Shaggy Says Famous Artists Have Bigger Responsibility to Culture

Shaggy is heading to the Grammys once again thanks to his “Com Fly Wid Mi” album, however musical honors aren’t the only thing sustaining his drive … he’s quite about returning, nowadays.

We captured the reggae icon at LAX, and this time he could not reject it — it definitely was him just recently speaking to prisoners at Michigan’s Genesee County Jail.

Shaggy was the visitor speaker for the graduation of IGNITE … which means Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education.

Through the program, prisoners are provided tools to effectively reenter society — as Shaggy described to us, outlaws generally have a tough time changing to life on the exterior.

Shaggy says he deals with a business called Colour Bank that uses prisoners monetary literacy courses — and charge card to utilize with the education they have actually made!!!

With over 4 years in showbiz and a brand-new Best Reggae Album nom, Shaggy desires to utilize his success to aid anybody in requirement moving forward … and he left us with some knowledge he gained from the late Notorious B.I.G.

Quoting Biggie’s last interview, Shaggy responded to the string of violence in the music neighborhood since late, stating artists need to end up being accountable for the material they make when they strike it huge … specifically due to the fact that they’re able to affect numerous.