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AK 47, Akay 47, Ak Fortyseven, AkayFourtyseven birth name Emmanuel Mayanja (October 29, 1990 – March 16, 2015) was a Ugandan Dancehall and Kidandali music artist, [1] he rose to fame in 2012 with his song "Champion". He is said to have been one of the best dancehall musicians Uganda has ever had. He died on 16 March 2015 a mysterious death. [2]
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. [4] [5] Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.
"Mr. Loverman" is a song by Jamaican dancehall artist Shabba Ranks, released in 1992 and 1993 as a single by Epic Records. [1] It reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart, as well as becoming a top-20 hit in France, Germany and Ireland.
Romping Shop" was ranked number 9 on both Pitchfork's list of the 50 Best Dancehall Songs of All Time [14] and Billboard's 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century. [15] In July 2009, Spice signed a recording contract with VP Records. [16] In 2010, she released the song "Jim Screechie".
Rodney Basil Price OD (born 12 June 1972), [1] 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". [1] He is considered one of the best dancehall lyricists of all time. [2]
Emmanuel Andrews Sammini (born 22 December 1982, in Accra, Ghana), [2] known by his stage name Samini (formerly as Batman Samini), is a Ghanaian reggae and dancehall recording artist from Wa, Ghana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His genre of music is a melodious mixture of high life , dance hall , reggae and hip-hop . [ 4 ]
In 2017, the song was included on Billboard's 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century at number six. [2] In October 2018, the song was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI after achieving sales of 600,000. [3] Jamaican singer Heavy Noni sampled it for his 2019 song My Goody.