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"when i was a yout in other words i mean a toddler
the people on my street they used to call me trouble maker
i used to love to throw stones and smash peoples window
i beat up georgwe every day he lived round the corner
the reason why i beat him up he used to call me nigger"..these lyrics, though not very enlightened or enlightening, were funny when heard over a searing jamaican rhythm.daddy sandy i think penned these.

"easy no, easy no, easy no, easy no?"..this was the dub to one of smiley cultures best hits, unsure which. great version on uk bubblers 12 inch record.

"im a gentleman with manners , of that theres no doubt, i'm a gentleman with manners, of that theres no doubt
me no tell dirty joke
when woman deh bout
me will gi you a light if your spliff gone out"..classic macka b..a gentleman with manners..thats what he is

The JA to UK Clash with Johnny Ringo and Asher Senator surely must be one of the greatest clash albums ever. Both the two coxman and the Senator were in their prime.

yes i agree.."now order in a courthouse" announces asher at the beginning of the album,a track about a cannabis smoking judge! haha..brilliant stuff

well can anybody say that the era of great uk reggae is not over and finished? because when the tippa , colonel, saxon, levi, senator reggae went out the window, uk reggae went into a steady but irreversible decline

i used to love macka b, now lets be right here shall we, his lyrics were the very best in uk reggae. even now hes turning out good stuff in fact

Papa Levi's best track is in my opinion »Inna Mi Yard«. Militant vibe on it.

gwow tax letter is good too, all about what you should do if your poll tax bill arrives..."my advice to anyone on ya., me no business bout your age your sex or colour, if you receive a poll tax letter, when you shit a toilet, ..bo!bo!bo!.."..in other words.."use it as your paper!!!"

macka b is truly one of the best ever. nowadays, you cant find much to compare with his 80s material