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Rebelution [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Tanya Stephens
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  • Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: August 29, 2006
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Vp Records
  • ASIN: B000G73SLA
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #105,296 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Welcome to the Rebelution
2. Who Is Tanya
3. Put It on You
4. Message
5. Still a Go Lose
6. To the Rescue
7. Damn You
8. Truth
9. Spilt Milk
10. Saturday Morning
See all 20 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. It's a Pity [DVD]
2. These Streets [DVD]
3. Bonus Material [DVD][*]

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Tanya Stephens is a songwriter with the sense of humor and irony that's perfect for her Jamaican background and the reggae music she promotes. Having made her name on the dancehall circuit of the late `90s, Tanya took it to another level with the 2004 album Gangsta Blues which thoroughly grew her audience beyond the boundaries of reggae. Songs like `What A Day' and the international hit 'It's A Pity' helped position her as an import musical voice. Her songs tell the stories of many women while remaining intensely personal. Tanya tells her truths without fear or regret as she plots a musical Rebelution. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tanya Stephens: The Poet of the Dancehall. . ., August 31, 2006
By Achis (Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM) - See all my reviews
Just about 2 and a half years ago Tanya Stephens returned from her self-imposed musical 'exile' to Sweden to drop the finest album of her career, Gangsta Blues. GB caught many people by surprise and set Stephens in rare air as a complete female dancehall artist, who had yet to crossover, but could still sell albums. For a dancehall album, on an indie label (VP), Gangsta Blues did amazing, reportedly selling over 100,000 copies.

The now eagerly awaited Rebelution has caught no one by surprise, and it more than lives up to the sickly high standards set by GB. Rebelution is very similar to Gangsta Blues in terms of the vibe, with the only main difference being that Rebelution takes a more cultural vibe in its duration, however, musically the two are very similar. Stephens and her manager/producer, the brilliant Andrew Henton work the boards and the minimalist production here makes Stephens' greatest talent, the real star of the album.

Tanya Stephens has a very different style for reggae. She is somewhat in the same veign of Lieutenant Stitchie or Papa San (minus the fast chat) in that she is a pure story teller. All of her songs are about SOMETHING, there is a message to be found in each one of her verses and while she isn't as active as some of her peers, her fans would seemingly have no problem in waiting longer for her to craft such gems of music.

The best song on Rebelution is probably the wicked wicked first US single, These Streets. These Streets an admonishment to her lover who spends much time which rides a slightly revamped version of Marley's No Woman, No Cry riddim. Instead of going out again, she suggests he "keep your lips pon me like your marijuana". The song is lyrically BRILLIANT and its not the only one here. You also check the wicked Do You Still Care a tune about acceptance and discrimination (and I would suggest those of you who are going to flock to Beenie Man or Vybz Kartel's latest cd to talk about homophobia to flock to this one to talk about Anti-homophobia), the way that song is put together: From a white racist dying of liver failure being saved by the liver of a Black man to a homophobic ghetto youth being saved by a gay passerby after being shot.

(See how easy it is to review a 20 track cd when all of the songs are about SOMETHING).

Also check Come A Long Way, an ode to Black leaders of the past. Come a Long Way is one of the main tune which emphasizes the differences between between Rebelution and Gangsta Blues. Also check the opener, Welcome to the Rebelution, a spoken word style piece which NO ONE in dancehall could have written besides Tanya Stephens and it sets the album off on the right foot.

Then you get to the other side of Stephens. Both Put it On You and Don't Play are 2 of the smartest sexual tunes you will ever hear. And she is a lady, so she doesn't just come out and say things (usually!) but she uses metaphors such as in Put it On You when she says, "Mi dun book a room ova di Hilton, like Paris mi nah get embarrassed so yu free fi bring di still cam!". Don't Play is my 2nd favorite tune on the album as it follows much the same vibe as the excellent Boom Wuk from the Gangsta Blues album. Also check the wicked Who Is Tanya, which is also quite similar to Wi a Lead from GB.

