''Summer in Kingston'' is the tenth studio album released by Jamaican dancehall artist
Shaggy
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People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
* Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
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Background
The album was first released via digital download on 19 July 2011, containing a total of eight tracks.
[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Summer-in-Kingston-Explicit/dp/B005D00BJM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315145532&sr=8-1 ] Shaggy described the album as a "Summer follow-up" to ''
Shaggy & Friends
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'', which was released in January 2011. The album was mostly produced by Shaggy. The album's lead single, "Fired Up (Fuck the Rece$$ion!)", was released on 8 March 2011, and features vocals from
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n-American rapper
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. The album's second single, "Sugarcane", was released just three days prior to the album, and was produced by Teflon, formerly of hip-hop's Ruff Ryders Crew, and the producer of Eve's worldwide smash hit "Who's That Girl". The album was priced at $2.99 for a limited time through iTunes, Amazon and other major digital outlets, however, this promotion ended on Labor Day. In 2012, Shaggy announced plans to release a 'Lava edition' of the album on 7 February 2012, this time being issued both physically and via digital download. The 'Lava edition' was preceded by the album's third single, a new version of "Dame" featuring
Kat DeLuna
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. The 'Lava edition' contains two brand new songs - "Hurting" and "She Gives Me Love", featuring Sly & Robbie.
Track listing
References
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2011 albums
Shaggy (musician) albums