22 Facts About Junior Reid

Delroy "Junior" Reid was born on 6 June 1963 and is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay.

Junior Reid is known for his guest performances on the Game's 2006 single "It's Okay ", as well as the remix of Mims' single, "This Is Why I'm Hot" alongside Baby Cham that same year.

Junior Reid then went on to form his own band, the Voice of Progress, and after a local hit with "Mini-Bus Driver" the group scored local success with an album of the same name.

Junior Reid transferred his talents to King Jammy's studio on St Lucia Road where his fast-growing success rose yet another notch.

Junior Reid then launched his label "Jr Productions" with his first single "Settle Down" by Barrington Levy.

Two years and three albums later, Reid departed Black Uhuru for a combination of reasons: Junior had been unable to establish his own identity in the band, having a style very close to Michael Rose's ; the group compositionally suffering difficulties and personal crises.

Additionally, Junior Reid was interest to produce his own material, with a desire to regain his domestic popularity, to go solo and into his own studio, as well as focusing on his own JR Productions label.

Junior Reid produced two songs on Snow's second album, Murder Love, released in 1995.

Junior Reid has collaborated and produced for Dancehall artist Ninjaman, on many occasions since the early 1990s.

Junior Reid has produced for Mighty Diamonds, Big Youth, Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs.

Junior Reid produced all of this work in his own recording studio, which he opened in 1988.

Junior Reid's vocals have been used in the hip hop scene, which debuted as a collaboration on the songs "One Blood Under W" and "Jah World" from The W album by the Wu-Tang Clan, which was released on 21 November 2000.

Junior Reid recently did a song with Jim Jones, Max B and Mel Matrix called "What A Gwan", which features a sample from Barrington Levy's "Black Roses".

Junior Reid is on Fabolous's album From Nothin' to Somethin' on the track "Gangsta Don't Play" and he has collaborated with Fat Joe on the track "More Money".

Junior Reid appeared on the remix of Smitty's song "Died in Your Arms" featuring Rick Ross and T-Pain.

On 18 November 2007, Junior Reid performed alongside Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards.

Junior Reid is featured on a remix version of Alicia Keys' single "No One".

Junior Reid did a song with Lil Wayne called "Ghetto Youths Rock".

In 2008, Junior Reid was featured on Bun B's song "If It Was Up II Me" off his album II Trill.

In May 2013 Junior Reid performed as a headliner at the Reggae on the Hills festival in Barbados.

The festival was well attended with over 60,000 people in attendance, the largest crowd in their history, and Junior Reid's appearance was in wide anticipation.

Junior Reid released a mixtape in May 2013 called Kingston Firehouse which is leading up to his album Junior Reid Living Legend.