There's a few gems from the rock that you may appreciate. J Boog ft. Fiji -Come and get it Fiji ft. Singa x J Boog -Special girl Fiji ft. O'shen × Damon -Riddim of life. Victor J Sefo ft Josh Wawa -Want to J Wawa -Moving about my ways Would love to see a reaction.🤙🏽 Love the vibes off your channe. Jah Bless🙏🏽
There's no special name to any of the Reggae songs. We just called it (Island Reggae or Pacific Reggae). That goes for all of the Polynesian Islands. For Hawaii, they called it (Jawaiian Reggae). In the real of it all, Jawaiian Reggae actually came from Jamaican Reggae. So when Reggae came along in Hawaii in the 60 or 80's. It has become really popular in Hawaii. The locals or Hawaiian then made their own name and called it (Jawaiian Reggae), but overall, regardless of any of the Polynesian Islands, make a Reggae song. We just called it Island Reggae or Pacific Reggae.
This is an island anthem at our get togethers and festivals like this is THAT song to set it off. Loving the reactions to island reggae - whatever way you say it ... island reggae, poly reggae .. its all good. Also highly recommend watching a LIVE performance of this song to really get the vibe and appreciate his talent. We go offf on this song lol
George veikoso (Fiji) his music is loved throughout the Polynesia Melanesia and Micronisia therefore we call him the Godfather of Island Reggae. React to Morning Ride🤙🏽
Everyone in Hawaii knows the words to this song lol. I’m actually singing it while watching this 😂 My favorite Fiji song is Anything You Want. It’s a slow song but still has some island vibes. In case you wanted to check out more Fiji songs there’s also Impossible and Sharing the Night. 🤙🏽
Also Fiji is the godfather of more recent years but even he cannot deny he was not influenced by Herbs. a Maori group know for their reggae flavour for before I was born anyway. Fiji sings "E Papa", a Māori song but he sings it in the Herbs version ☺️
Depends on where overall I’d say it’s island music greatly rooted in Jamaican Reggae. Here in Hawaii we called it Jahwaiian because of the cultural mix. It’s easy to vibe too and dance too.
Hawaiian from Hawaii here, the term I've heard most is Jawaiian. Not the only fusion in hawaiian music tho, we got yodeling, country (the protuguese brought ranching to the islands and it fit too well with local culture), and even bandstand music. Love is a huge topic because family is literally the core of the culture, and we see ourselves as the offspring of nature itself. The Idea of family is all encompassing. Also, this song is waaaaaay older than 8 years. I was still snotting at the nose when this was on the radio decades ago.
Typically, reggae has resonated strongly amongst groups of oppressed people throughout the world because of its aspirations for racial equality, social justice, and freedom. Pacific Islanders in general, and Native Hawaiian's in particular would certainly be included into the worlds groups of oppressed peoples due to their long legacy of European colonization that dates back hundreds of years. But in all majority, reggae had become more of love and peace, happiness and the brotherhood. It became more about love over war. Singing praises of harmony, family over the oppression is the focus. If you can, react to three of Fiji’s songs in separate time if you can. 1 is *TRIBAL WAR,* 2 is *INDIGENOUS LIFE.* & 3 *WARRIOR.*
Island Reggae is what we produce but the influences and definitely Uncle Bob 🙌🏽 Bob Marley and the Wailers are huge here still but people still call on the time he visited NZ. UB40 is another big inspo to us, Judy Mowatt or Bitty McLean, Inner Circle, Maxi Priest.... Reggae is loved here in NZ and across the Pacific.
That dude on the background.....that the man himself "George Fiji Veikoso". His my number vocal artist here back in the Fiji Island. His range is it just beautiful
Song is definitely an anthem. Island reggae relates a lot to country and r&b usually context is love lifestyle type stuff. Glad you like our music! Try listening to kaipo kapua acapella or josh tatofi tenesse whiskey.
Every island in the pacific loves and know this song, when it comes on especially during parties you'll be hearing every one sing along to this song 🍻...great reaction vid and loloma from fiji brada
I've been listening to this song since the 90's. Hawaiian Reggae/Island Rhythm (Jahwaiian) music is what a lot of locals from Hawaii call it. We sing about everything. Love, Alcohol, Food, culture, The Land, the ocean, the mountains, we adapt country style music. With Reggae type beats, a lot of ukulele.
