Yardcore

Yardcore
Studio album by
Born Jamericans
ReleasedMay 13, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioPlatinum Island Studios * Battery Studios * Central Studios * Hollywood Sounds
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
ProducerRAH Salaam Remi Mad Lion Terry Lewis Eddison Electrik Robert Livingston Sting International
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994) 		Yardcore
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Yardcore is the second and final studio album by Born Jamericans. The title track was released as single on CD and 12" vinyl, with several remixes.

"Yardcore" reached #8 on the U.S. Hot Rap Singles chart.[3] The album ranked #14 on Billboard's list of the best-selling reggae albums of 1997.[4]

Critical reception

The Washington Post praised the album, writing: "Jamericans work in the reggae dancehall tradition of growling deejay (Shine) and silky-smooth singer (Notch), and underneath is essential jeep music, with all the thuds and thumps of a dancehall-hip-hop fusion."[5]

Track listing

  1. Prodigal Sons [Written by Horace Payne, Norman Howell, Benoit Tshiwala]
  2. Yardcore [H. Payne, N. Howell, B. Tshiwala]
  3. State of Shock IV (featuring Johnny Osbourne) [N. Howell, Errol Osbourne, H. Payne, B. Tshiwala, Jepther McClymont, and Phillip Burrell]
  4. Superstar [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  5. Rassclot [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  6. Back for Good [Gary Barlow]
  7. Send My Love (Interlude) (Stevland Morris)
  8. Send My Love/Send One Your Love (Stevland Morris)
  9. C'yaan Done [H. Payne and N. Howell]
  10. Wherever We Go [H. Payne and N. Howell]
  11. Venus [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  12. Follow the Pace [H. Payne, N. Howell, and Tony White]
  13. Gotta Get Mine (featuring Mad Lion, Shinehead & Sleepy Wonder) [Archer Selwyn, Edmund Aiken, H. Payne, Norman Giscombe, N. Howell, Omar Preece, and Robert Carter]

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 16, 1998). "Indies". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Yardcore - Born Jamericans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Three: The late '90s to today". AllHipHop.com.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 27, 1997). "The Year in Reggae". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Wartofsky, Alona (February 11, 1998). "BORN JAMERICANS MIX IT UP ON 'YARDCORE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.