I-Roy - Deejay a-Menace Babylon

This collection of legendary and influential reggae DJ I-roy's works is a gem. I-roy toasts wicked and funny raps over rock-solid dub rhythms, sounding like a cross between a carnival barker and a drunken poet. Each track is of the highest quality, roots reggae to the core. A large chunk of the tracks come from 1976's Crisis Time. Deejay A-menace Babylon pulls ten songs from that landmark album, including the tough-as-nails "Equality and Justice" and the spacy "Moving on Strong." Six tracks come from I-roy's late-'70s collaboration with Lee "scratch" Perry (and were released by Burning Bush in 2002 on the Sensimilla Showdown disc). Read More