Ninja Man

In the mid-’80s Bobby Digital was chief engineer and right-hand man of Jammy’s at his St Lucia Road located studio. When he left Jammy’s, he started his own sound system named Heatwave and founded the Digital-B label. The label’s first releases included “Cocoa Tea’s moody “Lonesome Side” and the even more popular cut from Shabba Ranks, “Peanie Peanie”. Both tunes rode a variation of Junior Byles’ “Fade Away” riddim.

The many artist albums and compilation sets he has released since he branched out on his own showcase the Grammy Award winning producer’s music versatility and his legacy in creating songs and riddims that have transcended time and have been widely sampled by the likes of hip-hop greats such as Jay Z, 50 Cent, and more.

Bobby Digital’s influential dancehall catalog was at the center of the musical revolution that swept through Jamaica from the mid-’80s onwards with chartbusting records. His ruling production house was responsible in coining several hits from Shabba Ranks who was a key player in the birth of modern dancehall, spawning titles such as “Dem Bow”, “Wicked In Bed”, “Peanie Peanie”, “Just Reality” and more, all of which paved the way for Shabba’s two Grammy winning albums, “As Raw As Ever” and “X-tra Naked” on Epic Records. Other standout releases included “Play Play Girl” by Johnny Osbourne, “Tek Him” by Mad Cobra, “Serious Time” by Admiral Tibet, Shabba Ranks & Ninjaman and “I Got The Vibes” by Frankie Paul.