Collie Buddz

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Collie Buddz
Birth name Colin Harper
Born August 21, 1981 (1981-08-21) (age 26)
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
Bermuda
Genre(s) Dancehall, Reggae
Years active 2006–present
Label(s) Sony BMG

Collie Buddz (born Colin Harper August 21, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a reggae and dancehall artist from Bermuda, best known for his single "Come Around". His name is based on slang terms for cannabis.

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[edit] Career

In 2006, Collie Buddz signed with Sony BMG. He was also a part of Harper Digital. He declined a contract from Interscope due to the relationship already built with Sony. His first album, simply titled Collie Buddz, was released on July 3, 2007. His first single was "Sound Check", released on the Juice Riddim in 2001

His single "Come Around" became the #1 Reggae song in Canada, and often appeared on BET and MTV, while "Blind to You" reached #3 on the BBC 1Xtra Dancehall charts in the UK. The single "Mamacita" had been recorded over a year before its release, and had two videos. His third single was "Tomorrow's Another Day". Collie Buddz has also been featured on various other songs, such as "Tell Me", from Lil' Flip's 2007 album I Need Mine. On July 7, 2007, he performed at one of the largest reggae festivals in Europe, called "Summerjam". This festival is in Cologne, Germany and he performed there along with big names like Sizzla, Tanya Stephens, Gentleman, Turbulence and Sean Paul. He was featured on BET Rap City on May 1, 2007 He is also on Shaggy's newest album Intoxication alongside Sizzla.

Collie Buddz performs "S.O.S.", the entrance theme for WWE wrestler Kofi Kingston, which was released on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 on March 25, 2008.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • 2007: "Come Around"
  • 2007: "Blind to You"
  • 2007: "Mamacita"
  • 2007: "Tomorrow's Another Day"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Soundscan Album Sales 05-01-08 (Rnb/hip hop top 25 only) - Rap GodFathers Community

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