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OLDIES SUNDAY: Double Ugly – Seven Hero Dance (1992)

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The Month of October in Jamaica recognizes the heritage of the Island, and the heroes who fought for freedom. On Monday October 20, the Island celebrates “Heroes’ Day“, and awards various members of society with National Honours at King’s House. Today on “Oldies Sunday“, we want to give some people a reminder of our National Heroes. Today, we highlight Recording Artist Double Ugly, and the track, “Seven Hero Dance“.

Produced by Courtney Cole, and released through Roof International in 1992, Double Ugly reminded the people of our National Heroes in, “Seven Hero Dance”. Double observed back then that people were only namedropping a couple of National Heroes, and made it his duty to refresh their memory. With the uptempo production, we got an energetic track that got the people dancing while being educated. “Seven Hero Dance” gained some popularity soon after release, and was featured on the Compilation project, “Rooftop Skanking“, which was distributed through RUNNetherlands Music.

Double Ugly went on to release more music after the release of “Seven Hero Dance”. For some time some confused him with Dancehall Artist Ninja Man as “Double Ugly” was Ninja’s original stage name before the change, even though they sound nothing alike in their releases. For those who need a History lesson, take a seat in Double Ugly’s class today.

Thank You Double Ugly For this Track!

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OLDIES SUNDAY: Bunny General – Full Up A Class (1992)

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Music is made every day, a style is created every other day, and classics are made on rare occasions. On today’s “Oldies Sunday” segment, we highlight a Man who was a part of a style that influenced many, and delivered a classic single. We go back to the 90s to check out Bunny General’s “Full Up A Class“.

Produced and released by Fashion Records in 1992 on the “Fever Pitch Riddim“, Bunny General was in show off mode on, “Full Up A Class”. The “bigger boss” stepped out with a flow that was on Usain Bolt levels of speed, and aimed to stand out in a growing Dancehall scene. With his speedy flow, he was lapping his competitors, and joined a small number of Deejays who could deliver in the same manner. The lyrics weren’t far off as Bunny sent shots at those who thought they could step to him, but shouted out the people who understood being above the rest in and out of the Dancehall arena. “Full Up A Class” quickly became a popular tune for Bunny General, and was featured in a number of compilation albums.

For a number of years, Bunny General showcased that he was a Deejay who could stand up to any challenge, and dominate any Riddim that was thrown his way. Since the release of “Full Up A Class”, he went on to release more music, and is still active today through various live performance bookings. “Full Up a Class” is still played around the world, with many requesting for him to take the Microphone and deliver like the General he is.

Thank You Bunny General For This Classic!

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"Life & Beth" on 13thStreetPromotions.com #Hollywood #AmySchumer #MichaelCera #LifeandBeth #Hulu #Comedy #TV #TVSeries #ShabbaRanks #TingALing #Dancehall #DancehallMusic #1992 #Caribbean

Shabba Ranks’ “Ting-A-Ling” Featured In @LifeAndBethHulu

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Welcome to another episode of “Jamaican/Caribbean Music showing up in your favourite Film, TV, or Commercial“. Recently, Hulu premiered the 2nd second of their Comedy series, “Life & Beth“. The series stars Amy Schumer and Michael Cera, and it focuses on the character Beth (played by Schumer), whose somewhat steady life gets flipped, and she has to tap into her past to right the wrongs. The series is a popular one on the Video Streaming platform, and on the debut episode of season 2, a familiar Dancehall song could be heard in a scene.

The classic Dancehall tune “Ting-A-Ling” by Shabba Ranks was featured in the “Trust Me” episode of “Life & Beth”. Produced by Steely & Clevie on the “Gi-Gi Riddim” and released through the Shang label in 1992, “Ting-A-Ling” is one of Shabba’s biggest hits. The song was featured on his GRAMMY-winning “X-tra Naked” album, and was sampled by the likes of Wale, Vybz Kartel, A$AP Ferg, Nicki Minaj, Safaree, and Saweetie.

“Life & Beth” is available for viewing now on Hulu.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: @Jerry_Rivera – Amores Como El Nuestro (1992)

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We’re kicking off the first Oldies Sunday for the month of July with some Spanish vibes! It’s Summer, and we’re feeling the vibe to dance! For today’s Oldies Sunday selection, we head off to Puerto Rico to check out Jerry Rivera’s “Amores Como El Nuestro (Love Like Ours)“.

Written by Omar Alfanno, “Amores Como El Nuestro” was released through Sony in 1992, this was a Salsa love song that was backed by some amazing Instrumentation including some addictive horns. With lyrics about preserving a unique love no matter what’s going on, Jerry Rivera delivered beautifully on this track. You can’t help but dance to this one, and it’s a great way to kick off any week, any day, any season. “Amores Como El Nuestro” was a successful single for Jerry Rivera, becoming an award winning track, and making his 3rd album, “Cuenta Conmigo” his most successful release. “Amores Como El Nuestro” remains one of his most recognized singles as well.

The years that followed the release and success of “Amores Como El Nuestro”, it gained new life through being sampled on various tracks. From Peter Gunz and Lord Tariq’s “Uptown Baby“, to Wyclef Jean and Claudette Ortiz’s “Dance Like This” (which was also sampled for Wyclef’s “Hips Don’t Lie” with Shakira), to French Montana’s “FWMGAB“, to Emilio Rojas’ “Flaco“, “Amores Como El Nuestro” is a timeless track, and remains an important contribution to Salsa Music.

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OLDIES SUNDAY: ShineHead – Try My Love (1992)

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Today, we celebrate a legend in Reggae/Dancehall. He was one of the Artists who helped to kick off that run of 90s Hip Hop/Reggae/Dancehall collaborations. He gained success during that time, and made classics. That man who we’re featuring on Oldies Sunday is Shinehead. We featured him in this section nearly 10 years ago, but today we celebrate his 60th Birthday (April 10) by featuring his single (and one of this Editor’s favourites), “Try My Love“.

Produced by Dave Hall and featuring background Vocals by R&B group Intro, Shinehead’s “Try My Love” was released through Elektra in 1992. The track finds Shinehead delivering his signature Singjay style as he spits slick lyrics to a young lady he’s admiring. With promises of dates, love, excellent care and treatment, to blowing her mind every time, Shinehead shares that he has what it takes to make her his. All he needs her to do is try his love, and she’ll never need another.

“Try My Love” became one of Shinehead’s popular singles, and was featured on his 1992 Album, “Sidewalk University“. Shinehead is still active in various circles, and can be found rocking the Mic at stage show near you, and releasing new music.

big up shinehead! thank you for this classic!

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Road To The Reggae Grammy: We Look Back At The Nominations Of 1992!

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With the staging of the 60th Grammy Awards drawing near, we thought we’d look back at some of years where the Reggae Grammy was won. While many know of the winners, we also want to look back at some of the nominees. Today we’ll look at the year 1992.

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1. Black Uhuru – Iron Storm

To kick off the newly named “Best Reggae Album” category of the 1992 Grammy Awards, Reggae Band Black Uhuru were nominated for their 1991 Album, “Iron Storm”. This Album came during one of their many group changes, and it featured the singles “Trouble”, “Dance Hall Vibes”, and the title track.

 

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2. Bunny Wailer – Gumption

 The original Wailer Bunny Wailer received his 2nd Grammy nomination with his 1990 Album, “Gumption”. The Album consisted of 10 tracks, and featured his versions of singles like “Buss Dem Shut” (Bob Marley), “Dog War” (Toots And The Maytals), and “See And Blind” (Neville Livingston).

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