{"id":872583,"date":"2025-09-13T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/prince-swannys-global-soundscape\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T05:13:00","slug":"prince-swannys-global-soundscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/prince-swannys-global-soundscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Swanny’s global soundscape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prince Swanny (Taryll Swan) has always been a trendsetter.<\/p>\n

From freestyling in the halls of Tranquillity Government Secondary to becoming the global face of Trinibad, risk has always fuelled his career. With his new Outside EP, the 27-year-old dancehall star is plotting a course that stretched far beyond the lane he carved at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic always evolving, and me as an artiste\u2014I can\u2019t stay in one lane,\u201d Swanny told the Kitcharee via WhatsApp on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted Outside to reflect how far I reach mentally and musically. When I hear Brazilian funk or orchestral builds, it give me a feeling, and I just follow that. It challenge me, yeah, because I had to trust the vibe, not just the riddim. It force me to open up more\u2014to let the music breathe and let the lyrics talk for itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Released under VAS Productions in collaboration with US-based Jamaican multi-platinum record producer Major Seven (Omar Walker), the five-track project expands Swanny\u2019s sound into cinematic territory. It shifts from raw street narratives to lush string sections, from club energy to stripped-back confessionals. It\u2019s the sound of an artiste refusing to be boxed in, without letting go of the street cred that built his name.<\/p>\n

Chemistry and growth<\/p>\n

The heartbeat of Outside lies in Swanny\u2019s creative bond with Major Seven. Their earlier link-up on the single \u201cBelieve\u201d pulled in more than six million YouTube views. This time, the partnership dug even deeper.<\/p>\n

Major Seven has worked with US rappers Rick Ross (William Roberts), Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), Future (Nayvadius Cash), Bajan pop princess Rihanna (Robyn Fenty) and hitmakers American\/Palestinian DJ Khaled (Khaled Mohammed Khaled) and French\/Algerian DJ Snake (William Grigahcine) among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor Seven is a real one. He different with how he build sound\u2014it\u2019s not just a beat, it\u2019s a world,\u201d Swanny said. \u201cWhen we link up, he does push me to widen my talent. \u2018Believe\u2019 was just the gateway, but with this EP, he bring out a more reflective Swanny. He not afraid to let the beat go quiet, and in that silence, I find space to be more honest. That\u2019s rare chemistry.\u201d<\/p>\n

That honesty shows up on tracks like \u201cStreet Life,\u201d a bare-bones ballad of grief and pressure, and \u201cLoud\u201d, where the absence of drums leaves his voice exposed.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Street Life\u2019 real personal. I lose friends, see pain, and feel pressure most people wouldn\u2019t understand,\u201d he admitted. \u201c\u2018Loud\u2019 was me just letting it out\u2014no filter. I been through things that music is the only way to process. When the beat quiet, it\u2019s like you can\u2019t hide behind nothing. That\u2019s when the truth does come out.\u201d<\/p>\n

For fans who first met him on the aggressive \u201cGuh Fi Dem\u201d or the introspective \u201cBrother, Brother\u201d, this is a new shade of Swanny. His defiance remains, but the pen has sharpened.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in the day, it was straight fire, raw energy\u2014survival mode,\u201d he explained. \u201cNow, I still carry that hunger, but I write with more intention. I think about what I want to say, how it will feel ten years from now. I still speak for the streets, but now I also speak from experience, not just in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrying the Trinibad flag<\/p>\n

Even as his music evolves, Swanny insists he remains rooted in Trinibad.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrinibad is who I am\u2014that never leaving,\u201d he said. \u201cBut at the same time, I want the world to see how versatile we are. I could hold a yard-style riddim and still float on Afro, trap, or anything melodic. It\u2019s about balance. I want people in Lagos, London, or Kingston to feel me\u2014but know it coming from Trinidad.\u201d<\/p>\n

That balance defines Outside: orchestral strings on \u201cLiff Up,\u201d trap percussions on \u201cFreak Inna Di Room,\u201d and the Caribbean cadence that anchors every verse. For Swanny, this is about more than genre-bending, it\u2019s about building bridges.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely. We can\u2019t stay in one bubble,\u201d he reasoned. \u201cThe culture rich, but to make impact globally, we have to connect the dots\u2014Caribbean, Africa, UK, Latin America. I see myself as one of them bridge builders. I want people to hear a song and feel like it could play anywhere, but still know it born from the islands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swanny\u2019s ambitions are already turning real. He has co-signs from Canadian rap star Drake (Aubrey Graham), Nigerian Afrobeats icon Burna Boy (Damini Ogulu) and Jamaican dancehall stars Popcaan (Andrae Sutherland) and Skillibeng (Emwah Warmington), all of whom have shared or supported his work. But beyond validation, Swanny sees his journey as a template for those coming up behind him.<\/p>\n

\u201cRespect to all of them, for real. But for me, legacy more than hype,\u201d he said. \u201cI want youths from Laventille or Enterprise to see Swanny make it global and know they could too\u2014without changing who they are. I want to show dem that pain could turn to power, and voice could turn to vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond the hype<\/p>\n

Part of what makes Swanny stand apart is his willingness to chase scale without sacrificing spirit. From live instrumentation to talk of film scoring, he is already imagining new horizons.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of that, honestly,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI want to touch everything\u2014collabs with artistes across the globe, more live music, maybe even orchestra or score a movie one day. I dreaming big now. I done prove I could hold the mic. Now I want to show I could shape a whole sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

That ambition has always been in him. With Outside, Swanny seems less concerned about chatter and more focused on legacy. The EP is a bridge, yes, but also a marker of where he stands now: still hungry, still searching, still expanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic is the only way I could process certain things,\u201d he said earnestly. \u201cWhen you hear these songs, you hearing me in my rawest state. No hiding. That\u2019s the truth I want people to feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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