Why did Shaggy get sued for Smile Happy?
He didn’t have enough money to clear the sample (War’s “Smile Happy”) and was eventually sued. This song became Shaggy’s major reggae-crossover hit and is considered to be one of the first of its kind.
What happened to Shaggy’s voice on Hot Rod?
But his voice was the demo that was given out, and that’s how he became the guy on the record. Shaggy’s had a long career and a lot of label disputes. When he was recording this song and the rest of Hot Rod, he’d just parted ways with his label, Virgin. Upon resigning with MCA,he couldn’t get anyone at the label to support this song.
Did Rikrok write Shaggy’s song?
Rikrok and I wrote it, but Rikrok wasn’t an artist, he was just a writer. But his voice was the demo that was given out, and that’s how he became the guy on the record. Shaggy’s had a long career and a lot of label disputes.
What did Shaggy’s “I’m too pop” do?
The song paved the way for other reggae-pop crossovers, like Sean Paul. Shaggy talked about this in a Complex interview, fifteen years after the song dropped: Being the first is normally never a good thing. I broke it open, I made it cool, I made it bigger, and then everybody was like, he sold too much, he’s too pop, he’s too this.
What songs are in the song it wasn’t me?
About “It Wasn’t Me” 1 Hot Shot 2 Lonely Lover 3 Dance & Shout 4 Hope 5 Angel 6 Leave It to Me 7 Keep’n It Real 8 Luv Me, Luv Me (2001 Version) 9 Freaky Girl
Did Shaggy write ‘bubble’ with Rikrok?
Shaggy wrote the song and came up with the melody with Rikrok, a British-Jamaican songwriter who ended up on the final track unintentionally. Shaggy recounted the story on Hot 93.7: Rikrok and I wrote it, but Rikrok wasn’t an artist, he was just a writer. But his voice was the demo that was given out, and that’s how he became the guy on the record.
Why did Eddie Murphy write it wasn’t me?
About “It Wasn’t Me”. The idea for this song was inspired by a bit from Eddie Murphy’s “Raw,” wherein Eddie suggests that once a man gives his woman a good orgasm he can give her outlandish excuses for infidelity; sometime, even if she saw the cheating.