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SPRAGGA BENZ
I managed to catch Spragga Benz
'pon him endz' while he was taking a short break from his
gruelling workload. I wanted to find out what he had been
keeping him busy since his last interview with the Dainty Crew in May 1999.
He talked of his work with one of the hottest ladies of
Rap, Foxy Brown. He met her at a studio
to work on a remix for one of her tracks and this lead to
the recording of 'Too Stoosh' which features on his third
and most recent album 'Fully Loaded'.
'Fully Loaded' was released earlier this year in May and
is packed with hot tracks and has something on offer for
all of Spragga's fans. He collaborates with artists
including the first lady of Dancehall Lady Saw,
Sugar Slick and Brian & Tony
Gold. The production is tight and put together
by the likes of Todd Terry, Dave
Kelly, Salaam Remi and Donovan
Germain to name a few.
The album features some of Spragga's earlier hits, which
were released as singles namely, 'Wi Nuh Like', 'Some
Bwoy' and most recently 'Supposed To Know'. If that
wasn't enough he also offers many new tunes and with such
a catalogue of hits under his belt Spragga has
effortlessly found 21 quality tracks to fill the album.
Also keep your eyes peeled for the video to accompany
'Weh Yuh A Seh Star'.
When Spragga's not concentrating on his own hits he co-produces
with Rookie Productions. The Benz also continues to
support the Jamaican 'Stay In School' campaign. Due to
time restraints he has been unable to contribute to the
campaign as much as he would like to but he plans to get
books into a community library when he returns home.
The vast majority of dancehall DJs are not backwards in
coming forwards and Spragga is no exception. "There
is always room for improvement but everyone is entitled
to their freedom of speech", was his response to the
issue on the Jamaican's government's decision to clamp
down on slack lyrics and bad language. He wasn't too
impressed with their decision to tighten up the copyright
laws either because has he put it, "It's like
another form of slavery".
Spragga has set up a record label by the name of Red
Square, named after the area in which he grew up. He as
yet to voice any artists on the label but keep a look out
for the label which will feature new talent.
If you want to remain fully informed on the Benz then the
best place for this is on his official web site at www.spraggabenz.com
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