Advantages: Old favourites remixed as "urban duets" Disadvantages: Not for the purists; this isn't real reggae
...dominate throughout
4. Rastaman Chant (Featuring Busta Rhymes)
The first track on the album that retains a bit of the original's feel. There's no hip hop beats, just a beautiful plucked guitar and a reggae riddim married to Marley's vocals that for once do not seem to be added to the track as an afterthought. BUT! Two minutes in that all changes. Busta Rhymes makes a couple of half-hearted, two-line raps and disappears only to return complete with ... ...Original: 4/5
Remix: 2/5
TAP: Busta's nonsense "chatting" on three minutes: "when Babylon farl"
5. Guiltiness (Featuring The Lost Boyz)
Never heard of the Lost Boyz, however this little known quantity show surprising respect and restraint. It starts of appallingly with a bit of rap chat and overpowering beats, but Marley's pained vocals of "these are the bad men/who always drag me down" actaully goes brilliantly with the new beats. A success ...
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