King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet.
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A wise man once said that a prophet is not without honour save in his own country and so it has been with Capleton. While the veteran DJ's words and works long ago earned him the title of "The Prophet", the respect and honor that should rightfully be his have been a long time coming. "Anytime you try to uplift righteousness and upliftment of the people them, then you ah go get a fight", says the hottest entertainer in the worldwide reggae fraternity. "Bob Marley come do it and them fight him. And when Bob Marley dead, that's when they start to endorse him. I already aware of this, I am not unaware. So I know the more them fight I is the more I get stronger" In the fast-moving world of dancehall reggae, fame and success are hard to obtain and easy to lose. Fans can be fickle, and trends change in the blink of an eye, leaving most entertainers with painfully short career spans. Only a rare few can remain relevant from year to year, holding their audience's attention and leaving them crying for more. His lyrics are deep, precise, and thoughtful. His stage shows are nothing less than dynamic, explosive performances. But his remarkable staying power and longevity may be Capleton's greatest gift.
Born Clifton George Bailey III on April 13, 1967, in the rural parish of St. Mary, Capleton earned his future stage name from friends who were so impressed with his sharp reasoning skills that they named him after the most famous lawyer in town. From a tender young age, he was a lover of the traveling sound systems, sneaking out at night to catch the vibes until dawn. But it wasn't until he turned 18 and moved to Kingston that he was able to realize his destiny.
It was Stewart Brown, owner of a Toronto-based sound called African Star, who gave the untested artist his first break, flying him to Canada for a stage show alongside giants like Ninjaman and Flourgon. The audience poured out their appreciation, and he never looked back. When Capleton first burst on the scene in the late 1980s, the dancehall was a very different place than it is today. Slackness and gun talk were the order of the day. This bright promising newcomer announced his arrival with a string of hit songs from "Bumbo Red" to "Number One on the Look Good Chart" and "Lotion Man." Everything he touched hit the sound-good charts, and the youthful artist with the nimble vocabulary and hardcore voice quickly established himself as one of dancehall's most reliable hitmakers. But even he could not have predicted that eleven years later, at the start of the new millennium, he would be dancehall's ruling voice.
"I think the people dem see say me really deserve that because of the amount of years me put in," Capleton says, "and we never really bow and we still hold the faith. We stand up for whatever we a say. Yeah and we really work for it. And them say by your works, a so you get your pay. The people them see the amount of fight me face and the whole heap of accusation. And me still never give up"
When he dropped the tune "Alms House" in 1992, Capleton established himself as more than an entertainer but as a guiding light of righteousness through music. "United we stand and divided we fall," he sang for the benefit of his fans and dancehall comrades. "Nuff of them nah go know themself till them back against the wall." A few years later he came back with yet another antidote to the clashing and rivlary that had taken hold of the dancehall business. "Music is a mission," he reminded his fellow artists, "not a competition. Some man use the music to cause confusion." The path of this dancehall Prophet was clearly established in 1994 with a string of songs that declared his newfound faith in Rastafari. "INI sight up the light and see say really, yunno, Rasta is real," he recalls. "founder of the world, because Rasta did come set the trend. Y'unnerstand. Rasta is life."
The first words of his mega-hit "Dis The Trinity" made it plain that the DJ had experienced some kind of revelation. "I was once lost but now I'm found," he stated, "Selassie I live every time." Capleton became a strong advocate of the teaching of the Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocate of universal black repatriation. "Babylon rewarded us with hatred for our love," he declares. "They taught us to rape, steal and kill. For instance, they stole our literature and taught it back to us in a different manner so as to infiltrate our minds with foolishness and other misconceptions. Now we as black men do not see ourselves as prince and prophets, but as punks and guys. Our women do not see themselves as queens, princesses or empresses anymore, but as harlots and concubines." The only solution, as Bob Marley advocated, is to emancipate oneself from mental slavery.
