A nice mid-'90s release from Shabba Ranks, the defending champion of dancehall at the time.
The fare is relatively standard, with some level of gun talk and slackness involved as a common motif.
The more notable thing associated with Ranks is the re-elevation of the reggae DJ in the production of sound.
Relatively surprisingly, given the heavy levels of cameo appearances employed by his rivals, Ranks only makes use of three supporting vocalists, all from within the dancehall tradition.
He enlisted some of the best as far as production is concerned as well, with the vast majority of the tracks produced (and played) by Sly and Robbie, and a couple of spare ones guest produced by Naughty by Nature and Puffy Combs (prior to his real dosage of fame).
Not a bad dancehall album at all, heavily infused with hip-hop grooves here and there.
For fans of contemporary dancehall (at a relatively low speed), this album should be worthwhile to listen to.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Dance HallClifton Dillon, Sly Dunbar, Rexton Gordon, Robbie Shakespeare, Nigel Staff, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis | Shabba Ranks | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | Shine Eye GalRexton Gordon, Michael Rose, Derrick "Duckie" Simpson | Shabba Ranks, Mykal Rose | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Rough LifeSean Combs, Rexton Gordon, J. Stone | Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Let's Get It OnRexton Gordon, Mark Morales, L.A. Reid | Shabba Ranks | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 5 | Spoil Mi Appetite (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | Well Done (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Fattie Fattie (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks, Leroy Sibbles | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Ice Cream Love (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks, Patra | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | High Seat (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Gal Nuh Ready (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | Medal And Certificate (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Original Woman (Album Version) | Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 49 mins | 114 MB | |||||
| 49 mins | 318 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbahs Pg | Executive Producer |
| 2 | Steven Barkan | Engineer |
| 3 | Stephen Barken | Engineer |
| 4 | David Bellochio | Producer |
| 5 | Chris Boyd | Assistant Producer |
| 6 | Cleveland "Clevie" Browne | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 7 | Carlton Burrell | Assistant Producer |
| 8 | Sean Combs | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 9 | Clifton Dillon | Arranger, Composer, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 10 | Bobby Dixon | Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 11 | Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent | Assistant Producer |
| 12 | Sly Dunbar | Arranger, Composer, Drums |
| 13 | Eddison Electrik | Mixing |
| 14 | Mike Fronda | Engineer |
| 15 | Mark Goodman | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | Rexton Gordon | Arranger, Composer |
| 17 | Cegricia Hamilton | Engineer |
| 18 | Anthony Hawthorne | Assistant Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 19 | Dave Heywood | Composer |
| 20 | Leroy Heywood | Composer |
| 21 | Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson | Arranger, Composer, Producer |
| 22 | Tony Kelly | Arranger, Engineer |
| 23 | Mafia & Fluxy | Guest Artist |
| 24 | Warren Mantooth | Photography |
| 25 | Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Mixing |
| 26 | Trevor Martin | Engineer |
| 27 | Andrew McKay | Assistant Engineer |
| 28 | Ian McLean | Engineer |
| 29 | Mark Morales | Composer, Drum Programming, Mixing, Producer |
| 30 | Patrick Morrison | Assistant Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Naughty by Nature | Producer |
| 32 | Gary Noble | Engineer |
| 33 | Johnny Osbourne | Composer |
| 34 | John Pace | Mixing |
| 35 | Patra | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 36 | Laurel Pinnock | Engineer |
| 37 | Angela Piva | Engineer |
| 38 | Shabba Ranks | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 39 | L.A. Reid | Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Salaam Remi | Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 41 | Alexis Ribound | Cover Design |
| 42 | Michael Rose | Composer |
| 43 | Mykal Rose | Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 44 | Robbie Shakespeare | Composer |
| 45 | Leroy Sibbles | Composer, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 46 | Derrick "Duckie" Simpson | Composer |
| 47 | Sly & Robbie | Guest Artist |
| 48 | Aston Smith | Assistant Producer |
| 49 | D. Smith | Composer |
| 50 | Rashad Smith | Producer |
| 51 | Speedy | Engineer |
| 52 | Nigel Staff | Assistant Producer, Composer |
| 53 | Steely & Clevie | Guest Artist |
| 54 | J. Stone | Composer |
| 55 | Brian Thompson | Assistant Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Carl Thompson | Arranger |
| 57 | Peter Thompson | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 58 | Richard Travali | Engineer |
| 59 | Chester Walker | Engineer |
| 60 | Gwen Watts | Assistant Producer |
| 61 | Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis | Composer |
| 62 | Collin "Bulbie" York | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |