Reggae music is the music of Jamaica formed back in the 1960's by artists such as Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, reggae music evolved in the 1970's to include artists
such as Dennis Brown and Maxi Priest. In the 1980's Reggae evolved into dancehall and artists such as Shabba Ranks gained international popularity
after the untimely death of the Reggae Legend Bob Marley. Toward the end of the new millenium, artists such as Shaggy and Beenie Man to reggae to a new hieghts
and in the new millenium Shaggy took reggae to it's highest hieght so far becoming the number one selling artist, not just reggae artist of the year in 2001.
Bob Marley is the updisputed king of reggae, his music spread the message of Rastafari to the World.
Bob Marley Jimmy Cliff reggae vocalist singer songwriter and the star of Reggae's first feature film "The Harder they come"
Jimmy Cliff Dennis Brown the late reggae vocalist was known as the Crown Prince of Reggae.
Dennis Brown Shabba Ranks pionereed Reggae music in the eighties as it evolved into dancehall music through the influence of Yellowman, Brigadier Jerry, Leroy Smart and other
Shabba Ranks Beenie Man as Dancehall became popular in the 1990's Beenie Man rose to the top of mainstream reggae doing several duets or combinations as they are
called in Jamaica with not only other popular reggae artists such as Beres Hammond and others but with several U.S. hip-hop stars forging a new breed of music called hip-hop reggae
Beenie Man Shaggy taking over from Beenie Man's Shaggy took crossover reggae to it's pinnacle in 2002 becoming the #1 selling artist of the year. period.
Shaggy