1994 – I remember when Patra was on the up & up. Patra was one of the few reggae artists getting love back then. A year before, Patra broke into the scene with Shabba Ranks on “Family Affair”. A young Patra (shorten name of Cleopatra. Speaking of which, she is VERY short.) released under Epic’s 550 Music “Queen of the Pack”. She was, during that year, a voice in hip-hop and reggae. While she did release a follow up album (Scent of Attraction) the following year, her 15 minutes of fame was up shortly afterwards. While she did managed to bounce back from time to time in the early 2000s, only her first attempts were the most notable.
So, from the crates, I pulled out “Romantic Call”, one of the joints that I loved with Yo-Yo. The video was shot in the West Coast, so other than Yo-Yo (who survived the 90s, btw), you’ll see this video dripping with west coast staples: Motorcycles, bouncing cars… and Tupac Shakur.
I wanted to show a new music video on Tuesday, but instead, I ranted about how difficult the music industry makes promoting them difficult (what? They don’t want free promotion). I felt as thought I didn’t get a chance to showcase any new music. So, I decided to go into my islander’s side again and pull up Buju Banton.
Buju Banton is one of my favorite old school chanters. The song “Nothing” in this video is from his 2006 record, “Too Bad”. Nothing is a pure dancehall posse track, which is weird to me because I don’t usually see posse tracks from dancehall stars. To illustrate where I’m going with this, think of any rapper who ever have beef with another rapper and then imagine them with an islander accent. Same WWE drama. So, THAT’s why I’m amused.
So, if you never experience dancehall, think of this posse cut as Dancehall 101. Enjoy!
I’m pretty much listen to a lot of things. For Kenny Rodgers to be used in one of my posts surprise one visitor. However, unless you really know me, this maybe another surprise. I listen to dancehall and reggae. Figured, share the love.
So, allow me to introduce you to Capleton is one of my few favorite root reggae artists. It’s his latest song, Pain.
Enjoy!
