Tarrus Riley (born Omar Riley, 1979, The Bronx, New York City, United States) is a Jamaican-American reggae singer, the son of Jimmy Riley.Riley is the son of veteran singer Jimmy Riley and nurse Lavern Tatham-Riley.[2] He was born in the Bronx and grew up in South Florida.[3] He began his musical career as a deejay working with Busta Rhymes, taking his birth sign as his stage name at his mother's suggestion (the spelling later changed from Taurus to Tarrus), and recorded his first singles for his father's Love & Promotion label.[2][4] Despite his father's fame, Riley has credited his mother's influence on his career as much as his father and, along with his initial ambition to be a reggae deejay rather than singer, credits this factor for his unique singing voice when compared to his father.[4] He was guided in his early career by Dean Fraser, who also performs in his band and produces much of Riley's work.

 

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