"Over the years INI as a nation and a people, them no really teach INI nuttin' bout INI black self. You know I mean? Them teach INI them give we European philosophy. So INI and some other youths a try emerge now, we ask certain question and we ask fi certain things. Caw we know say an institute, or in a college, or in a certain organization we need we Ethiopian curriculum, we need the black man thing. We need to know about weself. Becaw the prophet Marcus Garvey did show we say, A nation without no knowledge of them own history is like a tree without a root. And if you don't know where you're coming from, you're not gonna know where you're going."
Even as he uplifts the black race, Capleton always makes a point of clarifying that he does not seek to alienate any race. "We are not being racial nor prejudiced star," he says. "Becaw we know Jah is for everyone. But where history and prophesy in concerned, that is our witness and we have to be ourself, and we cannot hide from the truth. Caw we woulda be a traitor and a sellout to ourself. And you cannot sell out yourself."
Soon thereafter came the song "Tour" a blazing state of the dancehall report written in the weeks following the slaying of Panhead and Dirtsman, two of Capleton's fellow artists. That song not only became an anthem of the roots revival within the dancehall, but a hip hop flavored remix of that song hit the Billboard charts, opening up a huge new audience to Capleton's messages of righteousness.
There followed a relationship with Def Jam records, who released two Capleton albums, Prophecy and I-Testament, which featured memorable collaborations with rap stars like Method Man and Q-Tip. Both records were warmly accepted by the international audience, but as the millennium drew to a close, Capleton sensed that it was time to return to his core audience. He had work to do. "I have to be myself, right? And I only can be me," he reasons. "So whichever way fi make me be me, I work with dat. Y'understand."
Capleton is now at the height of his powers. 1999 and 2000 have brought a ceaseless string of sound system favorite and dancehall chart toppers like the anti-violence anthem "Jah Jah City" and "Good In Her Clothes," a message of respect for the sisters who carry themselves like Empresses rather than. But even as he completes his mission of upliftment, Capleton has had many critics. One of his biggest hits, in fact, is addressed the naysayers in the press and the ivory towers of power. "Critics won't leave I alone," chats the Prophet. "They say they can't take the fire weh me put pon Rome"
Many of Capleton's songs "and most of his critics" make mention of this blazing fire. Capleton hopes to clear up the confusion once and for all. "Is not really a physical fire. Is really a spiritual fire, and a wordical fire, and a musical fire. You see the fire is all about a livity. But is people get it on the wrong term. People get confused.So when a man say "more fire" him think that mean say you fi go light the cane field or go light the church." Fire, Capleton explains, is a way of reminding one's brother that they are going astray. "That way a man know say him doing something wrong. That even give him the urge to know say Yo check up on yourself. What you're doing is not right, or else him would not say "Fire fi dat," or "Burn dat" or "More fire." "If we go check it back now," he continues, "fire is for the purification of earth, anyhow you check it. This earth itself have to even emerge from the literal fire also, which is the volcanic activity, we a talk bout lava. The hottest element to rise us in the morning is the sun. The water cleanse, but it's still the support from the fire that burn the water, burn out of the bacteria so the water coulda heal we fi cleanse. The herb heal, but it's still the fire fi burn the herb so the herb coulda heal we also."
{Bio is courtesy of Rob Kenner} www.vprecords.com
A wise man onc… Read Full Bio ↴King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet.
A wise man once said that a prophet is not without honour save in his own country and so it has been with Capleton. While the veteran DJ's words and works long ago earned him the title of "The Prophet", the respect and honor that should rightfully be his have been a long time coming. "Anytime you try to uplift righteousness and upliftment of the people them, then you ah go get a fight", says the hottest entertainer in the worldwide reggae fraternity. "Bob Marley come do it and them fight him. And when Bob Marley dead, that's when they start to endorse him. I already aware of this, I am not unaware. So I know the more them fight I is the more I get stronger" In the fast-moving world of dancehall reggae, fame and success are hard to obtain and easy to lose. Fans can be fickle, and trends change in the blink of an eye, leaving most entertainers with painfully short career spans. Only a rare few can remain relevant from year to year, holding their audience's attention and leaving them crying for more. His lyrics are deep, precise, and thoughtful. His stage shows are nothing less than dynamic, explosive performances. But his remarkable staying power and longevity may be Capleton's greatest gift.
