His first single as was entitled 'Mr. Walker' and was a hit in Jamaica. His song 'Boops' came soon after with the release of his debut album ' Si Boops Dey' and was a massive hit that spawned hundreds of responses and cemented him a place in reggae history. He put his name in the history books and knotched a place in US music scene with the album Don Dada. The album featured heavyweights in the Hip Hop arena such as Heavy D and Notorious B.I.G. Songs like Don Dada, Dolly My Baby and Ghetto Red Hot are considered classics. Controversy has always surrounded his career. For example with the death of the popular reggae artist Nitty Gritty, killed in a murky incident in New York City, where Super Cat was accused but denied any involvement. He also had an infamous shooting incident in a Sting stage show performance with then rival Ninjaman.
Super Cat had a number of hit singles in the early 1990s, including "Don Dada" and "Ghetto Red Hot," "Dem No Worry Me" with Heavy D and "Alright" with Kris Kross. These hits made him The Source magazine dancehall artist of the year in 1993. He was also an early collaborator with The Notorious B.I.G., featuring the then unknown artist (along with Mary J. Blige and Puff Daddy) on the B-side remix of "Dolly My Baby" in 1993. The title song, 'Don Dada' was a reply to many jabs made by Ninjaman.
Super Cat was featured on the number one hit "Fly", a 1997 single by Sugar Ray from their platinum album. He collaborated with India Arie on her hit song "Video" in 2001 and with Jadakiss and the Neptunes on "The Don Of Dons" in 2003. Following the death of his long time road manager Fred 'The Thunder' Donner in 2004, Super Cat released a multi-cd tribute album entitled "Reggaematic Diamond All-Stars" that featured contributions from Yami Bolo, Michael Prophet, Linval Thompson, Nadine Sutherland and Sizzla among others.
History
Super Cat Lyrics
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Wadada Dang, wadada Da Dang
Jamaica Jamaica (Galang, galang)
Jamaica Jamaica (Galang, galang)
Mi seh mi know 'bout Jamaica
Guh let mi tell yuh
Seh mi know 'bout Jamaica (Well watcha man)
Land of gold and sunshine and
Mi seh wood and water
The famous Blue Mountain and
The great Dunn's River
Jamaica surround by Caribbean water
The Arawak Indian was the originator
Then the Spaniards, the English
And nuff more follow
Mi seh Christopher Colombus was
A great founder
Born and grown down in Italy inna Geneva
Jah man him was di son of a wool weaver
But then him strive to become a sailor
Him travel for Spain, him was a navigator
Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Him get di Pinta, di Nina, di Santa Maria
And two hundred men dem armed like soldier
Dem sword pon dem hip and dem one shooter
Columbus a di captain, him a di ruler
Dem sail out a Spain across di blue water
Down in San Salvador, first dem discover
Continue their voyage, reach down inna Cuba
Inna 1494 dem reach down in Jamaica
Dem land inna a place called Santa Gloria
Mi seh down inna di St anne's Bay area
But dey life ketch dem inna dry harbor
Because dem rush out boat and
Run out of water
Dem dock up dey ship and fling out dem anchor
And tek out dem arms and invade di area
Hold on, stumble 'pon some Arawak warrior
Dem never lick a shot before
An arrow dem a fire di chief a di master
Him head full uh feather
Him arrow 'pon him back nah no Winchester
Columbus tek over like a brave soldier
BOOM! Block out di show an
Lick him one shooter
A mi seh little after that
A bare shot start fiyah
And soon dem get a conquer inna Jamaica
And give all di riches to di Spain leader
Inna 1655, blood run like river
When di English fight di Spaniards
And then tek over
Come Mister Mister Cat him a teach culture
Inna it was a small disaster
Jah man dem total battle down a Rio Neuvo
Inna 1659 we first civil governor
Edward D'Oyley him was a brave warrior
Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica
Him never lose no war, him always conquer
Inna 1755, I man still remember
Seh Kingston made di capital inna Jamaica
Mi know bout Jamaica, parish to corner
Mi a guh tell yuh how
Much acre mek up Jamaica
Mi seh 28 million acre
And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbor
Santa Cruz, Sav la mar
And then you touch Hanover
If yuh can't drive a
Junction yuh must turnover
Barry G a wi greatest radio entertainer
Jamaica, Jamaica! Jamai -
Sekkle, sekkle
In the song "History" by Super Cat, he is expressing his immense knowledge and love for his country Jamaica. In the chorus, he repeatedly says "wadada dang, wadada da dang, BIM!" which seems to be a Jamaican slang phrase used to express excitement or agreement. Super Cat starts off by saying how Jamaica is a land full of adventure, gold, sunshine, water and mountains, with a rich history. He mentions how the Arawak Indians were the original inhabitants of Jamaica, followed by the Spaniards, English and other settlers. He gives a detailed history of Christopher Columbus and how he discovered Jamaica, the battles that were fought over the land and how it eventually became the capital of Kingston. Super Cat also mentions how he knows every nook and corner of Jamaica, how much land it covers, and who the greatest radio entertainer is.
Line by Line Meaning
Wadada Dang, wadada Da Dang, BIM!
Excitement and energy in the air, let's go!