VP has spared no expense in producing Rebelution. The wonderful packaged disc comes inside a holder which is wrapped and then the case underneath is still wrapped like a typical cd. Also, in the package is a (now becomming more and more common in reggae) dvd. The DVD includes videos from the big hit from Gangsta Blues, Its a Pity and the first JA single Warm Dem. It also includes a private performance Tanya held in NYC for several of the tracks from the album; However, most interestingly, it includes interviews in the studio with Tanya and others. Perhaps the most interesting being when her own producer, Andrew Henton and the producer who discovered her Barry O'Hare discuss her lyrical ability, with Henton summing it up best as "we figured if you make music with no point, then whats the point of making the music?"

Overall, this is one of the best releases of the year, nearly all of the 20 tracks (including the interludes, Sunday Morning is MASSIVE, and Saturday Morning aint that bad either!)are winners, even the ones I didn't mention, Cherry Brandy (combined with Saturday morning) a story about (trying to) overcoming alcohol; The Truth, talking about how hard it is to get over an old lover; Home Alone, squite similar to These Streets in the same vibe, but lyrically maybe even stronger. They're all top notch, the album is top notch.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, September 9, 2006
By Annis (Florida) - See all my reviews
This CD is simply wonderful. As a young black caribbean woman, it is gratifying to have music that does not depict us [women] only as receptacles for men's penises. Tanya always brings powerful messages. I grew so tired of the same old lyrics used by a lot of reggae artists today, (i.e. homophobia, violence and oral sex). There seems to be so much more to the human experience and I am glad that we have someone like Tanya to represent this. Don't get me wrong, Tanya can get a little raunchy but it does not permeate the entire album. She is the quintessential female reggae poet. I love almost every song on this album and the rest are growing on me rather quickly. Song #8, The Truth, is my favorite (for now!). I also love "These Streets" and "Home Alone". Please go get this album as you will not be disappointed. Big up to Tanya for a job well done! Another "Big Up" to Bramoi, amazon reviewer, for his insightful and wonderful review.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best, February 4, 2007
This is her best work what so ever. The songs on this CD are real. I give this a 10
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5.0 out of 5 stars Warn Dem
This Album is great!!!! I justed wanted to warn dem on the content. If you get this album be careful you will not stop listening to it. Tonya Stephens, I love you!
Published on June 29, 2007 by Brian Keith Baumgartl

4.0 out of 5 stars Skip the skit!
I love this whole album with the exception of the parts where Tanya decides to do skits or talk. I think she should cut out the skits and put more songs on the album. Read more
Published on March 19, 2007 by E. Githina

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional
I swear I don't work for Amazon, but Gangsta Blues and Rebelution are better together. "These Streets", "It's a Pity" and "Little White Lie" have become radio standards, but... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Lyrical Masterpiece from Tanya
Probably the best album from Tanya ever. The lyrical content is masterful, she is indeed a true wordsmith. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tanya - Rebelution
Excellent CD with numerous tracks with extremely conscious lyrics that I have come to expect from Tanya.

Published on January 29, 2007 by Ello Mendez

4.0 out of 5 stars Tanya
Tanya Stephens is always on par with her music.Good lyrics and Good melody i suggest the clean version though.
Published on January 9, 2007 by kippy

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
What a wonderful CD that gives strength to women in relationships and also send a message to the men that "we naw bawl fe yuh" as clearly stated on Spilt Milk. Read more
Published on December 13, 2006 by Roxy

5.0 out of 5 stars Viva la Rebelution
I received Tanya Stephens first album, Gangsta Blues, as a fluke, hand-me-down, and I've been grateful ever since. I love that album because it makes me dance, laugh and sing. Read more
Published on November 27, 2006 by Catherine Hundleby

4.0 out of 5 stars Join the Rebelution
With the logo/subtitle "A Movement of Truth without Denial or Regret", Tanya Stephens's album "Rebelution" is particularly noteworthy for "Do You Still Care", a song that... Read more
Published on November 22, 2006 by Truth

3.0 out of 5 stars A Little Disappointed
Been a fan of Tanya`s since just after her first project with Joe Gibbs. That was barely nineties, when females had to be ultra-slack in dancehall to get some attention. Read more
Published on November 20, 2006 by Mike Stand

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