Discover five classic Cocoa Tea songs that always get Jamaicans dancing. These reggae hits bring energy and good vibes.

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city is not near to closing the jail complex by the 2027 deadline and recommended the city accelerate the ...

The reggae world is mourning the loss of one of its most cherished voices — Cocoa Tea, who passed away last week on March10 aged 65. Known for his smooth voice, uplifting messages, and undeniable ...

NEW YORK — A 21-year-old man suffering from a serious infection who went into medical distress last Thursday in a jail at Rikers Island has died, according to officials and sources. Ariel ...

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 ...

Released in 1990, Rikers Island speaks to the harsh reality of being incarcerated, specifically the hardships of those within the prison system. The lyrics of the song speak to the hardships of life ...

Reggae singer and Jamaican national icon Cocoa Tea has died. He was 65. The singer, born Calvin George Scott, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Malvia Scott, the singer ...

The singer died at 65, leaving behind a substantial musical legacy. By Patricia Meschino Jamaican singer Cocoa Tea, whose celebrated career blurred the divide between roots reggae’s righteous co ...

Cocoa Tea, best known for hits like Rikers Island, leaves behind a lasting legacy in the world of reggae music. “I got a call early this morning to say that he [Colvin] had been transferred from the ...

Cocoa Tea remained politically resonant and adaptable as dancehall turned grittier into the ’90s. After moving to New York, he released the searing social-critique single “Riker’s Island ...

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 ...