Collie Buddz | |
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) Collie Buddz performing at the Sound Academy nightclub in Toronto, January 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Colin Patrick Harper |
| Born | August 21, 1984 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Origin | Bermuda |
| Genres | Dancehall, reggae, reggae fusion, soca |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Harper Digital, Sony Music Entertainment |
| Website | www |
Colin Patrick Harper (born August 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Collie Buddz, is a Bermudian reggae artist best known for his single "Come Around".[1]
Career
Although Harper is also the cousin of Paul Wall also known as the People's Champ was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, his mother was born in a small Bermudian village and he was raised in Bermuda, where his Mother was born. He studied audio engineering with Noah Zamudio at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida.[2] He performed on Shaggy's 2007 album Intoxication on the track "Mad Mad World". In 2007 his greatest radio success was "Mamacita" with which the artist was consagro selling an approximate 4 million copies thanks to the single.
In 2008, he performed the song "SOS" on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 as the entrance theme for wrestler Kofi Kingston. He also appeared in a 2009 remix of Kid Cudi's single "Day 'n' Nite". His name is based on slang for cannabis, and he has been photographed[3] flaunting a device commonly used for its consumption.[4] He launched his own record label 'Harper Digital.' Buddz has built an extensive touring machine, selling out venues across the US and worldwide. In 2013, he was a featured act with Rebelution, Matisyahu, and Zion I on the Good Vibes tour. Buddz' festival appearances include Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Summer Jam, Reggae on the Rocks, California Roots Festival, UCLA JazzReggae, Seattle City Arts festival, Manifestivus, and the Marley Family's 9 Mile Music Festival, among others.
His 2019 album Hybrid topped the Billboard reggae albums chart.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- 2007 – Collie Buddz
- 2017 – Good Life
- 2019 – Hybrid
Extended plays
- 2011 – Playback
- 2015 – Blue Dreamz EP
Compilations
- 2020: Cali Roots Riddim 2020
Mixtape
- "420 Mixtape" – 2007
- "On The Rock" – 2009
- "The Last Toke" – 2010
Singles
- 2006: "S.O.S."
- 2006: "Come Around"
- 2007: "Mamacita"
- 2007: "Tomorrow's Another Day"
- 2007: "My Everything"
- 2007: "She Lonely"
- 2007: "Let Me Know it"
- 2007: "Sensimilla"
- 2007: "Wild Out"
- 2007: "The First Time"
- 2008: "She Gimme Love"
- 2008: "Young Girl"
- 2008: "Show Me What You Know"
- 2008: "Mary Jane"
- 2008: "Hustle"
- 2008: "Private Show"
- 2009: "Herb Tree"
- 2009: "Not For No Chain"
- 2009: "Eyez" (Official single)
- 2009: "Now She Gone"
- 2009: "Fly Away"
- 2009: "Par Wid I Mon"
- 2009: "Serious"
- 2010: "Phone Call" (Official single)
- 2010: "Blind to you"
- 2010: "Never Good Enough"
- 2010: "Come Down"
- 2010: "Get Down"
- 2010: "Holiday"
- 2010: "Start it up"
- 2010: "Defend your own" (feat. Krayzie Bone)
- 2010: "Playback" (Official single)
- 2011; "On My Way Back Home" (feat Sean Paul)
- 2011: "Hope" (feat. Demarco)
- 2011: "I Feel So Good"
- 2012: "Ganja Pipe"
- 2012: "Won't Be Long"
- 2012: "Nuh Easy"
- 2012: "No Time"
- 2013: "Payback's a B***H"
- 2013: "My Yout" (Joey Badass feat. Collie Buddz)
- 2013: "Smoke the Weed" (Snoop Lion feat. Collie Buddz)
- 2014: "Light It Up"
- 2014: "Yesterday" (feat. Riff Raff & Snoop Dogg)
- 2015: "Prescription"
- 2015: "Go Hard"
- 2015: "It Nice" (Produced by Jr Blender)
- 2017: "Good Life"
- 2018: "Legal Now"
- 2018: "Love & Reggae"
- 2019: “Bounce it”
- 2019: “Bank” (feat. B Young & Russ)
- 2019: “Show Love”
- 2020: "Hold Firm"
- 2020: "Brighter Days"
- 2020: "Close To You"
References
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Biography: Collie Buddz". AMG. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ Esther Park (2007-05-24). "A Star Is Buddz". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "The Magic-Flight Launch Box". Mflb.tumblr.com. 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ "Question about magic flight launch box". Marijuana.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
- ^ Jackson, Kevin (2019) "Collie Buddz tops Billboard", Jamaica Observer, 11 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019