Busy Signal

{{Short description|Jamaican dancehall reggae artist (born 1979)}}

Reanno Devon Gordon (born 24 January 1979), better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist.

Biography

Reanno Devon Gordon, also known as Busy Signal, was born in Saint Ann Parish,Johnson, Carolyn (2006) "[http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20060121/ent/ent2.html A Very Busy Childhood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722035945/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20060121/ent/ent2.html |date=22 July 2012 }}", Jamaica Star, 21 January 2006, retrieved 1 July 2012 living in areas in West and East Kingston such as Tivoli Gardens, Kingston, Papine, and Spanish Town. He is a past student of Brown's Town Comprehensive High School. Known as one of the artists leading the contemporary dancehall movement, Busy Signal has been a large part of the scene since 2003, and released his debut single "Step Out" in 2005. {{Cite magazine|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|date=2019-10-04|title=Busy Signal Has Nothing Left to Prove on 'Parts of the Puzzle,' His First New Album in Seven Years|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8532118/busy-signal-parts-of-the-puzzle-album-interview|access-date=2020-09-08|magazine=Billboard| quote =The Saint Ann, Jamaica native hasn't missed a beat since the release of his debut single, 2005’s"Step Out".}} A music video for "Step Out" was released shortly afterwards.

He was nicknamed Busy Signal by his friends because he is constantly busy. His hit tracks for 2007/2008 were "Nah Go A Jail Again", "Smoke Some High Grade", "Tic Toc" and the track entitled "Unknown Number" has made tremendous airplay and dancehall reviews especially in the Caribbean and the US.{{Cite web |last=Records |first=VP |date=2010-10-07 |title=Busy Signal |url=https://www.vprecords.com/busy-signal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428073448/http://www.vprecords.com:80/busy-signal |archive-date=28 April 2013 |access-date=2021-04-21 |website= VP Records |quote = His hit tracks for 2007 / 2008 were “Nah Go Ah Jail Again,” “Smoke Some High Grade,” “Tic Toc” and the track entitled “Unknown Number” which received tremendous airplay, and received dancehall reviews, especially in the Caribbean and US., }} He has released a hit dancehall album entitled Step Out.

On 22 September 2008, Busy Signal released his second studio album titled Loaded, a 15-track compilation on VP Records of well known dancehall hits such as "Jail", "Whine Pon Di Edge", "These Are the Days", among others, as well as never-heard-before exclusive tracks such as "People So Evil" and "Hustle Hard".

File:2013-08-23 Chiemsee Reggae Summer - Busy Signal 3451.JPG

The artist announced the introduction of a self-styled clothing line in 2011.[http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/busy-takes-his-talents-to-the-t-shirt-rack/ ‘Busy’ takes his talents to the T-shirt rack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616081617/http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/busy-takes-his-talents-to-the-t-shirt-rack/ |date=16 June 2012 }}. Nation News (Barbados). 25 March 2011.

On 21 May 2012, Gordon was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport in Jamaica due to an extradition warrant from the United States.[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=37361 Busy signal arrested on extradition warrant]. Jamaica Gleaner. 21 May 2012. He was extradited to the US on 19 June where he faced cocaine-related charges.Campbell, Howard (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Entertainment/Sales-get-Busy_11810589 Sales get Busy]", Jamaica Observer, 27 June 2012, retrieved 1 July 2012 In September 2012 he received a six-month prison sentence.Henry, Paul (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/BY-PAUL-HENRY-Crime-court-co-ordinator-henryp-jamaicaobserver-com?fb_ref=storypage Busy gets six-month sentence]", Jamaica Observer, 21 September 2012, retrieved 22 September 2012 He was released in November, and promptly released the single "Come Shock Out".Morgan, Simone (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/-Nah-go-a-jail-again-_13068830 ‘Nah go a jail again’]", Jamaica Observer, 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012Jackson, Kevin (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Busy-Signal--shocks--out_13066105 Busy Signal 'shocks' out]", Jamaica Observer, 23 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012 BBC Music ranked Reggae Music Again No. 7 on their Top 25 Albums of 2012 listing.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmusic/2012/12/bbc_music_top_25_albums_of_2012.html |title=BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012 |author= |date=6 December 2012 |work=BBC Music |publisher=bbc.co.uk |access-date=16 December 2012}} Busy Signal appears on the No Doubt album, Push and Shove, collaborating with the band and the production team Major Lazer on the title track.[http://www.nodoubt.com/news/default.aspx?pg=1 Busy Signal will appear on No Doubt song "Push and Shove"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614103705/http://www.nodoubt.com/news/default.aspx?pg=1|date=14 June 2012}}. Official No Doubt Website. 8 May 2012. He also appears on Major Lazer's second album Free the Universe, in the track "Watch Out For This (Bumaye)", which was a hit single in several European countries.Jackson, Kevin (2013) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Watch-out-for-Busy-Signal_14716717 Watch out for Busy Signal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215158/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Watch-out-for-Busy-Signal_14716717 |date=3 March 2016 }}", Jamaica Observer, 21 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013 In 2014, he made "Sports Day: Everyone Move", however, he pirated music off of Hatsune Miku's cover of the Internet sensation Ievan Polkka. His Parts of the Puzzle album was released on 4 October 2019 on VP Records. It entered the Billboard Reggae Albums chart at number 2.Jackson, Kevin (2019) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/getting-busy-on-billboard_177195?profile=1116 Getting Busy on Billboard]", Jamaica Observer, 15 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019

