LIST OF REGGAE DANCEHALL RIDDIM ARTISTS AND THEIR REAL NAMES:
- Admiral Bailey – Glendon Bailey
- Aidonia – Sheldon Lawrence
- Alaine – Alaine Laughton
- Alborosie – Alberto Dascola
- Alkaline – Earlan Bartley
- Alozade – Michael Sterling
- Anthony B – Keith Blair
- Assassin (Agent Sasco) – Jeffrey Campbell
- Baby Cham – Damian Beckett
- Baby Wayne – Dwayne Carter IV
- Beenie Man – Anthony Moses Davis
- Beres Hammond – Hugh Beresford Hammond
- Big Youth – Manley Augustus Buchanan
- BigDan – Daniel Carterngala
- Blak Ryno – Romaine Anderson
- Bling Dawg – Marlon Ricardo Williams
- Bob Marley – Robert Nesta Marley
- Bounty Killer – Rodney Basil Price
- Brick & Lace – Nailah and Nyanda Thourborne
- Buccaneer – Andrew Bradford
- Bugle – Roy Thompson
- Buju Banton – Mark Anthony Myrie
- Bunji Garlin – Ian Anthony Alvarez
- Bunny Wailer – Neville O’Riley Livingston
- Burna Boy – Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu
- Burning Spear – Winston Rodney
- Burro Banton – Donovan Spalding
- Bushman – Dwight Duncan
- Busy Signal – Glendale Goshia Gordon
- Capleton – Clifton George Bailey III
- Captain Barkey – Joslyn Hamilton
- Ce’cile – Cecile Claudine Charlton
- Chaka Demus – John Taylor
- Charly Black – Desmond Méndez
- Chevaughn – Chevaughn Chevy Willis
- Chezidek – Desbert Johnson
- Chi Ching Ching – Radion Tashaman Beckford
- Chino – Daniel McGregor
- Chris Martin – Christopher Martin
- Chronixx – Jamar Rolando McNaughton
- Chuck Fenda – Leshorn Whitehead
- Chronic Law – Akeeme Campbell
- Cocoa Tea – Calvin Scott
- Collie Buddz – Colin Patrick Harper
- Copper Cat – Demar Graham
- Craig – Collin Craig Chambers
- Cutty Ranks – Philip Thomas
- D Major – Damian Codlin
- D’Angel – Michelle Downer
- Daddy Yankee – Ramón “Raymond” Luis Ayala Rodríguez
- Damian Marley – Damian Robert Nesta Marley
- Danny English – Donald Cox
- Darrio – Christen Darrio Johnson
- Deablo – Romeo Nelson
- Delly Ranx – Delroy Isaac Foster
- Delus – Delmark Spence
- Demarco – Colin Demar Edwards
- Denyque – Denyque Welds
- Determine – Rohan Alexander Bennett
- Devonte – Wayne Passley
- Ding Dong – Kemar Christopher Dwaine Ottey
- Eek-a-Mouse – Ripton Hylton
- Elephant Man – Bryan O’Neil
- Etana – Shauna McKenzie
- Exco Levi – Wayne Ford Levy
- Fantan Mojah – Owen Moncrieffe
- Frankie Paul – Paul Blake
- Frisco Kid – Steve Wray
- Future Fambo – Warren Gladstone Williams
- Gage – Ryan Douglas
- Garnett Silk – Garnett Daymon Smith
- Gaza Maxwell – Maxwell Lawson
- General Degree aka Snapple Dapple – Cardiff Butt
- General Levy – Paul Scott Levy
- Gentleman – Tilmann Otto
- Ginjah – Valentine Nakrumah Fraser
- Govana or Deablo – Romeo Nelson
- Gregory Isaacs – Gregory Anthony Isaacs
- Gyptian – Windel Beneto
- Hawkeye – Christopher Smith
- I Wayne – Cliffroy Taylor
- I-Octane – Byiome Muir
- I-Roy – Roy Samuel Reid
- Iyara – Eric Sommers
- J Capri – Jordan Joel Phillips
- Jah Cure – Siccature Alcock
- Jah Mason – Andre Johnson
- Jah Vinci – Andre Rhoden
- Jesse Royal – Jesse David Leroi Grey
- Johnny Osbourne – Errol Osbourne
- Junior Kelly – Keith Morgan
- Junior Reid – Delroy Reid
- Kabaka Pyramid – Keron Salmon
- Kalado – Eton Gordon
- Kevin Lyttle – Lescott Kevin Lyttle Coombs
- Khago – Ricardo Gayle
- Kiprich – Marlon Plunkett
- Koffee – Mikayla Simpson
- Konshens – Garfield Delano Spence
- Laden – O’Keefe Aaron
- Lady G – Janice Fyffe
- Lady Saw – Marion Hall
- Lee ” Scratch” Perry – Rainford Hugh Perry
