# Jigsy King

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Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1970)

Jigsy King Born Errol King c.1970 Origin Kingston, Jamaica Genres Dancehall Occupation Deejay Years active Early 1990s-present Label VP

Musical artist

**Errol "Jigsy" King** (born c.1970) is a [Jamaican](/source/Jamaica) [dancehall](/source/Dancehall) artist who released several albums on [VP Records](/source/VP_Records) in the 1990s.

## Biography

King emerged in the early 1990s, performing on [sound systems](/source/Sound_system_(Jamaican)), with a gruff vocal style similar to [Buju Banton](/source/Buju_Banton)'s.[1] After several hit singles in Jamaica, he had some international success with "Work", a combination single with [Barrington Levy](/source/Barrington_Levy).[1] He topped the Jamaican singles chart in 1996 with "Sweet Sensimella", a duet with British singer Jamie Irie.[1] His other hits include "Butterfly", "Rail Up", "Haffi Get You Body", "Gal A Fuss Gal A Fight", "Real Ting" (with [Tony Curtis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tony_Curtis_(musician)&action=edit&redlink=1)), and "Question Ask" (with [Freddie McGregor](/source/Freddie_McGregor)).[2]

In 2007 he was found guilty of disorderly conduct after verbally attacking the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Jamaican police on stage during his performance at Curefest in Trelawny.[2]

## Discography

- *Load It Back* (1993), [VP](/source/VP_Records)

- *Have to Get You* (1993), VP

- *Ashes to Ashes* (1995), VP

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Larkin_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Larkin_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Larkin_1-2) Larkin, Colin (1998) *The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae*, Virgin Books, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7535-0242-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7535-0242-9), pp. 157–8

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Cummings_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Cummings_2-1) Cummings, Mark (2007) "[\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20071017013745/http://jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20071015T220000-0500_128375_OBS_ENTERTAINER_JIGSY_KING_CHARGED_WITH_DISORDERLY_CONDUCT__.asp)*[Jamaica Observer](/source/Jamaica_Observer)*, 16 October 2007, retrieved 2019-03-11

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