Collie Buddz, born Colin Harper, has become the Caribbean culture's resident ambassador. Incorporating influences from Hip-Hop to Soca, Collie's music nevertheless has a rock-solid foundation in Reggae - and its power to connect ghetto reality with the highest heights of human aspiration - that is a rarity even in Jamaica.īut, to say he's connected to the Caribbean community would be an understatement. Busta Rhymes, G-Unit, Shaggy, and Cypress Hill, all contributed to the anthem. Hip Hop Weekly said, "Collie Buddz is one of the most firmly grounded voices you may ever encounter." The industry excitement about this new voice in music manifested in many ways namely by inspiring Collie's musical peers to either create their own remixes of "Come Around" or join Collie on the official remix of the single. Source Magazine proclaimed, "This 24 year old shotta has got an anthem spreading across the seas." Critically speaking, Collie's debut was a monster, his first single, an undeniable summer anthem titled, "Come Around". Released just a day before US Independence Day, Collie's album could be heard blasting out of car windows from Brooklyn to Kingston all summer long. With much of the production coming from Collie himself, he delivered a solid effort with contributions from Supa Dups, Shea Taylor, Bang Out, Screwface, Bobby Konders, and Crown N Kah-So-Real. The Reggae singjay became an international star when this album went on to debut across the world on every chart from Japan to Germany.
In the summer, 2007, Collie Buddz' Columbia Records self-titled debut album stormed the charts entering the Billboard Reggae Chart at first position.
He's become the most buzz-worthy current Reggae artist over the past few years.
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He studied audio engineering at Full Sail University in Orlando, FLĬollie Buddz, from the isle of Bermuda, has done something not impossible but something once seemingly very implausible. Although born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was raised in Bermuda.
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