Early career Before beginning his musical career, Buchanan worked as a diesel mechanic at Kingston's Sheraton Hotel, where he would develop his
toasting skills while he worked, and was nicknamed "Big Youth" by his co-workers. This became his first Jamaican number one hit, Around this time, he also notched up some achievements in the singles chart, having seven singles in the chart at one time, and having four singles remain in the top 20 for an entire year. This was helpful, as new young DJs such as
Trinity and
Clint Eastwood were appearing on the scene, and Big Youth's chanting style was becoming less fashionable. He signed to
Virgin Records' Frontline label in 1977, his first release on the label being the
Isaiah First Prophet of Old album, == Discography ==