Download Link - www.mediafire.com/?aajavxl0072zlz6
Tracklisting
1. Intro _ DJ Diablo 2. Kill Dem (Dubplate) - Mighty Moe 3. Good Morning Soundbwoy - Bunny General 4. Arab Money (Golden Hen Version) - Busta Rhymes 5. My Golden Dub - Tenor Saw 6. Here I Come - Barrington Levy 7. Shell Dung (Broadway Refix) - Gappy Ranks 8. Put The Stereo On - Gappy Ranks 9. December 4th (Hot Milk Version) - Jay Z 10. Back For The Bubblers (Diablo Refix) - Heartless Crew 11. Murderation - Gyptian Ft Barrington Levy 12. Farmer (Dubplate) - Tuggawar 13. Vineyard Party - Supercat 14. Witness (Diablo Refix) - Roots Manuva 15. Played By Dis Ya One - Bunny General 16. My Sound Stand Alone - King Kong 17. What A La La (Dubplate) - Ricky Ranking 18. Come Along - Wanye Smith 19. Mama Rules - Buju Banton 20. Anything You Want - Mary J. Blige Ft Gyptian, Busta Rhymes 21. Can't Keep Us Down - Sizzla 22. Power Of A Girl - Tanya Stephens 23. I Want You Back (Shanty Town) - Jackson Five 24. Searching - Collie Buddz Ft Roach 25. Outro - DJ Diablo
Tracklisting 1. Intro 2. Weave And Dread Off 3. Beat It Featuring Gappy Ranks 4. My Life 5. No Long Talk 2011 (Kush Riddim) 6. Have To Make It 7. Hello, Good Morning 8. SupaTugg (Diablo Refix) 9. Tug She Want 10. Hold Dem Ya Featuring Singer J 11. Final Burial 12. Fi Dayz 13. Dem Say War Featuring Shabba D 14. Bazooka 15. Inna Real Life Featuring Ruddy Irie 16. London Anthem (Diablo Refix) 17. Public Service Announcement 18. Anything Mi Say (Criminology) 19. Tuggy Shot Ya! 20. Serial Killer 21. Request To Di Farmer (I Swear) 22. Fallen Soldiers Featuring Dean Chohan 23. Outro
Gettin' in early on this one. Here's my favorite albums of the last year in no particular order. Might have to do a favorite albums of the decade too. Watch This Space!
Ghostface Killah - Apollo Kids. Very late entry but my favorite album of the year after only a few plays. Tony Starks in classic Wu-Tang style.
Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer. Absolute classic in a Motown style and fashion
Gappy Ranks - Put The Stereo On. North West London's finest with one of the best Reggae albums in years
Meth, Ghost, Rae - Wu Massacre. The Wu Gambinos back with a tough album
Roots Manuva meets Wrong Tom - Duppy Writer. Probably the remix album of the decade
Spragga Benz - Shotta Culture. Spragga's return on the scene with a solid uncompromising album of ghetto reality
AZ - Doe Or Die 15th Anniversary. Another solid album reworking the 90's classic
Nas and Damian Marley - Distant Relatives. Dancehall meet Hip Hop. Great concept, great album.
1. Real Rock - Jah L 2. Version - Augustus Pablo 3. Anarexol - Eek A Mouse 4. Version - Augustus Pablo 5. Pass Up The Chalice - Barry Brown 6. Looking My Love - Barrington Levy 7. Looking My Dub - King Tubby 8. Please Officer - Barry Brown 9. Version - King Tubby 10. Ballistic Affair - Leroy Smart 11. What A Gathering - Mike Brooks 12. Eastman Skank - Dillinger 13. Pure Ranking - Horace Andy 14. Pure Dubbing - King Tubby 15. Things And Time - Wailing Souls 16. Natty BSC - Dillinger 17. Back Out - Studio One 18. Mash You Down - Cornell Campbell 19. Version - Jackie Mittoo 20. Can't Get Me Out - Cornell Campbell 21. Version - Jackie Mittoo 22. Movin' - Studio One 23. Version - Jackie Mittoo 24. Rasta Come From Jail - Cornell Campbell 25. Bend Down Low (Alternate Version) - Bob Marley and Wailers
So it started in Amsterdam (where else lol) I was there DJing at a club on a Friday night back in 2001. When I finished I saw a text from my good friend DJ MK saying that he's touchin down in 'Dam in the morning to DJ for Roots Manuva at a gig at The Melkweg that night. Do I wanna roll with them? he asked so I said yeah, I'm up for that bell me when you land. The next morning I got up early, changed my flight round and headed out for breakfast waiting for his call.
Ricky Ranking, DJ MK, Roots Manuva and Rebel I Slime And Reason Tour 2008
I'd been waiting outside the famous Barneys Breakfast Bar for ages, my breakfast eaten, my coffee was cold and my spliff was now a dead roach in the ashtray. I was pissed off at waiting even though it was a sunny morning and I was feeling pretty lean off the White Widow I'd been smoking. Finally MK called me and told me what hotel they were at and said he'll meet me in the lobby. The phone was down before I got a chance to cuss him. I knew the hotel where they were staying and I made my way down there. As I walked towards the entrance I saw him walking out the lobby like he was on a mission. "We've lost Ricky, We Can't Find Ricky" MK said. "Who's Ricky?" I replied. "Ricky Ranking!" MK said amazed I didnt know who he was talkin bout "Ricky Ranking?... What Ricky Ranking from Nasty Rockers?" I replied stoned and confused "Yeah, he's known Rodney for years" he said "Thought I told you that?" "Oh,didn't know that... Let's go find him then"
Ricky Ranking, Banana Klan Godfather
Ricky Ranking is a legend, make no mistake about that. He started in the sound system business in the late 70's on the Small Axe 2 sound. He earned his stripes performing at various dances for sounds like King Tubby's. But it was when he joined Brixton sound Nasty Rockers that he established himself as a star MC in the UK London dancehall scene. Soon he found himself in the recording booth and "Rocking The Dance" became a massive dancehall hit followed by "I Can't Get Enough Love" which hit number 2 in the reggae charts and stayed there for 6 weeks. More hits followed and tours with the late great Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion and shows with Pablo Gad, Twinkle Bros,and not forgetting legendary dancehall nights with Brigidier Jerry and Josey Wales and the famous jams with Supercat at Balham 200 and Nitty Gritty at Jubilee Hall and countless classic performances at dances for Nasty Rockers and Taurus Hi-Fi and Coxone Sound cemented his position as a microphone Don Dada.
Ricky Ranking with dancehall award in 1980's
Ricky Ranking performing on Coxone Sound Clapham 1986
Fast Foward a few years from the Amsterdam trip and I'd seen Ricky along with the whole Roots Manuva/Banana Klan family at various shows and tours over that time. Since I was down with the Klan Lords and knew them from the 90's Hip Hop scene I soon became a member of the Banana Klan and Roots then asked me to DJ for Ricky. So when we would meet up we'd get into a reasoning and he'd school me on the history, the dancehall clashes, the road stories from legends he'd rolled with and I learned so much all the shit I didn't know that put the Sound System puzzle together. I had all the Riddims and Versions and knew how to drop them but Ricky fine tuned me into getting the sequence of selection at a dance to perfection. We'd also talk about getting together to make music and record some sessions but with so many commitments on both sides we've only managed to get a couple sessions recorded. The legendary Banana Klan Community Session 2008 Part's One and Two are posted below....download links to follow. As for me and Ricky...well the story is to be continued. Peace.
