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Cocoa Tea

Cocoa Tea has been played on NTS over 70 times, featured on 68 episodes and was first played on 24 August 2013.

Cocoa Tea (born Calvin George Scott in Jamaica on 3 Sep 1959;died 11 March 2025) was a Jamaican reggae, ragga and dancehall artist – singer, singjay, songwriter.

Popular in Jamaica from 1985, successful worldwide since the 90s, his honeyed voice had a vitality and purity. He recorded with most of Jamaica's top producers. His work includes 'Lost Me Sonia', 'Rocking Dolly', 'Good Life', 'Rikers Island', 'Barack Obama', 'Rastaman', 'Criminality' and countless others.

Born in Rocky Point, Clarendon, he was one of many vocalists who emerged from the dancehall 'explosion' of the early 80s in Jamaica. One of his most famous songs is "Rikers Island", which was later put into a dub version by Nardo Ranks entitled "Me No Like Rikers Island" (featured on Dancehall Reggaespanol) which was released the same year as the original Rikers Island. He also gained fame with the song "18 and Over". He gained notoriety in March 2008 after releasing a song titled "Barack Obama" in support of the U.S. Presidential candidate by that name.

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Cocoa Tea

Cocoa Tea has been played on NTS over 70 times, featured on 68 episodes and was first played on 24 August 2013.

Cocoa Tea (born Calvin George Scott in Jamaica on 3 Sep 1959;died 11 March 2025) was a Jamaican reggae, ragga and dancehall artist – singer, singjay, songwriter.

Popular in Jamaica from 1985, successful worldwide since the 90s, his honeyed voice had a vitality and purity. He recorded with most of Jamaica's top producers. His work includes 'Lost Me Sonia', 'Rocking Dolly', 'Good Life', 'Rikers Island', 'Barack Obama', 'Rastaman', 'Criminality' and countless others.

Born in Rocky Point, Clarendon, he was one of many vocalists who emerged from the dancehall 'explosion' of the early 80s in Jamaica. One of his most famous songs is "Rikers Island", which was later put into a dub version by Nardo Ranks entitled "Me No Like Rikers Island" (featured on Dancehall Reggaespanol) which was released the same year as the original Rikers Island. He also gained fame with the song "18 and Over". He gained notoriety in March 2008 after releasing a song titled "Barack Obama" in support of the U.S. Presidential candidate by that name.

Original source: Last.fm

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Most played tracks

Pirates Anthem
Home T, Cocoa Tea, Shabba Ranks
Music Works Records1988
Young Lover
Coco Tea
Super Power1987
Christmas Is Coming
Coco Tea
Volcano1984
Crying Time
Coco Tea
Jammy's Records1986
18 And Over
Cocoa Tea
Greensleeves Records Ltd.1993
Love Me Truly
Shabba Ranks, Coco Tea
Digital-B1994
War
Cocoa Tea
Corner Stone0
To The Foundation
Dennis Brown, Cocoa Tea
Music Works Records1989
Go Home Soundboy
Cocoa Tea
Digital-B1992
Babylon Fallin
Cocoa Tea
Fat Eyes Records0