Born in Long Piece, Lowman’s Wd., St. Vincent on May 18, 1970, James ‘Jamesy P’ Morgan officially began his musical career in 1993 by singing on stage at Tortola’s annual Festival in the British Virgin Islands.

Before then he would hone his skills, singing at clubs and “in front of anyone willing to listen,” especially in the barbershop where he worked. His music wasn’t always welcomed though, annoying his girlfriend most of the time.

In Jamaica he recorded ‘The Shocker’ and ‘Living It Up’ on the ‘Up A Notch’ album, songs that “turned over the Virgin Islands and St. Vincent.” Both were recorded by Rohan Dwyer, famous for Junior Kelly’s ‘Love So Nice’ album.
Following that, ‘Giving Thanks,’ also on the ‘Up A Notch album was released in 2002 and that’s when Jamesy P became a household name regionally.

Jamesy P lists his musical inspiration in the early days as Daddy Juicy and Pinch P.

The transition from dancehall to Soca came after Luta, a St. Vincent artist famous for ‘Busy Tone’ told him to forget dancehall and concentrate on Soca, an industry that was easier to break into.

After that Jamesy P went on to St. Vincent and recorded Nookie, produced by Mark Cyrus of the Masterroom Studios.

The single ‘Nookie’ blew up the airwaves and started a whole Nookie revolution.

The song, liked for its provocative lyrics and pulsating beat has been turning heads and ears in every age group from New York to Miami, in Toronto and the entire Caribbean.

It is ‘Nookie’ that launched Jamesy P’s career internationally and he has already travelled to the United States, Great Britain, Canada and most Caribbean islands promoting the song.

Jamesy P's ‘Nookie’ was a huge success in Trinidads 2005 carnival, peaking at number one for weeks, dating back to September 5, 2004.
“Nookie was Carnival,” Jamesy P said.