It was an instant smash, vaulting all the way to the top of the British pop charts early the next year and doing the same in several other European countries. At first, "Oh Carolina" was simply another local hit, but thanks to some overseas promotion, it was picked up for release in the U.K.
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After returning to Camp Lejeune, Shaggy resumed his sessions in New York, and waxed a cover of the Folkes Brothers' ska hit "Oh Carolina." Originally recorded for Prince Buster's label, the song was given a modern dancehall update complete with a prominent "Peter Gunn" sample. However, Shaggy still had obligations to the military, and his budding career was interrupted by Operation Desert Storm in 1991 he was sent to Kuwait for a five-month tour of duty. One of those records, "Mampie," became a huge hit among New York reggae fans its follow-up, "Big Up," was even more popular locally, and marked the first of several duets with Brooklyn singer Rayvon. Shaggy's most important connection, however, proved to be radio DJ/studio engineer Sting (born Shaun Pizzonia), who got him a gig cutting dubplates at Phillip Smart's studio. He cut his first single, "Man a Mi Yard" b/w "Bullet Proof Buddy," at age 20 for producer Don One's own small label for the follow-up, "Big Hood" b/w "Duppy or Uglyman," he worked with producer Lloyd "Spiderman" Campbell.
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Stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he continued to pursue music in his free time, and often made the drive back to New York for recording sessions. A steady income proved to be a more pressing matter, however, and in 1988 Shaggy joined the Marines. At age 18, he joined his mother in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, and soon began performing with the local Jamaican-style sound system Gibraltar Musik. Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell on October 22, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica, and was nicknamed after the Scooby-Doo character. In another unusual crossover, he collaborated with Sting on the 2018 duo album 44/876, before returning to solo work with 2019's Wah Gwaan?! His approach seemed to work and he remained both busy and relevant heading into the next decade, landing another major hit with "Church Heathen" from his 2009 album Intoxication and continuing to nurture his collaborative spirit, recording with friends like Rayvon and RikRok as well as releasing an album with the legendary Sly & Robbie in 2013's Out of Many, One Music. As a result, Shaggy became one of the scant few reggae artists to top the album and pop singles charts in America, not to mention numerous other countries where he's had even greater success. While he wasn't shy about lifting hooks wholesale from pop hits of the past, he also had fairly eclectic tastes, giving his records a musical variety lacking from other dancehall stars. Perhaps in part because he wasn't based in Jamaica, he never really needed to have it both ways virtually ignoring the hardcore dancehall crowd, Shaggy's music was initially geared toward good times, a friendly (if horny) persona, and catchy party anthems. Not only did he become the genre's most commercially potent artist in the international market, he managed to sustain a lasting career over the coming decade thanks to wildly popular albums like 1995's breakout Boombastic (featuring the chart-topping singe of the same name) and 2000's multi-platinum Hot Shot.
Shaggy emerged in the early '90s as the biggest crossover success in dancehall reggae.
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