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At 10-years old, singing sensation QQ set a record as the youngest person in Jamaica to have a hit song, "Poverty". The late Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown, held this previous title as the youngest Jamaican with a hit song, with his big hit "No Man Is A Island" at the age of 11.

His newest tune, "Stukie", has dominiated the Peppa Pot Top Video chart. We caught up with QQ while preparing for the flurry of shows he will be appearing on this Christmas season.

Interview conducted by: Heike Wollenweber

Peppa Pot: How old are you now?

QQ: I am 11 years old.

Peppa Pot: How does it feel to be a quite established artiste at that age?

QQ: It kind of feels very nice to me because when I go on the street everybody-s saying "QQ" and they say "You know my little son loves you, or my little daughter loves you". It feels very nice.

Peppa Pot: You never feel like your career is taking anything away from you as a child?

QQ: I definitely enjoy what I do. I love it!

Peppa Pot: You are looking at a long career. Do you think you can keep your career going into an adult stage?

QQ: Definitely I think it will last. As long as ever. Until I die.

Peppa Pot: How did you get started with your career?

QQ: How I really got started in this music industry is that as a younger boy I used to do music, like in Church. I never really do it as big, not taking it up professionally as now. When I went to England I was in this choir and I used to perform at different places like Castle Theatre and Bristol Academy. I performed for the Queen of England. I came back to Jamaica and told my dad I wanted to go to a studio. My dad saw someone driving around in this place and then we bucked up into Bobby Digital. Actually it was Calibud, which is Bobby Digital-s son. We went into the studio and he played a rhythm and I said something on it. He liked it and gave me the rhythm and I brought it home and built a tune and from there I just took it up professionally.

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Peppa Pot: Are there any artistes that you really look up to and who inspire you?

QQ: Well, the Jamaican artistes that inspire me and that I look up to are Beres Hammond, Gregory Isaac, John Holt. In dancehall I would say Beenie Man, Bounty Killa and Wayne Marshall.

Peppa Pot: In terms of your music. Do you cater mainly to an audience your age?

QQ: Yes, I do.

Peppa Pot: Do you find it difficult sometimes to balance performing songs that appeal to kids your age and to people generally?

QQ: No it isn-t. When you are performing for kids certain things that you would say you don-t say. A performance for adults is a higher class performance. Those things you could not say intentionally, you say it in a certain way. It is also a more vibesy performance when you perform for adults.

Peppa Pot: What are your plans for the coming year?

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QQ: For next year I am planning to drop my album, on my birthday.

Peppa Pot: When is your birthday?

QQ: That is March the 9th. I am going to go to England. Next year I will go to America in the summer. Take it to a more international level.

Peppa Pot: Do you have any plans to perform in New York?

QQ: Yes, I am planning to perform in New York next year in summer.

Peppa Pot: Can you mention some of the songs that you will release next year?

QQ: My new tracks that I am going to release are "QQ Going to the Top", "Lonely Children", "Everyday I Rise", "Mama Fi Juggle", "Peace", "My God is Real", "I Dedicate This Song", "Mr Babylon". A whole lot of them. I have another thing coming up called "Waist Fi A Move" on the 25th of December of this year, 2006. I keep my own show which will have Bounty Killa, Beenie Man, I Wayne, Sizzla, (Vybz) Kartel, School Boy, Turbulance, all the top artistes, Teflon, Idonia. That-s going to be at the Pembrook Hall Community Center. In the day you gon have the kid-s section and in the night the adult section. That-s how we set it up.

Peppa Pot: There were quite a few articles in the newspapers recently about you and another artiste your age- Dadda. Do you actually know each other?

QQ: No, I don-t know Dadda.

Peppa Pot: So you do not feel like you are competing with him?

QQ: No. I am in a higher class. I don-t even watch those things. I just know that I am at a higher peak cause the world wants to see me.

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Peppa Pot: What tips you would give to someone your age who wants to become an artiste?

QQ: Well, the music business is not a thing to play around with. If you really want to take it serious, it is just not a thing that you just get up and do. It-s not a thing where parents should push their children. It-s a thing that you have to love, deep inside of you. You have to say "Yes, I love music. Yes, the music mad, mi love it!" You have to take it as your life, make it a part of you.

