Kenny G

Kweyol Wandevou 2018: the first public stage trace

In October 2018, Kenny Jno Baptist, alias Kenny G, not to be confused with the American saxophonist, steps on stage at the Kweyol Wandevou festival in the Botanical Gardens of Roseau. That is the first public appearance linking him to the Dominican Bouyon scene. He then settles into the Nasty Business sphere, the sub-genre created by Mr Ridge, which keeps the rough, carnival tradition against the Guadeloupean platform-era New Bouyon Wave. That placement in the Nasty hub matters for understanding his trajectory: Kenny G is not an artist chasing a mainland crossover, he is a Dominican voice anchored in the traditional lane, with a tight collaborative network around Pudaz, Sukie and Nice.

Nasty Business and the 2022 Trina Riddim network

In 2022, Kenny G lays a featuring on "Push Ur Hand In Your" from the Trina Riddim with Dova, Mr Ridge and Pudaz, a single produced by Cross D Bridge Studio. He also appears on the "Bouyon Kings" compilation. The Nasty Business lane is documented by Audiomack via the Bouyon Nation platform, and Kenny G figures there as one of the regular voices alongside the Mr Ridge team. In 2024, "I Know Y" with Reo and Faithii places him in the new Dominican generation. Faithii being one of the major female voices of Bouyon Barbie, Reo a solid production voice on the 2024-2025 end of cycle. That same year, he reaches a million YouTube views in under a year on one of his singles, an audience metric that sets him apart in the Nasty lane, where platform virality stays rarer than for the New Bouyon Wave.

2026: freestyles and mixes of the Nasty lane

In 2026, Kenny G strings together "Gangsta Love Bouyon Freestyle" and "Hustle" with Little Boy, Trixx and Frank White, and appears in the mixes "Best Bouyon Hits 2026" and "Nasty Business Best of Bouyon Mix" alongside Mr Ridge, Asa Banton, DJ Taffy and DJ MJ, all names that structure the contemporary Dominican Nasty lane.