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An update of their 2007 compilation Monsters of Dancehall, VP's 2009 overview of Elephant Man benefits from the serious roll the Energy God had been on for the two years in between. During this time the dancehall don released a seemingly never-ending set of successful, fist-pumping anthems including "Pon de River Pon de Bank," "Signal de Plane," "Nuh Linga," and "Rah Rah." All four are very necessary tracks and the Energy God set does a great job of mixing them with the humorous, near-novelty numbers like the "99 Luftballons" quoting "Elephant Message" or the great "Tall Up Tall Up" which mixes dancehall, gunplay, and somehow, Mozart. Rapper Twista shows up on the remix of "Jook Gal," Demarco adds his full-bodied singing to "Old Broom," but it's Ce'Cile who's most welcome, adding her brassy attitude to the back and forth number "Bad Gal, Bad Man." There are a ridiculous amount of hits here but any newcomer thinking this is the one-stop shop should know that big tracks recorded for other labels -- "Gully Creeper," "Sesame Street," and so on -- are missing. Still, it's a great intro to one of dancehall's most over the top characters. Sweetening the deal is a bonus DVD featuring interviews, videos, plus a full-length, well captured Elephant Man concert.
Condition:NEW. Punched upc
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Pon de River Pon de Bank (3:59)
2 Elephant Message (3:04)
3 Krazy (3:39)
4 Signal de Plane (3:26)
5 Nuh Linga (2:08)
6 Genie Dance (2:36)
7 Tall Up Tall Up (4:13)
8 Dance (3:22)
9 Rah Rah (3:14)
10 Jook Gal - Kiprich (3:53)
11 Old Broom - Demarco Electronic Project (3:15)
12 Gangsta Rock (3:07)
13 Replacement Killer (3:11)
14 Bad Man a Bad Man (3:56)
15 Shizzle My Nizzle (3:10)
16 Bad Gal, Bad Man - Cécile (3:03)
17 Egyptian Dance (3:18)
18 Hot Girls (The Club) (3:19)
Disc 2
1 Bad Man
2 Mad Instruments Dance
3 Stop Hitch
4 Haters
5 Sorrow to the World
6 Hate Me
7 Higher Level
8 Head Gone
9 Jook Gal - Kiprich
10 Pon de River
11 Signal de Plane
12 Jiggy
13 Blasé
14 Fan dem Off
15 Crazy Hype
16 Living La Vida Ele
17 Cribs...
18 Bogle Tribute
19 Willie Bounce
20 Bun Bad Mind
21 RRrh!
22 Fire
23 Calling Out
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