Hardcore
and innovative aptly describe the persona of the artiste known as
Aidonia. When scanning through radio stations it is impossible not to
hear his songs.

The ladies adore him and men give high ratings to the lyrical flow of Aidonia aka lyrical king.

Born Sheldon Lawrence in1981, he is the second of four children for his mother a teacher and his father an ex-soldier.

His
close-knit family instilled in him his morals and values and from his
friends he gained street knowledge. He attended Mona Heights Primary
then moved on to Meadowbrook High School where his love for music began.

After
watching a tape of Sting 1993 with the infamous clash between Beenie
Man and his icon Bounty Killer his mind was set on becoming a deejay.

Talent recognised

When
he returned to school after that Christmas break he began re-enacting
the clash for schoolmates and friends who immediately recognized his
talent. Soon after he began writing his own lyrics and formed the J.A.G
1 (Jah A Guide) crew with friends. Jag 1 or J.O.P. (Jag One
Productions) were often referred to when performing at school concerts
and fetes.

A few years after leaving high school, Aidonia met
Mr. G (then known as Goofy) and shortly after recorded his first single
Many a Dem in October 2003. Shortly after he began working with Rod
Pinnock of Orizen Entertainment. In early 2004, he became a popular
performer at a weekly event called Battle Thursdays where he got some
recognition and also had an opportunity to work on his performance
skills.

MENTOR

Aidonia credits Mr. Pinnock for
introducing him to the business aspect of the music industry by giving
him the Business of Music book to read. This taught him that for an
artiste, music is not only about recording and performing, but that the
business aspect is also very important.

In the latter part of
2004 Aidonia was approached by Cordell 'Skatta' Burrell who invited him
to record at his studio. He later became associated with Gangbang
Entertainment and throughout this period worked with Skatta and other
producers. Several popular songs such as Prayer, Inna Di Ghetto, Eagle,
and his chart making hit Lolly were recorded.

More recent
singles include Chickenhead on the Galore riddim, Bookam on the Billbak
riddim, Reload on the Redbull & Guinness riddim and Kingfish and
Unknown Assailant on the Stick-Up riddim.

Aidonia fulfilled one
of his goals of working with Bounty Killer when he recorded Sen Fi Dem.
He has been making a number of appearances with Killer since that time.