The Best of Sizzla: The Story Unfolds

Artist	Sizzla
Format	CD
Genre	Reggae
Label Name	VP
Producer	R. Bell, Philip "Fatis" Burrell, Dean Fraser, Christopher James, Barry O'Hare, Cegricia Hamilton, Winston Riley, Hugh Beresford Hammond, Bobby "Digital" Dixon, African Star, Collin Levy, Fire House Crew, C. James
Release Date	2002 04 23
Song List	1: No White God (3:57) 2: Explain to the Almighty (3:52) 3: I Wonder (4:21) 4: Love Is Always There (3:38) 5: No Other Like Jah (3:56) 6: Praise Ye Jah (3:50) 7: Do You Ever? (3:54) 8: Like Mountain (3:54) 9: Dem Ah Wonder (3:58) 10: Kings of the Earth (3:43) 11: Holding Firm (3:37) 12: Mek Dem Secure (3:35) 13: Dem Ah Gaze (3:40) 14: One Away (3:55) 15: Give Dem Ah Ride (3:27) 16: Words of Devine (3:46) 17: Juvenile (3:22) 18: Dem Ah Try Ah Thing (3:29) 19: King in the Jungle (3:44) 20: Black Woman & Child (3:45) 21: Brutality for Love (3:38) 22: Clean up Your Heart (3:35) 23: Babylon Ah Listen (3:55) 24: Good Ways (3:17) 25: Azanido (3:06) 26: Jah Blessing (3:42) 27: Show Us the Way (3:27) 28: Blaze Fire Blaze (3:32) 29: Taking Over (3:58) 30: To the Point (3:34)
Style.Categories	Dancehall

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Sizzla's success is no mystery. He is a lightning-tongued DJ who can ride a rhythm and spout creative rhymes with the best of the dancehall chatters, and while he's no crooner, he is a better-than-average singer who presents his Bobo Dread beliefs with an appealing combination of rootswise devotion and gruff, aggressive certainty. And ever since attaching himself to Fattis Burrell's acclaimed Xterminator crew, he has done so to the accompaniment of the best dancehall and neo-roots rhythms available. This very useful two-disc best-of gives a good overview of Sizzla's work since the mid-'90s. Interestingly, the program de-emphasizes somewhat the gleeful depictions of fiery Babylonian destruction and the fierce homophobia that are typical of so many Bobo Dread albums (including Sizzla's) in favor of more generally palatable songs addressing broader issues of faith ("No Other Like Jah," "Show Us the Way") and upright behavior ("Good Ways," "Love Is Always There"). Still, the preachiness would be harder to take if the rhythms weren't so consistently great and if he weren't such a talented singer. The combination tracks are a mixed bag; there are only two, and one ("Jah Blessing," featuring Luciano) is wonderful, while the other ("King in the Jungle," with a whiny Jah Cure) is bearable. Highly recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide