LOTTERY: HOW DANCEHALL DON SHAGGY NEVER MISSES
Thirty years in the game, 40 million albums sold, and Shaggy is still betting on himself. Lottery, his 13-track studio release is largely self-produced alongside longtime collaborator Shane Hoosong. Arrives via VP Records and Ranch Entertainment, making that principle explicit from the first spin.
From the opening notes, God Is Amazing sets a faith-drenched tone, a meditation on resilience, before the brooding dancehall pulse of the title track rolls in with R&B heavyweight Jeremih in tow.
Lead single Boom Body, a mid-tempo throwback produced by Costi, pairs Akon’s smooth transatlantic charm with Aidonia’s dancehall snap, and has already clocked over 10 million streams.
The album roams confidently. Looking Lovely grafts Bill Withers’ iconic Lovely Day bassline onto hip-hop-inflected rhythm, with Robin Thicke lending melodic warmth to the hook.
DRAWING ON DEEP ROOTS, LOTTERY PAYS OUT GENEROUSLY ACROSS EVERY TRACK
That admiration for Withers deepens on a reggae reimagining of Ain’t No Sunshine, featuring Sting, the Grammy-winning duo further grounding the project in sound system tradition on Til A Mawnin, a tribute to influential dancehall producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes that reached the Top 40 on Billboard’s Rhythmic radio chart.
Bun (She Loves Me) spins the It Wasn’t Me story around, opening with a Major Mackerel quote from his 2020 Joe Grind interview before dropping into a bass and horn-driven groove, the man who once talked his way out of trouble now firmly on the other side of it.
Dancehall Nice pairs Beres Hammond’s gospel-rooted authority with Dexta Daps’ raw contemporary edge, while Anthony Hamilton brings soulful weight to I’m Good. The emerging voices of 450, Noah Powa, and Olaf Blackwood close things out with fresh momentum.
Lottery earns its title. This is an album that draws on deep roots and pays out generously across every track.
LOTTERY TRACKLIST
01. God Is Amazing ft Mutabaruka & Vanessa Amorosi
02. Lottery ft Jeremih
03. Boom Body ft Akon & Aidonia
04. Looking Lovely ft Robin Thicke
05. Bun (She Loves Me)
06. Dancehall Nice ft Beres Hammond & Dexta Daps
07. I Gotta Work
08. Ain’t No Sunshine ft Sting
09. We Love Di Gal Dem ft 450
10. I’m Good ft Anthony Hamilton
11. Sip By Sip ft Noah Powa & Olaf Blackwood
12. In The Name of Love ft Rayvon
13. Til A Mawnin ft Sting
ABOUT SHAGGY
Few artists command a room quite like Shaggy. Emerging from New York’s dancehall scene, he built a catalogue of global hits, from Oh Carolina to the record-breaking Hot Shot. His international success has been driven by high‑profile collaborations.
Today, Shaggy stands as a two-time Grammy winner, the only diamond-selling artist in dancehall history, and one of the best-selling musicians alive, with over 40 million records sold worldwide.
