Renowned 1990s Jamaican dancehall deejay Spragga Benz recently premiered his ‘Unbelievable’ movie, at the Cultural Center in Miramar, Florida. The event featured a glamorous red-carpet event attended by the film’s distinguished cast and a host of A-list celebrities, including Ky-Mani Marley (son of the late reggae icon Bob Marley), Everton Blender, Mad Cobra, Jahshii, fashion designer Jenelle Alexia, and Aiesha Barrett (daughter of the late Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bandleader of Bob Marley & the Wailers). About Carlton Grant, aka Spragga Benz Born Carlton Grant in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in the city’s gritty Craig Town community, Spragga Benz emerged on the 1990s dancehall scene with a series of hit songs that have become timeless classics.
His slender physique earned him the nickname ‘Spaghetti’, which later evolved into ‘Spragga’. In the early days of dancehall, Jamaican deejays, known as ‘toasters’, were often nurtured and popularised by sound systems that featured them on riddims at dancehall sessions across Jamaica. A sound system comprises a massive set of speakers, amplifiers, turntables, and other related equipment, typically operated by selectors, engineers, and toasters/emcees.
Spragga’s career began in earnest around 1991 when he deejayed for a sound system called ‘La Benz’, leading to his full stage name, Spragga Benz. He gained prominence with tracks like ‘Jack It Up’, ‘Tings a Gwan’, ‘Dolly House’, ‘She Nuh Re.