Discography

=Albums=

2005: Step Out (Greensleeves) {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Busy-Signal-Step-Out/release/1833766|title=Busy Signal - Step Out|date=21 November 2023 |publisher=Discogs}}
2008: Loaded (VP) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/loaded-mw0000796769|title=Busy Signal - Loaded|publisher=Allmusic}}
2010: D.O.B. (VP) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dob-mw0001968481|title=Busy Signal - D.O.B.|publisher=Allmusic}} – US Reggae no. 12
2012: Reggae Music Again (VP) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/reggae-music-again-mw0002294159|title=Busy Signal - Reggae Music Again|publisher=Allmusic}} – US Reggae no. 5
2019: Parts of the Puzzle (VP) {{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/parts-of-the-puzzle-mw0003307683|title=Busy Signal - Parts of the Puzzle|publisher=Allmusic}} – US Reggae no. 2

=Singles=

==As a lead artist==

2005: "Step Out"
2008: "Tic Toc"
2010: "One More Night/Night Shift"
2011 : "Kingston Town" (feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley)
2012: "Come Shock Out"
2013: "Why I Sing"
2013: "Danger Zone"
2014: "Professionally"
2014: "Sports Day: Everybody Move"
2014: "Money Flow" (feat. Eek-A-Mouse)

==As a featured artist==

scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! colspan="10" scope="col" \| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" \| Album
class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| AUT {{cite web \|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|title=Busy Signal – Austrian Charts \|publisher=austriancharts.at/ Hung Medien \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007131550/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|archive-date=7 October 2013 \|df=dmy }} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| BEL (Vl) {{cite web\|url=http://ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal\|title=Busy Signal – Belgian (Flanders) Charts\|publisher=ultratop.be/nl/ Hung Medien}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| BEL (Wa) {{cite web\|url=http://ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal\|title=Busy Signal – Belgian (Wallonia) Charts\|publisher=ultratop.be/fr/ Hung Medien}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| DEN {{cite web \|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|title=Busy Signal – Danish Charts \|publisher=danishcharts.dk/ Hung Medien \|df=dmy }} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| FRA {{cite web\|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal\|title=Busy Signal – French Charts\|publisher=lescharts.com/ Hung Medien}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| NL {{cite web \|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|title=Busy Signal – Dutch Charts \|publisher=dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221050826/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|archive-date=21 December 2014 \|df=dmy }} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| SWE {{cite web\|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal\|title=Busy Signal – Swedish Charts\|publisher=swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| SWI {{cite web \|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|title=Busy Signal – Swiss Charts \|publisher=hitparade.ch/ Hung Medien \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221004530/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Busy+Signal \|archive-date=21 December 2014 \|df=dmy }} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| NG {{cite web\|url=http://pulse.ng/buzz/naija-music-the-5-hottest-new-songs-this-week-july-29-2016-id5322495.html\|title=Pulse Naija Charts\|date=29 July 2016\|publisher=pulse.ng/ Pulse}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| SPA{{Cite web \|title=spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal \|url=https://spanishcharts.com/search.asp?search=busy+signal&cat=s \|access-date=2023-01-21 \|website=spanishcharts.com}}
rowspan="1"\| 2012 ! scope="row"\| "Push and Shove" (No Doubt featuring Busy Signal and Major Lazer) \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \|— \|No Doubt album Push and Shove
rowspan="1"\| 2013 ! scope="row"\| "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green) \| 40	5	8	14	4	7	45	23	— \|46 \|Major Lazer album Free the Universe
2015 !"Riding Solo"(Joyner Lucas feat. Busy Signal) \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|— \|Joyner Lucas albumAlong Came Joyner
rowspan="1"\| 2016 ! scope="row"\| "Key to the city" (Tiwa Savage featuring Busy Signal) \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1 \|— \|Tiwa Savage album R.E.D
2018 ! scope="row"\| "Loko"{{Cite web \|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/loko-feat-mc-kevinho-busy-signal-single/1381492970\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612153943/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/loko-feat-mc-kevinho-busy-signal-single/1381492970\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 June 2018\|title=Loko (feat. MC Kevinho & Busy Signal)\|work=iTunes\|date=11 May 2018 \|access-date=June 10, 2018}} {{small\|(Tropkillaz and Major Lazer featuring MC Kevinho and Busy Signal)}} \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \|—\| —
2019 ! scope="row"\| "Santa Maria" {{small\|(Bad Gyal featuring Busy Signal)}} \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— \|14

References

External links

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[https://myspace.com/onebusysignal Busy Signal] on Myspace
{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p609329}}

Category:Jamaican dancehall musicians

Category:Reggae fusion artists

Category:Ragga musicians

Category:1982 births

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Category:Jamaican people imprisoned abroad

Category:Prisoners and detainees of the United States federal government

Category:People extradited from Jamaica

Category:People extradited to the United States

Category:Foreign nationals imprisoned in the United States

Category:Jamaican drug traffickers

Category:Jamaican reggae musicians

Category:Musicians from Saint Ann Parish

Category:VP Records artists

Category:Greensleeves Records artists