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After last week's post on dancehall legend Shabba Ranks, I've been getting a ton of google hits related to his alleged passing. So just to put this to rest once and for all, I talked to a friend of mine, Nicky, who lives in Kingston and whose sister Julia is one of the top video directors in Jamaica. That's about as good a source as you're going to get for this, as the Associated Press' Dancehall coverage seems to be a bit lacking. Anyway, she says that there has been no news of Shabba's death in the local news and confirms that this is just a rumor. That's good enough for me, so the case is closed as far as I'm concerned.
I don't want those of you who found your way to this site looking for news on Shabba to go away empty-handed, though, so I picked up a new reggae mixtape from DJ Kool Kid. The tape is called Ah Who Seh Meh Dun, which I assume is a phrase that means something to Jamaicans, though I couldn't tell you what. It features some of the newer dancehall artists like Baby Cham as well as old school ragga names like Pinchers and Lady Saw.
Two tracks from the tape:
Baby Cham - What You Think
Mr. Vegas - Inna Mouth
For those of you looking to pick up this mixtape, you can buy it over at themixgame.com.
8/12/2007 8:28:29 AM posted by Fresh