“I hate when people say, ‘she nice for a darkie.’ What does that mean? Dark people aren’t nice? I really dislike when people say that when they see a beautiful lady who is dark in complexion. I strongly detest that statement.”

His musical boundaries are limitless. This is Erphaan Alves.

Erphaan’s having a tremendous pre- C2K18 season. With a limitless approach to the execution of his craft, the young entertainer who made jaws drop locally when he made it into the online world of MTV Iggy in 2012 with his hit single, ‘INever,” told us he’s happiest when his creativity, his work, his product and brand speaks for itself. “There’s nothing better than seeing something come to life and hitting the mark just where you wanted it to, or a little above expectation. Achieving goals makes me happy,” he affirmed.

With no official word on the status of the International Soca Monarch competition yet, we questioned Alves on the viability of competitions in the carnival atmosphere. His response was so passionate, we had to quote his every word.