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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it rate alongside the competition	Outstanding
Value for Money	Excellent

Advantages:	great cd !
Disadvantages:	none

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

2003 was something of a breakthrough year for Elephant Man. With the marketing power of Atlantic Records backing him up, his Pon de River Pon de Bank received extensive airplay in the mainstream media, and while he undoubtedly won over some new fans, I don't think that America really knew what to make of him. With his garish blonde hair, his hyper-kinetic speech and movements, his raw, hardcore dancehall sound, his heavy Jamaican slang, and his slack lyrics, Elephant Man is a hard sell to the American public, especially when compared to the first two artists to release albums through the VP/Atlantic team-up, the relatively clean-cut Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder. Yes, his very nature the thing that makes him so popular among his fans is the same thing that inhibits him from expanding that fan base much beyond the diehard dancehall crowd.
Nah Gwan a Jamaica addresses socio-religious issues from homosexuality to Islam that nah gwan a Jamaica, saying Certain tings weh gwan a foreign can't gwan a Jamaica. Nah support no chi chi and we nah support no raper. . .Man a worship Allah like dem think it the Creator.? While you may not agree with his views, this track is remarkably insightful as a reminder to those outside of Jamaica that social mores vary wildly between cultures and that it's often complicated to judge one society using another's standards.
As I am a Huuuuuuge Elephant Man fan, I would strongly recommend people who like Reggae/Dancehall riddims to buy this album if they do not have it already as it has been out a while. The tracks on this album will have you dancing about like crazy! Good to Go is miles ahead in reggae music! :D