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Title Artist Label Format Date |
Various artists album review
Bollywood Various Greensleeves-Munich CD / 2LP 17 - 10 - 2002 |
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Rating :
from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor) |
| Vocals : 4 | Backing : 4 | Production : 4 | Sound quality : 5 | Sleeve : 4 |
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In recent years producers Byron Murray & Clifford Smith from "In The Streetz" label have established their name by treating the dancehall massive to big riddims such as "Crash", "X-treme" and "Mud-Up". Now they hit again with a brand new, exciting riddim called the "Bollywood", although Jamaicans might known it as "The Indian" as it's licking hard on dubplate in Jamaica. At the moment the riddim is reaching fever pitch and certain cuts are already selling down the place on limited 7" singles. "Bollywood" is a great bouncing riddim, actually Computer Paul's JA rub from "Addictive", the worldwide hit by Truth Hurts, which was produced by DJ Quick from the Dr Dre camp. Musician Paul "Computer Paul" Henton has used a sample of "Kalyon Ka Chaman" sung by Lata Mangeshkar and has also added an indian-like riddim drum pattern in order to keep up with trendy dancehall riddims like for example "Tabla", "The Return" and "Diwali". The latter was earlier released in "Greensleeves Rhythm Album" series and is now the biggest selling "one riddim" album to date. As these bashment sets go we're treated to cuts (mainly coming with explicit lyrics) delivered by the usual suspects that currently rule the Jamaican dancehall scene. Thus this set includes name like Capleton, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Tanya Stephens, Lexxus, Wards 21 and Mr Vegas, to name a few. Personal favorites are Lexxus' "Girls Girls", Tanya Stephens' "Addiction", the combination tune "Red Red" by Beenie Man & Robyn, Mr. Vegas' "War", Ward 21's "Roll Up" and Alozade's "Street Thugz".
Teacher & Mr. T. |
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