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Release Date
31 December 2006
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Length
13 tracks
Since the expansion of reggae music over the world continues, it continuously evolves into a style unique to that area of the world but sometimes forgets the message and roots of reggae. Do not fear, this album is original in every way you can imagine without losing its identity of the homeland. Biblical is a fresh and innovative voice new to the dancehall scene. His voice is very nasal, but in no way sounds so much that his voice bothers you because his voice is as nasal as it is soft and soothing. A lot of the songs are heavily layered with reggae samples and built on hip-hop beats ("Bee Worthy" comes to mind), or in some vice versa ("Deliver the Poor" sounds perfect). Either way, it doesn't matter because each and every song as memorable as the next. Probably the best song in my opinion would be "Jah Is My Light" because it truly displays the overall feel of this album, but it's not far ahead of the other songs in terms of perfection. Every song is extremely catchy, the kind that you play at a party and someone will start to sing along completely unaware of who the artist is, or the simple fact that they're hooked into the song. And you would think the songs sound totally synthetic with many layers of sounds like a lot of repetitive dancehall artists, but these songs feel natural and humble as his home environment of the mountains in California. And you won't notice any swear words or mysogynistic ideas like in other dancehall, because the vibes are positively Rasta and all about equality. You can easily envision the tall green trees and the white snow melting into a calm stream. Very peaceful, and that's how the lyrics are, socially concious and strong love for Jah. The sad thing is, most people won't have a chance to hear this progressive step forward for dancehall hip-hop crossover. Don't become one of these and do yourself a favor and listen for yourself the American underground king of dancehall.
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