Kruziano takes on the haters
It’s been two years since Kruziano made his dancehall debut with the song, “Love it or Hate It, a motivational jam looking at the bright side of life. He returns to that sound with “Close I’s” which takes a shot at close ‘friends’ who turn out to be enemies.
Released in October, the single is produced by Claudell “Delibanger” Monsanto, from St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Kruziano, who is from neighboring St. Croix, describes the song as “modern dancehall” but adds that “the feel is as vintage as those hits that captured our hearts.”
In recent years, the 24 year-old artist has experimented with different sounds, doing reggaeton collaborations like “Want You” with singer Pressure Buss Pipe, who is also from the USVI. But having listened to Jamaican acts like Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel, Kruziano has dabbled with dancehall.
Last year, he took another crack at the Jamaican sound with “One by One”, which was recorded on the Answer, one of the genre’s great ‘riddims’. Though he enjoys experimenting with diverse beats, Kruziano says at the end of the day, “I just really want to make great music.”
“Close I’s” is Kruziano’s second released song for 2021, following “Drive”. It carries a message he believes will resonate with most people.
“I would like for everyone to actually sit down, or stand up or dance, whatever it may be. Listen to this record…I know that they can relate, I know it can be an assistance to whatever situation they might have going on,” said Kruziano.
Written By Howard Campbell