Born Clifton George Bailey III on April 13, 1967, in the rural parish of St. Mary, Capleton earned his future stage name from friends who were so impressed with his sharp reasoning skills that they named him after the most famous lawyer in town. From a tender young age, he was a lover of the traveling sound systems, sneaking out at night to catch the vibes until dawn. But it wasn't until he turned 18 and moved to Kingston that he was able to realize his destiny.
It was Stewart Brown, owner of a Toronto-based sound called African Star, who gave the untested artist his first break, flying him to Canada for a stage show alongside giants like Ninjaman and Flourgon. The audience poured out their appreciation, and he never looked back. When Capleton first burst on the scene in the late 1980s, the dancehall was a very different place than it is today. Slackness and gun talk were the order of the day. This bright promising newcomer announced his arrival with a string of hit songs from "Bumbo Red" to "Number One on the Look Good Chart" and "Lotion Man." Everything he touched hit the sound-good charts, and the youthful artist with the nimble vocabulary and hardcore voice quickly established himself as one of dancehall's most reliable hitmakers. But even he could not have predicted that eleven years later, at the start of the new millennium, he would be dancehall's ruling voice.
"I think the people dem see say me really deserve that because of the amount of years me put in," Capleton says, "and we never really bow and we still hold the faith. We stand up for whatever we a say. Yeah and we really work for it. And them say by your works, a so you get your pay. The people them see the amount of fight me face and the whole heap of accusation. And me still never give up"
When he dropped the tune "Alms House" in 1992, Capleton established himself as more than an entertainer but as a guiding light of righteousness through music. "United we stand and divided we fall," he sang for the benefit of his fans and dancehall comrades. "Nuff of them nah go know themself till them back against the wall." A few years later he came back with yet another antidote to the clashing and rivlary that had taken hold of the dancehall business. "Music is a mission," he reminded his fellow artists, "not a competition. Some man use the music to cause confusion." The path of this dancehall Prophet was clearly established in 1994 with a string of songs that declared his newfound faith in Rastafari. "INI sight up the light and see say really, yunno, Rasta is real," he recalls. "founder of the world, because Rasta did come set the trend. Y'unnerstand. Rasta is life."
The first words of his mega-hit "Dis The Trinity" made it plain that the DJ had experienced some kind of revelation. "I was once lost but now I'm found," he stated, "Selassie I live every time." Capleton became a strong advocate of the teaching of the Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocate of universal black repatriation. "Babylon rewarded us with hatred for our love," he declares. "They taught us to rape, steal and kill. For instance, they stole our literature and taught it back to us in a different manner so as to infiltrate our minds with foolishness and other misconceptions. Now we as black men do not see ourselves as prince and prophets, but as punks and guys. Our women do not see themselves as queens, princesses or empresses anymore, but as harlots and concubines." The only solution, as Bob Marley advocated, is to emancipate oneself from mental slavery.
"Over the years INI as a nation and a people, them no really teach INI nuttin' bout INI black self. You know I mean? Them teach INI them give we European philosophy. So INI and some other youths a try emerge now, we ask certain question and we ask fi certain things. Caw we know say an institute, or in a college, or in a certain organization we need we Ethiopian curriculum, we need the black man thing. We need to know about weself. Becaw the prophet Marcus Garvey did show we say, A nation without no knowledge of them own history is like a tree without a root. And if you don't know where you're coming from, you're not gonna know where you're going."
