A Joke Turned Reality – King X Greatest Blessing

Like royalty, King X has made his entrance into the competitive music field, ready to stand out with his easily recognizable vocals, lyrics and charisma. 

The dancehall artiste whose real name is Shawn Buchanan, ended up doing music as a mere joke. “To be honest all my friends were doing music so I figured why not give it a try jokingly. I ended up having fun while I was trying to mock them and it turned out that I wasn’t too bad musically. Growing up I used to always clash with my friends singing industry songs,” the Hartford, Connecticut based entertainer shared. Originally from the community of Whitfield Town in Kingston, Buchanan decided to coin the name King X which came from his own personal experiences.

“The name King X is based on my belief that all men are kings. All my friends used to say that I’m always a big X factor whether it was during school work, girls or sports. X is unknown, X is unlimited. Therefore, the name King X was born,” said King X. King X made his recording debut in 2007 with the song Road Kill which was produced by Dweetnow Entertainment. 

Since then, his talent has been recognized by several leading Jamaica based and overseas producers including Dynasty Entertainment, Track Starr, NS Music, Zigman Records, No Landing Music and Dweetnow Entertainment. “My style of music is ever evolving. I feel as each day goes by, I find myself evolving musically into different sounds and melodies. Very lyrical yet not overbearing,” he explained. 

Since the start of 2022, King X has released the songs Tie Me (Dynasty Entertainment) and Wonder (Dweetnow Entertainment). An EP of original material is expected to be released within the first quarter of 2022. Jamaica-born deejay King X can easily relate to bad mind and envy by his detractors and highlights it in his latest single titled Wonder, which was produced by Dweetnow Entertainment. “As soon as I garnered a little attention, I saw my peers switch up and act funny. I figured that if I could put my experiences in my music, the listeners will gravitate towards the message because its relatable,” said King X. Wonder was officially released last August, but King X has decided to throw the promotional muscle behind the song because of its message.

A video for the song was shot on location in Connecticut, where he is based, under the direction of Christopher Facey, aka Facey Shot It. King X, who is originally from Whitfield Town, says he is encouraged by the feedback to the song.

“The feedback has been nothing other than positive. Fans have been raving with their support, especially since the visuals came out,” he said. The dancehall artiste, whose given name is Shawn Buchanan, ended up doing music as mere fun.

“To be honest, all my friends were doing music so I figured why not give it a try jokingly. I ended up having fun while I was trying to mock them and it turned out that I wasn’t too bad musically. Growing up, I used to always clash with my friends singing industry songs,” he shared.

King X made his recording debut in 2007 with the song Road Kill, which was produced by Dweetnow Entertainment. Since then, his talent has been recognised by several leading Jamaican producers, including Dynasty Entertainment, Track Starr, NS Music, Zigman Records and No Landing Music.

“I feel as each day goes by, I find myself evolving musically into different sounds and melodies. Very lyrical yet not overbearing,” he explained.

An EP with original material is expected to be released within the first quarter of 2022.