Eek-A-Mouse
While his take on reggae and dub retains much of the soulful intensity of his contemporaries, Eek-a-Mouse (born Ripton Hylton in 1957) was the first artist to realize the genre's capacity for humor. Half Lee Perry and half Slick Rick, Eek-a-Mouse pioneered the "singjaying" style of toasting--an expressive mixture of scat, gibberish, melodic riffs, and rapping--that has influenced MCs from Sean Paul to Snoop Doggy Dogg. After a breakout performance at the 1981 Reggae Sunsplash Festival, the Kingston, Jamaica-born artist enjoyed a career of impressive longevity, prolific output, and consistently high quality.
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Albums
- (2008) Mouse Gone Wild
Top Tracks
- Safari
- Eek-A-Mouse
- Ghetto
- Jamaicanese
- Hannibal The Cannibal
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