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Born: April 19, 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Reggae

Biography:
A man with a message, Big Youth arrived on the music scene in the wake of U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, and I-Roy, but quickly established his own style, threatening to eclipse them all. The consummate cultural toaster, the DJ ruled the dancehalls across t ...More >>

Discography: 2005 Musicology 1997 Higher Grounds 1991 Jamming in the House of Dread 1988 Manifestation 1985 Luta Continua More >>

Similar Artists: U-Brown I-Roy Joseph Cotton Dillinger Tapper Zukie More >>

Influenced By: Count Ossie Clint Eastwood U-Roy Junior Murvin Prince Buster More >> Followers: Mutabaruka Benjamin Zephaniah Brigadier Jerry Chaka Demus Mr. Scruff More >>

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