Even as he uplifts the black race, Capleton always makes a point of clarifying that he does not seek to alienate any race. "We are not being racial nor prejudiced star," he says. "Becaw we know Jah is for everyone. But where history and prophesy in concerned, that is our witness and we have to be ourself, and we cannot hide from the truth. Caw we woulda be a traitor and a sellout to ourself. And you cannot sell out yourself."
Soon thereafter came the song "Tour" a blazing state of the dancehall report written in the weeks following the slaying of Panhead and Dirtsman, two of Capleton's fellow artists. That song not only became an anthem of the roots revival within the dancehall, but a hip hop flavored remix of that song hit the Billboard charts, opening up a huge new audience to Capleton's messages of righteousness.
There followed a relationship with Def Jam records, who released two Capleton albums, Prophecy and I-Testament, which featured memorable collaborations with rap stars like Method Man and Q-Tip. Both records were warmly accepted by the international audience, but as the millennium drew to a close, Capleton sensed that it was time to return to his core audience. He had work to do. "I have to be myself, right? And I only can be me," he reasons. "So whichever way fi make me be me, I work with dat. Y'understand."
Capleton is now at the height of his powers. 1999 and 2000 have brought a ceaseless string of sound system favorite and dancehall chart toppers like the anti-violence anthem "Jah Jah City" and "Good In Her Clothes," a message of respect for the sisters who carry themselves like Empresses rather than. But even as he completes his mission of upliftment, Capleton has had many critics. One of his biggest hits, in fact, is addressed the naysayers in the press and the ivory towers of power. "Critics won't leave I alone," chats the Prophet. "They say they can't take the fire weh me put pon Rome"
Many of Capleton's songs "and most of his critics" make mention of this blazing fire. Capleton hopes to clear up the confusion once and for all. "Is not really a physical fire. Is really a spiritual fire, and a wordical fire, and a musical fire. You see the fire is all about a livity. But is people get it on the wrong term. People get confused.So when a man say "more fire" him think that mean say you fi go light the cane field or go light the church." Fire, Capleton explains, is a way of reminding one's brother that they are going astray. "That way a man know say him doing something wrong. That even give him the urge to know say Yo check up on yourself. What you're doing is not right, or else him would not say "Fire fi dat," or "Burn dat" or "More fire." "If we go check it back now," he continues, "fire is for the purification of earth, anyhow you check it. This earth itself have to even emerge from the literal fire also, which is the volcanic activity, we a talk bout lava. The hottest element to rise us in the morning is the sun. The water cleanse, but it's still the support from the fire that burn the water, burn out of the bacteria so the water coulda heal we fi cleanse. The herb heal, but it's still the fire fi burn the herb so the herb coulda heal we also."
{Bio is courtesy of Rob Kenner} www.vprecords.com
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Capleton Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Capleton:
08.Jah Jah City Jah Jah town Dem waan fi turn it in a cow…
Acres moke a spliff and take a lift, wowowow, Smoke a spliff…
Alms House AC-DC Flick Of The Switch THIS HOUSE IS ON FIRE Flick Of The…
Almshouse AC-DC Flick Of The Switch THIS HOUSE IS ON FIRE Flick Of …
Babylon A Use Dem Brain Ah more time you done know say Holy Mount Zion that's…
Behold Behold the Lamb Behold the Lamb Slain from the foundation …
