A member of the Fat Eyes crew who launched a solo career in 2016, Kingston-based producer Colin "Bulby" Youkat is also known as Bulby York. He joined forces with Lynford "Fatta" Marshall to form the dancehall production team Fat Eyes in the early '90s. Both had experience in the engineer's chair, working with artists like Sly & Robbie, Black Uhuru, Beenie Man, and Culture. Toward the end of the '90s, Beres Hammond started using them almost exclusively, and some popular riddims (Renegade, Candle Wax, and Living Colours) started to emerge from the team and their label. Their riddims were highly creative, sometimes taking an old track by the Melodians and updating it, sometimes taking a bit of Beethoven and mixing it with a D'Angelo piano line. By 2002, the two were focusing on production, and after their work on Sean Paul's track "Punkie" helped sell 1.5 million copies of the album Dutty Rock, they were a hot property. Heartbeat records picked up on it and formed an alliance with the team. 2003 saw Heartbeat release Fat Eyes Presents a Dancehall Twofer: Fat Eyes Deelite and Dancehall Attack, a collection of two older Fat Eyes compilations, alongside a set of totally new tracks, Dancehall Deelite.

In 2011, the group participated in the Soul Jazz set Invasion of the Killer Mysteron Sounds, while another set of riddims (Sizzurp, Luv Me Luv Me, and Youths a Live Up) brought the group to 2015 when York split for a solo career. Looking to mimic the EDM albums of David Guetta and Calvin Harris but in a dancehall style, Bulby released the solo LP Epic & Ting in 2016. The album featured guest appearances from Sizzla, Maxi Priest, Bounty Killer, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and many more. In September of 2018, York issued Master Blaster on VP. The set featured 11 rhythm tracks ranging in style from roots and rock steady reggae, dancehall, hip-hop, and Afrobeat. His list of collaborators was long and included Beenie Man, Beres Hammond, Patrice Roberts, and Marcia Griffiths, to name only a few. ~ David Jeffries

Tanya Stephens (born Vivienne Stephenson on July 2, 1973) was one of the most promising female reggae artists to emerge in the late '90s. Stephens caught her big break in 1996, when her ladies anthem, "Yuh Nuh Ready fi Dis Yet," caused quite a stir (later spotlighted on the Reggae Gold 1997 compilation), as she soon after began working with such acclaimed producers as Barry O'Hare, Bobby "Digital" Dixon, Harvel "Gadaffi" Hart, and Dave and Tony Kelly. Future singles followed, including "Draw fi Mi Finger," "Freaky Type," and "Cry and Bawl," as well as the full-length releases Too Hype in 1997 and Ruff Rider a year later (Stephens also contributed backing vocals on Garnett Silk's 1998 release Journey). She then moved to Sweden and began recording a series of alternative rock tracks. Unhappy with her new direction, she returned to reggae in 2004 with Gangsta Blues and its big hit single "Boom Wuk." The ambitious Rebelution appeared in 2006 with female empowerment as its focus. ~ Greg Prato