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Spragga Benz (born Carlton Grant, 30 May 1969, Kingston, Jamaica), is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.

Career

He began his career around 1991. Once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a Dubplate recording session with Buju Banton. The famed elder DJ was slated to do four tracks for L.a. Benz but only voiced two and suggested that Spragga do the other two. Since he was new to recording, he freestyled a couple of lines of what would then become, "Love Mi Gun", a popular tune.

=Personal life

He has had four children, Shanice, Kallisa, Safiya and Celah as well as his son the late Carlton Grant Jnr from a previous relationships, and is now with Foxxy Brown

Carlton Grant Jr., his 17-year-old son was shot and killed by local police in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday August 23, 2008. Cops say they stopped two men on a bicycle in the Kingston 8 area and when they approached them, one of the men began firing at them, according to Radio Jamaica. The police said they returned fire and the men fled. When they searched the area; they found Grant Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds and in possession of a .45 semi automatic pistol. Grant Jr. was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Other witnesses have disputed this account saying that Carlyle was killed in cold blood as he held his arms up in the air. Carlyle Grant was also in the movie Shottas.

Following his death the Carlton Grant Foundation has been founded, with its first event commemorating his birthday on May 2, at BackYaad on Constant Spring Road.

Spragga is one of the most elite danchall scene.

Most recently, he appeared in the Jamaican movie, Shottas.

Currently on tour, Spragga is due to perform in an eagerly anticipated concert on October 25 2008 at The Sting Night Club in south Trinidad.

Discography

Albums

  • Jack It Up
  • UnCommonly Smooth
  • Two Bad DJs with Beenie Man
  • Fully Loaded (Top Reggae Albums 8)
  • Thug Nature

Singles

  • "Oh Yeah" feat. Foxy Brown;# 63 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
  • "A1 Lover"
  • "Jack It Up"
  • "Run Things"
  • "Wi Nuh Like"
  • "Chicken Head Remix" feat. [Wyclef Jean]
  • "Turn Me On" feat. Kevin Lyttle; # 4 US, # 20 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
  • "She Nuh Ready Yet" / "Backshot" feat. Lady Saw
  • "Mad House Tek Him"
  • "No Way Remix" and more.

Notable appearances

Filmography

  • Shottas (Source Award Winner 2004) (Wayne)
  • Brooklyn Babylon (1999) (Himself)

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