Blue Print Intro: Warrior in di house, get di fire blazin!!!! attack p…
Born To Love You When you're down, and confused And you don't remember who y…
Break Us Apart Would you let them break us apart Would you let them Would…
Bun Bun Dreadie KCMG tell dem mi can't cool Red aIt's the king of…
Bun Dem Every Day Intro: So if anyting it dead, or don't........BLAZE!!!!!!!!!…
Bun Dem Everyday So if anyting it dead, or don't... BLAZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Burn…
Bun Dung Dreddie Yes Jazzwad just select it This one is the ultimate How th…
Burn Dem Down They will never share That's why I have to burn dem…
Chalice Chorus Don't give me that crazy look One of these days, th…
Cold Blooded Murderer Cold blooded murderer Tell me, tell me whe unu require Unu h…
Come On We The Best Music Murda We the best Another one Don't need t…
Cooyah Cooyah Intro: Kid's Voice: Wise...wise....blessed...blessed... M…
Crazy Look Chorus Don't give me that crazy look One of these…
Cuyah Cuyah Intro: Kid's Voice: Wise...wise....blessed...blessed... M…
Danger Zone Jah Jah city Jah Jah town Dem waan fi turn it…
East Coast To The West Coast Well, dem say dem have love ina dem heart Dem no…
Everybody Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! A new way fi bawl forward Watch…
Final Assasin A di final Assassin, yuh si weh me a seh righteous…
Fire RED HOTT... (cyaan cool) why they rewards us evil for good…
fire bun dem KCMG tell dem mi can't cool Red aIt's the king of…
Fire Fire RED HOTT... (cyaan cool) why they rewards us evil for good…
Firepower [Capleton] King Shango and Rakaa getting hotta/ Getting in t…
Girl I Love You When you're down, and confused And you don't remember who y…
Good in Her Clothes Never try to diss mother earth!!!!! Bwoy yuh wise never try…
Guerilla Warfare Hak olan รถzgรผrlรผฤรผ hiรง kimse dilenmesin Bu bi halk bilenmesi…
Hang Dem Up Know Your Friend Dem…
Hidden Secrets [Intro:] Watch how mi kill babylon Well this is more than ju…
Hits Pon Toppa Hits Intro: Cho! Caan touch mi hit, caan touch mi hit Dem a…
How It Ago Intro: It's no wonder world in trouble, dun know di more…
Hunt You Weh de ooman dem deh? Gimme dem Redder Who dem Well done say…
Hurts My Heart It hurts my heart Got to share my thoughts It hurts my…
I When you're down, and confused And you don't remember who y…
I Will Survive I will survive From my bees are alive Honey's coming from …
In Her Heart [Intro:] In her heart, in her heart, in.... [Chorus 1:] In …
In Your Eyes (Intro) Oh.. Oh yeahh.. Ay, In your eyes, In your…
it And it was written Up in the book of life That man…
Jah Is My Everything intro> we burn dem up now we burn dem up we burn dem…
Jah Jah City Jah Jah town Dem waan fi turn it in a cow…
jah protect us Rastafari never let us down Rastafari never let us down Ki…
Know Your Friend Dem Know Your Friend Dem…
Lock Up Blaaazzzeee! Wuy, wu wuy, yeah yeah, wuy wuy, weh yuh…
Log On Girls Loca (Loca) Loca Dance or die Loca (Loca) Sheโฒs playin' dum…
Love But mi seh Woman dem mi love a fi di gal…
Love the one you When you're down, and confused And you don't remember who y…
make it blaze intro: ohh, yes I've got to make it on my…
Mama You Strong Mama dis son won't let you down I promise you Mom,…
Mark Of The Beast I see the mark of the beast on their ugly…
Mashing Up The World Let Jah rise and all his enemies be scatter Rastafari seate…
More Pon More Red Hot! When dem si mi dem know seh ah…
My Love But mi seh Woman dem mi love a fi di gal…
My Sound Intro King Shango, Wycleff and Charlie Charlie (Dem fi kno…
Nah Bow Hot a fire burn down Babylon again [Incomprehensible] revolu…
never let dem They will never share That's why I have to burn dem…
New Name Yeah me say ah King Shango and everybody get ah…
No Man Can Save No Man The truth has been hidden Oh so long so long But now…
