Busta picks a piece of patois

By Gabriel_Heatwave |
Wednesday 24 June 2009 |
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Americans rapping in patois can be one of the most excruciating sounds in music. Just ask Foxy Brown, she knows all about it.

Busta Rhymes pretty much pulls it off, though I still can't help feeling the occasional twinge of embarrassment, and he certainly won't be challenging Busy Signal for the 2009 deejay of the year title.

In recent years Busta has jumped on the Give Me The Light remix to great effect and spearheaded an epic combination with Akon, Shabba Ranks, Mavado and Major Mackerel. This year he's been getting busier than ever with his patois patter.

First he teamed up with Mavado for the remix of So Blessed, and then joined forces with Beenie Man on the latest Black Shadow riddim, Swagg, for a tune called Jiggle. The production is not Black Shadow's finest hour - and should someone have told Troyton Rami what swag means in the UK? - but Beenie and Busta blow up a storm and work really well together:

MP3: Beenie Man & Busta Rhymes - Jiggle

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The Busta Rhymes track Kill Dem with Pharrell and Tosh is also heavily laden with dancehall-style vocals, and now Busta's unleashed a remix of featuring verses from Mavado and Bounty Killer. It's one of those ones you don't even need to hear to know is big, but obviously you should listen to it anyway:

MP3: Busta Rhymes, Mavado & Bounty Killer - Kill Dem (Remix)

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