Shaggy made good on his promise to do a soca undertaking. The reggae/dancehall legend dropped off his new EP, In The Temper, on Friday.

The 7-track undertaking options visitor appearances from soca stars Kes on the beforehand launched single “Temper,” Patrice Roberts on “Whine & Leaping,” Skinny Fabulous on “Don’t Run,” and Bunji Garlin on “Properly Gifted.” Jamaican artist/comic Noah Powa seems on two songs off the undertaking, “Buddy Bye” with Konshens and “Liquor Buss” with one other dancehall veteran, Future Fambo.

Shaggy has been feeling the soca music vibe since dropping his collaboration with Kes earlier this 12 months. Because the 12 months progressed and carnival season kicked into excessive gear, the 2 singers dropped off a music video.

The 2-time Grammy winner later introduced that he’s engaged on his soca debut undertaking. Along with his work ethic and fame within the Caribbean music area, it didn’t take lengthy for Shaggy to place collectively the EP In The Temper and its bussing.

“From my expertise in music and taking music to a worldwide degree the hybrid is the place it’s, there is no such thing as a new music in its pure kind that can break by means of except it’s fused with one thing else,” Shaggy mentioned whereas revealing his subsequent undertaking could be soca. “To me having a monitor that’s soca-infused is certainly the recipe to interrupt obstacles and cross over.”

Shaggy’s feedback got here on the heels of Bounty Killer issuing a scathing rebuke of the present crop of dancehall artists for his or her lyrical content material he feels is hindering the style’s progress.

Whether or not you’re a soca fan or a dancehall fan who occurs to like soca, Shaggy’s new undertaking will get your toes transferring and the women’ waistlines turning.

In The Temper tracklist

1. “Temper” Feat. Kes
2. “Buddy Bye” Feat. Konshens & Noah Powa
3. “Whine & Leaping” Feat. Patrice Roberts
4. “I Love Her”
5. “Don’t Run” Feat. Skinny Fabulous
6. “Liqour Buss” Feat. Noah Powa & Future Fambo
7. “Properly Gifted” Feat. Bunji Garlin

You possibly can stream the EP on Spotify and Apple Music.