ICONIC Jamaican singer-songwriter Cocoa Tea, best known for his 90s hit song Riker’s Island, has died aged 65. The reggae ...

After a prolific output in the 1980s, the following decade found Cocoa Tea reaching wider audiences with songs like 1990’s “Rikers Island,” which was later reworked into a dancehall track by ...

She explained Cocoa Tea had been diagnosed with lymphoma in ... His iconic track references the Rikers Island prison in New York City as a warning to young Jamaican immigrants of the time.

Reggae legend Cocoa Tea has died aged 65 after being diagnosed ... In the days leading up to his tragic death, the Rikers Island hitmaker had been suffering from pneumonia, his wife, Malvia ...

After a prolific output in the 1980s, the following decade found Cocoa Tea reaching wider audiences with songs like 1990’s “Rikers Island,” which was later reworked into a dancehall track by Nardo ...

Calvin Scott, who was best known by his stage name Cocoa Tea, passed away on Tuesday ... Scott was perhaps best known for his song “Rikers Island,” which he later remixed into a dance track ...

Cocoa Tea, the prolific reggae singer ... 1990 tune "Riker's Island," which would get a remix titled "Me No Like Rikers Island," with Nardo Ranks. He released the song "Barack Obama" in 2008 ...

Some of his top hits include “I Lost My Sonia,” “Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea,” “Israel’s King,” “Young Lover,” and “Rikers Island.” The latter went on to become his most popular song.

including the popular track Rikers Island. Tea's other hit songs consist of the tracks Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea, Israel's King, I Lost My Sonia, Rocking Dolly, and Young Lover. The Jamaican-born ...

Weh Dem A Go Do…Can’t Stop Cocoa Tea, Holy Mount Zion, Rocking Dolly. His Wikipedia bio states that one of his most famous songs, Rikers Island, was later turned into a dancehall version by ...

He really enjoyed Cocoa Tea’s music as he belted out Come Again, Rikers Island, Hurry Up and Come, She Loves Me Now, Informer, Holy Mount Zion, Chalice Nuh Fi Rump and Young Lover, which were ...