Ghetto Palms 68: New One Drop—Collie Buddz / Jahdan / Vybz / Jr. Gong
- story Eddie "Stats" Houghton
- photo Andrew Dosunmu (F31)
A Jr. Gong thing again. His new 45 “Holiday” just struck me because compared with the Nas collabo I ran a few weeks ago, it really shows how versatile he’s gotten since Halfway Tree. The hook, even though it’s powerful, sets you up you for the standard (insert first name) Marley tribute to Bob band-style vocal. But then the riddim cuts out and you just hear Saddam throat cut off/ The dollars ting go soft in a straight Supercat, Warning! Warning, ducking bottles at Sting circa 1991 flow. I could spend some time breaking that down several ways—for one, as a measure of ‘Cat’s still-crazy influence. It could be enough that the two top selling reggae artists in the world—Damian and Sean Paul—both owe the largest part of their swagger to you. But when Bob Marley’s heir is looking at you as the blueprint to update his father’s vision for the 21st century, that’s big.
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posted on Aug 26, 2009 in GHETTO PALMS tags 77Klash, Collie Buddz, Damiean Marley, Jahdan, Vybz Kartel
