Andrew Blood & Wada Blood “Watch Over Me” (2004)

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Andrew and Wada Blood are the musical sons of reggae dancehall superstar, Junior “One Blood” Reid. We shot this video in his studio on Lyndhurst Road and in the Waterhouse community, Kingston, Jamaica.

Following in their father’s footsteps, Andrew and Wada Blood have chosen a career path of music. The two have been heavily influenced by their father, Junior “One Blood” Reid, but have an extremely different style from him.

Their music is described as a cross between hip-hop, dancehall, and reggae ballad, which gives the young Bloods their uniqueness.
Andrew and Wada are two exceptional and unique Jamaican artists. Their songwriting skills have also placed them as outstanding and promising talents for current and future generations. They are among the most idiosyncratic personalities in the music industry as they are not only reggae and dancehall artists but also producers and studio engineers who create their own styles and beats that they put their lyrics to.

Most of their lyrics or ideas for their music are based on everyday-happenings, which come from snippets of conversations and images. The beats that they create soar above everything else, rather than blending into the singing. The beats are simple but different with special effects.

They learned this trade from hanging around the studio on weekends as teenagers while listening to their dad’s voice tunes. Having learned this trade early they have now blossomed into the fine artists and producers they are today. They have produced songs for a number of prominent artists including their father, and are signed to the label JR Productions.

The world-quake rhythm is the latest addition to their belts. This rhythm is produced and created by both Andrew and Wada. Artists such as Junior “One Blood” Reid, Elephant Man, Munga, and Gyptian have been featured on the rhythm.

These two remarkable young artists have toured and performed triumphantly in places such as Japan, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas, Barbados, Europe, California, Belize, Mexico, and North America, and have appeared before an audience of approximately 20,000 patrons. In fact, they have been performing since they were youngsters. Jamaicans would refer to this as “from dem eyes deh at dem knees”. Their earliest performances were at Reggae Sun Splash and they have continued to perform locally at shows, such as Sting, Rebel Salute, Jam Jam, and East fest, and internationally at shows, such as Reggae on the River. Some of the songs that they have both written and co-produced are; “One stick a matches”, “Watch over me”, Gal Hafi Bawl”, “Drop It Pon Dem”, and “Want Tek Life”, a collaboration with their father.

The budding stars continue to blend hip-hop with dancehall, and this is highlighted in their exciting single, “Hustle Til the Day I Die”. “Hustle Til the Day I Die”, which was produced by Firelinks, created waves on the popular dance scenes – Bembe, Hot Mondays, and Early Mondays. Soon after the song hit the charts the duo dedicated the song to all hustlers, claiming that Jamaicans were the greatest and most successful hustlers. Many people connected with the song and even volunteered to appear in the video in support of the message it carried across. “Hustle till the day I die” received incredible reviews, and successfully soared to number seven on the charts.

In May of 2008, Andrew and Wada Blood gave a stunning performance at the Heineken Green Synergy Party, which was held in the British Virgin Island of St. Thomas. They had young girls screaming and begging for more. After charting their way with “Hustle Til the Day I Die”, the Young Bloods released another single, “It’s my time”. The music video for this single was considered controversial to some extent, by some of corporate Jamaica. Despite all of this, the request for airplay was phenomenal. Prominent dancers on the dance scenes put together a dance that they believed were quite suitable and befitting.