| JA 2 LA 2 DI WORLD reveiwed in The Beat Vol 25 No 3 2006 |
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![]() E-Dee JA 2 LA 2 DI WORLD (Unseen Lab)*** |
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Its a double-edged sword trying to be a dancehall dj in Jamaica, especially since the age of 12 years. Such is the case for E-Dee, a Los Angeles-based long, lanky dj from Clarendon, Jamaica. On his lp, JA 2 LA 2 Di World, once you get past the very unaesthetic choices for his album artwork, jumping into E-Dee's high enegy from the first track "Fiyah Burn" featuring rapper Father Times, isn't all that difficult. And when he's aided by the scintillating, sexy vocals of singer Jahzmyne on "Cruise" over an exotic-flavored ragga riddim, E-Dee connects effortlessly on this party mover with an unmistakable skill for riding and roughing up the microphone right. With most of these tracks and riddims produced by Qmillion, E-Dee explodes "Ding Dong" style over the "Jagga" riddim for "Jack it Up" and the dance floor is destined to fill up with him continuing over the "Reddi" riddim for his single "R U Ready?" Besides strong songs such as "Sic N Tired" and the rub-a-dub feel of "Between The Sheets" again featuring Jahzmyne, check his sweetest "Sugar Cane" if you're not dieting for the summer. -Mr. Marlon |
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