He won a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for his 2010 release Before the Dawn. His track “Boom Bye Bye” gained notoriety for being anti-gay. He was also arrested and convicted on drug conspiracy and firearms charges in the U.S. in 2009. He is currently serving out his sentence and will be released in 2019. He has released 12 studio albums. His album Inna Heights released in 1997 went to #1 on the Reggae Charts. His albums ‘Til Shiloh, Unchained Spirit, Rasta Got Soul, and Before the Dawn all made it to #2. His last concert was performed in between trials in January 2011 in Miami.