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Posted in music on July 13, 2010

Sugar Minott, RIP

Sugar Minott

Reggae and dancehall pioneer Sugar Minott died Saturday at a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, after suffering from a heart-related ailment. He was 54.

Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott loved the music he helped create: When he'd perform, he'd shake his shoulders, bug out his eyes and then shut them tight with the music. When he smiled, which was often, an adorable gap would peek out between his teeth.

Minott's first album, Live Loving, came out in 1978. It's credited by many as the first dancehall album in Jamaica, and its influence on Jamaican music -- and, by extension, American hip-hop -- is massive. Minott started his own label, Black Roots, and shaped the reggae, ragga and dub music scenes as the sound of dancehall evolved in the 1980s.- [NPR]

Sugar Minott was keeping busy to this day, even preparing to release a NEW album entitled New Day next week. RIP Sugar Minott.

Listen to some Sugar below...

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posted at 10:35 AM on July 13, 2010 in music | Comments (6)

Comments (6)

RIP Sugar! RIP SteinMEHnner!

Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2010 12:15 PM

Nice one BV....never cease to impress me.

RIP Sugar. Zion bound....

Posted by Anonymous | July 13, 2010 12:18 PM

one of the greats.
try this one on. My favorite..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE3fYtRLU54

Posted by d fraser | July 13, 2010 1:03 PM

Indeed, one of the greats!

Posted by Anonymous | July 14, 2010 8:59 PM

Nuff Respect...Sugar from Z and Supa

Posted by Micael | July 19, 2010 1:14 PM

r.i.p. sugar minott we going to mis you

Posted by rasta jack | July 25, 2010 6:36 AM

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