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Boombastic by Shaggy

Artist Biography For Shaggy

Shaggy Is The Name Of At Least Two Artists.
1 Shaggy Born October 22 1969 In Kingston Jamaica As Orville Richard Burrell Is A Jamaican Reggae Artist Who Takes His Nickname From His Shaggy Hair. He Is Especially Notable For His Distinctive Sub-Baritone Voice. His Family Immigrated To The United States And They Settled In The Neighborhood Of Flatbush Brooklyn Located In New York City New York USA. In 1988 He Joined The United States Marine Corps And Served During Operation Desert Storm During The Persian Gulf War. On His Return From Iraq He Decided To Pursue His Music Career And His First Hit In 1993 "Oh Carolina" 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". He Worked Together With Producers Such As Sting Intl. Don One Who Cut His First Track Lloyd 'Spiderman' Campbell And Robert Livingston. He Had Further Big Hits Including "Boombastic" In 1995. He Then Had A Major Comeback In 2001 Featuring Worldwide Number-One Hit Singles "It Wasn't Me" And "Angel " The Latter Of Which Was Built Around Merrilee Rush's 1968 Hit "Angel Of The Morning" Which Was Remade In 1981 By Juice Newton . The Album Hot Shot From Which Those Cuts Came Would Hit Number One On The Billboard 200. However His 2002 Release Lucky Day And The 2005 Album Clothes Drop Failed To Match Hot Shot's Success. Shaggy Performed The Theme For Showtime Film A 2002 Movie. 2 Shaggy A Swedish Rock/blues Rock Band From The 1970's. Released One Album "Lessons For Beginners"

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Boombastic

"Boombastic" Is The Second Single Released By Jamaican Musical Artist Shaggy From His Third Studio Album Boombastic. Released In June 1995 The Single Achieved Huge Success In Many Countries Including Ireland UK Sweden New Zealand And Australia Where It Topped The Singles Charts. It Spent A Week At Number One On The U.S. Billboard R&B Chart And A Similar Stint Atop The UK Singles Chart. It Also Reached Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100. A Remix Featuring Sting International Features A Sample Of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." The Latter Is Featured On Some Versions Of The Boombastic Album As A Bonus Track. Boombastic Gained Popularity After Being Featured In A Popular Levi's Television Commercial. The Song Was Featured In The Films Barnyard Mr. Bean's Holiday George Of The Jungle And The Wild Thornberrys Movie

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