Shaggy (singer)

The Honourable Orville Richard Burrell CD OJ
Shaggy in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Orville Richard Burrell
Born	(1968-10-22) October 22, 1968 (age 56) Kingston, Jamaica
Origin	Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City
Genres	Dancehall reggae hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician rapper singer songwriter deejay
Years active	1993–present
Labels	EMI Virgin MCA Universal Big Yard Music Group Ranch Entertainment
Website	www.shaggyonline.com

Orville Richard Burrell CD (born October 22, 1968),^[source?] better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican reggae fusion rapper/singer and deejay. He is best known for his hit singles "Boombastic", "It Wasn't Me", "Hey Sexy Lady", and "Angel".

Burrell was born on October 22, 1968 in Kingston, Jamaica.^[1] At the age of 18, he and his family moved to the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York. In 1987, he took singing courses in Brooklyn and was discovered a year later, while singing in the streets with friends.

Shaggy was also in the United States Marine Corps and got the MOS of 0811 (field artillery cannon crewman). Shaggy served with a firing battery from the 10th Marine Regiment during the Gulf War. Shaggy worked on his signature singing voice in the Marine Corps and it is also where he got the idea for his song "Boombastic".^[2][3]

• Pure Pleasure (1993)
• Original Doberman (1994)
• Boombastic (1995)
• Midnite Lover (1997)
• Hot Shot (2000)
• Lucky Day (2002)
• Clothes Drop (2005)
• Intoxication (2007)
• Shaggy & Friends (2011)
• Summer in Kingston (2011)
• Rise (2012)
• Out of Many, One Music (2013)
• Wah Gwaan?! (2019)
• Hot Shot 2020 (2020)