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<title>Shaggy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jamaican born and Brooklyn raised, Shaggy first entered the pop charts with his 1993 remake of the reggae classic "Oh Carolina." Sampling the Peter Gunn theme and treating the lyrics with his self-named "dog-a-muffin" style, Shaggy charmed the charts and soon found himself signed to Virgin Records for an unprecedented wad of cash. The investment paid off in 1995, when "Boombastic" (off the album of the same name) became a ubiquitous hit both in the U.S. and abroad, as Shaggy boasted of his sexual prowess in his signature growl. But his following release didn't fare as well, and Virgin dropped him, assuming they had a one-hit wonder whose hit was spent. The move was disastrous for them but it proved to be a boon to MCA, who snapped him up and hit pay dirt when 2000's <I>Hot Shot</i> ended up selling over six million copies, mostly on the strength of the phenomenally successful single "It Wasn't Me." Though his follow-up, 2002's <i>Lucky Day</i>, didn't produce a hit on the order of "It Wasn't Me," it still performed well -- and Shaggy, with his randy persona and witty lyricism, always seems to find his way back to the charts.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Beenie Man</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Beenie Man makes you get up and dance with his thick bass grooves and addictive Dancehall toasting. From his days as a ten- year-old prodigy to recent explorations of heavier, more mature themes, an underlying positive vibe has always run through his globally influential music.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Buju Banton</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[His voice lays down some of the hardest lyrics this side of Shabba Ranks, but Banton's developing messages are helping Dancehall move away from earlier Gangsta trappings. Banton originally got into some trouble for some politically incorrect standpoints, but his music has kept audiences dancing with a tight backing band and music that relies on the sound and message of Roots Reggae.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Shabba Ranks</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[He's gained international recognition and praise from fans and musicians alike, delivering semi-rapped lines with his gravelly vocals on hundreds of classic tracks -- often with support from major artists like KRS-One, Maxi-Priest and Queen Latifah among others. Though he's cleaned up his act considerably, the slackness' of his lyrics is evident in even the titles of his albums, such as <I>Love Punanny Bad</I>, and who can blame him? The single "Wicked in Bed" earned him a good deal of his massive reputation. As an artist on Epic records, Ranks has reached a much larger audience than many of his peers, gaining fans all over the world, especially in Japan and England. Working with top producers like King Jammy and Bobby Digital has given his music reliably fresh rhythms and a melodic edge. With a couple of Grammys and name drops by artists like A Tribe Called Quest, there seems to be little chance of Shabba's reign ending.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Super Cat</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 4 Oct 2009 09:42:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Perfectly summarizing the fractious world of Jamaican Dancehall, Super Cat (aka the Wild Apache) works an aggressive style that combines his undeniable talent on the mic with backing tracks that apply hip-hop methodology to the rhythms of Reggae. While his lyrics are often politically aware, he also shares some rappers' problems with not practicing what they preach -- his is a conscious gangster, if there can be such a thing. As with much dance music, though, it is Super Cat's diamond-hard productions that have built his reputation.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Yellowman</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:33 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The rudest Dancehall toaster of the 1980s, Jamaica's albino son Yellowman made as many enemies as fans with his controversial, often overtly sexist (if tongue in cheek) lyrics. Now back on the Ragga scene, singing at a slightly slower pace, Yellowman's witticisms are as cheeky, spirited and intelligent as ever, and delivered with his customary sharp, melodic style.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Serani</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:43:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Capleton</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:46 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Like fellow Jamaican heavyweights Buju Banton and Shabba Ranks, Capleton has had a shift in attitude from his early days as a rude boy. These days, his lyrics are all about culture and his Rastafarian faith -- a bit different from the slack lyrics that resulted in some of his songs being banned from Jamaican radio. He may have gained his audience with his graphic sexual themes, but it was the Rasta elements, like the addition of nyahbingi drumming, that earned him his place as a pioneer. His deep, commanding voice takes over a hard digital track or even hip-hop inspired R&B. Whether he's working with Stuart Brown's African Star sound system, or legendary duos Sly and Robbie or Steely and Clevie, it doesn't matter -- it's always predictably tight, fresh Dancehall.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Eek-A-Mouse</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:53 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[His style is as diverse as the costumes he wears on stage, but Eek-A-Mouse's vocal delivery is instantly recognizable and unique. Streaming lyrics flow off the top, center and middle of his mind, punctuated by characteristic 'Far East'-style phrases like 'biddy biddy bang didley bang bong.' The humor invades your brain, while your body is stewed in upbeat Ragga or hard Roots Radics rhythms. The Mouse's innovative mixture of singing and DJ-style toasting influenced many who came later, and helped to forge the Dancehall sound. A progressive style and cameos in Hollywood movies like 1991's <I>New Jack City</I> have given Eek-A-Mouse a higher profile than many of his contemporaries, the better to get those distinct squeals and zany rants to as many people as possible.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ini Kamoze</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ini Kamoze hit the reggae scene running with famed producing team Sly and Robbie at his back. Together they brought a new sound that was to influence many, such as Ed Robinson and Anthony Red Rose. His sound has gone through many changes, from '80s Roots to synth produced Dancehall to hip-hop influenced Gangsta reggae. The one constant is Kamoze's smooth Jamaican rhymes.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Bounty Killer</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jamaican Dancehall veteran Bounty Killer takes the rock to the hip-hop hole with party numbers that often leave reggae rhythm behind in favor of a club-ready, Puffy style beat. Bucktown's own Cocoa Brovaz help him perfect his crossover dribble.
