[1] He has been praised as "one of Jamaica's most distinguished singers" and for launching a distinctive form of reggae singing that originated in his home neighborhood of Waterhouse in Kingston.

[2] Rose began performing at talent contests and in the Jamaican hotel circuit as a teenager, and recorded his first single "Woman a Gineal fe True" at age 15 with producer Newton Simmons.

[5] Rose left Black Uhuru in 1985 after falling out with Simpson, and retired to the Blue Mountains in Jamaica to start a coffee farm.

[6] In the 1995–2004 period Heartbeat Records released a total of nine albums, and Rose regularly reached the singles charts in Jamaica and Europe.

[9] In 2022, Rose began performing at festivals in the USA with Lee “Scratch” Perry’s former band Subatomic Sound System including appearances in 2023 at CaliVibes Fest, CaliRoots, the Marley Brothers’ KayaFest at Red Rocks, and in 2024 at KCRW’s Reggae at Night Hollywood Bowl.