After dropping out of high school in the 11th grade, emerging artiste 1Speech realized I had a natural talent for music when I went to a studio for the first time in 2015 and recorded my first song. The experience feeling just right, I decided to pursue this as a full-time career. The artiste, given name Jaleel Nugent, my mother encouraged me to pursue my dream of being an artiste. Though I may not have gotten an ideal start in the industry, I believes I have improved in song delivery, lyrics and production quality. As a result, the 26-year-old has created a niche of what I describes as “original raw dancehall” and has not subscribed to what has become common and popular in the music industry. “My mother inspires me to keep moving forward because every time me see she play one of my songs, it is like a joy to see her, my own mother, singing along, and that motivates me and pushes me further so she can really see what I am doing and what I have become.”