A lot of people start calling me Wayne whenever they see me on the streets. “The movie has certainly broadened my scope in the movie world. Spragga Benz, whose given name is Carlton Grant, believes Shottas introduced him to a global audience. This, a ghetto community, was perfect to show the poverty and garrison lifestyle in order to survive,” he said. The movie was shot in Miami to show the opulent lifestyle with all its bustling, and then in Waterhouse, Jamaica. For me, the role was easy because I was an in-the-street person who could take on the role that made my presence unforgettable. “People like Ky-Mani Marley was there and the feeling was good, but what I liked about the director is that he allowed us to add our creativity and so many of the lines were changed. However, the promise turned out to be valid as he was presented with a script and found himself in a room with several cast members running through their lines.
I was never the one to live on promises either so when my manager, Charles 'Chuck B' Higgins, came and told me his friend was working on a movie, I, having heard this all the time, was not excited,” he said. If I can recall, I never ever idolised any television character as most kids did in my time. “As a youth I never had acting in my mind. The deejay, who said he never harboured acting aspirations, shared how he got cast into the role. This is not a life people should aspire to,” he warned. The storyline of Shottas includes extortion and murder. “Whenever I look back at my role I sometimes have some concern. Its storyline surrounds two childhood friends-cum-drug dealers (Biggs and Wayne) who are deported from the United States but re-enter the country and continue their violent ways. He was killed at age 17 by the police in Kingston on August 23, 2008. Carlyle Grant is the deejay's son, who had played a younger version of him in the film. It stars Ky-Mani Marley as Biggs, Spragga Benz (Wayne), Paul Campbell (Mad Max), and Louie Rankin (Teddy Bruck Shut). The movie, released February 27, 2002, celebrates 20 years this month. The production was authentic and Jamaicans love to see themselves - in fact, the world is fascinated by Jamaican life and culture,” Spragga Benz told the Jamaica Observer. “ Shottas survived because the story surrounds the lives of real people, so one can easily identify with it.
SPRAGGA Benz believes the cult classic Shottas will always resonate with Jamaicans and those who are fascinated with Jamaican life. Spragga Benz(left) as Wayneand Ky-ManiMarley asBiggs in ascene from themovie Shottas,released in2002.
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