Natty King, (born Kevin Christopher Roberts; 1977), is a Jamaican

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artist. He is known for the singles " Mr.Greedy" and " No Guns To Town", both from the 2003 ''No Guns To Town'' album. After a short break in his career, King released the 2020 single "JOE". In early January 2022, the roots reggae musician released his second album ''Rebellution'' featuring new anthems like: "Trees", "Early Morning" and the title-song of the album "Rebellution".

Life and work

Born in

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, King grew up in the countryside in Saint Thomas Parish in the southeast of Jamaica. He is the father of four children. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s. He landed his first hit with the DJ Trinity-produced song "Mr. Greedy", which reached # 1 on the Jamaican charts. His next single "No Guns To Town" debuted at # 1 of the video charts there. After success in Jamaica, he toured through the United States and in Europe in 2003, where he performed at the festivals

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(at that time held in Italy, but now in Spain) and the

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in Sweden.

Music style

King makes

with lyrics that predominantly deal with religion (

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), and environmental policy act (Consciousness). His idols are

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and Luciano.

Awards

* 2003: ''International Reggae and Word Music Award''; category: Best Rural Artist * 2003: ''Jamaica Federation Music Award''; category: Best New Singer

Discography

Albums

* 2003 - ''No Guns To Town'' Insight Records * 2009 - ''Trodding'' * 2010 - ''Born To Be Free'' DHF Records; production: House of Riddim * 2022 - ''Rebellution'' Wellowell Production; production: House of Riddim, Natty King

Singles

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Natty Jamaican reggae singers 1977 births Living people People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica