Produced by: Major Riddimz
Mixed by: Andre ‘Suku’ Gray
A&R: Michael Palmer
Executive Producer: Ian Dyer
The ‘Speak Out’ rhythm is indeed an exciting one, and
features 10 lively tracks, which predominantly addresses the females,
describing in most instances, male/female relations and sexual prowess.
However, there were at least three tracks that opted to run from the norm and
highlight different topics, ranging from bad mind to gangsters, the latter
seeking to discourage violence.
The ‘the doctor’ Beenie Man’s Mr. Feel Good, immeiatey gets the vibe jumping, as he sings about
his date with a female, declaring, ‘she
sey she neva know mi woulda touch ar suh good…she neva know a me name Mr. Feel
Good.’
Mr. Easy’s Hotta
Dan Dem is again geared towards the females as he encourages females not to
listen to the ‘bag a chat’, because ‘dem
cyan stop yuh ting outta road’.
However, Konshens shifts gears in his Hot City song which appeals to the
gangsters, ‘a nuh everytime yuh haffi
prove sey yuh bad…moretime yuh haffi easy an jus let God lead the way.’
This is indeed a change from what listeners have come to expect from Konshens.
Spragga Benz, however, jumps right back into the
dominant ‘girls tune’, as he declares, Gyal
Ah Call Mi Name, before Esco and Fresha Dan instructs How To Love.
Tek Style’s Dem
Nuh Like Yuh offers a similar message to Mr. Easy’s Hotta Dan Dem, which would more describe a ‘wifey-matey’ situation
and the possible confrontations that may arise.
In Nuh Response, it
was inevitable that two of the biggest stars featured on the rhythm, Spragga
Benz and Mr. Easy, collaborate. But no surprise here, as the two are all about
the females.
Gappy Ranks had no problem singing about Ugly Face, as he says, ‘ask dem who an who a run di place again?’
Mr. Easy returns for the third and final time on the
rhythm with a track called Badmind
Prayer which seems to be a topic that is almost just as prolific in the
dancehall as ‘girl tunes’ and ‘gangster tracks’.
Esco and Fresha
Dan rounds out the rhythm with How Fi
Wuck, and no surprise here, it’s another ‘girls tune’…this one a little
more explicit in both the song’s title (which has been altered for press) and
the actual lyrics. Nevertheless, this is one of the tracks that will definitely
have the females gyrating and behaving badly in the dancehall.
Overall, the Speak Out rhythm offers a good listen and will
be one to create a stir in the dancehall, as it has that ‘feel good’ vibe to it
and there’s never a dull moment.
Track Listing:
1. Mr.
Feel Good - Beenie Man
2. Hotta
Dan Dem – Mr. Easy
3. Hot
City – Konshens
4. Gyal
Ah Call Mi Name – Spragga Benz
5. How
Fi Love – Esco & Fresha Dan
6. Dem
Nuh Like Yuh – Tek Style
7. Nuh
Response – Mr. Easy & Spragga Benz
8. Ugly
Face – Gappy Ranks
9. Badmind
Prayer – Mr. Easy
10. How
Fi Wuck – Esco & Fresha Dan
