It’s hard to find good reggae sometimes, especially when it comes to good dancehall. I remember in the 90s dancehall was the shit! Now dancehall seems to be getting even more popular in the South with dancehall queen contests springing up more frequently, but most dancers in the contest today dance to modern dancehall. Here is one of my favorite dancehall mixtapes of 90s dancehall. I still can’t bring myself to say mix CD. Just doesn’t roll off the tongue.

I love tapes to this day, and I’ve never been one to believe that CDs were a superior format. Just a preference I guess, but back when we had tapes, we were kinda forced to listen to everything on it as constant rewinding and fast forwarding was a pain in the ass. We were able to discover more good music that way too. I wonder if CDs have contributed to the decreasing lack of music knowledge possessed by a lot of young people today. In a push button fast forward world, I imagine that many people with CDs just fast forward to hits they already know.

Today’s tape is from DJ Gera, and features some big early tunes from Beanie Man, Mr. Vegas, Red Rat, Sean Paul, Tony Curtis and more.

The tape rocks hard for a stretch between song number 3, Beenie Man’s ‘I Wish’ which is a “conscious dancehall” song – I need to do a post on that type of dancehall – pretty much until song 31, Christopher’s ‘Ladies Man’ which totally kills the mood of the tape, then picks back up shortly after that. If this was a physical tape it would have popped by now. I’ve listened to it that much. Enjoy.

Tracks: DJ Gera – When Reggae Was Da Shit Vol. 2
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01. Intro – Juice Riddim
02. Mr. Easy – Freaky Lady
03. T.O.K – Shake Ya Bam Bam
04. Beenie Man – My Wish
05. Mr. Vegas – Go Up (Bookshelf Riddim)
06. Wayne Wonder – Watching You
07. Sean Paul – Deport Them
08. Tanto Metro & Devonte – Say Wowee
09. Frisco Kid & Mr. Easy – Bashment Time
10. Evette – Over & Over
11. Mr. Vegas – Jack It Up
12. Pancho Krystal – Rescue Me (Cloak & Dagger Riddim)
13. Lady Saw – Hice It Up
14. Little Kirk – Ghetto Girl
15. Beenie Man – Oyster & Conch
16. Tanya Stephens – Goggle
17. Tanya Stephens – Goggle RMX (Classic Picks)
18. DJ Snow – Party Break
19. Red Rat – Tight Up Skirt (Sail Away Riddim)
20. Richie Stephens – Take Me Away
21. Sean Paul – Fit & Legit
22. Beenie Man & Mr. Vegas – Bad Man Nuh Flee
23. Round Head – Call Me
24. Tony Curtis – If You Were Here (Playground Riddim)
25. Mr. Vegas – Nike Air
26. Sean Paul – Infiltrate
27. Beenie Man – Who Am I (Classic Picks)
28. Beenie Man – Romie
29. Beenie Man – Memories
30. Beenie Man – Once A Year (Unstoppable Riddim)
31. Christopher – Ladies Man
32. Elephant Man – They Call Me
33. Wayne Wonder – Oh Baby
34. Mr. Easy & Shaggy – Girl You Are
35. Wayne Wonder & Surprize – The Story (Classic Picks)
36. DMX feat. Sean Paul & Mr. Vegas – Here Comes The Boom
37. Mr. Vegas – Model Pon Dem
38. Mr. Vegas – Hands Up (Surpise Riddim)
39. Sean Paul – Shake That Thing
40. Mr. Easy – Silent Killer
41. Elephant Man – Jamaica
42. Wayne Wonder – My Enemies (Thunder Riddim)
43. Mr. Easy & Sean Paul – She Likes It
44. Cecile & Merciless – We Nuh Talk
45. Daville – Living My Life (Nude Riddim)
46. Tony Curtis – I Got To Get It
47. Sean Paul – My Girl
48. Mr. Easy – Shotta
49. Mahlon Nico – Let Me Know
50. Wayne Wonder – Apologize (Streetsweeper Riddim)
51. Mr. Vegas & Sean Paul – Hot Gyal Today RMX
52. Mr. Vegas & Sean Paul – Hot Gyal Today
53. Burro Banton – Boom Wah Dis
54. Shabba Ranks – X-rated
55. Major Christie – I Gotta Be The One (Classic Picks)
56. Wayne Wonder – Saddest Thing
57. Singing Sweet – When I See You Smile