As of to date...this song is known by every South Pacific Islander...n as soon as someone puts it on every POLYNESIAN will throw up hands n sing rite along!!! When reggae hit the South Pacific Islands...we ran with it!!! As the years went on so did reggae with island music fused even more...now u have Jawaiian...Jamoan...anything with a reggae sound is known as island reggae!!!
most island reggae/pacific reagge tends to be about love and relationships but also in particular areas new zealand and hawaii there tends a lot more songs about political injustice, stolen land, colonisation but there are also across all pacific reggae songs about indigenous identity aswell if anyone knows more information or any corrections feel free to reply aswell but i hope this is helpful, Chur!🤙🏽
Best Fiji songs I could recommend for you to react to would be Darkness to light, Naughty girl and Morning ride. Guarantee you'll like them all bro ❤️🔥👆🏾
To this Day i still have it on my Spotify playlist. I introduced my Husband from Mississippi to island music or island reggae and there was one song by Fiji he loved, to this day he’s still looking for that song but I have it on my playlist. 😂 He’s still asking me for the name. Shoulda saved it when he had the chance. 😂
J boog !!!! Thank you brother!!!! Giving us our flowers!!! We have so much talent in the islands from Bruno Mars to to 3 plus I can go on and on ! Micha G, the green ! Maoli,, the list gos on and on.
Also Fiji's song "Sweet Darling" actually came out in the 90's..the date you prolly read about '14 years' was prolly just the date the TH-cam vid was posted, but the song release way longer than 14 years brah,lol..also Fiji still sounds just as good today, still making bangerz & still hitting them high notes too,lol🤙🏻 awesome reaction 🔥🔥
Great reaction. Check out these islanders, Kapena, Koi Brothers and Richard Parker. I think you will enjoy their music. Thanks for your support of our island sounds.
born and raised on the island of Oahu, growing up in Kalihi i would say Bruddah Waltah (RIP) was the godfather of what was called Jahwaiian Reggae music in the 80's. and a little old place called Jubilees which is no longer there, started it all with Bruddah Waltah. thats where i actually saw Fiji performed too, in his younger days and he went off and became the locals fav. but yeah you can call it Jahwaiian Reggae, Hawaiian Reggae, Island Reggae music. fyi Maoli is the top dog nowadays.
Island music… us Hawaiians love to KANIKAPILA pronounced( Ka-knee- ka-pee-la) which means to play music while hanging out/ partying as we call it Jamming 😂 so many talented artists with great vocals
there is no correct term for it, Islanders just call it Island Reggae. The theme behind the music is definitely about embracing, loving, honoring, blessings & all the above. ✨️🙏 and youre so right about "chanting" type song CAUSE IT IS in every party you go to. 😂 Love our poly people ❤💯🇨🇰🇨🇰🇨🇰
We just call this Poly Reggae. Poly Reggae is always about the love we have for our woman! We use reggae type beats but over the years the sound has developd more into a perfect mixture of reggae/rnb/hiphop lol
OHHHHH DAyyyyUUUUMMMM, NO HE DIDNT, all the polys stand and salute this man, greatest party song or at least one of the top 3, got a give it up forget the other great party song from "Brotherlove" lol that was a jam too at the parties too. Got ardijah as well, damn, so many greats we forget as the times go on. Enjoy the ride bro.
Fiji is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤫🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤫🤫🤫
The Pacific islands are made up of Micronesians, Polynesians, and Melanisians. Polynesia comprises American Samoa; the Cook Islands; French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Rapa Nui, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand, anchor this region to the north and south, respectively, with Native Hawaiians and Maori as their indigenous populations. Micronesia Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia and Palau); Gilbert Islands (Kiribati); Mariana Islands (Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, US); Marshall ...Melanesia is from the region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. It also includes the Indonesian part of New Guinea. But we islanders think of ourselves as Pacific Islanders!!! (From Google).
If u really wanna know the culture. U gotta listen to Israel Kamakawiwa'ole better known as bradda IZ. This man represents what hawaii is. His easy going. Smooth sounding voice is what we grew to love. Sadly he passed away in the early 90s. But listen to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. In dis life and Hawaiian Supa man!
ISLAND REGGAE PLAYLIST: th-cam.com/play/PLe70UwDfhHBhN1F2P3sR8sroTr0sNBBoh.html
There's a few gems from the rock that you may appreciate.
J Boog ft. Fiji -Come and get it
Fiji ft. Singa x J Boog -Special girl
Fiji ft. O'shen × Damon -Riddim of life.
