Shaggy Says Artists Have A Responsibility To Communities

Shaggy was the guest speaker for the graduation of IGNITE which stands for Inmate Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education. Through the program, inmates are given tools to successfully reenter society as Shaggy explained to us, ex-cons typically have a hard time adjusting to life on the outside. Shaggy says he works with a company called Colour Bank that offers inmates financial literacy courses and credit cards to use with the education they've earned With over 4 decades in showbiz and a new Best Reggae Album nom, Shaggy wants to leverage his success to help anyone in need going forward Shaggy reacted to the string of violence in the music community as of late, saying artists should become responsible for the content they make once they hit it big especially because they're able to influence so many.

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