Ranking Joe + Sly & Robbie

TOP RANKING is the brand new album by legendary DJ Ranking Joe, inventor of the fast talking style back in the late 70s. For his comeback, Ranking Joe is spitting his lyrics over riddims created by Sly & Robbie for TABOU1. All 11 songs are mixed by Colin "Bulby" York, Jamaica's top notch mixing engineer

Season 1 - Drop 4 - Ranking Joe - Top Ranking

This package contains:

1. AI
2. Stick A Bush (feat. Gladiators)

TABOU1 has always enjoyed working with legendary DJ’s, including the godfather U ROY, U Brown, or Big Youth. These artists revolutionized Jamaican music, creating an art form that became Rap and Hip Hop in the US, Dancehall in Jamaica, or Afrobeats in Africa, etc… It is thanks to these pioneers that Deejaying in its various forms has conquered the entire world, and we at TABOU1 insist on paying tribute to them

Ranking Joe, born Joseph Jackson, ranks (no pun intended) super highly among those groundbreaking artists who chose to ""chat"" rhymes over instrumentals (known as “riddims” in Jamaica) rather than sing. 

Born in 1959, he started his career in the 70s at the tender age of 15, taking over the role of resident DJ for the then dominant El Paso Hi Fi Sound system, founded by the great Dennis Alcapone. His unique fast-talking style and great lyrics quickly earned him international recognition and he started touring worldwide, single handedly igniting the fast-talking craze in the UK in the id-80s. 

Fast forward to 2023, we at TABOU1 were elated and honored when Ranking Joe agreed to work his magic and record new tracks over riddims recorded with Sly & Robbie. The result of this collaboration is a stellar collection of 10 tracks mixed by Colin "Bulby" York. 

Ranking Joe - Top Ranking - Red Edition

This package contains:

1. AI
2. Babylon Destroy Creation
3. Faith (feat. Carlton Livingston)
4. Mama Africa
5. Stick A Bush (feat. Gladiators)
6. Too Much Blood Stain
7. Tribute to U Roy
8. Wicked Politician
9. Woman
10. Rumors A Spread
11.Artificial Intelligence (Steven Stanley Mix)

Ranking Joe - Top Ranking - Green Edition

Includes a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl single with the hit tune "AI" and its dub version on the flip side. 

This item also contains:

1. AI
2. Babylon Destroy Creation
3. Faith (feat. Carlton Livingston)
4. Mama Africa
5. Stick A Bush (feat. Gladiators)
6. Too Much Blood Stain
7. Tribute to U Roy
8. Wicked Politician
9. Woman
10. Rumors A Spread
11. AI (Steven Stanley Mix)
12. AI Version
13. Babylon Destroy Creation
14. Faith Version
15. Mama Africa Instrumental
16. Stick a Bush Version
17. Too Much Blood Stain Instrumental
18. Tribute to U Roy Dub
19. Wicked Politician Instrumental
20. Woman Instrumental
21. Rumors Instrumental
22. Artificial Intelligence Dub (Stanley)
23. Rumours (Bunny Rugs Version)
24 Creation Rebel (Brinsley Forde version)
25 Faith (Carlton Livingston version)
26 Follow Follow (Dean Fraser version)

release date	September 19, 2024
EAN	843655017159
contract address	0xFBbE98D8a44D023E808c6F006783f8F0C479d2e2