Big Youth – Everyday Skank (Best Of Big Youth)
“His front teeth inlaid with red, green and gold gems, Big Youth (Manley Buchanan) is probably the best-known and most popular of all reggae DJs, with a career that’s been going strong since the early ’70s. He began toasting in the early ’70s, after working as a cab driver and a mechanic. His success was quick: records like “The Killer” and “S.90 Skank” (named after a motorcycle) scaled the Jamaican charts with ease, demonstrating his power and versatility. Many years and albums later he remains a major reggae presence, an influence on an entire generation of toasters. (He’s credited with coining the term “natty dread.”) If U-Roy laid the foundation, Big Youth made it happen — he gave toasting style as well as something to say.”
-Trouser Press
A1 S 90 Skank
A2 One Of These Fine Days
A3 Pride & Joy Rock
A4 A So We Stay
A5 Cool Breeze
A6 Medicine Doctor
A7 Screaming Target / Concrete Jungle
B1 The Killer
B2 Give Praises
B3 Hell Is For Heroes
B4 Natty Universal Dread
B5 Every Nigger Is A Star
B6 Wolf In Sheeps Clothing
B7 Jim Squeechy
B8 Ten Against One