Anthony B & Sizzla!!! (JAH!! RASTAFARI!!)

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Anthony B

My favorite dancehall/reggae artist for sure. Anthony B is d king of d jungle! He is the first dancehall i heard that i liked and instantly i knew i would be listening to his shit a lot and going to Roots High Power on High Street to buy his music. If you like reggae, roots, dancehall, with a little bit of hip hop in there, then give this a listen.Anthony B is the stage name of Keith Blair (born March 31, 1976), a Jamaican
title=”Musician”>musician. He is a member of the Bobo Ashanti branch of the Rastafarian movement. “Bobo Dreads”, as they are known, are recognizable by their long robes and turbans. The strong Afrocentric pride and the other Rastafarian beliefs (or “overstandings” as Rastafarians prefer to call them) which Anthony B holds are reflected in his songs. While attending high school, Anthony B debuted as a deejay for the local sound system, Shaggy Hi-Power. In 1988, he befriended reggae artists such as Determine, Mega Banton, Ricky General and Terror Fabulous. At this point in the reggae industry, singing “slack” songs about women was the popular thing to do. Anthony B did not believe in degrading women and chose to pen politically-slanted songs instead. He hooked up with Little Devon the Half Pint sound-a-like singer he made his debut single “The Living is Hard” on the Wizard label in 1993. Anthony B tried many different producers but found that none of them fit his style of music. Finally, Anthony B teamed up with Richard “Bello” Bell, creating hits such as “Fire Pon Rome”, “Raid Di Barn”, “Rumour”, and “Repentance Time.” Anthony B’s 1996 debut album Real Revolutionary was highly acclaimed in the reggae community. In late 1997, Anthony B released Universal Struggle which showed that Anthony B had a consistent, high-calibre talent. Anthony B has released a large number of albums since including 1999’s Seven Seals, 2003’s Street Knowledge, 2004’s Untouchable which featured collaborations with artists including Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg & Bone Crusher, 2005’s Black Star & My Hope, and most recently, Suffering ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sizzla

Sizzla Kalonji is one of the most prolific leaders of the conscious Reggae dancehall movement. Emerging in the latter half of the 90s, he helped lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influence of roots reggae and heavily Rastafarian subject matter. He was born Miguel Collins on April 17, 1976 in St Mary and was raised in the community of August Town by devout Rastafarian parents. The 1980s witnessed a dancehall explosion, and with the music came the lifestyle. Sizzla watched carefully, collecting his lyrical ammunition. He began his career in the music industry in his early teenage years. After honing his vocal skills, he landed a gig with the Caveman Hi-Fi sound system, where he first made a name for himself as a performer. He cut his first single for the small Zagalou label in 1995, and soon moved on to Fattis “Exterminator” Burrell. Extensive touring with fellow roots and culture artist Luciano followed, earning Sizzla critical acclaim. Sizzla since has gone on to do many more albums, mixtapes, singles, and compilations. My favorite being the Dexterity Mixtape. Not the Dexterity Best of Sizzla, but The Hip-Hop Mix one. Sizzla’s style is like nobody else’s. He changes his voice a lot and makes it sound almost like different personalities. One loud, fast, and more hip-hip/rap style. Another conscious smooth reggae singing vibe. Definitely one badass rasta rudeboy.

Sizzla & Anthony B (live)

Anthony B - medley 1995 - WICKED !

Anthony B - medley 1995 - WICKED !
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