I would have been a criminal if not for music —Patoranking

Reggae act, Patoranking, has revealed during a media parley organised by MTV Base, that he would have been a criminal but for music.

According to him, music saved him from becoming a criminal as the slum did not give occupants many options. “There, it was either you made it the right way or the crime way”, but Pato chose music and it has worked for him.

He expressed his appreciation to MTV Base for making him the Artiste of the Month

On his debut album, Pato disclosed that plans were in place for him to release an album later this year and that he would not mind featuring reggae artistes such as Beenie man and Sean Paul.

“There are plans for the album to be released soon. Hopefully, later in the year’

Head of Marketing and communications, VIMN Africa, Colette Otusheso, told media men after the introduction of Pato as its Artiste of the Month, stated that the parley was to create an avenue for journalists to meet with, and get to understand music artistes better.

‘With MTV Base Artiste of the Month, we provide a platform for some of our favourite artistes to get close and personal with fans and the media and this month, we are excited about the talented reggae musician, Patoranking, being our artiste of the month”

The 25-year-old act rose to limelight in 2013 with his hit single with Timaya, “Alubarika”.

He has since gone ahead to release other popular tracks, including “Girlie O”, featuring Tiwa Savage. The single was listed on the MTV Base Official Naija Top Ten videos of the year.