Peter "Ram" Wiggins is a household name not only in Barbados but also throughout the Caribbean, New York and London. His career
started in the mid-eighties as a DJ, playing at street jams and parties with his cousin Chihuahua Business Man (L'il Rick).
He started writing lyrics and decided to try his hand at the mic; the rest, as they say, is history.
Known as Mr. Freestyle in Barbados, Peter Ram is no stranger to the stage.
His big tune " Rats" placed him in the finals for the Barbados 2001 Party Monarch competition and he knows how to get the
crowd excited when he comes on the stage to chant some Reggae with Square One or Biggie Irie. His quick wit and ease with
lyrics helped him to write may a tune for artistes form to Soca Queen Alison Hinds such as Top Class Bubbla, Get Ready to
Wine, Do As Ya Want, Confidence and Fireworks. Quite a few of his compositions have been released by VP Records on some of
their compilation albums.
For Crop Over 2003 Peter Ram released the huge hit " The Pledge" or (Blue,
Yellow and Black) as it is affectionately known. A catchy song dedicated to the people of his hometown Barbados. The song
was so popular, that whenever " Ram" took to the stage to perform it, the audience would sing every lyric, especially the
school children who have embraced the song as an Anthem for patriotic Barbadians. The Pledge was a tremendous success and
Ram took it all the way to the Pic-O-De-Crop finals and to the Party Monarch Finals at East Coast Road. This song also earned
him the Nation Builder Award for 2003.
Ram has shared the stage with not only Bajan Artists, but also with the likes
of Beenie Man, Merciless and Elephant Man. At the Digicel launch on Barbados, he appeared wit L'il Rick and International
Sensations Shaggy and Bounty Killer.
More recently, Ram turned to acting and appeared in his first feature film
" Tek Dem Out". This year will also mark as 2 years the he held the endorsement for " Total Sport", a sports brand retail
outlet in Barbados.
IZATRINI.com recently caught up with Peter Ram during Miami Carnival and
this is what he had to say.
Well is seems that the Trinidad and Tobago Police service was out to give Machel Montano a hard time on Friday night in Zen
Nightclub or they wanted to do all in their power to stop de fete.
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