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Frisco Kid DJ FRISCO Kid has taken an appendage to his name. He now likes to be referred to as Frisco Kid, a.k.a Ancient Monarchy.
"It's not a name change. It's just an advancement to another place, another level. Ancient Monarchy means that I uphold and represent all the things that the great Africans and Jamaicans established and lived by. I want to be the embodiment of all things righteous, spiritual and decent," he said.
His rhetoric sounds like that of a man who is heading into the religion of Rastafarianism. Frisco Kid said he's a Rastafarian, but not a dreadlocks.
"I have been a Rasta since birth. Those are the principles I grew up on. I might not wear locks, but it's the heart that really matters. Once everything is right in the heart, you are alright," he told Showtime.
He's recovering very well following the death of his sister Marlene Wray.
"She was my favourite sister and it has been hard. But I know that life has to go on. We have lost a link in the chain and that means that we have to try harder to make the remaining links stronger," he said.
Frisco Kid came on the music scene in 1992, the same year as Beenie Man, Buju Banton and Bounty Killer. To date he has only recorded one album, but has been an impressive hit-maker with songs like Video Light, Little And Cute and Jacqueline.
He is now looking to record his second album and is in the process of recording singles for the island's top producers.
"I have managed to keep myself out there because I talk about the real things. I have tried to stay focused and to just be myself. Some artistes fall off the scene because they want to be like the man on TV.
"They get lost in the hype. This is not an easy road, but we have to travel and you just have to brace yourself for all kinds of obstacles. As the days pass by and you get older, things change, so you have to adjust in order to stay current."
- Andrew Clunis