- Leftside – Craig Parkes
- Louie Culture – Lewin Brown
- Luciano – Jepther McClymont
- Lukie D – Michael Kennedy
- Lutan Fyah – Anthony Martin
- Macka B – Christopher MacFarlane
- Macka Diamond or Lady Cham or Lady Mackerel – Charmaine Munroe
- Mad Cobra – Ewart Everton Brown
- Mad Professor – Neil Joseph Stephen Fraser
- Madd Anju – Lucien Dixon
- Masicka – Javaun Fearon
- Mavado – David Constantine Brooks
- Maxi Priest – Max Alfred Elliott
- Mega Banton – Garth Williams
- Merciless – Leonard Bartley
- Million Stylez – Kenshin Iryo
- Mr G or Goofy – Chad Simpson
- Mr Lex or Lexxus – Christopher Palmer
- Mr Vegas – Clifford Smith
- Munga – Damian Rhoden
- Natural Black – Mortimer Softley
- Navino – Ricardo Fraser
- Nefatari – Nefatari Cooper
- Nicodemus – Cecil Wellington
- Ninjaman aka Don Gorgon – Desmond John Ballentin
- Norris Man – Christopher Campbell
- Pamputtae – Eveana Henry
- Patexx – Rohan Rankine
- Patra – Dorothy Smith
- Peter Tosh – Winston Hubert McIntosh
- Pinchers – Delroy Thompson
- Pliers – Everton Bonner
- Popcaan – Andre Sutherland
- Pressure – Delyno Brown
- Professor Nuts – Carl Wellington
- Protoje – Oje Ken Ollivierre
- QQ – Kareem Dawkins
- Queen Ifrica – Ventrice Morgan
- Quick Cook – Damion Lumley
- Red Rat – Wallace Wilson
- Richie Spice – Richell Bonner
- Richie Stephens – Richard Stephenson
- Rita Marley – Alpharita Constantia Anderson
- Romain Virgo – Romain Virgo
- Roundhead – Otis Morrison
- Rupee – Rupert Clarke
- Russian – Tarik Johnston
- Rygin King – Matthew Smith
- Sanchez – Kevin Anthony Jackson
- Savage – Simon Daley
- Sean Paul – Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques
- Shabba Ranks – Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon
- Shaggy – Orville Richard Burrell
- Shatta Wale – Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr
- Shawn Storm – Shawn Campbell
- Sheba – Tasheba Campbell
- Shenseea – Chinsea Lee
- Shinehead – Carl Aiken or Edmund Aiken
- Shuga – Mitsy Campbell
- Sister Carol – Carol Theresa East
- Sister Nancy – Nancy Russell
- Sizzla – Miguel Orlando Collins
- Spice – Grace Hamilton
- Spragga Benz – Carlton Errington Grant
- Squash – Andrae Whittaker
- Stacious – Stacy Scarlett
- Stylysh – Stacie-Ann Lamoth
- Sugar Minott – Lincoln Barrington Minot
- Supa Hype – Stephen Davis
- Super Cat – William Anthony Maragh
- T.O.K – Xavier Davidson, Craig Thompson, Alistaire McCalla and Roshaun Clarke
- Tamara – Tamara Marrow
- Tami Chynn – Tammar Anika Chin
- Tanto Metro – Mark Wolfe
- Tanya Stephens – Vivienne Tanya Stephenson
- Tarrus Riley – Omar Ruben Riley
- Teejay – Timoy Janeyo Jones
- Tenor Saw – Clive Bright
- Terror Fabulous – Cecil Campbell
- Tiana – Danielle Shand
- Tifa – Latifa Brown
- Tiger – Norman Washington Jackson
- Timberlee – Timberlee Heaven
- Tommy Lee Sparta – Leroy “Junior” Russell
- Tony Matterhorn – Dufton Taylor
- Tony Rebel – Patrick George Anthony Barrett
- Top Cat – Anthony Codrington
- Torch – Kevin Campbell
- Turbulence – Sheldon Campbell
- U-Roy – Ewart Beckford
- Vanessa Bling / Gaza Slim – Vanessa Saddler
- Versatile – Sheldon Taylor
- Voicemail – Craig Jackson, Kevin Blaire and O’Neil Edwards
- Vybz Kartel – Adidja Azim Palmer
- Wayne Marshall – Wayne Mitchell
- Wayne Wonder – Von Wayne Charles
- Yellowman – Winston Foster
- Zamunda – Christopher Gayle
- Zebra – Garfield Vassell
- Ziggi Marley – David Nesta Marley
…..more to be added….