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Everton Charles Dennis better known by his stage name E-Dee, is a reggae singer-songwriter who mixes the dancehall, hip-hop and electronic genres.

E-Dee
Birth nameEverton Charles Dennis
Also known asE-Dee
Born (1981-09-08) 8 September 1981 (age 40)
OriginClarendon, Jamaica
GenresDancehall, Reggae, Hip hop, Electronic,
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active2003–present
LabelsUnseen Lab (2004–present)
Websitehttp://www.e-deeonline.com

E-Dee is an independent artist, who since his first official release in 2005 has reached the Jamaican Top Ten charts twice, and recently starred in a feature film loosely based on his life entitled Out the Gate.


Early life


Dennis was born in Toll Gate in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica, the youngest of 12 children. His mother died when Everton was young. When he completed school, he traveled to Los Angeles to start his career in music and acting.


Career


After studying music and acting at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, E-Dee began recording with local producers releasing mixtapes, and started to book shows as his reputation grew. In 2004 The 6' 5" entertainer met platinum producer Qmillion and he signed with Unseen Lab Recordings. In 2005 he released his first official single "R U Ready" and subsequent album "JA 2 LA 2 DI World". Sales were strong in Japan, but it wasn't until 2007 that Jamaica began to know E-Dee as he burst on to the music scene in 2007 when his collaboration with Irie Love, "Revolution" hit the top ten in Jamaica, and was nominated for an EME award for best collaboration. At the same time his feature on Ms. Triniti's hit "Bongce Along" was also in the Top Ten on the island as well as landing in the Top 20 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop single sales charts.[1] In 2010 Dennis reached the Jamaican Top Ten charts again with "Rightful Place". In 2011, Everton starred in Out the Gate[2] a feature film loosely based on his life. The film was released to theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Toronto, as well as Jamaica.[3] Newspaper Atlanta Daily World wrote the movie "appears to be on its way to becoming a classic".[4] Its DVD was released Dec 2012.

His most recent album "Elevate" was released May 2022, and features collaborations from Wayne Wonder, Future Fambo, Glen Washington, I-Octane, and Irie Love.

Dennis's songs have been sought after by Hollywood appearing in the feature films I Think I Love My Wife, How She Move, Like Mike 2: Streetball, and the television shows Greek (TV Series), Blue Bloods, The Bad Girls Club


Discography



Albums



Singles



Videos



Songs in Film and Television



Filmography


Film
Year Film Role Notes
2011 Out the Gate Lead Film Debut
2018 Chocolate City 3 Live Tour' Slim
2018 Gangland The Musical' Ragga

References


  1. Billboard R&B Hip-Hop Singles Sales Chart Feb 24 2007
  2. The New York Times
  3. Jamaica Gleaner
  4. "Atlanta Daily World". atlantadailyworld.com. 25 August 2011.
  5. AllMusic
  6. Unseen Lab Recordings Catalog
  7. E-Dee – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic
  8. "Unseenlab - YouTube". YouTube.




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