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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Jazzbo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ZFgsrp2uJQ
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from the fund site
"ITS WITH MUCH SADNESS THAT I LET YOU GUYS KNOW.. JAZZBO PASSED AWAY IN HIS HOME THIS EVENING... MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS..

.... gosh whata thing i can't get over it......so unreal how fast cancer took a strong man out of this world.........Jazzbo was a very good friend of mine.. kinda ironic how the man who helped me thru my mom passing away... passed away on her birthday.......WOW
very strange how life works.. but its ok jazz u know i love you.. told u nuff times.... i am glad the fund was able to make your last days here comfortable i couldnt take knowing you were going with out while going thru the fight of your life.. i will make sure the song we release all profits will go to your children....and your christmas fund for the kids of spanish town.. i know how much that also ment to you....... i will not forget.

prince icomstan.....latoya.... i'm so sorry for your loss...Sue ty for being there an taking such good care of jazz..huge respect !! . nuff love dubman. ty for everything..... tony dubshot for providing us with the tune.. the people who put their time and skills in the mix thank you to everyone........................ a very sad rsg"

Performer Prince Jazzbo Dies in Jamaica at 62
KINGSTON, Jamaica September 13, 2013 (AP)
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press

Prince Jazzbo, a rap reggae performer and producer whose career spanned 40 years, has died in his native Jamaica. He was 62.

Jazzbo died at his St. Catherine parish home after a fight with lung cancer, his daughter Princess Omega Carter said Thursday.

He started his career in the early 1970s at Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One, the island's first black-owned music studio that launched the careers of many reggae legends, including Bob Marley.

Born Linval Carter, Jazzbo was a relatively early performer of dancehall toasting, a vibrant form of rhythmic chanting over a sound system track that directly inspired hip-hop. His best known tunes included "Croaking Lizard," ''Penny Reel" and "Crab Walking."

In the 1970s, he had a spirited lyrical battle with fellow reggae rapper I-Roy. The two men feuded on several studio tracks, but were friends away from the microphone.

Jazzbo's performing career largely faded after the 1970s. But he helped build a record label called Ujama and eventually ran it himself, going on to produce hundreds of tunes.

Close friend Julie "Zimma" White said Jazzbo was a "very prideful man and a man of honor." He raised money for Christmas events for children in his community of Spanish Town, a crime-troubled city in southern Jamaica.

"Jazzbo always said a good friend is better than pocket change and that is how he lived," White said. "Jazzbo will be missed by many. I know I will never forget him."

He was recording music at his home studio until the end, his daughter said. A digital track called "Tribulation Riddim," set to be released Saturday, was intended to help him raise money to pay for his medical care.

Jazzbo is survived by three daughters, two sons, 10 grandchildren and his longtime companion, Natalie Wellington. Funeral arrangements were pending.

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Associated Press writer Howard Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica, contributed to this report.

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