So I would hear something and make a song, but I knew that was not really for. I guess in the pandemic, I was just making lots of music, but every time I did one I knew like okay this is for the album, this is not for the album, I think this is for it, I don't think that is for it. I did a bunch of work, and then took a break, then did a bunch of work and finished up. It was intentional, and I started last year in May. When did you start recording this album? Was it a conscious move, or did you naturally record as a musician, and then certain songs ended up creating a solid album? I want to live life and spend time doing the things I want to do with the people I want to spend it with - being with my daughter, staying at home, getting up, going for a jog, coming back to my house, making food, making juices, eating fruits off my tree, going to the beach, visiting my mom, and looking for my dad.

Yes, yes, yes! I work so hard and non-stop but at the same time it's good to just unplug, and it's good to just live life, enjoy life, and experience it positively. There's a whole thing going around talking about 'soft life' - like, 'I'm going to get my rest, and I'm going to work as well.' Do you believe in soft life? But, I'm looking for some comfort now, I swear to God.Ībsolutely. Yeah, it's true, but I like to be comfortable too. They say growth comes out of being uncomfortable. But when it's odd, and it has to be one or the other, that forces you to choose, make a decision, and take a strong stance. I think when it's even, nothing has to be uncomfortable as we can just even it out. Odd forces individuality and originality. I like the off-balance of three and odd forces. I think a lot of luck comes from three - you know the trinity, that's the major one. What is your experience with the number three in general? So for example, last night was the first time people heard me sing my new song 'Hills, ' but it was the first time they heard me sing 'Switch It Up' and 'Like Royalty' as well. And not that it's too late, because reggae music's shelf life is very long. I did my last album, and for two years, I didn't get to do one show, sing one song, go to one party or hear it out in public. Just to be able to go out and make the album connect. What are you hoping this album brings to you that the previous albums didn't? I've got to release a bunch of good singles, shoot some great videos, and play some great shows. 2022 is a lot more active, a lot more traveling, a lot more shows, more interacting, and less time for myself, but I'm grateful. A little bit tired from the tour, the driving, and everything else except for the performance, but I feel good, thankfully. How are you, and how has your 2022 been so far, especially in comparison to the past couple of years?

Protoje spoke with about his headlining Lost In Time Tour, collaborating with Jorja Smith, and what time and the number three means for him. 'I just felt sad a lot about not necessarily just my life, but what is life about, and why are we treating each other like this as people?' 'I did my last album, and for two years, I didn't get to do one show, sing one song, go to one party or hear it out in public,' Protoje tells of the cheerlessness of Third. The third in a trilogy of temporally-themed albums (his previous being 2018's A Matter of Time, and 2020's In Search of Lost Time ), Protoje hopes Third Time's The Charm will bring forth the fortune that the pandemic cut short. The lyrics are alert, yet nothing is forceful, and Protoje's vocals swiftly switch from crooning to old-school conscious rap flow, and sing-jaying - the Jamaican tradition of toasting and singing. Sentient sounds sail over one drop dubwise beats. Third Time’s The Charm - Protoje's second album on RCA in partnership with his own In.Digg.Nation Collective - is a shift in consciousness. Rather, it's his third consecutive album focusing on the concept of time, and exemplary of Protoje's seasoned mastery of his sound. The album is a melodic rift between isolation and family, love and betrayal, light and darkness - but it’s not depressing.

23, Third Time’s The Charm is Protoje’s sixth LP. I have a pretty melancholy vibe, and with this project especially, I was in a much sadder place.'

'I am a sad person,' Protoje reveals as he lounges in a brown leather sofa chair amidst studio equipment at a downtown New York content creator space. But while previewing his new album, Third Time’s The Charm, I was surprised by the gloomy sentiment seeping through my body, curiously calming my previously excited vibe. The reggae singer perpetually possesses a chill vibe, and his music possesses the same calm. It is safe to assume that no one takes the artist Protoje to be the super extroverted type.

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