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Iconic dancehall producer Bobby Digital dies at

 
Chrissy 2020-05-23 14:44:24 

at 59. Really young.
Yep Bobby Digital was bad no blow wow!

Robert "Bobby Digital" Dixon, one of dancehall/reggae's most successful music producers, died on Thursday at age 59. He reportedly succumbed to a kidney-related illness after he had gone to do his weekly dialysis treatment at the hospital.

Reports are that Dixon began to feel ill and was eventually admitted and later died.

Reggae music has been plunged into mourning at the untimely passing of a man, widely regarded as a titan whose distinctive style defined the computerized era of dancehall like no other. Dixon owned the Digital B label which produced seminal dancehall greats like Shabba Ranks and Sizzla.

 
JayMor 2020-05-25 19:07:15 

In reply to Chrissy

So sorry to hear. Bobby Digital did a yeoman's job in angling the Dancehall fork away from Roots Reggae and is properly credited. His work was seminal.

Sleep the good sleep, Bobby. Thank you, man.

--Æ.

 
Chrissy 2020-05-25 21:58:14 

In reply to JayMor

He really was a genius at his craft.