In the Caribbean when one thinks of music, their thoughts immediately defer to dancehall, soca or reggae, however in recent years the music industry in the region has been evolving making room for new and hip unique sounds.

One of those unique sounds and voices is 27-year-old Troy R.D Felix, better known as BeaRSawse who is known for his blending Hip-Hop music with Guyanese creole (‘creolese’).

Felix, who hails from Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, like many music lovers, grew up around music and spent his days penning his lyrics on paper.

“ I actually grew up around people who were into music. Four houses from where I live, there was a man named Andrew Macaulay with a sound system called “BASELINE”. That sound system I would say, is responsible for me hearing rap music because my dad, he would only play reggae and dancehall music,” Felix said.

Taking inspiration from some of the greats who are prevalent in the genre, Felix noted that he would always try to recite the lyrics from some of his favourite songs which eventually saw him writing his own lyrics and creating his own music and sound.
“I would hear artiste like Ludacris and DMX, Snoop Dogg etc. It wasn’t until I heard 50 Cent that I got interested. So I began writing his lyrics so I can recite them but in the midst of writing his lyrics I realised that I was writing lyrics that didn’t belong to his songs so I started writing my own music,” he said.

He noted that he kept his songs to himself for a while, but after a few years, he decided to share his talents with the rest of the world and would often part-take in small rap battles with his classmates and friends.

The young man noted that in 2012, he recorded his first song in a professional studio, however, he noted that it was not his proudest work. Nevertheless, he kept making music and released his first mixtape in 2016 called “DTTS” – ‘Dont Take This Serious’.

However, Felix noted that it wasn’t until 2019 that he saw a drastic change in his music career after he blended comedy with his music. “It wasn’t until March last year I watch things change for me. Last year March I did ‘Thotiana remix (EAZY)’. That was me in my Guyanese accent just rapping a series of truths but I put it over in a funny way. The listeners can do three things: they can either not like it, they can relate or they can laugh,” he said. “That’s the song that really put me on the map as an artiste.”

Currently, Felix disclosed that he is working on a new extended play record (EP) which will see a somewhat different, softer side to his personality. “I think I want to call it ‘Heart on My Sleeve’, because I feel like I’m too real and I’m too raw. I don’t speak much on my feelings but when I do I really don’t hide nothing,” he said. Felix is excited to continue his journey while bringing a Guyanese mix to his music.