Gyptian Breaks Out of the Dancehall With ‘Hold You’
Gyptian Breaks Out of the Dancehall With ‘Hold You’
Gyptian may rule dancehalls like the pharaohs ruled Egypt, but his sudden rise to fame has been one of the year’s more interesting viral success stories.
If you don’t recognize the name, you might recognize the plinking piano riff that serves as the hook from ‘Hold You,’ a song that’s slowly and steadily become one of the biggest dancehall crossovers in years, most recently cracking the UK Top 20, winning Soul Train and MOBO awards and scoring Major Lazer and Toddla T remixes.
Gyptian is crossing over in a big way. Soon he’ll go from play video pokies to starring in international music videos.