Sizzla 1997

2 Strong is a 1998 collaboration compilation between Jamaican artists Sizzla Kalonji and Anthony B. Released through Star Trail Records, this was shown as being a Volume 1 but there were no other volumes after this. The CD features seven songs each from Sizzla and Anthony B, all produced by Richard Bell. Sizzla rise to the occasion.

Artist Biography by Steve Huey

Emerging during the latter half of the '90s, the enormously prolific Sizzla was one of the leaders of the conscious dancehall movement. Along with Buju Banton and Capleton, he helped lead dancehall back to the musical and spiritual influence of roots reggae, favoring organic productions and heavily Rastafarian subject matter. A member of the militant Bobo Ashanti sect, he sometimes courted controversy with his strict adherence to their views, particularly his aggressive condemnations of homosexuals and white Western oppressors. Yet overall, his music was generally positive, advocating faith and compassion for poor black youth, and respect for women. Cisco ip subnet calculator download. Lightroom 下載 mac. He remained something of an enigma to the public at large, rarely granting interviews and keeping his concert appearances to a minimum. Nonetheless, he still ranked as arguably the most popular conscious reggae artist of his time, thanks to a normally high standard of quality control -- all the more impressive given the frequency with which he recorded. A versatile singjay-style vocalist with a gruff, gravelly tone, he was capable of both rapid-fire chatting and powerful, melodic singing, and his best backing riddims were among the strongest in contemporary dancehall.

Sizzla was born Miguel Collins on April 17, 1976 and was raised in the August Town area of Kingston of devout Rastafarian parents. After honing his vocal skills, he landed a gig with the Caveman Hi-Fi sound system, where he first made a name for himself as a performer. He cut his first single for the small Zagalou label in 1995, and soon moved on to Bobby 'Digital' Dixon's Digital B imprint. However, he didn't manage a break-out success until saxophonist Dean Fraser recommended him to producer Philip 'Fatis' Burrell. Sizzla released a series of singles on Burrell's Xterminator label, including 'Judgement Morning,' 'Life's Road,' 'Blaspheme,' 'We Uh Fear,' 'I'm Not Sure,' and the Shadowman duet 'The Gun.' His first LP, Burning Up, appeared on Xterminator later in 1995, and he toured extensively alongside Luciano and Mikey General. Unlike kindred spirits Capleton and Buju Banton, Sizzla's early material was culturally oriented right from the start; he was able to build an audience without any of the lyrical slackness that helped establish the other two. Creatively speaking, Sizzla really came into his own with the release of his second album, the Burrell-produced Praise Ye Jah in 1997. Widely considered one of the top conscious dancehall albums of its time, Praise Ye Jah was quickly trumped by the release of the Dixon-produced Black Woman & Child that same year. The title track was a smash hit and became something of a cultural reggae anthem. Sizzla scored several more hits during 1997, including 'Like Mountain,' 'Babylon Cowboy,' 'Kings of the Earth,' and the Luciano duet 'Build a Better World.' This hot streak kicked off an enormously productive recording binge that lasted over the next several years, with much of his output still done for Burrell. Arriving in 1998, Kalonji was issued in the U.S. under the title Freedom Cry, and featured the successful singles 'Love Amongst My Brethren' and 'Rain Shower.' No less than three albums -- Be I Strong, Good Ways, and Royal Son of Ethiopia -- appeared in 1999, with Be I Strong achieving the highest profile among them. The year 2000 brought three more albums: the double-CD Liberate Yourself (which featured one disc of Sizzla material and another of his protégés), Words of Truth (which featured a bonus live disc), and Bobo Ashanti, a well-received, highly spiritual set with a stronger hip-hop flavor. Refusing to slow down, Sizzla issued four more albums in 2001 -- Black History, Taking Over, Rastafari Teach I Everything, and Blaze Up the Chalwa -- and often displayed a harder edge and a willingness to embrace digital production. That approach changed in 2002, when he concentrated on softer, mellower, more romantic material, which dominated that year's albums: Ghetto Revolution and Da Real Thing. Two more albums, Light of My World and Rise to the Occasion, appeared in 2003. Soul Deep was released in 2005, with both Ain't Gonna See Us Fall and Waterhouse Redemption landing a year later. By the end of 2006, Sizzla released the high-profile The Overstanding, an album with hip-hop impresario Damon Dash as executive producer. I-Space returned the singer to his Jamaican roots in mid-2007. Welcome to the Good Life followed in 2011. A trip to Africa influenced two of his 2012 albums, with The Chant focusing on his visit to Zimbabwe while In Gambia was partially recorded in its namesake country. His 2013 effort The Messiah was recorded with the Bread Back production team and marked his 70th album. The 2014 set Radical rounded up lost tracks recorded for the Xterminator label between 1992 and 2003. In 2016, Sizzla released 876, which featured guest appearances by Jah Cure and Samira Taylor. Sizzla indulged his roots reggae influences on his 2017 release Fought for Dis; that same year, he dropped the single 'I'm Yours.'

