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From drawing portraits in rural Jamaica to releasing a Billboard-charting single, Caribbean artiste FyaVerse is gaining recognition in the dancehall fusion scene. On April 19, he dropped his debut album Rak Di Wrld, a 10-track mix of dancehall and Afrobeats reflecting his multicultural background. Distributed through Virgin Island, the album features tracks like Night Jam with Nigerian artiste Danjay Seduction and Summer Weekend, which reflects Caribbean life. After charting on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 with Shatta Gyal and receiving a Best Reggae Act nomination at the HDP Music Awards for Times Dread, FyaVerse’s latest release marks his growing presence in the regional music scene.
Born Fabian Wayne Edwards in Manchester, Jamaica, FyaVerse grew up in a culturally rich household –his mother carries Guyanese and Barbadian roots, while his father is Jamaican. Raised primarily by his great-grandmother, Gretel Myrie, he spent most of his early years in Jamaica. While music wasn’t always his first love.
“To be honest, music wasn’t my thing. I was more of a drawing artist,” he said, the steady influence of his uncle, Ojay Dias, who regularly played music through car sound systems, became an unconscious education. I grew up listening to a lot of Junior Reid, Luciano, Capleton, Mavado, Vybz Kartel, Sizzla, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and Shabba Ranks. I would always be singing their songs and eventually found myself flipping the lyrics and adding my own.”
It was during high school that he began taking music seriously, becoming part of a school-based musical group called N.F.G (New Flex Generation). Around this time, he also began working with Wolde ‘Iamedz’ West, an older artiste outside of school. Their creative chemistry led to early recordings under the name Back Yard Production, which later evolved into MedzMuzic Records. Their first track together, Rollingz, marked the unofficial start of FyaVerse’s career, culminating in their collaborative album Classic Legend.
Initially performing under the moniker Lil Fya, he was heavily focused on deejaying before learning how to structure melodies. The name FyaVerse was born during a late-night conversation with a friend. “I knew I wanted to keep ‘Fya’ because it resonated with me,” he said, “Then my friend said, ‘You’re always spitting lyrics – you must name FyaVerse!’ And that was it.”
MUSIC CAREER
In 2018, FyaVerse moved to Kingston to pursue music, releasing his first video Today Is Not Yesterday under his label WrldClassic Records. That same year, he formed an important mentorship with reggae icon Junior Reid. After returning to Mandeville to complete school, he enrolled at Edna Manley College in 2019 and later teamed up with Dutch producer ChevoBeatz, leading to international projects like the 2020 track Reggae Music featuring Kraative and an intro by Luciano.
Their most commercially successful effort to date came in 2023 with Shatta Gyal, recorded by FyaVerse for ChevoBeatz. The track landed on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 and significantly boosted his international reach. Their collaborative streak continued with Give Me The Herbs, Reggae On The Hill, Rise Up, Harmony of Hearts, Ganja Forest, and Margarita featuring Ghanaian artiste Jah Plaka.
Later that year, he collaborated with Marlon B, a Jamaican musician based in Frankfurt and a member of the German group Söhne Mannheim, producing and mixing tracks at Big Yaad Studio in Kingston, while living and working in the city’s vibrant music hubs of Cassia Park and Red Hills Road.
The year 2025 brought another major accolade: his single Times Dread, produced by ChevoBeatz, was nominated for Best Reggae Act at the HDP Music Awards and topped Jamaica’s Fiwi Choice Top 10 Chart. The song addresses pressing social issues with emotional clarity and lyrical honesty, reinforcing his role not just as an entertainer, but as a conscious voice in Caribbean music.
Since relocating to Barbados in 2023, FyaVerse has been broadening his musical style. He’s currently working with Barbadian producer Shawn Spencer on a new single, Bacchanal Time, featuring soca artist Rhea Layne. The track is part of the Good Vibes riddim project and is set to drop ahead of Crop Over 2025.
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