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"They (record companies) are looking for professional artistes who will deliver a good product so they can sell records," [Peggy Quattro] said. "But these guys incite violence wherever they go, charge outrageous fees and don't show up on time. They are their own worst enemies."
"If they want to be accepted internationally, they need to clean up their acts," Quattro said. They need to look at Shaggy, Sean Paul and Sean Kingston and ask: 'why are these guys big and we're not?"'Sean Paul and Shaggy broke into the pop market with million-selling albums like Dutty Rock and Hot Shot, respectively. Sean Kingston, grandson of 1970s record producer Lawrence 'Jack Ruby' Lindo, followed suit in 2007 with Beautiful Girl, a cheesy hip-hop song that topped Billboard Magazine charts.See the full content of this document
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Clean Up Your Act!
FOUNDER AND publisher of the Reggae Report magazine, Peggy Quattro, has taken leading dancehall performers to task, saying their viole...
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