportunity to be heard

MANY of you may have heard the Guyanese version of ‘Thotiana’ heaving through the airwaves, push carts on the streets, and several social media platforms.

The young man behind this creative release hails from Stanleytown Berbice, and has long been waiting for the opportunity to have persons love and support his craft.

‘The Buzz Magazine’ caught up recently with 25-year-old Troy Felix, who calls himself ‘BeaRSawse’, and decided to use him as our personality of the week.

Felix said that he is overwhelmed by the feedback he has been getting from this remix he released, which he said was unexpected.

“Last Thursday I just posted on my WhatsApp status saying, ‘Who wanna hear a GT version to Thotiana?’
“Didn’t really get any feedback. But I said I’m gonna still record the song and drop it that same night. I recorded it; didn’t drop until the Sunday. Then, boom! I’m being hit up by random people with 100% positive feedbacks,” the young man shared.

Being a lover of both music and art, Felix said he aspires to be an artist who is heard.

“I was doing this for years,” he said, adding: “I have more music for the people; I have a whole mixtape I dropped in January, and so I think I’ll promote that, now that I got people to give me their ears. So they should be on the lookout for more music, and the clothing line which I hope to drop very soon. I’m happy that people actually love the vibe. So, while I’m buzzing, I will use the opportunity to showcase all my other work. My passion is music, but I also like designing. So my own clothing line, which is called ‘WEIRd’, this will be out as soon as the funds are there to make that happen. In the meanwhile, I will work to continue making my name relevant,” Felix said.

Giving a brief history on the start of his music, Felix said he was inspired to take up music by three artistes: 50 Cent, Lil Wayne and Kanye West.

“I first realised I like writing music when I saw that I could change the lyrics of 50 Cent’s songs. I used to write his lyrics down so I can learn them, and found that after a while, I used to change the lyrics to the songs and give it my own twist. It was not until I read the lyrics back then I would realise that I did that. I just started writing my own lyrics from then. I would never do things like sing in front the class and stuff like that, because I was just straight-up scared. And it wasn’t until I was out of high school that I got a chance to record,” the talented youngster explained.

With regards to his love for art and designing, Felix said that he was inspired by Kanye West. “I draw a little bit and I would always draw on clothes; damage them and stuff like that. And seeing Kanye West’s designs, that just gave me a push,” he said.
His advice to anyone who cares to listen is to keep pushing for what you love, and be patient, for everything in life takes time.