Shekel Bodye, known professionally as Shekel, is a rap artist and songwriter. Born and raised in West End, Grand Bahama. He has been doing music since the age of 16. In 2017 is when Shekel decided to move to Miami, FL and take his music career serious and embarked into the industry as a professional rapper/artist. Shekel uses music a form of therapy, his lyrics are based on real life experiences, his sound is a fuse of Hip-Hop and R&B. He grew up being influenced and inspired by the likes of J Cole, Future and Lauryn Hill. He is definitely a student of their work and is allowing himself to be guided by their footsteps to greatness. His goal is to be the next face of music “period”, not just hip-hop. He wants to influence and inspire the world.