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Artist
Ini Kamoze
12+ albums
reggaedancehall90sjamaicaragga
about
Ini Kamoze (born 9 October 1957 in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica) is one of the few raggamuffin performers to have been successful both in roots reggae and the modern style. By 1988, however, Ini Kamoze had effectively disappeared from the music scene following lukewarm reactions to his intermittent releases. In 1994, Kamoze burst back onto the scene with a harder sound and the song which would become his signature - "Here Comes The Hotstepper". Adopting his nickname from the song title, Kamoze would become known as the "Hotstepper", from the Patois for a man on the run from the law. The infectious song found its way onto several soundtracks, including the fashion-industry satire, "Prêt-à-Porter". The resulting video featured a much more solid Kamoze and the obligatory scantily-clad women for this genre of music. "Hotstepper" still remains one of dancehall's more well-known hits, with its call-and-response chorus of "Here come de hotstepper - MURDERER (often misheard as "Word it up") - I'm de lyrical gangsta - MURDERER" lighting up clubs worldwide. "Here Comes The Hotstepper" remains Kamoze's only US #1 hit (see Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1994). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Here Comes the Hotstepper
257,2232Here Comes the Hotstepper - Heartical Mix
166,2843World A Reggae (Out In The Street They Call It Murder)
159,3304World a Music
113,6075WORLD-A-REGGAE Music
83,0496World-A-Reggae
50,8657Wings With Me
37,3628Here Comes The Hotstepper - Original Version
26,2829Here Comes the Hotstepper (Heartical Mix)
23,17210Trouble You A Trouble Me
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