- Alex Henning]]></description>
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<title>Lady Saw</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:55:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Lady Saw shines on everything from a country ballad to a slack classic like "Life Without Dick." The First Lady of Dancehall's lyrics are unbelievably raw, and she delivers them with as much energy as Shabba or Buju Banton.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Papa San</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Papa San's Dancehall reveals the oft-discussed link between the genre and its latter-day offspring, rap. While speaker-rattling bass pours forth, San launches into spitfire raps shot with quartz precision at speeds only measurable by radar -- all without a moment of getting hung up on even the most difficult potential tongue twisters.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Chaka Demus and Pliers</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:07:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Moderately successful on their own, the unique combination of Chaka Demus' gruff voice and Pliers' sweet sing-jay style has made them amongst the best-selling Reggae artists ever. Skillfully spicing their stepping tracks with pop vibes, they've developed a sound that works equally well in the dancehalls of Jamaica and the R&B clubs of London.
- Mike Schulman]]></description>
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<title>Sanchez</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Smooth reggae vocals reminiscent of Jacob Miller with a Dancehall style. Sanchez has become famous for his reggae interpretations of pop songs by artists such as Tracy Chapman and R. Kelly. His church singing upbringing gave Sanchez the pipes to compete, surviving the changing forms of Dancehall from its electro-synth beginnings to its current Gangsta Rap-influenced style.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Freestylers</title>
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<category>Breaks</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:08:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Brimming with tributes to hip-hop, electro and Ragga, the Freestylers' blend of party-pleasing vibes and raise-the-roof jams ropes off a special spot for these veteran b-boys in the Big Beat arena. Amidst a blissfully disorienting rush of electro rips, pilfered sound samples and nuclear basslines, these floor-burners are graced with cameos from Ragga rapper MC Tenor Fly, junglist MC Navigator and Afrika Baambaataa's crew the Soul Sonic Force. Expertly tossing out one riotous romp after another, the Freestylers demonstrate the best way to rock a body.]]></description>
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<title>Half Pint</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:25:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Half Pint offers blistering live performances, singing in a half-reggae, half-Dancehall style that's energetic and melodic at the same time. He got his start working with Prince Jammy, and his songs have been covered by the Rolling Stones, among others.]]></description>
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<title>Cocoa Tea</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Working with artists such as the Roots Radics Band and Shabba and Cutty Ranks has only made Cocoa Tea's sweet, smooth voice become stronger. He's earned a place as one of the best Dancehall singers of his time, writing incendiary lyrics with a calm, fierce determination.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Patra</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:55:44 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A female Dancehall artist hailing from Jamaica, Patra released her first solo album in 1993. Highly skilled on the mic, she delivers soulful singing as well as fiery ragga flows set to hip-hop beats and up-tempo instrumentation. Funky organs and spirited horns set the pace for her impressive lyricism, underscored with heavy bass bumps and occasional backing vocalists.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Sugar Minott</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sugar Minott got his nickname in the 1970s, thanks to his sweet voice and the prodigious talent that led him to form his first group, African Brothers. Lured over to the Jamaican hit factory Studio One, Minott made his reputation there as a lyricist, improvising hit songs over classic reggae riddims. Success led him to set up his own production company, Youth Promotion/Black Roots, which enabled him to work with youth in the ghettos of Kingston. His independent spirit angered the Jamaican music industry, however, and he had relocated to the U.K. by the '80s; he subsequently became a star there with his smooth Lovers Rock style. His prolific output over the years includes cover versions of classic Soul songs (to which his talent is perfectly suited), as well as harder-edged Dancehall. His voice is already immortalized in reggae's consciousness, but the social conscience that guides his songwriting and production is another mark of distinction.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Garnett Silk</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Before he was tragically killed by an exploding gas canister, Garnett Silk seemed on the brink of international success. He was adept at mixing styles: with his booming yet sleek vocals, he sang of romance and social issues with equal ease.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Red Rat</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nonstop mic-rocking from Red Rat. Listening to these tunes is like hearing a pre-rehab Flavor Flav take on Dancehall in double-time. Hyper and subtly influenced by hip-hop.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Roots Manuva</title>
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<category>UK</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:52:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Straddling the dark side of both the hip-hop and electronica arenas, Big Dada/Ninja Tune artist Roots Manuva's versatility puts him at the forefront of the growing phenomena of British rap. Borrowing elements from Tricky's Trip-Hop stylings, MC Solaar's French-ified flow and Quannum's atmospheric hip-hop outings, Roots Manuva (aka Rodney Smith) stands alongside Ninja Tune labelmates as a beat innovator to watch. A confident, streetwise lyrical flow rises and subsides atop a churning mass of brooding melodies, Ragga samples and uneasy synthscapes; like a sailboat awaiting the onslaught of a tropical typhoon. Curved grooves consist of shadowy hues that hide lush textures under a thick tarp of samples. Philosophical head-nodders for intelligent, open minded hip-hop heads lounging in a smoker-friendly living room.
