With an intense love and enthusiasm for every aspect of the music business … Read Full Bio ↴With an intense love and enthusiasm for every aspect of the music business – from producing to songwriting to deejaying to engineering – Demarco has his fingers on the pulse of almost every genre of the infectious rhythms of the world. Whether it’s reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, R&B, Demarco has written and produced for the best of them. Top names like Olivia, Styles P and Sean Paul have experienced his producing skills, while Bounty Killer and others have put vocals to his lyrics…and in between all that Demarco still finds time to do combinations with other artistes and record his own songs! Born in Portmore, St. Catherine in 1982, Demarco is a protégé of Ardenne High School. Growing up, he used to ‘play around’ on a sound he and his friends created called Future Disco. It was during that time that he found out he had a great love of music. That soon led to his performing on almost every community event in his Portmore area. At age 15 he would go to Cactus nightclub and perform every chance he got. In 1998, Demarco migrated to the United States…New York to be exact. But he never lost his desire to be involved in the music business. He soon moved to Baltimore where he hooked up with a friend who taught him the intricacies of creating music by showing him how to mix, use the keyboard, sequence…and all that complicated stuff. Demarco was so excited about learning about this other aspect of the music business that he was determined to someday produce music. But with no funds and just a dream, Demarco started doing whatever jobs he could get in order to buy the needed equipment, one piece at a time, to set up his own studio. Soon he had all the equipment he needed to build rhythms. And that he did…night and day, in between jobs, not getting any sleep, or food for that matter…sustaining himself with only the prospect of creating a wicked riddim. When he was through with each masterpiece, he would sell the beat to rap and dancehall artistes and at other times he gave them away in a bid to promote his talent. It worked! It really did! All that long, hard, sleepless, foodless hours in his customized home studio began to pay off. Demarco started to get attention from artistes and managers who wanted him to build rhythms for them. But with limited cash resources, it was challenging to take his talent to that other level. Little did he know that his luck was about to change. A friend who was quite impressed with his talent introduced him to Star Kutt Music. The principals behind the company checked out his work and immediately decided that he was worth the investment. Demarco has not looked back since. Demarco and Star Kutt became synonymous. As impossible as it sounds, he began working harder than before, putting out a lot of boom rhythms in keeping up with his full calendar of commissions. He created rhythms for Styles P and Free from 106 & Park, as well as having two rhythms on Elephant Man’s ‘Good 2 Go’ album. He also made numerous beats alongside The Soul Diggaz who are signed to Missy Elliot and were involved in the production of her last three albums. In between creating rhythms, Demarco found the time to pen lyrics for other artistes including Bounty Killer (‘Warlord Reloaded’ and ‘Hey Sexy Baby’). He also lent his vocals on a combination with Bounty Killer titled ‘Chap’, as well as Sizzla titled ‘Kings and Queens’. The talented young man has also done combinations with Olivia of G-Unit and Jabba of Hot 97 titled ‘ Lighters ’, and Styles P from the Lox titled ‘Tell Them Again’. But for all his impressive inroads into the rapping arena, Demarco has yet to make a strong impact on the dancehall scene, especially in his homeland of Jamaica. That’s why he is now in Jamaica…and will be here for a while…doing all it takes to ‘buss out’ big time on the scene. While in the tropical paradise he will be focusing on performing on quite a few events, putting out some music videos and, of course, still doing what he loves best – building rhythms. Presently he has three songs on the Star Kutt label, which are currently in heavy rotation on the airwaves – ‘Kings and Queens’, ‘Da Look Deh’ and ‘Lighters’. Also on the streets are the singles ‘In Da Streetz’ (Mikey Bennet’s Grafton label), ‘Get Behind Me Satan’ (Clive Hunt’s Fusion Island Production) and ‘More Life’ on Scatta’s Inevitable riddim which will be released on the Kings of Kings label. As his Star Kutt management states, Demarco is a young man with exceptional inborn talent.

No Fear
Demarco Lyrics

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Mi nuh inna di bloodclaat running!
Real backlefield (battlefield) nuh mek fi coward - gunshot done him!
Sell out di whole him friend dem -
Now the whole place shun him
Should a know seh real gangsta cunning!
- Afta (After) mi nuh buss tire -

Fi go spare no bwoy

Look how long the thugs want yuh disappear, nuh bwoy!
Look how time wi a tell yuh seh
Wi nuh fear no bwoy!
Nuff a dem scared to try!
Cuz if them violate, gunshot, trust mi dem ago die!!

