Not Da Real Thing.. .. ..
Achis | Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM | 04/23/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Being Sizzla's first official new release since his hit Da Real Thing, i really didn't expect too much from it. And when i saw the track list, i expected even less, Jet Star doesn't usually put out Kalonji's best album of the year, but they do usually do respectable projects. Light of My World is honestly no exception. The best thing i could say about it is, no its not as good as Da Real Thing, its on par with Ghetto Revolution, very similar to that album, but this album sounds very very good. Certainly more to the credit of Sizzla than the album's producers, his voice sounds awesome on some points of this one. My favorite tune here is oddly enough Babylon is Burning, which is more like his usual lyrical domination on a nyabinghi foundation and it sticks out here. The main point on this album is love, most of the songs are about his love of women (which is certainly a great thing) thats the whole point of the album. Also check Reason for My Love, which goes all over the place on a hip-hop influenced beat, and same thing for Need. Like the title tune as well very very good and the dancehall tune Wreckage. A side note is the very good article on the liners by John Masouri. Overall, a very good well presented project, no its not his best work and it wont be remembered as such, but it is very respectable, sounds great, very good production and sets the tone for the year for what is certain to be another full of shocking new material from music's reigning lyrical king."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1