One of Cocoa Tea’s most powerful songs, “Rikers Island,” remains as relevant today as it was when first released. The song tells the story of young men getting caught up in crime and facing ...

Family, friends, and fans will gather today, Sunday, April 6, for a special thanksgiving celebration for the life and work of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The singer was known for "I Lost My Sonia," "Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea" and "Young Lover" Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Jamaican reggae icon Cocoa Tea passed away at the age of 65 after years of battling cancer and pneumonia. His wife revealed his strength and positivity during his illness. The singer's death ...

Jamaican singer-songwriter Colvin Scott, better known by his stage name Cocoa Tea, has died at the age of 65. The reggae singer died Tuesday morning at a Florida hospital following a cardiac arrest, ...