Roots of Rap: 1967

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September 6, 2020

Sir Lord Comic is one of the original Jamaican deejays. He started out as a legs man: a dancer. It was Count Machuki that inspired him to be...

Pearl Time by Willie Mitchell is a track from the 1967 album Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On . Willie Mitchell was a key architect of the Memphi...

Judge Dread by Prince Buster is a classic court room drama in Jamaican style. The track was part of the album Judge Dread Rock Steady th...

Beef Stew is a single by Obie Plenty. The single was released in 1967 on Verve Records. Obie Plenty probably was an alias of Harold Thom...