Reggae

Some Jamaican artists make it through the island's dancehall circuit before finding success in America. Others don't necessarily need to. The Jamaican-Canadian hitmaker turns 47 years old today (Oct. 22).

If you frequent Caribbean parties or even a good hip-hop night around the way, eight out of 10 times you'll hear at least one Elephant Man song blaring through the speakers. The man has hits. Elephant Man, no relation to the movie, turns 40 years old today (Sept. 11).

Beenie Man, the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall, celebrates his 42nd birthday today (Aug. 22).

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Shaggy's 'Hot Shot,' we picked the five songs from the LP that still moves the crowd and defines the album as a classic.

A matriarch of the Marley family is celebrating their birthday. It's Bob Marley's wife Rita who turns 69 years old today (July 25).

After their summer hit "Lean On," Major Lazer and MØ have teamed up once again to cover Frank Ocean's track, "Lost."

Popcaan is the man right now when it comes to dancehall crossing over to the U.S. and beyond. The man born Andrae Jay Sutherland turns 26 years old today (July 15).

Bunji Garlin is still one of the most famous figures to come out of the island of Trinidad and Tobago thanks to his contributions to soca. The soca great turns 37 years old today (July 14).

Lady Saw, the queen of the dancehall, turns 43 years old today (July 12).

We take a look back on Shaggy's 1995 album 'Boombastic' and picked five songs that feature the brilliance of the dancehall legend.