Nuh Stop Wi [Intor] Mi say di youth dem steppin up, ainาt no use…
Old and the Young Intro: (Capleton) Revv it Yow, Kalonji, da one yah gallantly…
Open your eyes [Intro] Oh.. Oh yeahh.. Ay, In your eyes, In your smile.. In…
Original Man For me say you carbon Different from the original man Well, …
Pare Sodom From yuh si dem yuh will know dem then yuh woulda…
People Want Change Call no fall roots and power a bun and what's all Obama…
Prophet Red Hot! When dem si mi dem know seh ah…
Prophet Rides Again [INTRO & CHORUS:] Rolling rolling, prophet rides again, rid…
Pure Sodom Verse 1: From yuh si dem yuh will know dem Then yuh…
Pure Woman Intro: Yeah! Yeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! Now mi seh tell de…
Raggy Road JAH RASTAFARI ~and I saw an I-ngel ascended from the…
Same Old Story We need more love and trust Justice is all what we…
See Dem slew dem a pure feelings dem a carry dem dun bow…
Some Day Babylon done again fire burn again dem can't escape there's …
Something Go Happen This day- don't carry no backbiter Don't carry no informer D…
Stand Tall [Chorus] I see da wicked man will have to fall And all…
Steep Mountain Well, it is a steep mountain to climb And it is…
Steppin' Up Never let, never let the people dem down. Never let, never…
Still a Bun Dem KCMG tell dem mi can't cool Red aIt's the king of…
Suffering Got to do something before it's too late Got to do…
Table Turning Close enough to start a war All that I have is…
Tek It Off Intro: She waan it hard, she waan it hard Dat's why she…
That Day Will Come (Intro) Equal rights and justice for all Rise and never fall…
The More Them Try Talk to Rastafari (redder) Fire keep burning Canโฒt cool, can…
The People Ah yay yay ya You Hear what the man say Jah know Ah…
Too Long Now Give Thanks for life (yea) Ohh Give Thanks for life We gi…
Toppa Ting Yeah yeah, alright mi a go tun off di phone Yeah!…
Tour Yeah I say straighten yuh crooked ways Blessed is the man th…
tun up Know Your Friend Dem…
Turn [Capleton] King Shango and Rakaa getting hotta/ Getting in t…
Wait A Bit Intro: Bun yuh gun dem, bun yuh gun dem, bun yuh…
Wha Dat Intro: Capleton (Computer) (Capleton confront dem) Mek mi sl…
When Tables Turn [Capleton] King Shango and Rakaa getting hotta/ Getting in t…
Who Dem Ruben ah wah we a go do to dem Slew dem,…
Who Dem? slew dem a pure feelings dem a carry dem dun bow…
Whoa "New Way" oad "Whoa (New Way)" Ringtone๏ฟผ "Whoa (New Way)" Yeah me sa…
Wings Of The Morning And so great is a man goin' to be praised Selassie…
Wise Up People Mi bun dem up fi real Mi bus di seven seal Mi…
Witness wata dem thinking? or wha dem spreading? ina... must get bea…
Your Intro Smile baby tell how yuh feel Smile cah mi…
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@napoleonsithole6132
Still fresh, this song will forever be relevant
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Facts.
@muhsinyunis8980
Forever n ever.
@USsamsam
2k19 still here
@mystery5055
This song will always always be relevant
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Capleton forever โ๏ธ
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LET JAH BE PRAISED ๐ฅ ๐๐พ ๐ฅ MASSIVE TUNNNNES ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐พ
@Mike.....
Ras Tafari aka emp.Selassie : "It is quite true that there is no perfection in humanity. From time to time we make mistakes, we do commit sins but even as we do that, deep in our hearts as Christians we know we have forgiveness from the Almighty. He taught us all who seek Him shall find Him. To live in this Healthy Life, a Christian Life, is what makes me follow Jesus Christ."
@michaelgobingobin9350
Nuff respect ๐ฅman from Guyana ๐ฌ๐พ โ๏ธ
@tonyelite5714
2021 still burnin ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