Background
Douglas was born and raised in the village of Louisiana Romaine in the southern part of Trinidad.
Douglas was born and raised in the village of Louisiana Romaine in the southern part of Trinidad.
In 1984, Douglas enlisted in the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard where he served for a period of six years. During this time, he performed with the Coast Guard band. Douglas later, after he was introduced to Trinidad"s native genre, soca, performed with some local bands out of Trinidad such as Fire Flight (with whom he recorded his first song in 1988) and Atlantik.
During this time he composed Ragga Poom Poom, Good Music To Dance, and the hit single Who Let the Dogs Out? In 2001 Douglas was sued and lost a lawsuit with regards to full authorship of the song Who Let the Dogs Out? The chorus was originally composed in 1995 by Patrick Stephenson and Leroy Williams of Just Platinum Recording Studios/Action House Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for a radio jingle.
The lawsuit showed that Douglas was a client of the studio during that time, and that he used the chorus to compose the song. The lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum.
lieutenant was released in the spring of 2012. In 2013 he released a single called Do You Think He Will Understand, a power Soca called Bacchanal, and a neo-Calypso single, Dancing With You.
Anslem also recorded a Classic 60s riddim with Lil Bitts called I Want To Know.
Foreign Carnival 2014 Anslem released the power Soca singles Boom and Broughtupcy, followed by a smooth Reggae track, lieutenant Wasn"t You at the end of April.