OLDIES SUNDAY: J.O.E. – Rasta Chant (2011)

Jamaican music has welcomed a plethora of Recording Artists over the decades, with many securing their place in the scene with timeless music. Unfortunately, there are many who never got to meet their greatest potential, but still left behind some memorable bits that lives on. Today, ahead of his 40th birthday, we highlight the late J.O.E. a.k.a. Lil Joe a.k.a. Jah Ova Evil on “Oldies Sunday“. We go back in time to check out, “Rasta Chant“.

Produced by Equiknoxx Music and released in 2011, J.O.E. holds a firm meditation in, “Rasta Chant”. He sings his praise to The Most High here, shares his day to observations, and maintains a mindset that won’t find him caught up in negativity and corruption. At the end of the day, he’s covered. The track was previewed at live events, gaining a lot of positive feeback for the Artist, and over time became one of his much-loved releases. “Rasta Chant” would be featured on J.O.E.’s posthumous debut album, “Man From Judah“.

Since the release of “Rasta Chant”, J.O.E.’s name would be kept alive with the help of many of his peers and family members. He passed away in February 2011 due to a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, just months before the May release of the single. Many remember him as one of the Artists who was on the cusp of a very flourishing career, but his health declined those opportunities. J.O.E.’s legacy continues to reach to new ears, and has inspired many including Reggae Artist Chronixx, who was a friend of J.O.E. It’s still Jah Ova Evil.