‘Portland’s Very Own’ dancehall artist Versi, originally known as Versatile, is making major moves on the US iTunes Reggae Albums Chart with his first official album aptly titled ‘P.V.O Portland’s Very Own‘. The album, which was released on August 29th, 2025, debuted at number 2 and peaked at number 1.
For the next 2 weeks that followed, Versi‘s album stayed in the top 10, dropping to 8th before making its way back up to 5th, then 4th, the and sitting pretty once again at number 1 by September 19. Versi is very satisfied with how his album is performing and is gearing up for an album listening party in New York soon.
An excited Versi expressed, “I feel blessed and accomplished but still humble knowing that this is just the start of the journey with this new project!”
“I definitely appreciate the fact that people are receiving the album well and they’re not only streaming but are buying also,” continued Versi.
Produced by his Cawvinz Entertainment record label, ‘P.V.O‘ shows why he is called Versi in the first place, and proud to be from the parish. The album includes collaborations with dancehall superstars Rygin King, Valiant and Chronic Law, as well as legendary reggae artists Ginjah and Louie Culture, further cementing his stance as a truly versatile artist. Versi also teamed up with top notch producers on various tracks including JayCrazie, CJ TheChemist and Din Din, just to name a few.
Now based in the US, Versi is focusing on building his fan base, promoting ‘P.V.O‘ in the streets and on several mainstream media houses such as Get With The Fix Radio with MichelleG, with the intent to visit stations such as One Love Radio in Connecticut, JaIrie Radio, Sound Chat Radio, The Beat FM in Rochester, NY and much more. The talented artist will also be doing a media run in Florida soon and get featured in major US publications.
Source: @lesleyodyssey
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