BBC Radio 1Xtra in Jamaica (2018) - Chronixx & Protoje - Who Knows (information, video, & lyrics)

BBC Radio 1Xtra, Feb. 14, 2018

Chronixx teams up with Protoje at Tuff Gong International studios in Kingston Jamaica for this very special, exclusive live session for MistaJam on BBC Radio 1Xtra.

**** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post provides information about Reggae recording artist and producer Proteje and Reggae recording artist Chronixx.

This post also showcases a 2018 BBC performance of Protege and Chronixx's 2014 Reggae hit song "Who Knows" Lyrics to this song are also included in this post. 

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Protege and Chronixx for their musical legacy. Thanks to BBC Radio 1Xtra for showcasing this performance and thanks to all those who are associated with this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT PROTEJE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoje
"Oje Ken Ollivierre (born 14 June 1981),[1] popularly known as Protoje, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. His mother is Jamaican singer Lorna Bennett, best known for her 1972 rendition of "Breakfast in Bed".[2] His father is a former calypso king from the island nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....

in 2010, Protoje's debut album, entitled The Seven Year Itch, was released on 25 January 2011. The first single off the album, dubbed "Arguments" (2009), was responsible for his early popularity in Jamaica. In 2011, he released another single off the album entitled "Rasta Love" featuring Ky-Mani Marley.

His second album, The 8 Year Affair, was released 12 February 2013. "Who Dem a Program" was the first single released from the album in January 2012, with "This Is Not a Marijuana Song" following mid-year. "Kingston Be Wise" was heavily promoted via traditional and social media. On the day of its release, 5 November 2012, the music video became the most viewed YouTube link among internet users in Jamaica….. The song "Kingston Be Wise" (a remake of Ini Kamoze's song "England be nice") was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game "Blue Ark" radio station,[6] increasing its popularity further and making an international name for the reggae artist. …

In December 2014 Protoje was included on BBC Radio 1Xtra's 'Hot for 2015' list.[8]

His third album Ancient Future … includes the song "Who Knows", a collaboration with Chronixx, which was released as a single.[2] Two tracks from the album, "Answer to Your Name" and "Criminal" were released ahead of the album as exclusives on the England Be Wise mixtape for BBC 1xtra DJ Toddla T.[11] Two weeks after its release it topped the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[12]

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His 2018 album, A Matter of Time, received a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.[13]

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On 13 April 2020, Protoje announced a new label deal with RCA Records. The deal allowed him "a certain level of creative control" and included artists Lila Iké And Sevana who he had been mentoring under his own In.Digg.Nation label.[15][16]"...
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Click http://www.protoje.com/about for more information about Proteje and his In.Digg.Nation record label. That article begins with this sentence: "

There is an exciting resurgence of conscious, organic music in Jamaica, and industry experts and observers agree that Protoje, born Oje Ken Ollivierre, is a forefront figurehead in what has become known as “The Reggae Revival.” 

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHRONIXX
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronixx
"Jamar Rolando McNaughton (born 10 October 1992),[1] popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle".[2][3] Chronixx and his music has been branded as a "Reggae Revival", alongside other reggae musicians including Alborosie, Dre Island, Jah Bouks, Jah9, Protoje, Kelissa, Jesse Royal, Keznamdi and Kabaka Pyramid. His lyrical content revolves around themes of anti-war, romantic declarations and resiliency.[4][5]

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His EP, Dread & Terrible, was released on 1 April 2014, and topped the Billboard Top Reggae Albums charts on the week of 18 April.[2][14] Following his appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show and his Central Park concert the EP saw significant gains, according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning a number two position on the Digital Reggae Singles chart.[4] The EP returned to the number one spot on the Top Reggae Albums chart, according to SoundScan.[4] By March 2015, the EP had spent 42 consecutive weeks in the top 10 of the Top Reggae Albums chart.[15]

In May 2014, he won Culture Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, and Entertainer of the Year at the Linkage Awards in New York.[16] In July 2014, he performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on US network NBC.[17] He followed this with a concert in Central Park attended by over 5,000 people.

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His 2017 debut album, Chronology, received a Grammy Award nomination, and in the same year he received a Prime Minister's National Youth Award for Excellence.[23]

On March 13, 2020, Chronixx released the first single "Dela Move" from his upcoming second album, "Dela Splash". The title of the track and album were inspired by his hometown – De La Vega City, a district in Spanish Town, Jamaica. [24] [25]"...

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LYRICS - WHO KNOWS
(Proteje)

[Intro: Protoje & Chronixx]

And this a Protoje (yeah)

Chronixx a weh you say (yeah)

Oooookkk (oh well)

[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]

Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?

I just go where the trade wind blows

Sending love to my friends and foes

And I suppose

I'm pleased

To be chilling in the West Indies (How you mean?)

Jah provide all my wants and needs

I got the sunshine, rivers and trees

Green leaves

Oh yeah

[Verse 1: Protoje]

Where me see Jah me see a way

Drastically stray from hypocrisy I say (Yeah)

Every man to dem own a philosophy

I live the proper way and then mi read a chapter daily

Man deh in a city hungry and nuh eat

And food deh down a country just a drop off a di trees dem (huh)

You see say poverty nuh real den

Is what the reasoning revealing

[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]

Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?

I just go where the trade wind blows

Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello)

And I suppose (Hello)

I'm pleased

To be chilling in the West Indies

(How you mean?)

Jah provide all my wants and needs

I got the sunshine, rivers and trees

Green leaves

Oh yeah

Verse 2: [Protoje]

When the rain pitta pat pon the roof

Herb just a steam pepper pot 'pon the stew

Life is a dream if you got gratitude

So go tell the regime dem can't stop what we do now

Information you think on your own

Or else you are a slave to the things that you know

What do you know if you learn everyday

So be careful a things weh you say

[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]

Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?

I just go where the trade wind blows

Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello)

And I suppose (Hello)

I'm pleased

To be chilling in the West Indies

(How you mean?)

Jah provide all my wants and needs

I got the sunshine rivers and trees

Green leaves

Oh yeah

[Verse 3: Protoje]

Africa in a we soul but a Jah inna wi heart

It is of importance for I 'n' I gather

If we cannot show now a balance at we yaad

How do we propose then to carry it abroad

Cannot go to I-thiopia and you nuh have a plan

The building of a nation a hand a help a hand

Everyone a love a one, every man is just a man

It shall be a coronation when we land, land, land

[Chorus: Chronixx & Protoje]

Who knows? Who knows, who knows, who knows?

I just go where the trade wind blows (Yeah, man)

Sending love to my friends and foes (Hello), and I suppose (Hello)

I'm pleased

To be chilling in the West Indies

(How you mean?)

Jah provide all my wants and needs

I got the sunshine rivers and trees

Green leaves

Yeah

[Outro: Chronixx & Protoje]

And I say we just don't know

Who knows, who knows?

Yeah man

Who knows? Yeah

We just move with Jah every time

I'm pleased (and give thanks)

To be chilling in the West Indies

You see that smile on me

Jah provide all my wants and needs

Oh yeah, yeah

Source: https://genius.com/Protoje-who-knows-lyrics
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Click for the official 2014 YouTube video of Protoje's song "Who Knows". As of August 4, 2020 at 12:45 PM that video has  137,164,528 views. The  YouTube BBC Radio 1Xtra in Jamaica (2018) video has 1.6 views.

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