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Chezidek

Chezidek started singing from an early age at school concerts, and was a member of St. Ann's Bay Marching Band. After finishing school he performed on sound systems in the area, as Chilla Rinch singing and DJing at various dance and talent shows. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Culture and others inspired him. The soulful chanter always had a special love for positive cultural music and his African Roots, which lead him to Rastafari; his love for righteousness earned him the moniker Mel-Chezidek which he later drops the Mel and used only Chezidek.

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So Solid Crew

So Solid Crew are a UK garage and grime act whose hits include "Oh No" and "21 Seconds", the latter of which reached number one in the official UK Singles Chart in August 2001. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haterz" got to number eight in January 2002. "Ride Wid Us" was less successful (UK number 19 in April 2002). They have also released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out about government prejudice which they had faced.

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Bambi

Bambi’, the ‘first lady’ of Spragga Benz’s Red Square team. Stage Name: Bambi Real Name: Novrica Mercedes Powell Home-base / Community: Brookyln, New York (USA) / Willodene, Spanish Town (Jamaica) Crew Affiliation: Red Square (Spragga Benz) Musical Influences: Many! Lady Saw, Patra, Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Shelly Thunder, Sister Nancy, Sister Charmaine, Spice, Macka Diamond, Tanya Stephens, Queen Penn, Eve, Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, Super Cat...

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Nick Harrison

Nick Harrison is a singer songwriter, he enjoys nothing more that writing music, playin music and referring to himself in the third person.
He is managed by the wonderful Empire Artist Management Recently Nick Harrison signed to A&M Records. This was extremely enjoyable for him. He has currently been working with the Future Cut Productions Ltd, The Rural Productions Ltd, Blair Mackichan Ltd and also the extremely talented Phones corp.

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Capleton

King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. A wise man once said that a prophet is not without honour save in his own country and so it has been with Capleton. While the veteran DJ's words and works long ago earned him the title of "The Prophet", the respect and honor that should rightfully be his have been a long time coming. "Anytime you try to uplift righteousness and upliftment of the people them, then you ah go get a fight", says the hottest entertainer in the worldwide reggae fraternity.

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Spice

There are at least three artists with the name Spice:
1) a German funk band
2) a female hardcore music singer from Jamaica
3) an English rock band from the 1960s, later to be known as Uriah Heep 1. Spice (Germany): Spice is a German funk band which recorded "Some Funk" and "Funkiest Body in Town", discography containing the albums "Fred's Bowling Center" (1994), "Vario Bel Air" and "69 Overdrive" (2003). 2. Spice (Jamaica):

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Shontelle

Shontelle Layne is a Bajan, Soca singer/songwriter from St.Peter,Barbados. She is popular in the Caribbean for her 2005 Bajan hit "Colours" in which she collaborated with another Bajan artist, Natahlee. She also wrote Alison Hinds' 2005/2006 hit "Roll".She also featured alongside Rihanna on J-Status's remix of "Roll",Shontelle worked with Rihanna on a track from Save the last dance 2 called "The Hotness".

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