Peppa Pot: You still go to school. How do you make sure your education does not suffer?

QQ: I really do take my education very serious, because education is a priority for sure.

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Bri Bri ah seh:
well qq from wat me se i think you a smart boy like mi im gt
Posted: Tuesday December 19th, 2006

princess130 ah seh:
cha yahh qq keep doin it big like you doing and theyll continue to love your music big up lov ya
Posted: Tuesday December 19th, 2006

stress ah seh:
qq i love you your my boooooooooooooooo my nan=me is brandie i live in philadelphia pa i always want to meet you i listen to your music i love your music im 12years old luv you bye bye for now email me back or contact me at(215-xxx-xxxx) anytime you want to call me
Posted: Thursday December 21st, 2006

stress ah seh:
qq i love you your my boooooooooooooooo my nan=me is brandie i live in philadelphia pa i always want to meet you i listen to your music i love your music im 12years old luv you bye bye for now email me back .anytime you want to call me
Posted: Thursday December 21st, 2006

Junetta ah seh:
QQ i did really enjoy da song poverty,it jus a big song from such a little youth wit so much meaning!!! N stukkie ah di hottest sone sen, so good luck 2 baby, n let jah guide u through everyhting ya do.
Posted: Thursday December 21st, 2006

Chupsy ah seh:
A DIS MI A SEY A U COME DEM DEH DEH DEH DEM LAST DO ANY THING YU WAAN DO AN ANY THING YU WAAN SEY KEEP YU HEAD UP HIGH DONT MEK DEM FIGHT YU DOWN YU SI MI A SEY DO YU THINK.FR YU NOBA 1 FAN AN MI A JA-CAN NUFF RATINS T.B A.K.A CHUPSY!!!DONT STOP
Posted: Thursday December 21st, 2006

sean mike ah seh:
qq u thing sauth out me dan, from a the calibud a bring u, u must bus iam a friend of the great calibud and u c that rasta youth he is a good youth,when it come to music he is the string that r within us,calibud u thing sell off rasta,qq if u ever read this message let the bud know say respect r comming from the ny brooklyn massive,305 crew linden blvd,calibud u fe bring the artis come a ny city come bus him bigger than him bus already,stright calibud,buro a send request.blessed love rasta wise flesh
Posted: Friday December 22nd, 2006

twilightzone ah seh:
keep up da singing, the further see you, jah is in you
Posted: Friday December 22nd, 2006

flawless15 ah seh:
yow a tax mi fi tax yo a school but mi nah dweet cause ya mi doops mi inna lower 8.gwane do yo ting,a skool ya di only little jamaican youthmi eva see reach so far dada a baby to dis
Posted: Saturday December 23rd, 2006

cutejamaican ah seh:
QQ u is mi favorite artist and the sweetest.as sweet as honey.much love hope to meet u soon
Posted: Sunday December 24th, 2006

onyda ah seh:
well i think QQ is a very smart bwoy. my cousin is mr.wacky so one day i will meet him
Posted: Wednesday December 27th, 2006

Sweet lips ah seh:
QQ just keep on doing your thing I am supporting you in every thing you do( Sweet lips)
Posted: Thursday December 28th, 2006

deana ah seh:
how did you come up with that dance
Posted: Monday January 1st, 2007

brownin2008 ah seh:
gwaan yah q-q nuhbody cyan stop yuh cah yuh deh ah di top yuh have a steady head fi a likkle pickney so gwaan cah mi ah buy yuh c.d
Posted: Wednesday January 3rd, 2007

Baybee_3llz ah seh:
AWW QQ IS SO f---N CUTE NO LIE I THINK HE IS SO FRIGGEN CUTE<3
Posted: Monday January 8th, 2007

shackaye ah seh:
QQ NEW TUNE IS THE BOMB IT IS MASHING UP JAMAICA QQ BIG UP
Posted: Monday January 22nd, 2007

jeanelle13 ah seh:
hey QQ what is ur real name baby i luv ur songs and i love u big up.
Posted: Monday January 22nd, 2007

jiggalow008 ah seh:
qq have a bad sound name poverty!!! big tune stukie big dnce tune evryting alryt duh ur ting ma yout!!
Posted: Monday January 22nd, 2007

