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Shane Leon Kelly (born November 22nd, 1990), is a Sint Maarten Recording Artist, Songwriter and Entertainer, who currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Born in Philipsburg, and raised in Middle Region, he emerged on the music scene in 2012 after the successful release of his regional hit single "Reppin’ It." He ultimately gained local popularity when he was awarded the "Best Male Rap Artist" at the 2012 SXM Music Awards; and achieved regional recognition throughout the Caribbean after becoming the first artist from St. Maarten to have a music video debut at number one on the Cross Caribbean Countdown, on Tempo Networks. He currently holds the record for the longest-lasting video of any artist from St. Maarten, lasting six consecutive weeks at number one, and remaining on the entire countdown for a total of six months.

Career
On June 10th, 2014, Tha Hotshot became the first St. Maarten artist to feature the Jamaican Dancehall superstar Konshens, when he released his single “Tropical Limelight” (Remix), which also featured one of Tha Hotshot's former label-mates, Stekaly. This was his first major feature to breakthrough on the airwaves throughout the Caribbean and various countries worldwide.

He stepped into the history books once again upon the release of his third mixtape project titled “Anticipation For Greatness”. The mixtape was hosted by the World Famous, and CEO of Southern Smoke, DJ Smallz, who is one of the top Hip-Hop mixtape DJs in the world. The project was released on Livemixtapes and Datpiff on August 12th, 2014, and made Tha Hot$hot the first Recording Artist from St. Maarten to work with DJ Smallz. Tha Hotshot's "Out With A Bang" music video, which comes off of his “Anticipation For Greatness” mixtape, was premiered on the well-known Hip-Hop website WorldStarHipHop. This made him one of only a few artists from St. Maarten to have his music video featured on the website.

“Tropical Limelight” (original version), debuted at number three on Tempo Networks' Cross Caribbean Countdown, before being retired off the countdown at the same position in its eighth and final week. The video secured the number one position in its sixth and seventh week on the countdown. On two separate occasions, he debuted in the top triad, and managed to secure a top three position with a triplicity of music videos. In addition, he is the only artist to have two different videos to remain at number one for consecutive weeks.

Early life
Shane Leon Kelly was born on November 22nd, 1990, in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. His mother is of Afro-Dominican (Dominica) background, and his father is of Black Nevisian descent. His parents have been married for over twenty-five years and had three children. Tha Hotshot has an older brother and a younger sister, whom were both also born and raised on St. Maarten. They grew up in the tiny neighborhood of Middle Region and didn't have life very easy as children. This lead Tha Hotshot to become heavily influenced by Hip-Hop music at a young age as a way of channeling his depression. He started becoming increasingly involved in music, and although he was known to be a quiet child, he used his creative abilities to openly broadcast his opinions effectively.

Tha Hotshot made it his goal to create compelling music that would have the ability to cater to any demographic of an audience regardless of their age, race, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexuality. Following the untimely death of his childhood friend, Gerald “Young G” James, he discovered a new tool for motivation, and used this as a source of encouragement to further pursue his musical endeavors. Gerald played a significant role in the early stages of Tha Hotshot's career, by which they formed a group called the "Pimp Boiz." The childhood group consisted of a trio: Gerald, Tha Hotshot and Tha Hotshot's older brother. Every afternoon after arriving home from school, they chanted the rap lyrics of their songs of which Tha Hotshot wrote most of the verses to. This is where he began to rapidly develop his skill, artistry and passion for songwriting.

Label and Management
Tha Hotshot is currently signed under the Independent Record Label and Artist Management of D.Y. Entertainment (D.Y.). D.Y. is a registered and notarized label and artist management company based on St. Maarten. It was initially founded as a Music Entertainment Retail Store in 2003 by Steve Chemont, and then in 2012, they branched out and launched an independent record label and artist management service. In addition, D.Y. have also incorporated and registered a foundation called "Dutch Yardeez Foundation," by which carries the objectives to promote and organize music-related activities. D.Y. then launched their publishing company “I From Here Music Publishing,” which is registered by ASCAP.

Singles

 * What You Ready For? (Feat. D. Kullus) (Prod. by Nino Boy) (2016)
 * High Off Life (Feat. Yung Phenom) (Prod. by Anttheeman) (2016)
 * Party Freak (Feat. Yung Phenom) (Prod. by XavBeatz) (2015)
 * Tropical Limelight (Remix) (Feat. Konshens & Stekaly) (Prod. by MulahBeatz) (2014)
 * Tropical Limelight (Feat. Stekaly) (Prod. by MulahBeatz) (2013)

Mixtapes

 * Anticipation For Greatness (Hosted by the "World Famous" DJ Smallz (2014)
 * Swagger 101 Vol. 2: From Local To Global (Hosted by DJ Wikked) (2012)
 * Swagger 101 Vol. 1 (Hosted by DJ Unknown [S.I.K. ]) (2010)

Awards

 * SXM Music Awards: Best Male Rap Artist (2012)
 * Best Hip-Hop Song: Highly Motivated (2010)

Acclaim

 * The first St. Maarten artist to debut at number one on the Cross Caribbean Countdown, on Tempo Networks.
 * Holds the record for the longest-lasting video of any St. Maarten artist on the Cross Caribbean Countdown. (Six consecutive weeks at number one, and six months on the entire countdown).
 * The only St. Maarten artist to debut in the top three on two separate occasions on the Cross Caribbean Countdown.
 * The only St. Maarten artist to have two different videos to remain at number one for consecutive weeks on the Cross Caribbean Countdown.
 * The only St. Maarten artist to secure a top three position with three different music videos on the Cross Caribbean Countdown.
 * The first Recording Artist from St. Maarten to work with Southern Smoke's |website=DJSmallz.com DJ Smallz.
 * One of a few St. Maarten artists to be featured on the well-known Hip-Hop website WorldStarHipHop. ("Out With A Bang" music video).