Victor J Sefo ft Josh Wawa -Want to
J Wawa -Moving about my ways
Would love to see a reaction.🤙🏽
Love the vibes off your channe. Jah Bless🙏🏽
Every Polynesian plays this song at every party ❤
Respect great reaction ❤
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There's no special name to any of the Reggae songs. We just called it (Island Reggae or Pacific Reggae). That goes for all of the Polynesian Islands. For Hawaii, they called it (Jawaiian Reggae). In the real of it all, Jawaiian Reggae actually came from Jamaican Reggae. So when Reggae came along in Hawaii in the 60 or 80's. It has become really popular in Hawaii. The locals or Hawaiian then made their own name and called it (Jawaiian Reggae), but overall, regardless of any of the Polynesian Islands, make a Reggae song. We just called it Island Reggae or Pacific Reggae.
Thanks for the breakdown 🙏🏾
It’s now known under sub genre “Indigo”
YESSUH😊😊😊❤❤❤
This is a certified sing along for any get together here in Aotearoa (new zealand). 💪🏽💪🏽❤❤
This is an island anthem at our get togethers and festivals like this is THAT song to set it off. Loving the reactions to island reggae - whatever way you say it ... island reggae, poly reggae .. its all good.
Also highly recommend watching a LIVE performance of this song to really get the vibe and appreciate his talent. We go offf on this song lol
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🙏🙏
This song is actually over 20 years old. 1996. True classic in the island reggae culture
Honestly, Fijis Morning Ride needs to be known by more people. All the vibes. Pls react
💯☝🏽
And his Tequila Sunrise
This is the poly song we always play for BBQ and parties, it never gets old, it's pretty much a sing along song.
George veikoso (Fiji) his music is loved throughout the Polynesia Melanesia and Micronisia therefore we call him the Godfather of Island Reggae. React to Morning Ride🤙🏽
Everyone in Hawaii knows the words to this song lol. I’m actually singing it while watching this 😂 My favorite Fiji song is Anything You Want. It’s a slow song but still has some island vibes. In case you wanted to check out more Fiji songs there’s also Impossible and Sharing the Night. 🤙🏽
All the vocals on this track are all Fiji. He always gotta make us girls feel manly the way he effortlessly hits them high notes. 😂
I love Fiji come on over ❣️ and chants of the islands check them out
Thanks
Also Fiji is the godfather of more recent years but even he cannot deny he was not influenced by Herbs. a Maori group know for their reggae flavour for before I was born anyway. Fiji sings "E Papa", a Māori song but he sings it in the Herbs version ☺️
Depends on where overall I’d say it’s island music greatly rooted in Jamaican Reggae. Here in Hawaii we called it Jahwaiian because of the cultural mix. It’s easy to vibe too and dance too.
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Hawaiian from Hawaii here, the term I've heard most is Jawaiian. Not the only fusion in hawaiian music tho, we got yodeling, country (the protuguese brought ranching to the islands and it fit too well with local culture), and even bandstand music. Love is a huge topic because family is literally the core of the culture, and we see ourselves as the offspring of nature itself. The Idea of family is all encompassing. Also, this song is waaaaaay older than 8 years. I was still snotting at the nose when this was on the radio decades ago.
Ayyyeee haven’t heard this in hellaaa!! You took me back to my childhood!
Typically, reggae has resonated strongly amongst groups of oppressed people throughout the world because of its aspirations for racial equality, social justice, and freedom. Pacific Islanders in general, and Native Hawaiian's in particular would certainly be included into the worlds groups of oppressed peoples due to their long legacy of European colonization that dates back hundreds of years.
But in all majority, reggae had become more of love and peace, happiness and the brotherhood. It became more about love over war. Singing praises of harmony, family over the oppression is the focus.
If you can, react to three of Fiji’s songs in separate time if you can. 1 is *TRIBAL WAR,* 2 is *INDIGENOUS LIFE.* & 3 *WARRIOR.*
The words say it all...he's singing bout a love in his life bro...same with country they sing about life experience. .
Island Reggae is what we produce but the influences and definitely Uncle Bob 🙌🏽 Bob Marley and the Wailers are huge here still but people still call on the time he visited NZ. UB40 is another big inspo to us, Judy Mowatt or Bitty McLean, Inner Circle, Maxi Priest.... Reggae is loved here in NZ and across the Pacific.
The whole album was amazing! Brings me back!
That dude on the background.....that the man himself "George Fiji Veikoso". His my number vocal artist here back in the Fiji Island. His range is it just beautiful
Song is definitely an anthem. Island reggae relates a lot to country and r&b usually context is love lifestyle type stuff. Glad you like our music! Try listening to kaipo kapua acapella or josh tatofi tenesse whiskey.
