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Super Cat

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dancehall reggae

Beschreibung

Super Cat (born William Maragh in Kingston, Jamaica, 1966) is one of the originators of the late 80's and early 90's dancehall movement. A reggae musician who came to prominence in the late 1980s and even more so in the early 1990s, Super Cat is of Jamaican and Indian descent. His nickname, the "Wild Apache" was given to him by his mentor Early B.

His first single as was entitled 'Mr. Walker' and was a hit in Jamaica. His song 'Boops' came soon after with the release of his debut album ' Si Boops Dey' and was a massive hit that spawned hundreds of responses and cemented him a place in reggae history. He put his name in the history books and knotched a place in US music scene with the album Don Dada. The album featured heavyweights in the Hip Hop arena such as Heavy D and Notorious B.I.G. Songs like Don Dada, Dolly My Baby and Ghetto Red Hot are considered classics. Controversy has always surrounded his career. For example with the death of the popular reggae artist Nitty Gritty, killed in a murky incident in New York City, where Super Cat was accused but denied any involvement. He also had an infamous shooting incident in a Sting stage show performance with then rival Ninjaman.

Super Cat had a number of hit singles in the early 1990s, including "Don Dada" and "Ghetto Red Hot," "Dem No Worry Me" with Heavy D and "Alright" with Kris Kross. These hits made him The Source magazine dancehall artist of the year in 1993. He was also an early collaborator with The Notorious B.I.G., featuring the then unknown artist (along with Mary J. Blige and Puff Daddy) on the B-side remix of "Dolly My Baby" in 1993. The title song, 'Don Dada' was a reply to many jabs made by Ninjaman.

Super Cat was featured on the number one hit "Fly", a 1997 single by Sugar Ray from their platinum album. He collaborated with India Arie on her hit song "Video" in 2001 and with Jadakiss and the Neptunes on "The Don Of Dons" in 2003. Following the death of his long time road manager Fred 'The Thunder' Donner in 2004, Super Cat released a multi-cd tribute album entitled "Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars" that featured contributions from Yami Bolo, Michael Prophet, Linval Thompson, Nadine Sutherland and Sizzla among others.

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Take Two von Super Cat – Album Cover

Take Two

2003

Best Of Super Cat von Super Cat – Album Cover

Best Of Super Cat

2000

Showcase von Super Cat – Album Cover

Showcase

1999

The Good, The Better, The Best Of Super Cat von Super Cat – Album Cover

The Good, The Better, The Best Of Super Cat

1998-03-31

The Struggle Continues von Super Cat – Album Cover

The Struggle Continues

1995-08-15

Trash and Ready von Super Cat – Album Cover

Trash and Ready

1995

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Crazy von Super Cat – Album Cover

The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Crazy

1994

Crazy Love von Super Cat – Album Cover

Crazy Love

1994

Scalp Dem / South Central von Super Cat – Album Cover

Scalp Dem / South Central

1994

Dolly My Baby von Super Cat – Album Cover

Dolly My Baby

1993-03-23

Don Dada von Super Cat – Album Cover

Don Dada

1992-05-12

Ghetto Red Hot von Super Cat – Album Cover

Ghetto Red Hot

1992-01-04

It Fe Done / Ghetto Red Hot von Super Cat – Album Cover

It Fe Done / Ghetto Red Hot

1992

A Wa Do Them / Sex Walk von Super Cat – Album Cover

A Wa Do Them / Sex Walk

1992

Dem No Worry We von Super Cat – Album Cover

Dem No Worry We

1992

It Fe Done von Super Cat – Album Cover

It Fe Done

1992

Cabin Stabbin von Super Cat – Album Cover

Cabin Stabbin

1991

Big & Ready von Super Cat – Album Cover

Big & Ready

1991

Sweets for My Sweet von Super Cat – Album Cover

Sweets for My Sweet

1988

Tun It Over von Super Cat – Album Cover

Tun It Over

1988

Wha Do Them von Super Cat – Album Cover

Wha Do Them

1988

Boops! von Super Cat – Album Cover

Boops!

1986

Early B Meets Super Cat von Super Cat – Album Cover

Early B Meets Super Cat

1985

Si Boops Deh! von Super Cat – Album Cover

Si Boops Deh!

1985

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Crazy von Super Cat – Album Cover

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Crazy

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