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  "slug": "yellowman",
  "name": "Yellowman",
  "description": "Yellowman appears 2 times in our Dancehall and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/yellowman/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1983,
    "last": 1983
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Dancehall"
  },
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      "slug": "dancehall",
      "name": "Dancehall",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/dancehall/",
      "entries": 1
    },
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      "kind": "curator",
      "slug": "the-desk-the-hundred",
      "name": "The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/",
      "entries": 1
    }
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      "trackKey": "yellowman--zungguzungguguzungguzeng",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/yellowman--zungguzungguguzungguzeng/",
      "title": "Zungguzungguguzungguzeng",
      "year": 1983,
      "label": "Greensleeves",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A melody so contagious that Biggie, Nas and half of hip-hop borrowed it without discussion. Yellowman turned an unpronounceable title into the genre's most recognisable hook.",
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        }
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Yellowman%20Zungguzungguguzungguzeng",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "exact": true
        }
      },
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        "name": "Dancehall",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "trackKey": "yellowman--zungguzungguguzungguzeng",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/yellowman--zungguzungguguzungguzeng/",
      "title": "Zungguzungguguzungguzeng",
      "year": 1983,
      "label": "Greensleeves",
      "isrc": null,
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        }
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        },
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      },
      "artist": "Yellowman"
    }
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}