Reggae singer and deejay Vivienne Tanya Stephenson, known professionally as
Tanya Stephens, was on July 2, 1973 in St. Mary, Jamaica and launched her
musical career as a dancehall-adjacent artist in the 1990s. Joining forces with
Jamaican producers Dave Kelly and Philip "Fatis" Burrell, Stephens released her
debut album, Big Things a Gwaan, in 1994, and its follow-up, Too Hype, in 1997.
She scored her first major homegrown hit with 1996 single "Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis
Yet", which was produced by Kelly. The success of the track, which was showcased
on the Reggae Gold compilation of 1...