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Zim Zim by Billy Boyo
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fave it Hip Hop | Reggae
12 tracks | 47 minutes
Released Feb 2003
on Silver Kamel Audio
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:43 Jamaica Nice lyrics BUY MP3 03:43 Jamaica Nice lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:43 Jamaica Nice
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Dub Freeze lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Dub Freeze lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Dub Freeze
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:57 Zim Zim lyrics BUY MP3 04:57 Zim Zim lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:57 Zim Zim
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 Stagolee Stylee lyrics BUY MP3 04:53 Stagolee Stylee lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:53 Stagolee Stylee
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 Dreadlocks Party lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 Dreadlocks Party lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 Dreadlocks Party
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Dread Skank lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Dread Skank lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Dread Skank
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Every Mockell Tell lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Every Mockell Tell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Every Mockell Tell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Got to Say It lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Got to Say It lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Got to Say It
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:59 Iron Woman lyrics BUY MP3 03:59 Iron Woman lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:59 Iron Woman
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:03 Vote For Me lyrics BUY MP3 05:03 Vote For Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:03 Vote For Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:43 I like Your Something lyrics BUY MP3 04:43 I like Your Something lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:43 I like Your Something
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:25 B.B.'s Posse lyrics BUY MP3 03:25 B.B.'s Posse lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:25 B.B.'s Posse
Reggae Dancehall style with none of the slackness, a fresh and youthful set of sinjay vocal and dub trax with street smarts.
Editorial review
Teenaged toaster Billy Boyo already had a clutch of singles under his belt -- produced by the likes of Junjo Lawes and Jah Thomas -- when he walked into the Silver Kamel offices in 1983. Needless to say, the label liked what it saw: a young, self-assured artist with a blithe tongue in his mouth and without a self-conscious bone in his body. So Trevor Ranking took the DJ into the studio and let him loose across six heavy roots rhythms; the results, with their dubs appended, comprises Zim Zim. Listening to it today, one may feel tempted to double-check the date, as it's far removed from virtually everything else flooding out of the sound systems of its day. For Ranking it was the basslines that ruled -- big, hefty, throbbing basslines that pulsed out of the ether and fueled the entire arrangement. The drums seem a mere afterthought, throwing out sparse, sharp beats that echo and reverb, a martial counterpoint to the overwhelming heft of the bass. Riffs are even more sparingly used, mostly emitting from keyboards and floating in and out of the mix. Accompanying the vocal cuts, these are the dreadest of rhythms, and are so heavy that their dub companions can do little more than extend the heft across the grooves. As for young Boyo, he's a typical teen. Party-friendly "Jamaica Nice" finds him particularly ebullient, boastful, and, of course, prideful, but still willing to 'fess up to occasional girl trouble. Like most youth, he's convinced he could rule the nation better than the adults in charge, and, on "Iron Woman" (a smack-out at Margaret Thatcher), he urges fans to vote for him. But it's this very cheekiness that is his charm. "To know me is to love me," Boyo promises the listener, and, in truth, to hear him is to adore him, audacity and all. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Billy Boyo's sinjay style is free and easy, youthful and fresh,full of social and street smarts...yet still searching for answers with an innocent naivety.
What I liked most about Billy Boyo was his easy style and infectious ear to ear grin that would break out just about anytime. In the studio he was all pro..he knew how to work the mic, what he wanted as a sound, and was prepared to experiment.
Ridin' ridim and stabbin' toasts on top of the drum and bass trax laid by Ranking Trevor...all the sessions were fast and fun..
Buy It..Play It..Lively up your party..rock your commute..
This is the Baddest DJ CD.....
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