Hot This Year, was murdered in St Catherine.
The artiste, given name Patrick Thompson, was just 27 when he died. His brother, reggae gospel singer and ordained minister Papa San, recalled that the entire family was shaken by the tragedy.
"Dirtsman's death was a shocking thing for me and for many years it was a struggle," he told
THE STAR. "We have learned to move forward but it doesn't mean the memory isn't there. It happened close to Christmas, around his time of the year which we know if he was alive he would enjoy every moment with us."
The youngest brother, musician Maurice Gregory (they all have the same mother), said he did not have as many childhood memories of Dirtsman, as he lived with their mother while his brothers lived with their dad.