Wadada Dang, wadada Da Dang
More excitement and energy in the air, let's go!
Jamaica Jamaica (Galang, galang)
This is a song about Jamaica, let's move forward and continue!
Jamaica Jamaica (Galang, galang)
This is a song about Jamaica, let's move forward and continue!
Mi seh mi know 'bout Jamaica
I know a lot about Jamaica
Guh let mi tell yuh
Let me tell you about it
Seh mi know 'bout Jamaica (Well watcha man)
I really know a lot about Jamaica, pay attention
Jamaica is a land where full of adventure
Jamaica is a place full of adventure
Land of gold and sunshine and
It's a place with lots of gold and sunshine
Mi seh wood and water
I mean, there's even wood and water there
The famous Blue Mountain and
It has the famous Blue Mountain
The great Dunn's River
And the great Dunn's River
Jamaica surround by Caribbean water
Jamaica is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea
The Arawak Indian was the originator
The Arawak Indians were the first people to live there
Then the Spaniards, the English
Then came the Spaniards, then the English
And nuff more follow
And many more came after them
Mi seh Christopher Colombus was
I'm talking about Christopher Colombus
A great founder
He was a significant figure in Jamaica's history
Born and grown down in Italy inna Geneva
He was born and raised in Italy, in a place called Genoa
Jah man him was di son of a wool weaver
His father was a wool weaver
But then him strive to become a sailor
However, he dreamed of becoming a sailor
Him travel for Spain, him was a navigator
He later worked for Spain as a navigator
Check King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Take a look at King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Him get di Pinta, di Nina, di Santa Maria
He was given three ships called the Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria
And two hundred men dem armed like soldier
He set sail with 200 armed men
Dem sword pon dem hip and dem one shooter
They carried swords and one shooter
Columbus a di captain, him a di ruler
Columbus was the captain and in charge
Dem sail out a Spain across di blue water
They set sail from Spain across the blue water
Down in San Salvador, first dem discover
They first landed in San Salvador
Continue their voyage, reach down inna Cuba
They continued their voyage and reached Cuba
Inna 1494 dem reach down in Jamaica
In 1494, they reached Jamaica
Dem land inna a place called Santa Gloria
They landed in a place called Santa Gloria
Mi seh down inna di St anne's Bay area
I'm saying, they landed in the St. Anne's Bay area
But dey life ketch dem inna dry harbor
Unfortunately, they were caught in a dry harbor
Because dem rush out boat and
They rushed their boat and
Run out of water
Ran out of water
Dem dock up dey ship and fling out dem anchor
They docked their ship and threw out the anchor
And tek out dem arms and invade di area
They took out their weapons and invaded the area
Hold on, stumble 'pon some Arawak warrior
They encountered some Arawak warriors along the way
Dem never lick a shot before
They had never been in a fight before
An arrow dem a fire di chief a di master
But the Arawak chief was an expert with a bow and arrow
Him head full uh feather
He had feathers on his head
Him arrow 'pon him back nah no Winchester
He didn't use a Winchester gun, he just used his arrow
Columbus tek over like a brave soldier
Columbus took over like a brave soldier
BOOM! Block out di show an
He blocked out the show with a BOOM!
Lick him one shooter
He shot his gun once
A mi seh little after that
I mean, shortly after that
A bare shot start fiyah
A lot of shots were fired
And soon dem get a conquer inna Jamaica
And soon they conquered Jamaica
And give all di riches to di Spain leader
And all the riches were given to the leader of Spain
Inna 1655, blood run like river
In 1655, there was a lot of bloodshed
When di English fight di Spaniards
When the English fought the Spaniards
And then tek over
And then took over
Come Mister Mister Cat him a teach culture
Now, Mr. Cat is teaching about the culture
Inna it was a small disaster
It was a bit of a disaster
Jah man dem total battle down a Rio Neuvo
There was a big battle at Rio Neuvo
Inna 1659 we first civil governor
In 1659, the first civil governor was appointed
Edward D'Oyley him was a brave warrior
Edward D'Oyley was a brave warrior
Him fight like a lion fi save Jamaica
He fought like a lion to save Jamaica
Him never lose no war, him always conquer
He never lost a war, he always conquered
Inna 1755, I man still remember
In 1755, I still remember
Seh Kingston made di capital inna Jamaica
Kingston became the capital of Jamaica
Mi know bout Jamaica, parish to corner
I know a lot about Jamaica, every part of it
Mi a guh tell yuh how
I'm going to tell you how
Much acre mek up Jamaica
How many acres make up Jamaica
Mi seh 28 million acre
I mean, 28 million acres
And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbor
And you can drive from Kingston to Old Harbor
Santa Cruz, Sav la mar
And places like Santa Cruz, Sav la mar
And then you touch Hanover
And then you reach Hanover
If yuh can't drive a
If you can't drive
Junction yuh must turnover
You have to turn around at the junction
Barry G a wi greatest radio entertainer
Barry G is one of the greatest radio entertainers in Jamaica
Jamaica, Jamaica! Jamai -
Jamaica, Jamaica! Jamaica!
Sekkle, sekkle
Settle down, relax
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El Maco
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