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  1. Music
    November 25, 1997

    Tanya Stephens releases Too Hype on VP and Madhouse Records. The St Mary deejay's second album includes "Yu Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet" and sharp dancehall storytelling that widens her audience beyond Jamaica.

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  2. Music

    On this day in 1998, Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers' "Fallen Is Babylon" [Elektra Records/EEG] won the 40th annual Grammy's Best Reggae Album. Other nominees were: "Big Up" - Aswad [Mesa/Atlantic Records], "Appointment With His Majesty" - Burning Spear [Heartbeat Records], "Rage And Fury" - Steel Pulse [Mesa/Atlantic Records], "Freedom Of Speech" - Yellowman [RAS Records]

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  3. Music

    Reggae Gold 1998 is a compilation album of reggae artists released in 1998. The album spent 82 weeks on Billboard's Reggae Album chart after debuting at #1.

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  4. Artist
    September 5, 1998

    Jada Ashanti Murphy is born in St Andrew, later known as Jada Kingdom. Blending dancehall, R&B, and reggae with a distinctive melodic flow, she rises from social-media buzz to international stages including Coachella.

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  5. Movement
    November 20, 1998

    Skatalites tenor saxophonist Roland Alphonso dies in Los Angeles at age 67. The Chief Musician's blaring horn on Duke Reid and Coxsone sessions defines ska's upbeat sound and fuels the band's worldwide revival until his final collapse on stage.

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  6. Burro Banton is most famous for his 1999 anthem "Boom Wah Dis", which was recorded on the Steely & Clevie riddim called "Street Sweeper"

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  7. One Love, the Bob Marley all star tribute concert was given on December 04, 1999 a rainy night in Oracabessa Bay, Jamaica by a range of major rock, pop, hip hop, and reggae talent invited by the Marley family (wife, sons and the Wailers) including Lauryn Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Jimmy Cliff, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, and Tracy Chapman.

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  8. Music
    July 1, 1999

    Dennis Emmanuel Brown dies in Kingston at age 42. Crowned the "Crown Prince of Reggae" after Bob Marley's passing, the child prodigy turned prolific hitmaker leaves a catalogue spanning Studio One youth sides through Joe Gibbs roots anthems.

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  9. November 27, 1999

    Deejay Roy Samuel Reid, known as I-Roy, dies in Spanish Town at age 55. His articulate toasting on Bunny Lee and Treasure Isle rhythms in the early 1970s sets a benchmark for conscious DJ lyricism before dancehall's digital shift.

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  10. Culture
    December 18, 1999

    Joseph Benjamin Higgs dies in Los Angeles at age 59. The Trench Town mentor coaches Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Jimmy Cliff in harmony and stagecraft while his own Higgs and Wilson sides preserve pre-ska Jamaican vocal tradition.

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  11. Music

    BeenieMan's 'Art & Life' was the first Grammy Award winning Reggae album of the new millennium, 2000. It featured Mya, Arturo Sandoval and Wyclef Jean (The Fugees).

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  12. Currently, Sizzla has 21 albums that have made it onto the Billboard's Top Reggae Albums music chart, the highest Words of Truth (2000), reaching the peak position of #5

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  13. Music
    November 12, 2002

    Sean Paul releases Dutty Rock on VP and Atlantic. The dancehall blockbuster launches "Gimme the Light" and "Get Busy" toward the US Hot 100 summit and later wins the Grammy for Best Reggae Album.

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  14. Music

    Today, April 15th in 2003, Ziggy Marley releases his first solo album "Dragonfly." Purchase it today on iTunes: http://bit.ly/14q2sEW

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  15. On 20 October 2003 Jimmy Cliff was awarded The Order of Merit, the nation's third-highest honour, in recognition of his contributions to the film and music of Jamaica. He is currently the only living musician with this honour.

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  16. Artist
    February 27, 2003

    David Scott, known as Scotty, dies in Kingston at age 51. The Westmoreland-born vocalist and early singjay, famed for Derrick Harriott productions such as "Draw Your Brakes", helped bridge rocksteady toasting into reggae.

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  17. Artist
    November 9, 2004

    General Degree releases The General on his Size 8 label. The Manchester-born deejay's long-awaited album arrives as his sexually playful singles such as "Mr Do It Nice" and "Traffic Blocking" dominate late-1990s dancehall.

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  18. March 16, 2005

    Ska and rocksteady pioneer Justin Hinds dies of lung cancer in Steertown, St Ann, at age 62. With backing group the Dominoes, his Duke Reid-produced hits from "Carry Go Bring Come" through "The Higher the Monkey Climbs" defined Treasure Isle's golden era.

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  19. Music

    Damian Marley is the only Reggae artiste in history to win two Grammy Awards in one night and also the only Jamaican to win the 'Best Urban/ Alternative Performance' category at the Grammy's (2006)

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  20. Culture

    On September 19th, 2006 Damian Marley became the first reggae artiste to perform at the popular Austin City Limits Music Festival. (alongside Nas)

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