The Trini­bad sound­scape is of­ten de­fined by edgy, raunchy and at times out­right vi­o­lent lyrics. How­ev­er, two mu­sic in­dus­try stake­hold­ers are try­ing to change the face of the genre, as they urge some artistes to choose be­tween their mu­si­cal ca­reers and street life.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia on Wednes­day, singer and song­writer Sadi­ki De Leon said there is a need for artistes to take their en­ter­tain­ment ca­reers se­ri­ous­ly in or­der to reach their full po­ten­tial.

He, how­ev­er, stressed that this can on­ly hap­pen if they are will­ing to leave crim­i­nal­i­ty be­hind.