J Boog
A singer who fuses reggae with R&B, hip-hop, and rock, J Boog is the stage name of Jerry Afemata, who was born in Long Beach, California but primarily raised in Compton. Of Samoan ancestry (his father was a tribal chief in his neighborhood), Boog's first influence was his sister, who sang and played piano. When she got a book of Bob Marley's classic songs, Boog began singing along, and when he was nine, the two performed a cover of Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time" at a family reunion, in front of an audience of 200. Raised on an eclectic musical diet of classic reggae, West Coast hip-hop, vintage R&B, and a dash of hard rock, Boog gravitated to the laid-back attitude but taut grooves of reggae, and he began writing and recording his own tunes during downtime from his job at an oil refinery.
In 2005, Boog traveled to Hawaii, where he met one of his favorite singers, George "Fiji" Veikoso; Boog gave him a copy of one of his mixtapes, and Veikoso thought Boog showed promise. Veikoso helped produce Boog's 2007 debut album, Hear Me Roar, which cracked the Top Ten of the American reggae charts; by this time, Boog was living in Hawaii. In 2008, Boog began working with veteran reggae artists Yami Bolo and Gramps Morgan (of the group Morgan Heritage), and launched a fruitful association with Hawaii's Wash House Records label. After absorbing reggae's history during a visit to Jamaica, Boog released a self-titled EP in June 2011, with his second full-length album, Backyard Boogie, appearing three months later. Featuring the singles "Let Me Know," "Let's Do It Again," and "Sunshine Girl," Backyard Boogie was a major success for J Boog, rising to the top of the U.S. reggae album charts in 2011, and claiming the top spot again in 2012 and 2013. A four-song EP, Live Up!, appeared in July 2013, and a collaborative single with Anuhea and SOJA, "Easier," dropped in 2014. After making guest appearances on releases by Gappy Ranks, Morgan Heritage, and Raging Fyah, Boog released the Rose Petals EP in March 2016. The release was a warm-up for Boog's third full-length album, Wash House Ting, which was released in November 2016.
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Always Been You
Reggae - Erschienen bei Ineffable Records am 09.02.2024
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J Boog - EP
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Washhouse Music Group am 14.06.2011
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Wash House Ting
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Washhouse Music Group - EMPIRE am 18.11.2016
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Backyard Boogie
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Washhouse Music Group am 27.09.2011
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Backyard Boogie
Reggae - Erschienen bei Washhouse Hawaii am 27.09.2011
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Live Up - EP
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Washhouse Music Group am 02.07.2013
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Pennies From Heaven
Reggae - Erschienen bei Ineffable Records am 08.12.2023
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Hear Me Roar
Reggae - Erschienen bei J Boog Music, LLC am 06.11.2007
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J Boog - EP
Reggae - Erschienen bei Washhouse Hawaii am 14.06.2011
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Sunshine Girl
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Washhouse Music Group am 09.08.2011
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Smoking Bomb Bud
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Wash House Music Group am 16.10.2012
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Sounds of Summer (Remix)
The Movement, Slightly Stoopid, J Boog
Reggae - Erschienen bei The Movement am 30.06.2023
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Siva Mai (feat. Siaosi)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Wash House Music Group am 05.06.2020
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See Her Again - Single
Reggae - Erschienen bei Don Corleon Records am 03.07.2012
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Let's Do It Again - Acoustic Mix
Reggae - Erschienen bei Don Corleon Records am 08.03.2011
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Livity (Live Good)
Reggae - Erschienen bei Evidence Music am 15.11.2019
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Hear Me Roar
World Music - Erschienen bei Southpac Entertainment Group am 06.11.2007
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Saving My Love
Pop - Erschienen bei Brushfire - Republic Records am 23.07.2021
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Never Give Up
J Boog, The Green, Collie Buddz
Reggae - Erschienen bei Ineffable Records am 09.06.2023
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Break Us Apart
Reggae - Erschienen bei 21st Hapilos Digital Dancehall am 12.12.2012
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