Prophet Benjamin represents a force of one energy—one creative and
dynamic voice with unrelenting charisma.
Influence by his irrepressible and magnetic personality, in his teens,
the nickname coined by his friends had stuck, Prophet Benjamin. The
second son of his parents, who lived in New Lands, Point Fortin,
Trinidad, had unconsciously activated an internal force to reach the
world from his humble beginnings. The Prophet as he is sometimes
called his early claim to obvious talents came from self-recognition of
his innate abilities to find the right words, the right melodies and just
the right amount of captivating showmanship to announce his career
choice: A devoted and courageous entertainer.
And at age 17, The Prophet had sealed an expressive relationship with
his first music genre, Reggae. In as little as two years, as part of a
group of vocalist, Black Star Original, in a small studio in Bournes
Road, St James, Prophet Benjamin wrote, composed, and recorded his
first reggae song, Babylon Fooling.
At age 21, Prophet Benjamin felt a need to harvest from his
metaphysical garden, choosing the order of Bobo Shanti to express his
spiritual and religious convictions. Toiling through life while
establishing his presence as a formidable artist, with bold originality
and a revolutionary, grassroots style, The Prophet is unapologetically
controversial at times.
For the first time, The Prophet joined Trinidad and Tobago’s best, at
the 2012 Soca Monarch with ‘Throw Wine’, which won him the 4th
prize. Back to his roots, in 2018, The Prophet and his music earned the
recognition of The Urban Music Awards in the category of Best Reggae
Artist.
The people—his loyal fans at home, and those in the rest of the
Caribbean islands, North America, and Europe, know and love his
catalogue: “Pretty Boy”, taking him to the number one spot in
Trinidad’s Genesis Countdown for some 5 weeks. And the list goes on
with songs like Coming From Moruga. Usual Suspect. Delilah, Field
Ah Weed. Saving All Your Love. Love is Love. Pension Plan and Stop.