O-shen's musical career began in the South Pacific nation of PNG.
His first album was released into the PNG market in mid 1997. Although the record was only intended to be a demo, it's uniqueness won
nationwide recognition and resulted in O-shens local fame. He was the first PNG artist to rap in the local language and that made a big impact on
the island music scene. Widely supported by the public, O-shen became somewhat of a musical ambassador for Papua New Guinea. O-shens first
release was only marketed in PNG and other Melanesian island countries.
In 2000 O-shen broke into the Hawaii music scene with his release, self titled, “Iron Youth”. O-shen's blend of reggae, hip-hop, and contemporary
sound won the prestige's 2001 “Na Hoku hanohano” award for Hawaii reggae album of the year. The “Iron Youth” album was a hit throughout
many island countries, and helped establish O-shen's ...