| The highest selling dancehall and Grammy Award wining artist Shaggy returns with his 6th album, Clothes Drop. In his extraordinary career, hes done several rounds of major heavy lifting for his brand of music, helping to stake, and even re-build, the global profile of dancehall reggae over the last decade and more. The first worldwide reggae crossover record to come out of the New York dancehall underground was Shaggys Oh Carolina. Then, his platinum album and single Boombastic came at a time when the early fusion of hip-hop and computer-style dancehall was well past its creative peak. More recently, Shaggy recorded the most successful dancehall reggae album in history, the 10-million plus selling Hot Shot. Clothes Drop is a non-stop boomshot of an album, a varied and invigorating explosion of tough rhythms, with Shaggys unique rough-and-smooth toasts devoted to music, women, fun, and even, at the appropriate moment, the spirit.
Clothes Drop features guest appearances from Olivia (G-Unit), Will.I.Am (Black Eyed Peas), Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls), Rayvon, Brian Gold and also production by Tony Kelly (Sean Paul), Scott Storch (Beyonce/Dr. Dre), Will.I.Am, Jamaican rhythm geniuses Sly and Robbie and Shaggys long-time collaborator Sting.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel include: Shaggy (vocals). | | Additional personnel: Fergie (vocals); Will.i.am (rap vocals); Olivia, Rayvon, Nicole Scherzinger. | | While Shaggy's dancehall-crossover supremacy was challenged in the early 2000s by Sean Paul and Elephant Man, the Jamaican artist returned to reclaim his throne in 2005 with CLOTHES DROP. The opening title track benefits from instrumental and production contributions by the legendary reggae duo Sly & Robbie, resulting in an utterly catchy single. While Shaggy can lean into a groove with his bold vocals, he is also capable of unfurling lyrics at rapid-fire speed, as revealed on the R&B-tinged "Wild 2nite." And, always one for a good hook, he works with a melodic Barrington Levy sample on "Broadway" and brings in a snippet of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" on "Shut Up and Dance," which features Will.I.Am and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas. Aimed squarely at the dance floor (and particularly the ladies), CLOTHES DROP is sure to hit its target. |
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