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...reggae artists have ever achieved. Steadily pushing his way up the pop chart, he has knocked off one blockbuster after another: Limp Bizkit, Nelly, Creed, even the Beatles. Finally, this week he passed Jennifer Lopez, making him the first reggae artist ever to top the pop charts since Shabba Ranks in 1991. His accomplishment is all the more remarkable because it's the sort of breakout that has attracted buyers from 12-year-old Backstreet fans to 35-year-old Madonna diehards...
...dancehall had reached the U.S., where it found its audience in the growing legions of hip-hop fans who earlier had been put off by reggae's relatively laid-back vibes. Armed with hip-hop's sexually suggestive stance and a souped-up, aggressive beat, dancehall performers like Snow, Shabba Ranks and Shaggy have reinvigorated the music and muscled their way up the U.S. charts...
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