Spragga Benz

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Spragga Benz (born Carlton Grant, 30 May 1969, Kingston, Jamaica), is one of Jamaica's most famous Deejays.

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[edit] Career

He began his career around 1991. Once known to his friends as Spaghetti (tall and slim), but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a Dubplate recording session with Buju Banton. The famed elder DJ was slated to do four tracks for L.a. Benz but only voiced two and suggested that Spragga do the other two. Since he was new to recording, he freestyled a couple of lines of what would then become, "Love Mi Gun", a popular tune.

He and rapper Foxy Brown have been involved in an on again-off again relationship throughout the past several years.

Most recently, he appeared in the Jamaican movie, Shottas.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Jack It Up
  • UnCommonly Smooth
  • Two Bad DJs with Beenie Man
  • Fully Loaded (Top Reggae Albums 8)
  • Thug Nature

[edit] Singles

  • "Oh Yeah" feat. Foxy Brown;# 63 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
  • "A1 Lover"
  • "Jack It Up"
  • "Run Things"
  • "Wi Nuh Like"
  • "Chicken Head Remix" feat. [Wyclef Jean]
  • "Turn Me On" feat. Kevin Lyttle; # 4 US, # 20 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
  • "She Nuh Ready Yet" / "Backshot" feat. Lady Saw
  • "Mad House Tek Him"
  • "No Way Remix" and more.

[edit] Notable appearances

[edit] Filmography

  • Shottas (Source Award Winner 2004) (Wayne)
  • Brooklyn Babylon (1999) (Himself)