William Anthony Maragh was born on 25 June 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is of Jamaican and Indian descent. Maragh was allowed to assist at a local club called Bamboo Lwan by the Soul Imperial Sound System and by this time, he was only seven. His first single “Mr Walker” was produced by Winston Riley in 1981 and this was an establishment of his music career. His song titled “Boops” came soon after his debut album “Si Boops Dey” and it was a massive hit. Maragh established his name in the US music scene with his album “Don Dada” as it featured big artists like Heavy D and Notorious B.I.G. It included classics like “Don Dada”, “Ghetto Red Hot” and “Dolly My Baby”. In 1992, he featured on “Jump” by Kris Kross and he also collaborated with them in their 1993 song “Alright”. All these hits contributed to him being the dance hall artist of the year 1993 for the Source Magazine. Maragh was featured on the number one hit “Fly” by Sugar Ray from the album “Floored”. His other collaborations were with India Arie in “Video” and that was in 2001 and also with Jadakiss and the Neptunes in “The Don Of Dons” in 2003. After his long time road manager Fred Donner died in 2004, Maragh a tribute album titled “Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars” which featured various artists including Michael Prophet, Yami Bolo, Linval Thompson, Sizzla and Nadine Sutherland. In 2009, Maragh appeared for a show at Madison Square alongside Barrington Levy and Buju Banton. He also made a surprise appearance at Massive B’s on Da Reggae Tip Concert in September 2013 during the set of Shaggy.