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Sizzla
Realname:	Miguel Orlando Collins
Born:	1976-04-17 in August Town, Kingston, Jamaica
Website:	http://www.sizzla.org/

Sizzla 1998 Full

Artist	Song	Riddim	Year	Label	Producer
Sizzla	4 Da Girls	Indian Summer Remix	2005	Bacchanal
Sizzla	A Better Way	Bye Bye Love	Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James
Sizzla	A Wah Dat?
Sizzla	A Wah Dat? (Remix)	Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell
Sizzla	A Wah Suh	Judgement	2002	Da Brat
Sizzla	Advance	Navy Blue	2000	True Blue	J Dunkley
Sizzla	Africa Prepare	Drum Song / Black Board	2007	Maximum Sound
Sizzla	Africa Yeh	Marcus Garvey	2004	Mr Tipsy	Rodguel ‘Black Beard’ Sinclair
Sizzla	African Liberation	Blood Dunza	2010	Maximum Sound
Sizzla	Again	Black Belt	2002	DejaVu
Sizzla	Agriculture And Education	2010	Greensleeves
Sizzla	Ain't Gonna Fall	He Speaks	2004	Free Willy	Arthur Wale
Sizzla & Mark Wonder	Ain't That Loving You	Heavy Metal	Zagalou
Sizzla	Ain't That Nice
Sizzla	Aint Scared	Mud Up [1]	2006	Greensleeves	Andre ‘Suku’ Grey & Nigel Davey
Sizzla	All De Girls	Old Cassette	2006	Golden Cartel
Sizzla	All I Need	Purple Skunk	2003	Purple Skunk
Sizzla	All I Need	Sars	2003	In Time Music
Sizzla & Morgan Heritage	All I Want
Sizzla	All Is Well	Cool Fusion	2004	Vendetta
Sizzla	All Over The World	Emancipation Rock	2006	Palm Of Gold	Douglas Ford
Sizzla & Spectacular	All Praises To Jah	Hard Nut To Crack	1999	Mad Doc
Buju Banton & Sizzla	All Shall Be Well	Smile	2005	Abijazz
Sizzla	All The Best	All The Best	2002	Black Pyramid
Sizzla	Amking Sad Mistake	Baba	2003	Free Willy
Sizzla	Anada Alert	Dancehall Alert	2011	Breadback
Sizzla	Ancient Memories	1998	Xterminator	Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell
Sizzla	Anytime Now	Riott [2]	1999
Sizzla	Arm & Dangerous	Tabla	2002	Beat Ruut
Sizzla	As A Friend	As A Friend	2005	Xterminator	Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell
Sizzla	As Easy As That	Black Jack	2007	Voiceful	Marvyn Williams & Mervyn Williams
Sizzla	As In The Beginning
Sizzla	Attack
Sizzla	August Town	Hormone	2003	Diamond Row
Sizzla	Azanido	Stalag	2000	Winston Riley
Sizzla	Baby	Money Juggling	2004	Togetherness
Sizzla	Baby Love	Violin	2002	In The Streetz
Sizzla	Baby Love	Baby Love	2004	Sun Moon Stars	Harvel ‘Gadaffi’ Hart
Sizzla	Babylon	Jail Break	2001	Common Sense	Paula Wright & Derrol Frazer
Sizzla	Babylon A Listen	Mean Girl	1997	Xterminator	Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell
Sizzla & Capleton	Babylon A Use Dem Brain	He Prayed	1997	Digital B	Robert ‘Bobby Digital’ Dixon
Sizzla	Babylon Applauding
Sizzla	Babylon Cowboy	Xterminator	Philip ‘Fatis’ Burrell
Sizzla	Babylon Get Demolish	Body Snatcher	2001	In Time Music
Sizzla	Babylon Homework	Babylon Homework	1998	Xterminator
Sizzla	Bad Company	Bad Company	2003	Kings Of Kings	Cordel 'Scatta' Burrell
Sizzla	Bad Man	Kuff / Defend We Own	2006	M Productions
Sizzla	Bad Man Deh	Faith	1999	Mad Doc	Richard 'Richie D' Martin
Sizzla	Bad Man Deh	Fire Cracker	1999	Crown Star
Sizzla	Bad Mind And Corrupt	Quickie	2004	Sajay