Junior Delgado - "Storm Is Coming"
Dennis Brown - "Up Full One"
Pad Anthony - "Got To Be Strong"
Kentucky - "Only The Poorman Feel It"
Johnny Osbourne - "Chain Grabber"
Wackad - "Cry For The Youths"
Admiral Tibet - "Why Should I"
Little John - "In The Ghetto"
Sugar Minott - "Jam In The Street"
Conroy Smith - "Sugar Me"
Eccleton Jarrett - "Hot We Say We Got"
Tonto Irie - "Ram Up Every Corner"
Leslie Thunder - "Ram Dance Man"
King Kong - "You Pack Up & Gone"
Admiral Tibet - "Victim Of Babylon"
Cultural Roots - "His Majesty Reign"
Junior Murvin - "World Inflation"
Junior Delgado - "Stop The Violence"
Al Campbell - "Don't Take Your Gun To Town"
Sugar Minott - "Concious Lover"
Michael Palmer - "It's Too Late"
Wailing Souls - "Move On"
Nitty Gritty - "So Dem Come, So Dem Go"
Richie Stephans - "In The Ghetto"
Super Cat - "Trash & Ready"
Bunny General - "Fuck Fowl"
Little Twitch - "Bucket A Shit"
King Everald - "Bad Girls"
Super Black - "Mouth A Massy Liza"
Nitty Gritty - "Zero Their Minds"
Review: As the digi sound crept into Jamaican music in the 80s, King Jammy's productions became an essential ingredient in the progression of dancehall, and this compilation highlights a solid 31 classics that prove the point. The hitlist is heavy, with the likes of Dennis Brown, Johnny Osbourne and Sugar Minott all heard singing over Jammy's sprightly riddims. What binds these tunes together is the message - the universal cry out against social injustice, which has always given roots reggae, dancehall, digi and more its power and urgency. There are too many essential tunes to count, so don't sweat it and simply stick it on.
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