Antigua's reigning Road March and Soca Monarch, Hard Knox aka "The Chicken Man," wants to be first the non-Trinbagonian artiste to win the Digicel International Power Soca Monarch title. Hard Knox whose real name is Joel Lewis said he plans to dethrone defending champion Machel Montano and upstage Iwer George, Swappi and Kees, with his song, Finger Licking So Good. The artiste said while the song has received some negative feedback, it was liked by children and young adults.
Hard Knox said he faced the same problem when he first released the track in Antigua but it eventually grew in popularity, helping him win two titles. He said he was not worried about the other artistes in the competition. "I don't feel anyhow. I've been watching their performances on You Tube to see how I can improve my performance. I've been doing some more work and studying what has been happening over the past years in Soca Monarch in Trinidad and I am ready to take it to Trinidad you know.
"I think my chances of winning are really good. The guy from Barbados won the Groovy once and I think I can do it in the Power Soca Monarch. I have the energy that people love and the dance too. Plus I make the people feel the song feel the energy and people will definitely love it on the night," he concluded.