OK....Since it's an official HUMP DAY here, and hump days are usually a mellow day for most, I figured I would drop in and give you all a sampling of some of the finest dancehall reggae. If you happened to listen to dancehall in the late 80's and early 90's, then you will understand how this list was compiled. Now, don't get me wrong here, I love ROCK, PUNK, Blues and all that but a part of me is very in-tune with reggae and dancehall reggae in particular. I can blame this on a person who introduced me to reggae a long time ago..Mr. Jeff Brushie. I was a young pup and I was spending the summer up at Mt. Hood in 1990 (or 91") can't really remember actually......and anyway, I met Jeff that summer (along with a bunch of others who are still some of the best and true friends one can have) and got to hang a bit. He had this bitchin' VW vanagon with a serious sound system custom built into the entire interior. I mean, this shit was over the top and back then, it was all about bass...and I mean bass...so what better type of music to pump out than Dancehall!!! One of the very first dancehall sounds that I was introduced to then was Cutty Ranks....Stopper, and to this day, if I hear this it brings me back the that same camp ground just outside Govy under the roof top of huge pine trees....a moment that will never be taken away.. so with this said, here is my list of must listen to dancehall reggae...
Cutty Ranks- Stopper
Shabba Ranks- Wicked Ina Bed
Little Leny- Gun Ina Baggy
Halfpint- Crazy Girl---
Super Cat- Learn Fi Ride---
Tenor Saw- Fever
Johnny Osbourne- No Ice Cream Sound---
Barrington Levy- Under Sixteen
Since this is a very small list of top hits, the list could go on forever really. So this is a sampling of what I remember Dancehall Reggae being. Enjoy and until next time...run da riddim!
-NXTZ
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