Freedom of Speech

Yellowman

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 23, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 23, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ras
• ASIN: B000000Q6Z
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #426,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Weed Dem - Beenie Man, Yellowman

2. Run Cum-Cum - Silvercat, Yellowman

3. Warn Dem - Anthony B., Yellowman

4. Hip Hip Hurray

5. Chant - Anthony B., Yellowman

6. Abortion

7. Freedom of Speech

8. Visa - Junior Reid, Yellowman

9. Sugar Darling - Gregory Isaacs, Yellowman

10. Here I Come - Frankie Paul, Yellowman

11. African Drum

12. Fed Up

13. Nice to Be Important

14. Girls in the Ring

15. Bump and Whine

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Old school becomes new again via Yellowman's collaborations with reggae's hardest contemporary riddim-lickers, as overseen by seminal Jamaica producer Jack Scorpio. The set launches with "Weed Dem," an inspired "combination stylee" that pairs yesterday's dance-hall-dominator--Yellow--with today's top-ranking youngblood, the awesomely versatile Beenie Man. Beenie's glittering presence and a fast-chugging machine beat regalvanize Yellow and make for equally combustible magic in "Warn Dem." Yellow's also in top form solo, but synergy is the secret behind this set's success. Yellow rocks the mic like a teenager alongside Silver Cat's gruff bray, both bouncing to a spare, hard-driving track for the exhilarating buddy-braggadocio of "Run Cum-Cum." Surprisingly, the magic holds when Yellow's matched with culture chanters Anthony B, for "Chant," and Junior "One Blood" Reid, on "Visa." Even Gregory Isaacs and Yellow goad each other to heights neither has reached in a good while for "Sugar Darling." A most welcome presence here: singer Frankie Paul, pulling Yellow along for their reprisal of the Dennis Brown anthem "Here I Come." --Elena Oumano