Yellowman
Jamaica
Born: 06 May 2011
Genres: Reggae, International
Styles: Dancehall, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Ragga, Roots Reggae, Contemporary Reggae, DJ/Toasting
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Jamaica's first dancehall superstar, Yellowman ushered in a new era in reggae music following Bob Marley's death. His early-'80s success brought the popularity of toasting -- the reggae equivalent of rapping -- to a whole new level, and helped establish dancehall as the wave of the future. For better or for worse, he also epitomized dancehall's penchant for "slack" lyrics -- that is, casual violence, sexism, homophobia, and general rudeness. Graphic sexuality was his particular forte, reaching levels of explicitness previously unheard in Jamaic...
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