Prior to various fan bases and Dancehall industry players knew him as a lyrical "Assassin," Jeffery Campbell was the typical youngster aspiring to become a world renowned deejay. However, Campbell is a rare case of an artiste who got his break at a young age and, in his case, on the first try.
Born in 1982, Agent Sasco had an affinity for music from his childhood days and carried that love with him to Camperdown High School where he excelled in the arts and often engaged in lyrical clashes within the school's cafeteria. His lyrical fluidity and constant victories in clashes against schoolmates earned him the nickname Agent Sasco, and built his confidence as an emerging Dancehall talent hoping for a breakthrough. Prior to his final year at Camperdown, a 17 year old Assassin decided to test his musical skills in a different way; writing the lyrics to a song entitled, "Big Up All Di Shotta Dem," and giving them to a friend to use.
That friend, Briggy passed on the lyrics to his Uncle and legendary Dancehall/Reggae artiste, Spragga Benz. Spragga was impressed with what he saw and almost immediately voiced the song on the classic, Street Sweeper Riddim by internationally acclaimed producers, Steelie & Clevie. Though the song itself was part of a summer job he had been doing in order to find out if he had what it took to be successful in the music industry, Spragga saw that Assassin had even more potential as a pure deejay. Spragga soon took Assassin under his wing and harnessed his talents; making him one of the hottest young prospects in Dancehall music in the early 2000s. Assassin's mainstream breakthrough would arrive in 2003 when he unveiled the medley video for his singles, "Do My Thing" and "Cyaan Lock Off Di Dance." The singles received great acclaim and started a great two year run for the Spragga Benz protégé; unveiling hit singles such as "It's A Girl Thing," "Girls Gone Wild," and the internationally acclaimed single, "Idiot Thing Dat," in 2004.
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