Artist profile
Yellowman is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist known for his work in the Caribbean music scene. His recordings span the early-to-mid 1980s, contributing to the development of dancehall during a formative period for the genre.
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Yellowman is a restrained with strong groove — mostly instrumental artist.
Unusually low warmth and energy for Caribbean.
Across 4 analysed tracks, Yellowman averages 28% energy — gentler than 84% of individual Caribbean tracks — and 67% groove, groovier than 79%.
Measured against 681 Caribbean tracks on 11 August 2026.
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DJs and producers closest to Yellowman by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Yellowman, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Yellowman's tracks in our catalog range from 75 to 83 BPM, with a median of 83 BPM. Across 4 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.
Yellowman's tracks are mostly in major keys (0% minor across 4 tracks). The most common single key is 4B (A♭ Major) with 3 tracks.
Yellowman sits closest to Barrington Levy, Eek-A-Mouse, Tenor Saw in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Yellowman releases spanning 1982 to 1986, with the most tracks from the 1980s.
