Shaggy speaks about his career, reggae and more

[Bricktop]

Shaggy had several hits in the early 90's...Oh Carolina...Boombastic...but was still treated as a Jamerican one-hittish wonder...it wasn't until Hotshot (which ironically was more pop than straight dancehall) sold Diamond that Jamaica gave him any real respect

[Gamma]

hotshot?

mi not even sure ef mi know that song. a nuff party mi use .. (well not really NUFF, but a few) to guh to in the early 90's whey shaggy's "o carolina" was a staple ..

[Assasin]

hot shot was the album with "It wasn't me" and some other hits.

[Gamma]

oh .... cause mi neva ....

[Mosiah]

Not sure I agree. Shaggy had a good following in Jamaica back in those days, imo.

[Historian]

Re: Hotshot

hotshot?

mi not even sure ef mi know that song. a nuff party mi use .. (well not really NUFF, but a few) to guh to in the early 90's whey shaggy's "o carolina" was a staple ..

Gamma, “Hotshot” was the diamond-selling (over 10 million copies) album that included the Billboard No 1 hit singles “It Wasn’t Me” and “Angel.” Both singles (“It Wasn’t Me” first of all) and the album went to Number 1 on the Top 100 chart after the Beatles (“Greatest Hits” or something of the sort) somewhat lengthy sojourn in the top slot.

Incidentally, and slightly off topic, less than ten Jamaican recording artists in our entire history have ever had a Billboard No. 1 hit.

[Bricktop]

Remember he hit '93 Oh Carolina then '95 Boombastic then had some filler tunes until Hotshot buss 2000...between '95 - 2000 Shaggy was mostly a punchline...

[Islandman]

The album sold 10 million worldwide, unprecedented for a living Jamaican artiste.

[Mosiah]

Shaggy's songs were mostly punchlines too!