JAH CURE - GHETTO LIFE

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GHETTO LIFE


TRACKLIST


1. Every Song I Sing
2. King in This Jungle - (featuring Sizzla)
3. Western Region
4. Zion Way
5. Run Come Love Me - (featuring Jah Mason)
6. Zion Await
7. Hail to the King
8. Trust Me
9. Ghetto Life
10. How Can I
11. Love of My Life, The
12. Hanging Slowly
13. Dung in Deh
14. Vibes Man a Build
15. Keep On


Label VP
Orig Year 2003
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 11, 2003
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Donovan Germain; Beres Hammond
Engineer Michael "Cooley" Cooper; Andre Tyrell; Anthony Graham; Anthony Selassie
Personnel Beres Hammond
Jah Cure - vocals
Firehouse Crew
Gumption Band
Nicole Tucker - background vocals
Sonia Collymore


Also: Sizzla, Jah Mason


Recording information: 321 Strong Studio; Cell Block Recording Studio; Penthouse Recording Studio; Silekshan Studio.


Editor: Paul Shields.


Personnel includes: Jah Cure (vocals); Sonia Collymore, Beres Hammond, Nicole Tucker (background vocals); Firehouse Crew, Gumption Band.


Audio Mixers: Collin "Bulbie" York; Lynford "Fatta" Marshall; Steven Stanley .

This really isn't brand new music, for the simple fact that Jah Cure (whose real name is Siccature Alcock) is currently serving a 15-year sentence for firearms possession and rape. Despite that, it's a stunning record, marking Cure as a leading light in roots reggae. There's a glimmer of hope in his voice, a real heartfelt quality that sets him apart from most plying similar trades, and his music, which is mostly original riddims, rather than borrowed, is never in your face or over the top. Instead, he seems to believe that less is more, which means that it actually takes several plays to fully capture everything on "Hanging Slowly" or "Dung In Deh." Of course, it's impossible to hear the lyrics without thinking of his current incarcerated situation (he's actually up for parole soon), but try to take them at face value. He's at his best alone, but there's the inevitable bow to commercial pressures, in the form of duets with Sizzla and Jah Mason. If this is the old stuff, it'll be very interesting to hear what he does after finding his freedom. He'll have a lot to say, that seems certain. For now, this puts him well ahead of the pack.


BIO


Jah Cure (real name Siccature Alcock) is a Jamaican reggae musician, he was born October 11, 1978 in Hanover, Jamaica and raised in Kingston, he was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton whom he met while growing up in Kingston His first big break came in 1997 when he released the single "King of the Jungle" which was a duet with Sizzla The single was produced by Beres Hammond who went on to become his mentor, he then released a steady stream of singles that won him critical and popular


In November 1998 while driving around Montego Bay Jah Cure was over by the police and charged with gun possession rape and robbery he was charged in April 1999 found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail since the arrest Jah Cure has firmly maintained his innocence Jah Cure has been innte scheduled to be released from prison until at least 2007


While in prison he had access to recording equipment and has released three albums and several singles, some of which have topped the Jamaican charts His first album Free Jah's Cure was released in 2000 was followed by Ghetto Life in 2003 and Freedom Blues Jah Cure 2005 recently has released the songs "Love Is" Longing For "and" True Reflections "shows his unique voice and lyrical ability