boddasz ah seh:
QQ IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SEXD FOR A LIKL 11 YR OLD... BUH I SEE BOI FROM YARD IS DOIN IT BIG!! b
BULLIT...
Posted: Wednesday February 14th, 2007

sherika ah seh:
hi am the one who love you wwho is looking for you if you were at my school i will be all over you baby
Posted: Sunday February 18th, 2007

bud_gyal_dnt_watch_no_face ah seh:
wa ya gonna say wa ya gonna do STOOKIE!!...wa gwon my yout...big up 2 u...keep ya head up n everything will b everything...dnt watch no face...hope i get to meet u onee day...but until then jus do wa u do best baby...jah bless...*!~EMPRESS CHANTY~!*...a.k.a *!~SEXC-YELLA~!*...
Posted: Thursday February 22nd, 2007

gong2003 ah seh:
QQ u a the boss no make no lil boy come look no hype off u zeeeeeeeeen just keep on do good music
Posted: Saturday February 24th, 2007

dillan ah seh:
yoh qq this is dillan am the same age has you mi have an gal weh a mad over you call mi and make we chat heres my number ( 85241984149713) call me tomorrow at 5:30
Posted: Monday February 26th, 2007

dillan ah seh:
cal this number if you dont get me 8694990
or 4822719
Posted: Monday February 26th, 2007

dillan ah seh:
so qq i am at home you can call me let me tell you about the mamber 5:30 today she is on the site her name is sherika here is the number again 8524198 4149713 8694990
Posted: Tuesday February 27th, 2007

PEASHEAD ah seh:
qq for a youngter ur the boss and dadda a boy fi yuh so just sing yuh tune fi the girls them because them nuff out there and them love so just gwaan do yuh thing ganster for life.bung bang
Posted: Tuesday February 27th, 2007

sherika ah seh:
qq you maddddddddddd sickkkkkk headdddd gangggggggg am the girl my cousin was taliking about dilan
Posted: Wednesday February 28th, 2007

COOLEY ah seh:
hello qq this is cooley i love u im 15 years old call me 8150462 my birthday party is april28 call me
im kartel sister
Posted: Sunday April 22nd, 2007

areadon ah seh:
tavia
qq mi love yuh please call mi at 757 353 3041 i want to say something to you.
Posted: Monday April 30th, 2007

areadon ah seh:
i wanna f--- you u already know because i love so much.
Posted: Monday April 30th, 2007

areadon ah seh:
i wanna f--- u too
Posted: Monday April 30th, 2007

areadon ah seh:
qq yuh have ah girlfriend
Posted: Thursday May 3rd, 2007

areadon ah seh:
can yuh suck mi p----p---
Posted: Thursday May 3rd, 2007

areadon ah seh:
suck my p--- for a porkchop
Posted: Thursday May 3rd, 2007

areadon ah seh:
mi ah play yuh mi feel so horny fi si yuh pon peppa pot because mi in na virginia and really qq iam freak
Posted: Thursday May 3rd, 2007

vena ah seh:
Gawn QQ yuh run tings round here
Posted: Wednesday June 20th, 2007

nicole02 ah seh:
QQ a do him thing and a so mi lov it straight up. yu dun know all jamaican artist a gawn good and mi lov it when dem keep it soo.
Posted: Wednesday June 20th, 2007

nicole02 ah seh:
QQ is it ture that your real name is Kareem Dawkins? Are you planning on staying in calabar high school till you graduate? Do u have any cousins that go to Calabar? if you know hes mine
Posted: Wednesday June 20th, 2007

sweetcherry101 ah seh:
QQ I THINK AS A YOUNG BOY U HAV TALENT SO USE IT WISELY N KEEP GIVIN US THE FANS MUSIC 2 DANCE 2 N GUD MUSIC.......KEEP UP THE GUD WORK N WORK HARD AT WAT U DO........
Posted: Wednesday June 27th, 2007

Badda gal ah seh:
QQ MI LVU UH BIG TIME YOU TOO YOUNG FI MI BUT WHEN YOU GET OLDER MILL COME LOOK FI YA MY NAME IS SABRINA IM 19 YARS OLD AND I LIVE IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK
Posted: Friday November 16th, 2007

ainsley ah seh:
wats up QQ u no mi afi big u up cuz u av jamaica on lock
Posted: Thursday November 22nd, 2007

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