Booba Starr

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Booba Starr
Born
Dane Salmon

(1984-11-06) 6 November 1984 (age 41)
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, Dancehall
Years active2010–present
Labels
  • Starr Team Records
  • JAFRICA RECORDS

Dane Salmon (born 6 November 1984), better known by his stage name Booba Starr, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer and songwriter. He is a follower of the Rastafarian Faith.

Early life and career

Booba Starr was born Dane Salmon in Kingston, Jamaica. He spent is early childhood in kingston before his parents moved to the Greater Portmore area of Saint Catherine. Booba Starr's interest in music began while attending Kingston College High School. He began writing poems and songs during this high school days, and would perform them to entertain his family. [1]

He would later hone his skills on a local sound system called Hard Drive, and this experience gave him the confidence to pursue his musical interests. In 2010 he was introduced to the owner of Jafrika Records, Trevor 'TC' Clarke. His first song, "Things Changed" was produced by TC Clarke. [2] A year later, Booba Starr invested in his own recording studio and began to record his own music. He did some work with the Austrian-based Lyrical Wars Records. Since opening his own recording studio he has voiced on riddims for multiple records labels and producers including: Julius "Zege" Mitchell of Sweatboxx Productions, Dimmie Joe Muzik & G5 Entertainment. He also recorded a single entitled "Hackle Di Body" for Jafrika label. [3] [4] [5]

References

  1. "Booba Starr reflects with Neva Easy". Jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  2. "Booba Starr's 'Neva Easy' tops UK reggae chart". Jamaica-star.com. 19 October 2013. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. "Good airplay for Booba Starr's 'Neva Easy' - Entertainment". Jamaica-star.com. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. "Observer Bio Article". Jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. "Meet Reggae Artiste "Booba Starr"". Dancehallreggaeworld.com.