Dust a Soundbwoy—Original Super Beagle. Who is Fuzzy Jones? What was his role in the dancehall? SB: When Fuzzy started out, he was a deejay but it was an uphill battle because the pace got so hot with artists like Terror Fabulous and Buju Banton a bust on the scene; but he had this voice.
So one time we were doing dubplates to send abroad, as he was doing his, he send off an intro that everybody liked, so he was invited to do an intro for other deejays. It so happened that due to his popularity, he was solely used for his intros. He was a major factor in dancehall, especially when it relates to clashing. His intros were so good that the sound you were killing usually dead by the end of the intro, before the actual tune started. SB: I understand he is no longer with us.
He passed in as a result of a car accident. LU: Have you heard from Kanye West in regards to the sample? Did they clear it with you first? SB : My thing is already regulated. They have people that they can contact; of course they gave me my credit. As an artist from Jamaica, we always think or hope that one day an artist like Kanye would sample your work, take it another level to show that people are really listening to our work, not only everyday people, but people [from] far away.
LU: Do you feel that now your publisher should be working really hard to get your other musical materials exploited? When Kanye samples your stuff, the phone keeps ringing. SB: Some people have in fact contacted me to let me know they have money for me. What do you feel has been the impact of dancehall on hip hop music? SB: [It] tremendously impacted the hip-hop vibe. You can tell. It came back about three times. The beginning, somewhere in the middle of the song and repeated it again.
It was right on time, that is a great impact, tremendous impact on the music in America. SB: That was definitely an accident, not something planned. She lived in Rollington Town, a neighboring town. She asked me what I was doing here, and I asked her the same. This was his first production.
So I told her that I was a singer. She was eager to introduce us. I told him it needed some sugar. Portmore is hot like the Casbah and resebles it too at times…. According to the artiste, since Supreme Promotions are looking to highlight the icons this year, it's the best time to make his debut. I want to make it extra special, and I want to get the chance to deliver some real new tunes The song has been aired on Hype TV and other cable channels.
Him sey, 'Beagle, bring een Fabulous', and the rest is history. We signed the contract already and, in fact, we a one a di first set of people to sign for Sting this year," he said. Following his return to Jamaica, Super Beagle has been creating new music and performing at several events in the Portmore area.
The icon was reintroduced into the Jamaican spotlight in , after his single, Dust A Soundboy , was sampled by Kanye West for his double platinum-certified single, Mercy. Beagle tells The Gleaner that Kanye's sample continues to spark his relevance.
Everything good, man; that was a blessing that was long coming. The music business is not an overnight thing; you have to put in the work and then yuh collect.
So Kanye West's sample helped me to secure some change, and it nah stop because some people in the world still nuh get it yet
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