Artist Name
Yellowman

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New York (2004)	A Very, Very Yellow Chris... (2003)	Yellow Fever (1999)
Prayer (1994)	In Bed With Yellowman (1993)	20 Super Hits (1991)
Life in the Ghetto (1991)	Don't Burn It Down (1988)	Yellow Like Cheese (1987)
Blueberry Hill (1987)	Galong Galong Galong (1985)	Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt (1984)
King Yellowman (1984)	Zungguzungguguzungguzeng! (1983)	Mister Yellowman (1982)
Duppy or Gunman (1982)	Bad Boy Skanking (0)	Freedom of Speech (0)

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Origin
Kingston, Jamaica

Genre
Reggae

Style
Reggae

Mood
Energetic

Born

1957

Active
1974 to Present...

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Alternate Name
King Yellowman

Most Loved Tracks
4 users Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
4 users Yellowman - Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
4 users Yellowman - Strong Me Strong
4 users Yellowman - Morning Ride
4 users Yellowman - Morning Ride


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Yellowman (born Winston Foster, 15 January 1956, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae (rub-a-dub) and dancehall deejay, widely known as King Yellowman. He was popular in Jamaica in the 1980s, coming to prominence with a series of singles that established his reputation. Winston Foster grew up in a Catholic orphanage called Alpha Boys School in Kingston, and was shunned due to having albinism, which was usually not socially accepted in Jamaica. Alpha Boys School was known for its musical alumni. In the late 1970s Yellowman first gained wide attention when he won a contest event in Kingston, Jamaica called "The Tastee Talent Contest" where deejays would perform toasting. Like many Jamaican deejays, he honed his talents by frequently performing at outdoor sound-system dances. In 1981, after becoming significantly popular throughout Jamaica, Yellowman became the first dancehall artist to be signed to a major American label (Columbia Records). One reviewer of Yellowman was quoted as saying "Listening to Yellowman sing is like watching Michael Jordan play basketball. He knows he's got it, you know he's got it, and it's a trip just experiencing him perform." His first album release was in 1982 entitled Mister Yellowman followed by Zungguzungguguzungguzeng in 1983 earning instant success. Yellowman's sexually explicit lyrics in popular songs such as "Them a Mad Over Me" boasted of his sexual prowess, like those of other reggae singers/deejays, earned Yellowman criticism in the mid-1980s. Yellowman appeared in Jamaican Dancehall Volcano Hi-power 1983 which featured other major dancehall musicians such as Massive Dread, Josey Wales, Burro Banton and Eek-A-Mouse.


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Last Edit by MistahDarcy
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