Review Fix Exclusive: Slimz Talks ‘Pandemic Show’ And More

February 22, 2022 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Slimz (aka Pavaratchie), who discusses his origin in music and so much more.

About SLIMZ:

As he begins to share his vibrant reggae-rap fusion vibe and energetic storytelling with the world, Barbados born and raised, Brooklyn based emerging artist Slimz (aka Pavaratchie) must make one thing clear: “I can listen to hundreds, even a thousand beats and nothing gives me goosebumps. But that singular beat that does that and piques my interest, that’s the one that sparks the creative process.” On his official debut single and video “Pandemic Show,” the multi-talented singer/rapper speaks whimsically, incisively and insightfully to our current moment as we collectively move past the pandemic era and into a place of cautious hope and optimism.

Produced by Slimz’ musical collaborator I-Kirk at Brooklyn’s Bomsteppah Studios, the soulful, piano and crunch groove driven track finds the rapper and singer defiant in the face of the trials of the past year and a half and determined to overcome the setbacks we all experienced: “I don’t trust nobody/I don’t need no one around me/I’m on that social distance s*** and that became a hobby/Got my hater blockers on that should be self-explanatory/If I offended anybody, my apologies, I’m sorry (no I’m not)…” He then powerfully asserts his sense of independence and the will to not only survive and thrive: “F*** all y’all cuz I don’t need yuh help/I rock thousand dolla shades, I got Gucci on my belt/I got money in the bank, I pay fa s*** all by myself. . .”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

SLIMZ: I was surrounded by music from a very young age. My father was a well know singer on the island (Barbados) back in the day, and I was raised by my grandmother who was of Christian faith, was always singing  church songs and praising god from I know myself, music was around my whole life.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

SLIMZ: It starts with a beat that moves me, I’d play it over and over everyday, every chance it get till I catch a vibe, then comes the words, and whatever topic fits best with the beat is the direction I would more than likely follow as articulate as I can (articulate meaning  clear and understanding as opposed to flashy vocabulary).

Review Fix: What inspires you?

SLIMZ: Happiness inspires me, seeing people that I care for happy inspires me…I’m not the happiest person but when I am, even though we all know happiness is short lived…I’m a great person to be around. A moment of complete happiness for me is a feeling few words can explain, it should inspire everyone.

Review Fix: How has COVID affected your art?

SLIMZ: Covid was like a mental reset, made everyone stop and pay attention to themselves. As far as my music is concerned it kinda force me to change the quality of it…I felt to create more positive, real life, from experiences type of music than I was used to. Maybe it’s just a faze cuz this to ( Covid ) shall pass but for now this is where my head is at.

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

SLIMZ: Music is the sound track to one’s life… look at it like this : almost every major event in a person’s life time comes with a song. ( think about it ).

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

SLIMZ: A mixture of genres with an accent lol…a little bit of rap, reggae, singing and some melody…Its like indirectly pleasing everyone. 

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

SLIMZ: Polar opposites…you can tweak anything in the studio but you gotta know what your doing when your live, practice and experience is key.

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

SLIMZ: Let’s just say I was still feeling myself in the pandemic.

Review Fix: How is it different from your other work?

SLIMZ: It’s different because I don’t do to much Rappin, my style is more Reggae but it was more of a hip hop beat so I chose to Rap on it.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2022?

SLIMZ: Survive to see 2023.

Review Fix: What do you feel you have to do to get to the level you want to in music?

SLIMZ: I just need to surround myself with the right ppl ( like minded ppl ) and continue working hard. The rest is up to the almighty.

Review Fix: What’s next?

SLIMZ: What’s next is to continue making good  music till I run out of things to say I guess

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14318 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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