2019
Ti KoKa
with Bilix, LaRose and Edday (Gwada transition)
Bouyon blog · Artist profile
VJ Ben
DJ · producer · transition collaborator · Guadeloupe · 2013→2026
20Tracks
6Sources
5Collaborators
VJ Ben has been spinning as a Guadeloupean DJ since 2013, but his explicit Bouyon credits start in 2019 with "Ti KoKa", single where he appears alongside Bilix, LaRose and Edday, in the 2016-2022 Gwada transition. The real shift comes in 2021 with "Je l'ai vu": he produces the single bringing together HollyG (on the rise, the BET 2024 nomination is coming), Arendi (back after a 2013 trace) and himself. At that moment, it's one of three tracks documenting the post-COVID Bouyon Gwada cycle, same window as "Hot Bouyon Riddim" and Voodoo Studio releases. The Best Prod label provides production context. In 2023, the "Charles V Remix" of "Je l'ai vu" relaunches the track on platforms and installs it in the pre-NBW. VJ Ben isn't a global pillar. But without his 2019-2021 prods, the 2023 New Bouyon Wave wouldn't have had the technical ground to stand on.
THE GAME
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"Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)" (2023) is VJ Ben with who?
"Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)" (2023): VJ Ben with Arendi and Holly G.
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"Ti KoKa" came out in 2019, with Bilix, LaRose and Edday (Gwada transition).
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Where is VJ Ben from?
VJ Ben is from Guadeloupe.
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Who VJ Ben is
VJ Ben has been spinning as a Guadeloupean DJ since 2013, but his explicit Bouyon credits start in 2019 with "Ti KoKa", single where he appears alongside Bilix, LaRose and Edday, in the 2016-2022 Gwada transition. The real shift comes in 2021 with "Je l'ai vu": he produces the single bringing together HollyG (on the rise, the BET 2024 nomination is coming), Arendi (back after a 2013 trace) and himself.
At that moment, it's one of three tracks documenting the post-COVID Bouyon Gwada cycle, same window as "Hot Bouyon Riddim" and Voodoo Studio releases. The Best Prod label provides production context. In 2023, the "Charles V Remix" of "Je l'ai vu" relaunches the track on platforms and installs it in the pre-NBW.
VJ Ben isn't a global pillar. But without his 2019-2021 prods, the 2023 New Bouyon Wave wouldn't have had the technical ground to stand on.
- Role
- DJ · producer · transition collaborator
- Origin
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2013→2026
- Genres
- Bouyon · Dancehall
- Territories
- Guadeloupe
Where to listen
DJ in 2013, Bouyon credit in 2021
VJ Ben's trajectory reads in two phases. A first DJ phase documented from 2013, selection, sets, without an explicit Bouyon credit that would place him in the first wave. A second, explicitly Bouyon phase from 2021, when his name appears on documented credits: "Ti KoKa" 2019 (Bilix, LaRose, Edday, VJ Ben) upstream, then above all "Je l'ai vu" 2021 with HollyG and Arendi. That 2019-2021 tilt places him in the 2016-2022 Gwada transition held by Chapter V.
The `Je l'ai vu` 2021 lock
`Je l'ai vu` is a key title for understanding VJ Ben's place. It is one of the titles of the post-COVID 2021 cycle marking the Bouyon Gwada restart. The same cycle contains `Hot Bouyon Riddim`, releases by DJ Flip tha Boss, Voodoo Studio and The Best Prod. HollyG is in full emergence (a 2024 BET nomination still to come), Arendi confirms his return after a 2013 trace, and VJ Ben positions himself as producer and collaborator within that trio. The remix `Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)` 2023 extends the platform effect and settles the title into the pre-New Bouyon Wave cycle.
Transition producer, not global pillar
VJ Ben is not a global pillar of Bouyon globalisation, his function is that of a Gwada transition producer. He figures among the driving names of that 2016-2022 period (DJ Weez, Bilix, Kevni, Lunik, Edday, Lestef KJF, FLW, T-BTS, VJ Ben). Chapter V "transition-gwada" and Chapter XI "producteurs-passeurs" hold that function as structuring. The Shazam record for Bilix keeps VJ Ben among the close artists, which consolidates his credit.
Frequently asked questions
Where is VJ Ben from?
VJ Ben is from Guadeloupe. This profile then follows the whole run: the dated timeline, the releases, the features and the circle of artists around them.
How old is VJ Ben?
