X-tra Naked – 13th Street Promotions

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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Ting-A-Ling-A-Ling, a new song is in, sampling some sounds from a 90s Dancehall Riddim! Model/Recording Artist Tai’Aysha made her debut today with the single, “One Night Ting“. The single features an appearance by Saweetie, and was co-produced by the legendary Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor! While there is high hopes that this will be a hit for Tai’Aysha, we’re here for the sample! Dancehall heads would immediately pick out a similar sound, namely Shabba Ranks’ 1992 classic, “Ting-A-Ling“. “Ting-A-Ling” would come from a classic Riddim called, the “Gi-Gi Riddim“.

The “Gi-Gi Riddim” was produced by the legendary Production duo of Steely & Clevie a.k.a. Wycliffe Johnson and Cleveland Browne, helped to birth the classic Shabba Ranks single, “Ting-A-Ling”. “Ting-A-Ling” was featured on Shabba’s 1992 “X-tra Naked” Album. “X-Tra Naked” won a GRAMMY for Best Reggae Album in 1993, and was certified Gold. Tai’Aysha and Saweetie’s “One Night Ting” isn’t the first time “Ting-A-Ling” got sampled, and everyone from Patra, Wale, Vybz Kartel, to Nicki Minaj all sampled “Ting-A-Ling” and the “Gi-Gi Riddim”.

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