- Melissa Piazza]]></description>
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<title>Cutty Ranks</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cutty got his name working in a butcher shop, but it just as easily could have come from his incisive lyrics and jagged toasting style. His stark, bass-thumping tracks always feature top Dancehall singers and slick production.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Ninjaman</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:55:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the top Dancehall deejays of the 1990s, Ninjaman battled competition like Shabba Ranks, showing off bad-boy attitude all the way to the gun stamped on his front tooth. Tracks like "Murder Dem" and "Ting a Ling a Ling" feature Ninjaman's distinctive stutter over some of the toughest rhythms around.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Josey Wales</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA["The outlaw" Josey Wales is a Jamaican Dancehall veteran. He's been DJing in clubs since the late 1970s, and it shows: his unhurried singing style stretches elegantly over these dense, vibrating productions. The bass is deep, the effects as distant and watery as you could hope for, and the vocals are gruff and streetwise.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Norris Man</title>
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<category>Pop-Reggae</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:36 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Florida artist draws on modern and old-school roots rhythms to back his mellow Dancehall toasting. Whether the music is electric or laid-back, Norris Man writes memorable melodies and complex lyrics.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Shinehead</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:51:17 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Though many say his best material is behind him, Shinehead has already taken a place in Dancehall history with his innovative style. His mid-1980s album <I>Rough & Rugged</I> foreshadowed the success of artists such as Shabba Ranks and Shaggy, with a cohesive amalgamation of styles. No matter what ingredients he chooses to use -- be they hip-hop rhymes, sleng-teng Dancehall, vintage Studio One rhythms, or covers of Sly Stone's "Family Affair" or Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" -- Shinehead manages to keep his stylized voice intact. It's a tribute to his versatility that Shinehead has been successful working over everything from hardcore beats to smooth soul and fiery Ragga. He's completely versed in rapping, singing and Jamaican singjay style, no doubt due to the fact that he spent his formative years in London, Jamaica and New York City.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>George Nooks</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:17:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Mad Lion</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:51:08 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Mad Lion is just what you'd imagine -- a bit wicked, very muscular, and so earthy you can hear the grit in his rough, commanding voice. Even the band takes a backseat during the vocal onslaught.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>General Degree</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If General Degree showed up at a morgue they could turn it into a dancehall, coaxing the bodies back to life with tracks weighed down by bass and a "Smooth Operator" who toasts them into a state where rigor mortis leaves through the fingertips and fluid dance moves take over. Ragga and Pop-Reggae land squarely in the club, keeping the walls from growing flowers.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Vicious</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Bunji Garlin</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:15:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The crazy rhythm sounds like someone threw a heavy snare drum in a blender with whistles and wooden blocks and pressed the "liquefy" button. Bunji Garlin's treated vocals weave around the beats, creating a psychedelic pastiche of Ragga and Soca.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Mitch</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Degree</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:04 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[While some Dancehall artists drop bass that raps against the music like knuckles against a wall, Degree's beats hit with a precision and immediacy that'll make you think uninvited, club-wielding guests are at your door demanding to be let in. He waxes poetic over a treasure chest of hip-hop borrowings, tossing off lyrics in just enough time to meet the rhythms that rise towards his voice.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Buccaneer</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:40:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Bouncing, elastic beats bound through halls of odd suction noises and bass with all the impact of a brick thrown through your speakers. Buccaneer's brand of Reggae blends Jamaican roots with the feeling of nightlife in a hot, sweaty club.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Admiral Bailey</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Setting himself apart with his distinct military gear, Admiral Bailey's ruff, gruff voice hit the Dancehall charts in Jamaica in the late '80s. With Steely & Clevie constructing the rhtyhms his backing is solid.]]></description>
