Leroy Smart (born 1952) is a reggae singer-songwriter and record producer from Kingston, Jamaica.
He was raised at Maxfield Park Children's Home and educated at Alpha Boys School,[1] where he studied singing, drums, and dancing.
[3] In 1970, he recorded "Ethiopia" for Joe Gibbs and the first version of one of his most famous songs, "Pride & Ambition", with producer Gussie Clarke.
[2] After working with Bunny Lee for several years, he recorded another of his best-known songs, "Ballistic Affair", at Channel One in 1976, and began producing himself in 1977.
During the heyday of punk rock, in 1978, along with Dillinger (musician) and Delroy Wilson, Leroy Smart was referenced by lyricist Joe Strummer in The Clash's track, "(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais".