Xkaliba

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Plant The Herb 00:00 Tools
Hush 00:00 Tools
Judgement Is Coming 00:00 Tools
Jah Rescue Me 00:00 Tools
Reggae King 00:00 Tools
Jealousy 00:00 Tools
Pretty Looks 00:00 Tools
Bling Bling 00:00 Tools
Legalize the Herb 00:00 Tools
Loose a Finger 00:00 Tools
United States Of Ethiopia 00:00 Tools
Enjoy Life 00:00 Tools
Babylon Lie 00:00 Tools
Reggae Lives On 00:00 Tools
Praises Unto the Father 00:00 Tools
Tell Me Bout Selassie 00:00 Tools
Empress of the Earth 00:00 Tools
Help the Poor 00:00 Tools
Tell the Children 00:00 Tools
Baptized in the Getto 00:00 Tools
Plant de herb 00:00 Tools
Extinction 00:00 Tools
Life 00:00 Tools
Raspect The Ladies 00:00 Tools
Babylon Pon Wi Mind 00:00 Tools
See And Know ft. Donny dread and Yahadamai 00:00 Tools
Come Up 00:00 Tools
Who 00:00 Tools
Mr.Problem 00:00 Tools
Baptize Inna De Ghetto 00:00 Tools
Help the Poor (Ft Donnie Dread) 00:00 Tools
Baptized in the Ghetto 00:00 Tools
Plant di Herb 00:00 Tools
Problem 00:00 Tools
Help the Poor (Ft Donnie Dread 00:00 Tools
Jah Is Inside 00:00 Tools
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Xkaliba is a nine-fingered (yes, nine) DJ from St. Croix who's been on the Cruzan reggae scene for several years, contributing tracks to VI compilations like Weep Not and Itinualjah. Although the digital dancehall-inclined "Baptized in the Ghetto," "Bling Bling," and "Enjoy Life" were featured on those albums, I don't think they represent the best Xkaliba has to offer. Rather, it's the more laid-back, rooty tracks on Baptized in the Ghetto -- "Jah Rescue Me," "Help the Poor" (featuring Midnite's Vaughn Benjamin and producer Donny Dread), "Jealousy," "Tell the Children," "Reggae King" -- that shine brightest. It's in these instances that his old-school, deliberate flow seems most at home, and when combined with his keen social observation -- discussing materialistic women on "Bling Bling," hoping for less bias in education on "Tell the Children," detailing Haile Selassie's life achievements on "Tell Me Bout Seleassie," bigging up Bob Marley with wonderful wordplay in "Reggae King," and even reliving the loss of his finger on "Loose a Finger" -- he reminds me a bit of pioneering DJ Macka B. There's a likeable earnestness and humility about Xkaliba's performance that will serve him well as his career progresses; Baptized in the Ghetto is a fine start in the right direction. See groundbreakingrecords.com. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.