Album: Here Comes the Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze (1995)
Genre: Reggae | Mood: Happy
Format: Album

Description: Here Comes the Hotstepper is a 1995 album by Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. It contains as title track the international hit "Here Comes the Hotstepper" that charted in the United States, UK and many European charts.

Artist Background: He made his first single, "World Affairs", in 1981. Kamoze then released a 12-inch single "Trouble You A Trouble Me"/"General" in 1983. His self-titled debut album was released in 1984 as a six track mini-LP on Island Records. In the album notes he describes himself as a "pencil thin... disentangled... six-foot vegetarian". The album included the song "World a Music (Out In The Streets They Call It Merther)", which was to be sampled by Damian Marley on his 2005 hit "Welcome to Jamrock". The a... Emerged in the classic era.

Related Artists: Barrington Levy, Eek-A-Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, Wailing Souls

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era.

Tags: Reggae, Happy, 1990s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Here Comes the Hotstepper is a 1995 album by Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist Ini Kamoze. It was produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. It contains as title track the international hit "Here Comes the Hotstepper" that charted in the United States, UK and many European charts.

Here Comes the Hotstepper

Ini Kamoze

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