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CHANT DOWN BABYLON, which pairs Bob Marley's music with performances from a select group of urban pop stars, is strong enough to quell even the most skeptic Marley aficionado. Stephen Marley brought heavyweights from the worlds of hip-hop and R&B for this project, all of whom seem very familiar with Marley's work and bring a level of earnestness to the proceedings that demonstrate their reverence for the reggae great.
Krayzie Bone offers a rendition of "Rebel Music" that is one of the album's high points, while Erykah Badu oozes fiery soul over "No More Trouble" as through she were standing right next to Bob in the studio. Other standouts include Aeorsmith's appearance on "Roots Rock Reggae" and Rakim's addition to "Concrete Jungle." The excellent CHANT DOWN BABYLON functions like a rare glimpse of what Marley's music may have been like if he were recording today.
Includes liner notes by Harry Allen.
Erykah Badu,Krayzie Bone,Guru, Steven Tyler&Joe Perry,Busta
Personnel includes: Bob Marley, Erykah Badu, Guru, Rakim, Krayzie Bone, Busta Rhymes, Flipmode Squad, Lauryn Hill, Lost Boyz, Mr. Cheeks, MC Lyte, The Marley Brothers, The Ghetto Youths Crew, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Chuck D, The Roots, Black Thought.
Producers: The Marley Boyz, Stephen Marley, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry.
Rolling Stone (12/9/99, p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...a giant piety party with reggae's most hallowed saint as the guest of honor....It introduces a young audience to a deserving icon and makes a pointed political connection between present-day America and Marley's Jamaican slums..." Entertainment Weekly (11/26/99, p.99) - "...There's a reggae tradition of rapping over remixes of others' records, so this actually makes sense..." - Rating: B+ Q (1/00, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...when it works, it's startling. Lauryn Hill is stunning on 'Turn Your Light Down Low'....Busta Rhymes & Flipmode Squad are scarily effective on 'Rastaman Chant' and Erykah Badu takes 'No More Trouble' to all sorts of places....a fine record..." CMJ (12/13/99, p.29) - "...posthumously fulfills Marley's longtime wish to reach out to African-American audiences..." The Source (11/99, p.236) - "...Respecting the integrity of Bob Marley's legacy, while making his music available to a contemporary audience, CHANT DOWN is truly a dream come true."
totally massive this one of the best compilations.you would believe that the voices belong to stephen and not the king himself.hope these guys will release chant down babylon part 2
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"CHANT DOWN BABYLON" This cd kinda reminds me of the biggie duets all the tracks are straight fire this is defitely a must get all the bob marley fans "ONE LOVE" Submitted by MiDwESt SwInG (rOcKfOrD iL uSa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Survival I am a very big Bob Marley Fan and when i heard of this album i was upset as i thought remizing some of his classics may take the essence of the tracks out of them however i listened to the album and i was so happy it not only sounded original with the reggae music left in the songs but was very nice to listen to so i say the lgend lives on and since i played the album it has been playin in ma car 4 ages!! lol one love bob would be prouddd Submitted by Simzdynamite (United Kingdom) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
totally massive this one of the best compilations.you would not believe that the voices belong to stephen and not the king himself.hope these guys will release chant down babylon part 2
roy malindi Submitted by mulauzii (-blantyre malawi) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
For the love of JAH Music! If you love Bob Marley's Music, you will love and appreciate what was done with this album.
Tastefully done with it's soulful R&B Beats, and powerful Rap lyrics, this album will cross over to a generation that might otherwise not have known Bob Marley's music but most importantly his message.
Much love and respect to his family for continuing his work. In the Spirit... He lives... Tasia Submitted by tasia (Chicago, IL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
totally massive
"CHANT DOWN BABYLON"
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