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<title>Charlie Chaplin</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:56:45 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of Jamaica's most respected artists, Chaplin mixes up styles, singing or toasting as he pleases. Fluid melodies and slick rhyming skill sets his style as an outgrowth of seminal DJ Toaster U-Roy, but more contemporary with artists like Yellowman. His lyrics can be biting and humorous or thoughtful and provocative, covering sex, spirituality and violence. Tight backing is provided by the Roots Radics, Sly and Robbie, or more digitized production and is often enhanced by the cheers and calls of a studio filled with friends. Working with U-Roy's Stur-Gav Hi-Fi sound-system in the late '80s, Chaplin became a crucial link from the earlier styles -- having tone, humor and phrasing similar to U-Roy, while paving the way for Dancehall singers to come.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Reggie Stepper</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:05:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Gruff voiced DJ spouts gritty rhymes over the deep thump of Sly Dunbar and Firehouse Crew's backing. At times he strains so hard it sounds like he's trying to push an orange through a funnel.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Terror Fabulous</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Terror Fabulous' sing-song toasting comes off as run-of-the-mill at first, but he sustains it with such a precise, pendulous swing that you'll find yourself bobbing in time, only to be shattered by the errant claps of drum-machine thunder.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Black Alien</title>
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<category>International Hip-Hop</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:07:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Cobra</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:20:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Cobra (aka Mad Cobra) has earned a place among the top Ragga artists, DJing with an authoritative presence. His tuned rhymes cover everything from cultural issues to gangster topics and his very detailed sex life. His classic album Bad Boy Talk established him as one of the toughest Jamaican characters, and you can typically hear him rattling off the problems of a gunslinger's life (for example, the rising cost of ammunition). Digitized tracks are the norm, but it's not surprising to hear a bit of Roots Reggae or Dub thrown in with his harder, bass-thumping club rockers. He was the first Dancehall artist to score a No. 1 hit on Billboard's charts, and shows no signs of slowing down.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Tiger</title>
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<category>Ragga</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:19:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the most shocking, crazy DJs to grace the Dancehall scene, Tiger uses animalistic growls and back of the throat singing to toast over hardcore tracks. Since the late '70s Tiger's humorous lyrics and ballsy boasts (over beats by top producers, such as Prince Jammy) have helped shape the Ragga style.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>Apache Indian</title>
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<category>Bhangra</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:23:26 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[U.K. popstar fuses high-energy Bhangra with Dancehall reggae for seamlessly upbeat effect. Traditional Punjabi vocals and drums intersperse with gruff ragga vocals to keep the groove hot and happening. With Top 40 hits in both the U.K. and the U.S. (see "Boom Shack-A-Lack" in the movie <i>Dumb and Dumber</i>), Apache Indian has been an important crossover artist, and he's won a slew of awards for his work.
- Sarah Bardeen]]></description>
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<title>Red Dragon</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:27:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of Jamaica's premier Dancehall artists, Red Dragon is always prepared with a humorous battle rhyme to blast his competition away. Singjay style and toasting come easy over slick Taxi-Gang rhythms.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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<title>3 Canal</title>
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<category>Soca</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:43:51 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ragamuffin lead vocals are counter-balanced by a Calypso chorus over modern dance grooves, including rap, Funk, and Drum 'n' Bass. This new style group reflects global issues and attitudes in their party music.
- Robert Leaver]]></description>
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<title>Rocker T</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An old-school figure in the N.Y.C. dancehall scene, Rocker T has been emceeing since 1983. Accompanied by bouncy beats and fresh organ riffs, he displays his personalized vocal style called "sing-jay," reps for Babylon and praises the ganja.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Innocent Crew</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:07:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jamaican quartet delivers infectious Dancehall mayhem. Dapsie Dapps, Macca Head, Copper Kid and Benzly-Hype shower listeners with rapid-fire Ragga action as set to staccato guitar lines, deep bass and exotic production. Produced by Sly & Robbie.
- Brolin Winning]]></description>
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<title>Jigsy King</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:08:43 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dancehall should have its own subcategory called "Hardcore Dancehall," into which the most gruff-voiced of the Reggae pack would fall. Somewhere between Shabba Ranks and Buju Banton, Jigsy King's vein-popping growls would fit in nicely.
- Kali Holloway]]></description>
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<title>Taxi Gang</title>
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<category>Dancehall</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:40:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sly & Robbie's Taxi Gang have laid down slick digitized and analog rhythms for virtually all of Jamaica's top (and bottom) reggae and Dancehall artists -- not to mention international artists as diverse as Grace Jones and Bob Dylan. The bass and drum team seems to have a monopoly on production and innovative beats.
- Jessy Terry]]></description>
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