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Sizzla
Best of Sizzla: The Story Unfolds
Release Date: 2002 03 zz
Label: VP Records
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Sizzla's success is no mystery. He is a lightning-tongued DJ who can ride a rhythm and spout creative rhymes with the best of the dancehall chatters, and while he's no crooner, he is a better-than-average singer who presents his Bobo Dread beliefs with an appealing combination of rootswise devotion and gruff, aggressive certainty. And ever since attaching himself to Fattis Burrell's acclaimed Xterminator crew, he has done so to the accompaniment of the best dancehall and neo-roots rhythms available. This very useful two-disc best-of gives a good overview of Sizzla's work since the mid-'90s. Interestingly, the program de-emphasizes somewhat the gleeful depictions of fiery Babylonian destruction and the fierce homophobia that are typical of so many Bobo Dread albums (including Sizzla's) in favor of more generally palatable songs addressing broader issues of faith ("No Other Like Jah," "Show Us the Way") and upright behavior ("Good Ways," "Love Is Always There"). Still, the preachiness would be harder to take if the rhythms weren't so consistently great and if he weren't such a talented singer. The combination tracks are a mixed bag; there are only two, and one ("Jah Blessing," featuring Luciano) is wonderful, while the other ("King in the Jungle," with a whiny Jah Cure) is bearable. Highly recommended overall. Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1No White GodMarley, Collins3:57
2Explain to the AlmightyCollins3:52
3I WonderCollins4:21
4Love Is Always ThereCollins3:38
5No Other Like JahCollins, Marley3:56
6Praise Ye JahCollins3:50
7Do You Ever?Burell, Collins3:54
8Like MountainMiller, Dennis, Collins3:54
9Dem Ah WonderBurrell, Collins3:58
10Kings of the EarthCollins3:43
11Holding FirmCollins3:37
12Mek Dem SecureDodd, Collins3:35
13Dem Ah GazeCollins3:40
14One AwayManning, Collins3:55
15Give Dem Ah RideCollins, Dodd3:27
16Words of DevineCollins3:46
17JuvenileCollins3:22
18Dem Ah Try Ah ThingDodd, Collins3:29
19King in the JungleCollins, Alcock3:44
20Black Woman & ChildCollins, Dixon3:45
21Brutality for LoveDunbar, Collins3:38
22Clean up Your HeartCollins3:35
23Babylon Ah ListenCollins3:55
24Good WaysDodd, Collins3:17
25AzanidoRiley, Collins3:06
26Jah BlessingMcClymont, Collins3:42
27Show Us the WayCollins3:27
28Blaze Fire BlazeCollins3:32
29Taking OverCollins, Burrell, Dennis3:58
30To the PointCollins, James, Edmond3:34







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