Likkle Briggie, also known as TJ, hails from a rich musical lineage as the son of Brigadier Jerry and nephew of Sister Nancy and Jeremiah. Raised in Barbican, Kingston, Jamaica, he discovered his passion for Dee-Jay-ing at a young age. His journey began in earnest when he remembers the first time meeting his father at a Bass Odyssey Dance at age 7, an experience that cemented his calling.

Despite his parents living in the United States, Briggie’s guardian he lived with in Jamaica nurtured his talent, taking him to dances and shows. Being members of the 12 Tribes of Israel (Rastafarian organisation) he would regularly attend these events and follow the Twelve Tribe of Israel Sound “Jah Love Muzik”.

This exposed him to travelling around the Island and acted as a training ground as he would get the opportunity to Dee-Jay on the sound with the established Dee-Jays and Artists such as Jeremiah (Uncle), Culture Dan and Rassy Hardknocks. Regular guests Artists on the sound were the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Josey Wales, Buju Banton and Luciano to name a few.

His first studio recording came during high school with the 12 Tribes Of Israel’s Orthodox record label. Sangie Davis who was part of the label was working on an album with Dan Hudson and The Seers. They had a track called “Wise Father” and wanted a young artist to feature on the track. With already establishing his reputation they approached him for the feature. A few days later he was picked him up from school and carried to Studio 2000 where producer Steely recorded his feature on the track.

Unfortunately, after being expelled from school, he moved to England. He resided in Manchester as this is where he had family and friends through 12 Tribes. Being a regularly attendee at the 12 Tribe HQ he would often Dee-Jay on the 12 Tribe Sound and feature on Stage show events.

Connecting with other youngsters within the organisation they began working together and formed their own sound “Music Mafia”. Being UK based the vibe was different to what Briggie was used to as they would include other music genres such as UK Garage and Grime. Briggie adapted to the new styles and would transpose his Reggae lyrics to fit. Music Mafia worked closely with Northampton based sound system Jah Troopers and would regularly do coach trips to and throw. Jah Troopers as a more Reggae influenced sound and established brand was a more ideal suit for a Dee-jay of Briggies calibre, and once he began working with the group he relocated to Northampton and became an official member.

After a stint in the UK, Briggie returned to Jamaica in 2004, where he connected with Exile di Brave.

At the time Exhile was known for his Hip Hop remixes and had a small project based studio in Papine. This become a regular meeting spot for Briggie and the likes of Michah Shemiah, Eesah Ackime, Hempress Sativa, Kazam Davis and Rassy Hardknocks, where they would cook food and use wi-fi. As a collective they would work together on songs.

The first major project that came from this collective was Micah Shemiah’s “Dread at control” which featured Hempress Sativa, TJ (Likkle Briggie), Eesah & Infinite. The song was released on 7” and 12” vinyl and the music video was filmed at the Kingston Dub Club as a tribute to the event organiser Gabre Selassie.

Up until this point Briggie was a Sound System Dee-Jay with all his lyrics being freestyles. This encouraged him to actually start writing his songs which lead to the recording of his debut EP “The Rising of the Son”.

One Thursday the group was chilling at the studio and a friend that was going back to Europe stopped by and left them with two turn tables and a mixer. That evening the group strung up the turn tables and ran a live session. This was the start of “Vinyl Thursdays” which a grew to be an internationally renown weekly session, attracting university students, tourists and veteran artists such as Lone Ranger, Eek a Mouse, Carl Dawkins and Brigadier Jerry himself.

Here the group built their “King Harar Sound System” recruiting DJ Natty a record salesman from Chyna as the selector.

DJ Natty was also a producer and went on to producing a collaboration track with Likkle Briggie and Kumar from the Raging Fire band. Briggie has also collaborated on a projects with Lady G and most recently with Italian Reggae singer Giallo Man.

As a brand endorsement Briggie was one of the faces for Yaadcores event brand “Dubwise” doing a national promo on daytime TV.

In addition to music Briggie is no stranger to the camera and has featured in TV commercials for US Embassy, National Cream Crackers and Juicy Patti. In 2018 his authentic style attracted the attention of Levi’s Clothing who asked him to feature in a photoshoot that drew influence from the iconic 1978 film Rockers.