Every island in the pacific loves and know this song, when it comes on especially during parties you'll be hearing every one sing along to this song 🍻...great reaction vid and loloma from fiji brada
I've been listening to this song since the 90's. Hawaiian Reggae/Island Rhythm (Jahwaiian) music is what a lot of locals from Hawaii call it. We sing about everything. Love, Alcohol, Food, culture, The Land, the ocean, the mountains, we adapt country style music. With Reggae type beats, a lot of ukulele.
This song is still on my regular playlist
The official name of the genre Fiji is in and created is called Jawaiian Reggae.
It's all about living your best life,going with the flow,like the roll of the ocean.
As of to date...this song is known by every South Pacific Islander...n as soon as someone puts it on every POLYNESIAN will throw up hands n sing rite along!!! When reggae hit the South Pacific Islands...we ran with it!!! As the years went on so did reggae with island music fused even more...now u have Jawaiian...Jamoan...anything with a reggae sound is known as island reggae!!!
most island reggae/pacific reagge tends to be about love and relationships but also in particular areas new zealand and hawaii there tends a lot more songs about political injustice, stolen land, colonisation but there are also across all pacific reggae songs about indigenous identity aswell if anyone knows more information or any corrections feel free to reply aswell but i hope this is helpful, Chur!🤙🏽
He is one of the legends of island music scene fasho fasho he’s that guy
That's him hitting them high notes❤❤❤
It can either be Island Reggae, Pacific Island Reggae, Poly Reggae,etc..but usually easier for say Island Reggae 🤙🏻
Best Fiji songs I could recommend for you to react to would be Darkness to light, Naughty girl and Morning ride. Guarantee you'll like them all bro ❤️🔥👆🏾
To this Day i still have it on my Spotify playlist. I introduced my Husband from Mississippi to island music or island reggae and there was one song by Fiji he loved, to this day he’s still looking for that song but I have it on my playlist. 😂 He’s still asking me for the name. Shoulda saved it when he had the chance. 😂
J boog !!!! Thank you brother!!!! Giving us our flowers!!! We have so much talent in the islands from Bruno Mars to to 3 plus I can go on and on ! Micha G, the green ! Maoli,, the list gos on and on.
Maoli- We Open is amazing. Three Plus. Gosh so many! And we would say island reggae
Feel Good Music
This song came out in 1996. All the vocals you hear in the background is all Fiji. Classic song right here
Appreciate your honest reaction ❤.
Thanks for watching
Also Fiji's song "Sweet Darling" actually came out in the 90's..the date you prolly read about '14 years' was prolly just the date the TH-cam vid was posted, but the song release way longer than 14 years brah,lol..also Fiji still sounds just as good today, still making bangerz & still hitting them high notes too,lol🤙🏻 awesome reaction 🔥🔥
Thats from the 90s...im 42 years old and we jam that song in High School
This song here is all polynesians national anthem :)
Bro this song is like 25 yrs old...came out in the 90s
Probably more like 27yrs or so..
Great reaction. Check out these islanders, Kapena, Koi Brothers and Richard Parker. I think you will enjoy their music. Thanks for your support of our island sounds.
SHOUT OUT TO FIJI 🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯
born and raised on the island of Oahu, growing up in Kalihi i would say Bruddah Waltah (RIP) was the godfather of what was called Jahwaiian Reggae music in the 80's. and a little old place called Jubilees which is no longer there, started it all with Bruddah Waltah. thats where i actually saw Fiji performed too, in his younger days and he went off and became the locals fav. but yeah you can call it Jahwaiian Reggae, Hawaiian Reggae, Island Reggae music. fyi Maoli is the top dog nowadays.
Island music… us Hawaiians love to KANIKAPILA pronounced( Ka-knee- ka-pee-la) which means to play music while hanging out/ partying as we call it Jamming 😂 so many talented artists with great vocals
Cheehoohooo Yessah Fiji
Subject matter is love and family coming together
That's one of the pacific island reggae song,,awesome
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Only ever known it as Nesian Reggae 😊 covers all South Pacific Islands 🏝 👌🏽
Great reaction
Herbs... are the godfathers of pacific reggae... I'm sure all will agree 😊
This came out in 1996 so it’s 28 years old 😂🤣
This is all Pacific Islanders anthem... Everyone knows this song
... walk into any house party and this will be pumping
I think the context behind the music is more carefree. Love Fiji!!
