Super Cat (born William Maragh in Kingston, Jamaica) in 1966 is one of the originators of the modern 'conscious' dancehall movement. A reggae musician who came to prominence in the late 1980s and even more so in the early 1990s, Super Cat is of Jamaican and Indian descent. His nickname, the "Wild Apache" was given to him by Early B. He is the older brother of reggae artist Junior Cat.

His first single as 'Super Cat' was entitled 'Wild Apache' and was a minor hit in Jamaica, but is most notable for being credited as the first reggae song to use sampling. His song 'Boops' came soon after and was a massive hit that spawned hundreds of responses and cemented him a place in reggae history. Controversy almost derailed his career surrounding the death of the popular reggae artist Nitty Gritty, killed in a murky incident in New York City, although he was never charged with the murder.

Super Cat had a number of hit singles in the early 1990s, including "Don Dada" and "Ghetto Red Hot," "Dem No Worry Me" with Heavy D and "Alright" with Kris Kross. These hits made him The Source magazine dancehall artist of the year in 1993. He was also an early collaborator with The Notorious B.I.G., featuring the then unknown artist (along with Mary J. Blige and Puff Daddy) on the B-side remix of "Dolly My Baby" in 1993.

Super Cat was featured on the number one hit "Fly", a 1997 single by Sugar Ray from their platinum album. He collaborated with India Arie on her hit song "Video" in 2001 and with Jadakiss and the Neptunes on "The Don Of Dons" in 2003. Following the death of his long time road manager Fred 'The Thunder' Donner in 2004, Super Cat released a multi-cd tribute album entitled "Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars" that featured contributions from Yami Bolo, Michael Prophet, Linval Thompson, Nadine Sutherland and Sizzla among others.

Discography

Albums

• 1985 "Si Boops Deh"
• 1988 "Sweets for My Sweet"
• 1992 "Don Dada"
• 1994 "Good, the Bad, the Ugly & the Crazy" (with Nicodemus, Junior Demus and Junior Cat)
• 1995 "Struggle Continues"
• 2004 "Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars"

External links

• Wild Apache Productions

Reggae musicians | Dancehall musicians | Jamaican musicians