Shaggy

Shaggy is a Jamaican-American Grammy Award-winning reggae singer and rapper who is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me". Shaggy has released ten studio albums, seven compilation albums and thirty-nine singles.

He had his first hit in 1993 with "Oh Carolina" which was a dancehall re-make of a ska hit by the Folkes Brothers. The same year, Shaggy appeared on Kenny Dope's hip hop album The Unreleased Project.

In 2000, his album Hot Shot was released and was certified 6x Platinum in the U.S. The album featured worldwide number-one hit singles "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel". The album hit number one on the Billboard 200 and UK albums chart.

His next two albums were Lucky Day, released in 2002, and Clothes Drop, which was released in 2005. The albums found success in Europe, especially with heavy airplay for the single "Hey Sexy Lady". Shaggy remade the Scooby-Doo theme song on the soundtrack titled "Shaggy, Where Are You?". Shaggy also recorded the theme for the 2002 movie Showtime. Shaggy's last top 40 single in the US was "Angel" from the album Hot Shot. Intoxication was released in 2007 and under his own label, Big Yard Records.

In April 2008, Shaggy recorded the official anthem, "Feel the Rush" for the mascots of the Euro 2008 football tournament held in Austria and Switzerland. In June 2008, a live DVD of his concert material was released under the name Shaggy - Live. In December 2008, Intoxication was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 51st Grammy Awards.

In January 2010, "Rise Again", a track featuring Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne, Edwin Yearwood, Destra Garcia, David Rudder, KesDieffenthaller, Tessanne Chin, Etana & Belo, was released to support victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

In 2011, Shaggy released the videos of "For Your Eyez Only", along with the hit singles "Sweet Jamaica", featuring Mr.Vegas and Josie Wales and "Girlz Dem Luv We" featuring Mavado. His new album, Shaggy & Friends, features many collaborations.

In July 2011, he launched the album Summer in Kingston which contained his single "Sugarcane".

Shaggy is working on a new album with Sly and Robbie that will be released in summer 2013.