Mega Banton (born Garth Williams, 1974) is a Jamaican

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deejay who came to prominence in the early 1990s.

Biography

Williams was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1973.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 19.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 21. Inspired by the likes of Burro Banton and

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, and with a similar gruff style of delivery, he achieved international success in the early 1990s with singles such as "First Position", "Decision", "No Ninja, No Buju", and "Sound Boy Killing", working with the Black Scorpio team. He recorded a duet with Leroy Smart ("Mr. Want All"), and in 1994 courted controversy with his single "Money First", for which he was accused of encouraging women into a life of

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. When Garnett Silk died, Banton released the "A Tribute to Garnett Silk" single, along with . In 1988 he had a combination hit with Barrington Levy with "She's Mine". In 1995 he made his major-label album debut with ''1,000,000 Megwatts''. He is still performing, well into the 2000s.

Discography

*''First Position'' (1992), Black Scorpio (reissued (2001) VP) *''Showcase'' (1993), VP (with Ricky General) *''New Year New Style'' (1995), Black Scorpio/ Shanachie *''1,000,000 Megawatts'' (1995), Relativity

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