The Best Reggae Dancehall Album This Year
Makaveli | 02/23/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a Jamaican and a fan of dancehall reggae and in my opinion, the best reggae dancehall artistes that put out albums this year were Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Sean Paul and Capleton. Beenie is a great artiste but his album Tropial Storm was'nt really dancehall...it was more pop/hip-hop. Sean Paul had a blow-up single Gimme Di Light...but his album overall was'nt very strong. Capleton is a veteran and very good at what he does...he had a good album. Bounty Killer's album Ghetto Dictionary however, was nothing short of stellar! It was straight dancehall for one...no hip hop crossovers. It was original...no remakes of old material. More importantly it was great to listen to!Here's the overall ratings:Lyrics: 5/5
Tracks: 4/5
Originality 5/5
Commercial Appeal 3/5
Street Appeal 5/5The album only falls down in commercial appeal primarily because of the lack of crossover featured artistes. This points how Bounty his setting the standard in taking hardcore dancehall to the mainstream."