William Maragh aka Super Cat aka Don Dada aka Wild Apache (born 1963 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall artist His nickname, the "Wild Apache" was given to him by his mentor Early B. uper Cat was raised in Kingston’s tough Seivright Gardens neighborhood, then known as Cockburn Pen. "Super Cat was born home delivery," as he tells it, "and I never, ever reached the low-spital (sic)." Cockburn Pen was a hotbed of dancehall reggae and home to ground-breaking deejays like Prince Jazzbo and U-Roy. As a child, Super Cat heard the latest songs by these veterans blasting from local record shops. By the time he was eight years old, he was hanging out at a local club called Bamboo Lawn, assisting the crew of the Soul Imperial sound system and absorbing the dancehall rhymes of deejays like Dillinger, Ranking Trevor and Early B The Doctor. Super Cat came roaring out of Jamaica in the 1980s, blazing a new trail through the dancehall reggae scene with hits like "Ghetto Red Hot," "Nuff Man A Dead," "Boops," and "Dolly My Baby." One of the first Jamaican deejays to break through the U.S. market, Maragh helped pioneer the fusion of dancehall with Hip Hop and R&B, now known as reggae fusion. His first single was entitled "Mr. Walker" and was a hit in Jamaica. His song "Boops" came soon after with the release of his debut album Si Boops Deh and was a massive hit that spawned hundreds of responses and cemented him a place in reggae history. He put his name in the history books and notched a place in U.S. music scene with the album Don Dada. The album featured heavyweights in the hip hop arena such as Heavy D and The Notorious B.I.G. and songs like "Don Dada", "Dolly My Baby" and "Ghetto Red Hot" are considered classics. Super Cat had a number of hit singles in the early 1990s, including "Don Dada", "Ghetto Red Hot" and "Dem No Worry We" with Heavy D. In 1992, he was featured on the remix of "Jump" with Kriss Kross and he also collaborated with them in 1993 for their song "It's Alright". These hits made him The Source magazine dance hall artist of the year in 1993. He was also an early collaborator with The Notorious B.I.G. featuring the then unknown artist (along with Mary J Blige, 3rd Eye and Puff Daddy) on the B-side remix of "Dolly My Baby" in 1993. The title song, "Don Dada" was a reply to many jabs made by Ninjaman. Super Cat was featured on the number one hit "Fly" a 1997 single by Sugar Ray from their platinum album. He collaborated with India Arie on her hit song "Video" in 2001, and with Jadakiss and The Neptunes on "The Don Of Dons" in 2003. Also in 2003, he collaborated with 112 for their song "Na Na Na Na"

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