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Shaggy on being a marine and a Black father in Trump's America
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June 13, 2025
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5:54Now PlayingNow he's officially known as Orville Burrell but to his fans he's Shaggy - the singer of 'Boombastic' fame.
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To mark the song's 30th anniversary, he's decided to re-release the hit that topped the singles' charts for weeks all over the world.
As the only diamond-selling dancehall artist in music history, Shaggy has sold more than 40 million albums.
The singer had an unlikely route to becoming a two-time Grammy Award winner: it was during his tenure serving as a US Marine - including a stint during the First Gulf War - that he discovered he had a unique singing talent.
Reporter: Minnie Stephenson
Producer: Nanette van der Laan
Camera operators: Ray Queally & Matt Symons
Editor: Matthew Bell
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