Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a reggae/dancehall artist who grew up in Bermuda.
Collie Buddz openly represents “Bermy” in his music and has an innovative style that has been compared to Gentleman and Sean Paul. Singles include “Come Around”, “Mamacita”, “Ring The Alarm Remix” with Beyoncé, “Tell Me” with Lil’ Flip, and “Come Around Remix” featuring Busta Rhymes....
Nas and Damian “JR Gong” Marley are already good friends. They collaborated on the mesmerizing cut “Road to Zion ,” off Marley’s Welcome to Jamrock. The twosome’s debut joint, titled Distant Relatives, is a kingdom of a different color. The album conflates Marley’s lonstanding dub-rock aesthetic and Nas’ flow. Nas told MTV News that the Distant Relative project stems from his recent efforts in Africa: “We tryin’ to build some schools in Africa… and trying to build empowerment.” Marley and his brother, Stephen, produced amuch of the album. The duo recorded the disc with a live band in in L.A. and Miami, with Marley doing most of the production. Proceeds from the album will go to building a school in the Congo and tracks like “Count Your Blessings” reflect on the continent’s ongoing unrest....
The second oldest of the late reggae legend Bob Marley’s sons, Stephen Marley has maintained a low-profile career since the 1980s, first as a key member of his brother Ziggy’s band, the Melody Makers, and more recently as a solo performer. MIND CONTROL is Marley’s second solo album, and in the footsteps of his younger brother Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen is incorporating a strong hip-hop influence into his dancehall reggae tunes. Aside from a cover of the old R&B chestnut “Lonely Avenue,” the songs are all originals that layer urban beats and occasional nods to Afrobeat and flamenco with Marley’s deep reggae roots. Damian guests on the single “Traffic Jam,” Mos Def drops in on “Hey Baby,” and Ben Harper appears on the soulful “Inna di Red.”...
Raymond Wright used to be a preacher in Jamaica until the music changed his life completely. He started singing in Negril tourist hotels and then became Rasta and started to write his own songs. In 1998 he was signed by Beenie Man’s label Shocking Vibes, recorded several singles and perfomed in some of Jamaica’s bigger stages together with artists like Luciano, Anthony B, Sizzla and many more. In 2002 he performed at the Rototom Sunsplash in Italy and fell in love with Europe. In 2007 Raymond Wright and Pow Pow producer Ingo Rheinbay got together at the Pow Pow homebase in Cologne, the Petit Prince Club. Now and then Raymond took the mic at a session and showed his skills and talent to the Soundsystem Crew and the Massve in the club. In 2009 the 18-track full-length debut-album ‘Many As One’ is realised....
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