Tanto, who has been steadily building a name for himself on the local scene ever since exiting the popular Magnum Kings & Queens competition last year, shared the sad news recently while meeting with Sharon Burke, head of the Bookings & Promotions firm Solid Agency.

With funeral arrangement now being undertaken, Tanto recounted his last contact with his grandmother. "She was sick and I was supposed to go look for her in the country but I was unable to make it, so I never get the opportunity to hold her before she pass. It hurt mi, mi nah lie."

Currently riding radio airwaves with a slew of new singles including No Cow Foot on the Hot Patty Riddim and Hotta Dan You on the G Shock Riddim, Tanto Blacks is determined to make his mark in the industry. "Right now, mi a record a whole lot of songs for the Christmas, mi a build mi ting on a level and I want to thank the fans that support Tanto Blacks from day one."