This profile does not give VJ Ben's age: no verified birth date is documented here. What is documented: from Guadeloupe. The profile also lays out the releases, the features, the circle of artists around them.
Who is VJ Ben?
VJ Ben has been spinning as a DJ since 2013, but in 2021 his production work shifts into high gear.
What are VJ Ben's key tracks?
Key tracks by VJ Ben: "Ti KoKa" (2019), "Je l'ai vu" (2021), "Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)" (2023). The profile lists all 4 documented releases, with dates and sources.
THE CATALOG
What's playing
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Standout releases
2021
Je l'ai vu
with HollyG and Arendi (post-COVID cycle)
2023
Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)
with HollyG, Arendi
2020s
The Best Prod releases (context)
production context
Full discography
20 tracks. Every line opens the music.
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Lead tracks9
- 2022Médicament (feat. Naamix)
- 2022Bla bla bla (feat. T Kimp Gee & Lycinaïs Jean)
- 2021Owa’y (feat. Niko)
- 2020Yinki ban mwen
- 2020One Dance
- 2019Ti KoKa (feat. Larose, Bilix & Edday)
- 2014Viens danser (feat. Red Eye Crew Oswald)
- 2014Ma chérie (feat. Fuckly, Keros-N & Dasha)
- 2013Party Start (feat. Kerosn-N, Jahyanai King, Politik Nai, Asa Banton & Mc Duc)
Featured on11
- 2026No LoveDega Youth & VJ Ben
- 2025Mercedes (feat. VJ BEN)DjahYa
- 2023Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)HollyG, Arendi & VJ Ben
- 2021Money Addict (feat. VJ Ben)AYOLAH
- 2021Purple Mood #3Reyel Ay & VJ Ben
- 2021One Dance (feat. VJ Ben)AYOLAH
- 2018No Money No Lovo (feat. VJ Ben)Mel
- 2018Sorry (feat. Vj Ben, McBox & Mel) [Edit]VJ Awax
- 2018Sorry (feat. Vj Ben, McBox & Mel) [Extend 01]VJ Awax
- 2018Sorry (feat. Vj Ben, McBox & Mel) [Extend 02]VJ Awax
- 2015C vré (feat. VJ Ben)Nicy
THE NETWORK
The circle
Sourced musical collaborations
Other bouyon voices from Guadeloupe
In the same circle
34
tracks in catalogue
Bilix
Bouyon artist
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
Bouyon
Profile
12
tracks in catalogue
Edday
Bouyon artist
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
Bouyon
Profile
74
tracks in catalogue
LaRose
Artist · Gwada transition collaborator
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2019→2026
BouyonDancehall
Profile
25
tracks in catalogue
Arendi
Bouyon artist · first-wave connector
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2013→2026
BouyonDancehall
Profile
19
tracks in catalogue
Holly G
Female group · Gwada Bouyon
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
BouyonDancehallCrossover
Profile
122
tracks in catalogue
Kevni
Bouyon artist
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
Bouyon
Profile
47
tracks in catalogue
Lunik
Bouyon artist
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
Bouyon
Profile
The story behind the name
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THE TIMELINE
The dates
Year by year
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Start of VJ Ben's activity as documented DJ, earliest marker of the known period.
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`Ti KoKa` (Bilix, LaRose, Edday, VJ Ben), marker title of the 2016-2022 Gwada transition where VJ Ben is explicitly credited.
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`Je l'ai vu` (HollyG, Arendi, VJ Ben), one of the post-COVID tracks that paves the way for the 2023 New Bouyon Wave. Explicit Bouyon high marker.
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`Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)` reopens the track in the platform revival cycle, same HollyG / Arendi network. Apple Music, `Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remi
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VJ Ben remains a reference as a transition connector, on the periphery of the platform New Bouyon Wave.
THE PROOF
The sources
Sources
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Shazam, Bilix catalog / Ti KoKa trace https://www.shazam.com/artist/bilix/405162184
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Discographies Bouyon par période
Mapping table, DJ 2013, explicit Bouyon credit 2021.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ch-07-new-bouyon-wave/ -
Apple Music, `Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)`
2023 remix, platform revival cycle HollyG / Arendi / VJ Ben.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/je-lai-vu-charles-v-remix/1695171503 -
Dossier Bouyon 2026, TIITII NBA
Editorial notes, `Je l'ai vu` 2021 documents HollyG / VJ Ben / Arendi.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ -
Chronologie du Bouyon par périodes
Editorial chronology, Gwada transition 2016-2022, post-COVID cycle 2021.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/
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