I love Eddy Grant, especially the album "Going for Broke". These two songs are both masterpieces:
same old shit, sixes and sevens Shaft...
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Love Rastafari...
If you do wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
If you do wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
Let Jah rise and the heathen scatter
Have to give thanks and praises no matter
Even if the flames is getting hotter & hotter
Every one should know I don't believe in a rumor
Children arise from sleep & slumber
Don't come to bow, come to conquer
Strictly love why you envy your brother
Don't let them re-arrange you in a different manner
If you do wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
Why should I change to gain acceptance
Can't tell a next man how to wear his pants
Lift up the name of Jah in abundance
Every single thing we do, we are liable
To get a sentence
But we won't be like a flea just like how the more we see
The less you hear we speak
My brother don't you be like a stubborn sheep
Blessed are he when men shall revile you
And persecute you, say all manner of evil
Against you falsely, for Jah sake
Rejoice I say and be exceedingly glad
For great is your reward
For so persecute they the prophets before you and me
If you do wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
Let Jah rise and the heathen scatter
Have to give thanks and praises no matter
Even if the flames is getting hotter & hotter
Every one should know I don't believe in rumor
Children arise from sleep & slumber
Don't come to bow, come to conquer
Strictly love why you envy your brother
Don't let them re-arrange you in a different manner
If you do wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
Wrong they complain
Even if you call the father's name it's the same
What they want us to do
Don't they know this is nothing new
Why won't they do what they want
And let me do my thing they should be thankful
There's lights of hope are still shining, shining
Quote: (07-07-2014 11:06 AM)Intl_Rasta Wrote:
Quote: (07-06-2014 11:19 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Man a reggae thread with no mention of Vybz Kartel.
Y'all are missing out.
Vybz is a Dance-hall artist this thread is about reggae.
Quote: (07-08-2014 06:21 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Quote: (07-07-2014 11:06 AM)Intl_Rasta Wrote:
Quote: (07-06-2014 11:19 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Man a reggae thread with no mention of Vybz Kartel.
Y'all are missing out.
Vybz is a Dance-hall artist this thread is about reggae.
Honestly had no idea. I always thought that dancehall was part of reggae.
I think the categorization of music and artists fuck with my head.
Aren't there dancehall artists that do reggae music?
Just wondering for knowledge sake.
Edit : wiki got him down as a reggae AND Dancehall artist. Inherently I kind of knew this but still wondering ..
Quote: (02-05-2014 01:00 PM)FrenchCanadian Wrote:
my favorite reggae artist right now
(actively putting out tunes)
Quote: (07-08-2014 10:11 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Ok I don't know as much about reggae "game" as you said like you guys do. And before I go ahead, no disrespect to anyone. Just my opinion and feel free to convince me otherwise. I'd be happy to hear.
I see it like this: Someone posts a thread titled "Rap" and then I post some Biggie videos and say "y'all are missing out" because I genuinely thought so. And then a response says Biggie is a hip-hop artist and this thread is about Rap.
Reggae has got sub-genre's right? One of those happens to be Dancehall. Because Vybz does Dancehall doesn't stop him from being a reggae artist to me just as much as Biggie stops becoming a rapper because he does hip-hop. Why ignore skills that artists have by categorizing them like that?
Much respect to you cats pointing out root music but I thought this was more of an expansive thread on "Reggae." If not maybe the thread should have said "Reggae roots."
Quote: (07-07-2014 11:06 AM)Intl_Rasta Wrote:
Quote: (07-06-2014 11:19 PM)Cobra Wrote:
Man a reggae thread with no mention of Vybz Kartel.
Y'all are missing out.
Vybz is a Dance-hall artist this thread is about reggae.