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Producer Gussie Clarke Says Big Youth Mistakenly Hated Him For 40 Years

By Claudia Gardner Wed, April 3 2024, 03:20 PM EST

“Big Youth Scream and put me up as a Target.” Those were the words of veteran music producer and publisher Gussie Clarke in describing the stand-off between himself and veteran deejay Big Youth over the 1972 album Screaming Target, which he claims saw the S90 Skank artist “hating” him for 40 years.

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Sharon Marley Teams Up With Big Youth For ‘Steppah’ Ahead Of Her Debut Album

By Dani Mallick Sat, February 10 2024, 02:00 PM EST

Three-time Grammy Award winner Sharon Marley has teamed up with the legendary Big Youth for Steppah, a new song that will appear on her upcoming debut album set for release later this year.

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Big Youth Musically Endorses PM: “False Kings Have Set Themselves Against Andrew Holness”

By Claudia Gardner Fri, February 2 2024, 08:26 AM EST

Renowned reggae singer Big Youth bestowed musical blessings upon Prime Minister Andrew Holness during a chance encounter at one of Jamaica’s international airports, a gesture which left the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader grinning from ear to ear.  

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Zzambo, Son Of Reggae Star Big Youth, On Why He Changed Name From Tafari

By Claude Mills Fri, April 29 2022, 12:17 PM EST

When Jamaican reggae artist Zzambo realized that he could never obtain copyrights for his former stage monicker, ‘Tafari’, the first name of Haile Selassie I, a former emperor of Ethiopia, he realized he was facing a conundrum.

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Bounty Killer Shares Extensive Tracklist For ‘King Of Kingston’: ‘It Will Be Worth The Wait’

By Claudia Gardner Fri, November 12 2021, 07:00 PM EST

A whopping 50 tracks could make up Bounty Killer‘s soon-to-be-released King of Kingston album, from all indications. 

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U-Roy’s Posthumous Album Revealed With Shaggy, Ziggy Marley, Rygin King, Tarrus Riley & More

By Dani Mallick Thu, May 20 2021, 12:36 PM EST

Trojan Jamaica/BMG has announced the upcoming release of U-Roy’s final full-length album, titled Solid Gold U-Roy.

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Big Youth Says He Influenced Musicians Of His Era To Turn To Rastafari

By Claudia Gardner Thu, May 6 2021, 11:32 AM EST

Pioneering deejay Big Youth, says his acceptance of the Rastafari faith and sporting of dreadlocks in the early 1970s, was what inspired the Reggae musicians of his era, such as The Wailers and Dancehall legend U-Roy to start locking their hair and penning Rasta lyrics.

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Big Youth Had To Behave Like A “Real Badman” To Get Paid By Producer For ‘S-90 Skank’ Hit

By Claudia Gardner Wed, May 5 2021, 09:47 AM EST

Vintage Dancehall icon Big Youth says he had to behave like a “real bad man” in order to get whatever artist royalties were due to him for record sales of his 1972 mega hit S-90 Skank.

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‘Voices Against War’ Song Is Largest Jamaican Collaboration Ever With 27 Artistes

By Sade Gardner Wed, October 7 2020, 03:01 PM EST

As promised, Oranje Streetz Musick has delivered the largest collaboration seen in the history of Jamaican recorded music.

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