Al Polynesians knows this song, like an anthem, there are so many poly bands artists out there…I love my fob fresh music❤❤❤
Always looking forward to your reactions. New fan 🤝🏽
there is no correct term for it, Islanders just call it Island Reggae. The theme behind the music is definitely about embracing, loving, honoring, blessings & all the above. ✨️🙏 and youre so right about "chanting" type song CAUSE IT IS in every party you go to. 😂 Love our poly people ❤💯🇨🇰🇨🇰🇨🇰
Jahwaiian music. And this song is like 14+ years old cuz. I remember this song from when i was a jit and I’m 29 now
ISLAND REGGAE BRUH. ISLAND REGGAE FOCUSES A LOT ON RELATIONSHIPS. MOSTLY LOVE. ISLAND PEOPLE ARE A HAPPY PEOPLE.
Poly vibes bro! I call them island jams, aka pacific island jams. ❤
Poly jams mbro. Fever and tonight are a couple of my favorites
Island Vibes
Pacific islander reggae period 🤙
Also he wrote for tyrese- how you gone act like that
Yuuuuuuur Fiji🔥🤩🔥😍🤩🔥😍🤩ISLAND JAM!!!!!!!!!
We just call this Poly Reggae. Poly Reggae is always about the love we have for our woman! We use reggae type beats but over the years the sound has developd more into a perfect mixture of reggae/rnb/hiphop lol
U want a anthem from him Fiji-Laie boyz SLAPPPPPPERRRRRRR
this song came out in the 90’s and Fiji is definitely the best but Kapena started it all
Here in da isles of hawaii it Jawaiian
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OHHHHH DAyyyyUUUUMMMM, NO HE DIDNT, all the polys stand and salute this man, greatest party song or at least one of the top 3, got a give it up forget the other great party song from "Brotherlove" lol that was a jam too at the parties too. Got ardijah as well, damn, so many greats we forget as the times go on. Enjoy the ride bro.
Kolohe Kai is another group, Iam sang their song in the finale Cool Down
Once you go Polynesian, you never go back 😂😂
yep they love love songs coz we're loving people lol.......
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btw this song came out in 1996.
Check out old school Kapena!
Jamaican with a Polynesian touch.
The high notes is Fiji as well.
Fiji is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤫🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤫🤫🤫
I Reggae 🥰🥰🥰🥰👍🏾
Island style- John Cruz …. Pound 4 pound -neon moon
You should watch him singing live on his 50th birthday! Look uhm up he sounds the same in studio version but better on live
Yes brother!!!! That is 100 %rebel music
My homey Veikoso. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Island reggae ! Fiji is the god father although his name is Fijian he is of Tongan decent 🇹🇴 i think Samoan as well
Stanley T - Island girl … Samoan artist
The Pacific islands are made up of Micronesians, Polynesians, and Melanisians.
Polynesia comprises American Samoa; the Cook Islands; French Polynesia, Niue, Pitcairn, Rapa Nui, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna. The Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand, anchor this region to the north and south, respectively, with Native Hawaiians and Maori as their indigenous populations. Micronesia Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia and Palau); Gilbert Islands (Kiribati); Mariana Islands (Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, US); Marshall ...Melanesia is from the region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. It also includes the Indonesian part of New Guinea. But we islanders think of ourselves as Pacific Islanders!!! (From Google).
It's called Jawaiian reggae, different from traditional hawaiian music artists like keali'i Reichel
This is Island reggae. Jawaiian is Hawaiian + Jamaican style mashup music.
If you want another old poly artist to sample you can try Ulise. Then try katchafire, 3rp, Sammy J, sione toki, and siaosi.
It was released in the mid 90s
Jawaiian got a distinct ukulele strum
Gotta listen to Run up by j boog and Fiji
React to Big Every Time(B.E.T)- All you need is Love & Pata pata...! You’ll enjoy it😉🤙🏽 Aloha.
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Best Fiji song I recommend is “Isalei Lia”
If u really wanna know the culture. U gotta listen to Israel Kamakawiwa'ole better known as bradda IZ. This man represents what hawaii is. His easy going. Smooth sounding voice is what we grew to love. Sadly he passed away in the early 90s. But listen to Somewhere Over the Rainbow. In dis life and Hawaiian Supa man!
General Fiyah. Ekolu. Three Plus
Mean n talented 🤙🤙🤙
Maoli - Shoot. Down
Mahalo ❤
Island reggae bro