(Dead dem dead)
Mi run past the station
Roll wid the 16
Barclay's and white rum wi a sip fi'im
So when yuh see mi -
Know seh mi head 6 in!
Head buss inna few half like a split screen!!
Bullet dem! We have extra clips fi'im
When dark and evilous things start mix in...
Tell dem. afta wi nuh buss tire!!

(Chorus repeats)

(From dem diss mi dem dead!!)
Dead off!!
Bullet chop head off!!
The Introtech, fire the lead (lead bullets) off!!
You will get 'red off'!!
Kingfish (Corolla car) sped off!
7 O'clock news just get read off!

Cau (because) we nuh fear dem bwoy deh
Anyweh (anywhere) yuh diss, you ago lie deh -
Yeeeaaaaaaaahhhh!!
Afta wi nuh buss tire...

(Repeats intro)

(Outro)
Yeaaaahhhhh... afta wi nuh buss tire!!!
Yeaaaaahhh...
(Riddim fades)

Note: I placed an asterisk for any words in the Patois that may be confusing (explanation)

Overall Meaning

The song "No Fear" by Demarco is a reflection of his experiences in the streets and his tough mindset. He starts by saying that he is not into running away, which means he is willing to face any challenges in the streets. He also talks about the real battlefield and how it is not made for cowards, and that he is not afraid to use his gun to protect himself. He then goes on to criticize those who sell out their friends, which leads them to be rejected by the whole community. Demarco advises that real gangsters are cunning and one should be cautious about them.

He explains that his crew has been waiting for someone, and he will not hesitate to kill anyone who comes to violate the crew. They are not afraid of anyone who tries to come their way, and anyone who tries to harm them will get killed. Demarco continues to express his tough behavior by saying that he has already passed the police station with 16 shots and drinks white rum. He advises that when people see him, they should know that he has weapons and is not afraid to use them. He talks about the extra clips he has in case he runs out of ammunition.

Line by Line Meaning

Mi nuh inna di bloodclaat running!
I am not interested in running away from danger or a fight!

Real backlefield (battlefield) nuh mek fi coward - gunshot done him!
A true battlefield is not for cowards, as they will be killed by gunshots!

Sell out di whole him friend dem - Now the whole place shun him
He betrayed all his friends and now the community has rejected him!

Should a know seh real gangsta cunning!
He should have realized that a real gangster is clever and deceitful!

Afta (After) mi nuh buss tire - Fi go spare no bwoy
After I don't run away, I will not spare anybody!

Look how long the thugs want yuh disappear, nuh bwoy!
The thugs have been wanting to make you disappear for a long time, boy!

Look how time wi a tell yuh seh Wi nuh fear no bwoy!
As time goes on, we show that we are not afraid of anyone!

Nuff a dem scared to try!
Many of them are too scared to try!

Cuz if them violate, gunshot, trust mi dem ago die!! (Dead dem dead)
Because if they challenge us, they will be shot and killed!

Mi run past the station Roll wid the 16
I ran past the police station with my 16 shooter (gun)!

Barclay's and white rum wi a sip fi'im
We sip on Barclay's (rum brand) and white rum!

So when yuh see mi - Know seh mi head 6 in!
So when you see me, know that I have a 6 chamber revolver (gun)!

Head buss inna few half like a split screen!!
Heads will be blown in half, like a splitting of a screen!

Bullet dem! We have extra clips fi'im
Bullets will be fired and we have extra magazines!

When dark and evilous things start mix in...
When dark and evil things start happening...

Tell dem. afta wi nuh buss tire!! (Chorus repeats)
Tell them we won't back down after we don't run away! (Chorus repeats)

(From dem diss mi dem dead!!) Dead off!!
(If they disrespect me...) They will be killed!

Bullet chop head off!!
Bullets will chop off heads!

The Introtech, fire the lead (lead bullets) off!!
The Introtech (unknown) will fire lead bullets!

You will get 'red off'!!
You will be killed and it will turn red with blood!

Kingfish (Corolla car) sped off!
Kingfish (Corolla car) drove away quickly!

7 O'clock news just get read off!
The news just reported a crime!

Cau (because) we nuh fear dem bwoy deh Anyweh (anywhere) yuh diss, you ago lie deh - Yeeeaaaaaaaahhhh!!
Because we are not afraid of those guys, and anywhere you try to disrespect us, you will die! (sung enthusiastically)

Afta wi nuh buss tire... (Repeats intro)
After we don't run away, we won't back down...(intro repeats)

(Outro) Yeaaaahhhhh... afta wi nuh buss tire!!! Yeaaaaahhh... (Riddim fades)
(Outro) Yeah, after we don't run away, we won't back down! (Riddim fades out)

Writer(s): Carpenter Mary Chapin, Clark Terri

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