Rodney Basil Price, known as Bounty Killer, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. AllMusic describes him as "one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk". He is considered one of the best dancehall lyricists of all-time.
Greensleeves Records & Publishing, shortened to Greensleeves Records, is a record label specializing in dancehall and reggae music. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick. Based in Britain, Greensleeves Records started as a small record store in West Ealing, London, in November 1975. The record label was founded in 1977, with early releases including albums by Augustus Pablo and Barrington Levy.
Reanno Devon Gordon, better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #87: Airwaves is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in February 2008 on CD and LP, and is the first album in the series after the one-year hiatus in 2007. The album features various artists recorded over Dane "Fire Links" Johnson's "Airwaves" riddim.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album is a series of various artists compilation albums released by Greensleeves Records. Each volume of the series features tracks from multiple artists recorded over one or two reggae or dancehall riddims produced by various producers. The series began in February 2000 with the release of the Bellyas riddim album as a way of collecting various artists' 7 inch recordings on a single CD or vinyl record. Greensleeves has since released 90 installments in the series, making it one of the longest running reggae record compilation series. VP Records has a similar series of compilation albums, known as Riddim Driven.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #88: Warning is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in June 2008 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Warning" riddim, produced by Shane Brown and Collin Edwards.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #86: Ghetto Whiskey is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in November 2006 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Ghetto Whiskey" riddim produced/created by Delly Ranx.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #40: Egyptian is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in May 2003 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Egyptian" riddim produced by Daniel "Blaxx" Lewis and Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #85: Inspector is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released July 2006 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Inspector" riddim produced by Damani "DJ Karim" Thompson for Stainless Records.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #35: Clappas is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in February 2003 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Clappas" riddim. The riddim was produced by the South Rakkas Crew production team. The rhythm is inspired by Norman Greenbaum's hit pop song "Spirit in the Sky" and contains elements of Wayne Smith's hit Under Me Sleng Teng. The album includes the hit song "Under Mi Sensi" by Mr. Vegas, Alozade & Hollow Point, which is a take on the Barrington Levy classic by the same name.
Greensleeves Rhythm Album #63: Chicatita is an album in Greensleeves Records' rhythm album series. It was released in November 2004 on CD and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Chicatita" riddim produced by Lloyd "John John" James Jr. for John John Records.
Collin Demar Edwards, better known by his stage name Demarco, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae recording artist.
Jacob Lee Williams, better known as Gappy Ranks, is an English dancehall musician of Jamaican and Dominican descent, from Harlesden, London.
Adidja Azim Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. Among his various nicknames, he is referred to as Worl' Boss or Teacha. As summarized by Rolling Stone, he "attained folk-hero status in Jamaica with provocative lyrics, and a mischievous public persona", and "few have captivated [the dancehall] audience – or offended the sensibilities of its detractors – as consistently and thoroughly as Kartel."
Andrae Hugh Sutherland, known professionally as Popcaan, is a Jamaican singer.
Charmaine Munroe, known professionally as Macka Diamond, is a Jamaican recording artist, singer, songwriter and actress. She was born in Kingston and raised in Portmore. Early in her career during the 1990s, she was known by the stage names Lady Charm, Lady Worries and Lady Mackerel. She was influenced by female artists such as Sister Nancy, Lady Ann, Lady Junie and Lady G, who were big at that time. With Junie's help, she got the chance to record "Don Girl". After a string of singles, including collaborations with Captain Barkey and Wickerman, she changed her name to Macka Diamond with her 2003 single "Tek Con", a protest record to Vybz Kartel's chauvinistic track "Tek Buddy".
Tarik Johnston, commonly known as Rvssian, is a Jamaican record producer, singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rvssian is the founder of Head Concussion, a music production company situated in Kingston, Jamaica.
Mixpak Records is a Brooklyn-based independent record label, founded in 2009 by record producer Dre Skull. The label operates across a range of genres, from dancehall to underground club music, experimental electronic, rap and leftfield pop. Mixpak has released music by Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Palmistry, Murlo, and Jubilee, among others.
Arif Cooper was a Jamaican musician, music producer, and international DJ. He was the CEO of Fresh Ear Productions/AMC Music Ltd., as well as a radio broadcaster for the RJR Communications Group.
Jamaican dancehall recording artist Spice has released two studio albums, one extended play, one mixtape, ninety-seven singles and seventy-six music videos.
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