All-time best Dancehall tunes

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I don't really know dancehall very well, and I'm trying to explore it. Does anyone have any must-have recommendation? Or a list of some of the all time classics to get a good background. Thanks

― Frank Booth (Frank Booth), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:24 (twenty years ago)

chaka demus & pliers - "murder she wrote"
wayne smith - "under mi sleng teng"
barrington levy - "here i come"
cutty ranks - "limb by limb"
beenie man - "who am i?"
capleton - "tour" (and the lil jon and dj paul remix...first appearance of lil jon?!)
tenor saw - "ring the alarm"
sister nancy - "bam bam"
something on the "bug", "street sweeper", and "punanny" riddims.

i am sure stelfox or someone will be along shortly to add to my ULTRA-BORING-CANONICAL list.

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:40 (twenty years ago)

shabba and krystal - "twice my age"

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

beenie man - "moses cry"
mr. lex - "the weed"

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

sizzla - "black woman and child"
kriss kross - "jump (supercat mix)"

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

shaggy - "oh carolina"
ini kamoze - "here comes the hotstepper"
ward 21 - "rhyme"
ninja man - "murder dem"

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:47 (twenty years ago)

Ward 21 - Petrol

is probably my favorite dancehall track of all time.

― eat my replacement (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

tanya stephens - "yuh nuh ready fi dis yet"
red rat - "shelly ann"

― strng hlkngtn, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 18:54 (twenty years ago)

Capleton "Final Assassin" (best Street Sweeper tune), "Who Dem?", Cooyah Cooyah", etc. (fuck just get the last three albums and Prophecy it's all gold)
Elephant Man "Replacement Killer"
Ward 21 "Anti-Spy", "Haters"
Bounty Killer "Black Power"
Supercat "Scalp Dem"
Beenie Man "Kette Drum"
Buju Banton "Big It Up"
Baby Cham "Babylon Bwoy"
TOK, Bounty Killer, Buccaneer "Real Badman"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

Start with Dancehall 101 Vol 1 and Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2000 and then go from there.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Also some 2005 stuff I've really liked:
Buju Banton "Ride" and "A Who"
Assassin "Cha La La"
Capleton "Stray Bullet"
Bounty Killer "Baddest (I-Rob Refix)"
Elephant Man "Carribbean Gangsta (Grimey Refix)"
TOK "Footprints"
Sizzla "Spring Break"
Sean Paul "We'll Be Burnin"
Kardinal Offishal & Akon "Kill The Dance"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:07 (twenty years ago)

Anybody like Bling Dawg?

― Gavin, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:24 (twenty years ago)

I have a bunch of random stuff by him that's mostly very good. He doesn't have an album does he?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:26 (twenty years ago)

I don't think so... My faves by him are "We Roll" and "Haffi Get Da Girl"... My BABEEZ!

Mr. Vegas is also good... Don't see anything by him listed yet. Try "Kill Them With The No" and "Deport Them" with Sean Paul. Akon has a nice tune over the Fiesta riddim, "Gunshot."

Favorite riddims anyone? I like Gunz Up a lot.

― Gavin, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

POV 2005 Riddims:
Applause
Bionic Ras
Drop Leaf
I-Rob
Sleepy Dog

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:46 (twenty years ago)

Evah!
Bellyas
Bug
Kette Drum
Scarface
Streetsweeper

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

What's everyone like for albums? I have some Cutty Ranks albums that are pretty good; Elephant Man's Good 2 Go is good; I have the Buju album with Champion on it, which is ok. What do you like for Beenie Man? Are any of his greatest hits worth getting, or are the albums good enough? And comps too! I searched through some used copies of Reggae Gold, Dancehall's Biggest Anthems, and Ragga Ragga Ragga from various years, didn't pick anything up though (almost got Reggae Gold 1996!).

― Gavin, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

I don't have any Beenie Man albums, but the 40 track two disc singles collection is pure fire. The non-hip hop Bounty Killer albums are all great. The last three Capleton albums are all amazing. All four Elephant Man albums are quite good. Both Ward 21 and TOK albums are great. The Vybz album is great. Sizzla has a million records, but Black Woman and Child and Da Real Thing and Rise to the Occassion are all really good (I also have a 2CD collection which is good.) I don't rate any of the Buju LPs, but the 91-95 collection is great. The first disc of the Baby Cham album is great (the second uh not so great.) The Stopper is great as is Lethal Weapon and so is the later one with the remix of "Who Say Me Dun" on it. Terror Fabulous, Spragga Benz, Degree, Lady Saw Cobra all have good albums. Reggae Gold as a series used to be pretty weak, but the last two installments have been quite strong. All of the double disc Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems are worthwhile as most of the Ragga Ragga Raggas (this years is weak though.) Conscious Ragga was quite good but it seems to be discontinued as of #3. I don't think Just Ragga exists anymore, but that was good too.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

cutty ranks - "limb by limb"
cutty ranks - "limb by limb"
cutty ranks - "limb by limb"
cutty ranks - "limb by limb"

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

Ce'cile - Hot Like We
TOK - Sex Is On My Mind
Vybz Kartel - Sen On

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

How is the Lady Saw album that came out last year?

― Gavin, Tuesday, 5 July 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

I've heard it's good, but I've not bought it yet.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

This thread is great! I don't think I have, like, anything to contribute that hasn't been covered. Um, I always liked Chico's "Wrapped Up."

― deej.., Tuesday, 5 July 2005 22:38 (twenty years ago)

chaka demus & pliers - "murder she wrote" >>> NO

wayne smith - "under mi sleng teng"
barrington levy - "here i come"
cutty ranks - "limb by limb" >>> YES

also:
Nicodemus "Bone Connection"
General Echo "Bathroom Sex" (or anything by General Echo)
Ranking Toyan "Jah Love In We Heart"
Cutty Ranks "Chop Chop"

― Ô¿Ô (eman), Tuesday, 5 July 2005 23:55 (twenty years ago)

"Murder She Wrote" is IMMENSE, so yah boo sucks.

Also, Sizzla - "Black History"
J.C. Lodge & Tiger - "Love Me Baby"
Bounty Killer - "Bullz of Chicago"
Morgan Heritage & Bounty Killer - "Guns in the Ghetto"

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

immensely popular, but a weak ass tune nonetheless

― Ô¿Ô (eman), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 00:21 (twenty years ago)

Diwali riddim is my favourite.. Probably the first one that got me noticing dancehall..

The clappers and red alert riddims are some others I really enjoy.

― Bn1, Wednesday, 6 July 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng,sleng teng

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

and :

Elephant man - Log on
Beenie man - Bookshelf

― jk_ (jk@gabba), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

some unmentioned favorites of mine:

ninjaman - zig it up
sister june - what police can do
cutty ranks - the stopper
top cat - request the style
clint eastwood & general saint - can't take another world war
clint eastwood & general saint - banana export
buccaneer - self protection
cutty ranks - out a hand
mr vegas - nike air (hands in the air)
sean paul - hot gal today

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

oops, forgot to mention my FAVORITE OF ALL TIME:

royal fam feat mighty jarret - acid

("ACID / selecter and deejay have it / ACID / in the dancehall have to drop it / ACID / dubplate go pon the market / ACID / run down the whole place rapid")

("dubplate underground / make the sound for everyone / who know me now / the rest just begun / something something have me done / deejay champion / upset the babylon / show them understand / ruffneck raggaman / make the gals and have some fun / dubplate number one / whole world african / etc etc)

SO INTENSE

― vahid (vahid), Wednesday, 6 July 2005 19:23 (twenty years ago)

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