Yankee B

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ARTIST BIO:: YANKEE B biography 2001 For most of us, life is a series of ups and downs. For some of us, those ups and downs are more akin to a roller coaster ride at Six Flags or the highs and lows of their Free Fall ride. For Joseph Hannam aka YANKEE B, his life has been a dramatic full circle of roller coaster rides. This is a man who determinately set out with Gee Street/V2 Records to "prove a point" about New York's Reggae artists, and was disappointed with a short run. Yet has he previously promised, "I'm just trying to make my mark" he has returned recharged with a new attitude, a dramatic self evaluation and commitment to God along with his original crafty lyrics and refreshing deejay style incomparable to those before him. Joseph Hannam aka "Yankee B" was born in WaterHouse Jamaica to Veta Anchard and Ezra Hannam. As many know from first hand experience or have heard the tales, Waterhouse has been an ongoing battleground for Jamaica's tense political rivalries. Few are able to walk away from the harsh daily struggles or remain outside the forced sides of the fence. Yankee previously explained, "They had a wall in Waterhouse that separated JLP and PNP (Jamaica Labor Party and People's National Party supporters) and my house was against the wall; they used to come through my yard, bore holes and bust shots over to the next side like a real war". This was during the violent escalade of elections in Jamaica of the 80's. Yet, for many men born and bread in WaterHouse, the

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