Eek-A-Mouse (born with the
name Ripton Joseph Hylton) is
a Jamaican reggae musician. He
was born November 19, 1957 in
Kingston, Jamaica. He began
his music career when he is in
college and release two reggae
singles under his own name
which were produced by his Mr.
Dehaney (his mathematics
mentor). His early
accomplishments were greatly
influenced by the music of
Pablo Moses. Eek A Mouse
went to work for several
sound systems over the next
few years. He also released a
few more singles. In 1979, he
absorbed the stage name
"Eek-A-Mouse" which take the
name of a racehorse he always
bet with. It was also the
nickname of his friends who
used it for some time. In
1979, his first recording for
Joe Gibbs that have a song
with "Once a Virgin" which
shows the influence of Ranking
Joe. This was quickly followed
with "Wa-Do-Dem" (was produced
by Douglas Boothe) and
"Modelling Queen" that is been
associated with Linval
Thompson (who produced his
debut album "Bubble Up Yu
Hip".
In the late 1980, he had tied
up with producer Henry "Junjo"
Lawes. In which he had major
hits in 1981 such as "Virgin
Girl" and a re-record of
"Wa-Do-Dem". He was the star
of the Reggae Sunsplash
Festival in 1981. The
audiences still mourning with
the death of Bob Marley
(famous reggae icon) .His
affiliation with Lawes that
results to a series of
successful singles and albums.
In 1982, his hits which
include "Do You Remember",
and "Ganja Smuggling", "Wild
Like a Tiger", "For Hire and
Removal". In that year, he
also released his second album
"Wa Do Dem". The single
"Operation Eradication" that
shows Hilton's serious side.
This song inspired by the
killing of his close friend
and fellow DJ Errol Shorter by
vigilante.
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