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TIL reggae singer Shaggy, known for "Boombastic", developed his signature singing voice as a US Marine by mimicking his drill instructors.
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Don_Dickle lemmy.world Patnou@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-11-30
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Link: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/17/1239078696/shaggys-real-voice
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PattyMcB lemmy.world PattyMcB@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-12
#2 · Quote Reply

The "froggy voice"

DIs use it when they lose their normal voices in the first few weeks of training
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Shadow lemmy.ca Shadow@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-22
#3 · Quote Reply

He's definitely more known for It Wasn't Me.
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afk_strats lemmy.world afk_strats@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-06
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Shadow wrote:
He's definitely more known for It Wasn't Me.

Depends on how old you are

Edit: ... old or very old?
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BJW lemmus.org Epp@lemmus.org
Joined: 2026-02-12
#5 · Quote Reply
Shadow wrote:
He's definitely more known for It Wasn't Me.

I've never heard of that song, but definitely know Boombastic. Generational difference?
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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
Joined: 2024-10-06
#6 · Quote Reply

Wait... Did he actually sing that song? I always thought it was a guest artist. Like how Gorillaz got Snoop Dog and Mos Def and what not.
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espentan lemmy.world espentan@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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afk_strats wrote:
Depends on how old you are Edit: ... old or very old?

Indeed. I'm very old, and had to think twice to even remember It Wasn't Me.
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