Di Genius

Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor
Birth nameStephen McGregor
OriginKingston, Jamaica
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1995–present
Labels

Stephen McGregor, known professionally as Di Genius, is a Jamaican record producer, singer, and songwriter. Di Genius comes from a musical family—his father is legendary veteran reggae artist Freddie McGregor and his siblings, Daniel "Chino" McGregor and Yeshemabeth "Shema" McGregor, are also singers. While Di Genius was primarily known for producing riddims out of his "Big Ship" recording studio, he has gone on to produce and write songs for international artists such as Sean Paul, Drake, Nelly Furtado, Lianne La Havas, Shakira, John Legend among others.[1][2][3] The New York Times named him a "Reggae Veteran At The Age of 18."

In 2017, Billboard.com listed Di Genius as one of the producers who brought dancehall back to the mainstream, noting his work on Drake's hit song "Controlla" off the multi-platinum selling album Views.

His work is also featured on multiple Grammy Awards nominated albums.

  1. ^ Goldman, Vivien (21 September 2008). "For Him, Reggae Is the Family Business". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  2. ^ Patterson, Joseph (25 July 2011). "Stephen McGregor: The Interview". MTV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Super bash for Stephen". Jamaica Star. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2013.