The streets are talking about a new dancehall artiste, Real Image, whose incendiary new sound is blazing across airwaves all over the world.

Signed to Natural Bridge Records, the artiste's breakout single, My Dream, chock-full of witty metaphors and brilliant wordplay, has announced his arrival on the dancehall stage.

"I am ready to show the world my skills. I am growing every day, learning new things. I have a great camp of producers, writers and beatmakers. We are going to shake things up," he said, confidently.

Born Stephen Brown on January 14, 1994, he grew up in James Hill, Clarendon, with his mother, Georgia Meredith; grandmother; and two sisters, and attended James Hill Primary before moving to Mandeville at age nine.

He attended the Mandeville Primary and Junior High before entering the May Day High school in Manchester, where he discovered his love for music during informal dancehall clashes in-between subjects.

"When I was 15, I used to clash with a friend of mine, Junior, during break. We would sing the Kartel/Mavado songs, then Junior asked me to write my own songs and build our own vibes, and that is how I started writing my own songs," Real Image said. "In class, I found myself writing songs even when the teacher a teach."

At 19, he went to Springfield, Massachusettes, where he began to hone his nascent deejaying skills in a small studio. He has recorded other singles such as Go Wrong, Pray Fi Dem and the unreleased Bread Alone.

"I can't explain it, I have just found a passion with music. At first there was some amount of doubt, but I have faith. God promised me this, and I have faith that it will come to pass," he said.