Ini Kamoze

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Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze in 1998
Ini Kamoze in 1998
Background information
Birth nameCecil Campbell
Born (1957-10-09) 9 October 1957 (age 66)
Saint Mary, Jamaica
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1981–present
Labels
Websitewww.inikamoze.com

Ini Kamoze (

UK Singles Chart.[1][2]

Career

He made his first single, "World Affairs", in 1981. Kamoze then released a 12-inch single "Trouble You A Trouble Me"/"General" in 1983.

His self-titled debut album was released in 1984 as a six track

hit "Welcome to Jamrock".[5][6] The album was recorded with and produced by Sly and Robbie, with whom he also toured internationally along with Yellowman and Half Pint.[3][7][8][9] By 1988, however, Kamoze had effectively disappeared from the music scene following lukewarm reactions to his intermittent releases.[3]

Kamoze founded his own label, releasing a compilation album Selekta Showcase which featured a popular Kamoze single titled "Stress". Four years later he released his next album, 16 Vibes of Ini Kamoze.

In 1994, Kamoze released the song which would become his signature, "

Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1994).[3]

The success of the single sparked an intense bidding war with several major labels hoping to sign him.[12][13] Kamoze signed a seven-album deal with Elektra Records in November 1994.[14]

Kamoze's career after this high-water mark featured the compilation album Here Comes the Hotstepper which was released in 1995 by Columbia Records (against Kamoze's wishes), around the same time as his first album for Elektra, Lyrical Gangsta.[13][15]

Both the riddim (known as "World Jam") and the hook of Damian Marley's 2005 hit "Welcome to Jamrock" were sampled from Kamoze's 1984 track "World-A-Music".[5] The opening line – "Out in the streets, they call it merther" – has been sampled in countless drum and bass and dubstep tracks. His dub version of "Here Comes the Hotstepper", otherwise known as "I'm Steppin' it Hotter This Year", released in 1993, remains a dancehall anthem.[citation needed]

In 2005, Kamoze recorded and released a double album, Debut, on which he re-recorded a number of tracks from earlier in his career.[16] Debut was released on his own 9 Sound Clik label.[6][16]

In 2009, Kamoze released 51 50 Rule on 9SoundClik. The album includes tracks such as "Rapunzel" (feat. Maya Azucena) and "Hungry Daze". The album also had some guest features from Sizzla ("R.A.W"), and Busy Signal ("Ta Da Bang"). This was his second album released on the 9 Sound Clik label.[17][18]

The artist's most recent album release is 2016's Ini Kamoze Meets Xterminator: Tramplin' Down Babylon on his label, 9SoundClik. This is a collection of newly recorded and previously recorded tracks that were originally released as singles on Xterminator Records by producer Phillip "Fattis" Burrell.

Kamoze has also written a book on the history of Port Royal, and a play, Runnings.[12]

His name means "mountain of the true God".[12]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • Ini Kamoze (1984), Island
  • Statement (1984),
    Mango
  • Pirate (1986), Mango
  • Shocking Out (1988), RAS
  • SMDE
  • Lyrical Gangsta (1995), East West America/Elektra
  • Debut (2006), 9SoundClik
  • 51 50 Rule (2009), 9SoundClik[19]
  • Ini Kamoze meets Xterminator: Tramplin' Down Babylon (2016), 9SoundClik

Compilation albums

  • 16 Vibes of Ini Kamoze (1992), Sonic Sounds

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak positions Album
AUS
[20] 		AUT
[20] 		BEL
(FL)
[20] 		FRA
[20] 		NED
[20] 		NZ
[20] 		SWE
[20] 		SWI
[20]
UK
[21]
 US
[22]
"World Affairs" 1981 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Trouble You a Trouble Me" 1983 — — — — — — — — — — Ini Kamoze
"World a Music" — — — — — — — — — —
"Call the Police" 1985 — — — — — — — — — — Statement
"Pirate" 1986 — — — — — — — — — — Pirate
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" 1994 2 6 3 2 16 1 5 4 4 1 Here Comes the Hotstepper
"Listen Me Tic (Woyoi)" 1995 — — — — — — — — — 88 Lyrical Gangsta

See also

References

  1. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
    .
  2. ^ "Ini Kamoze", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  3. ^ a b c d e Brennan, Sandra. "Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ "when ini Kamoze first sang the song, the word was 'merther'" - Kenner (2006)
  5. ^ a b Jeffries, David (13 September 2005). "Welcome to Jamrock - Damian "Junior Gong" Marley : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b Kenner, Rob (January 2006). "Boomshots". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 137.
  7. ISBN 978-1858286365
    , p. 454
  8. ^ Vare, Ethlie Ann (1986) "The Taxi Gang, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare, Ini Kamoze, Yellowman, Half Pint, Universal Amphitheatre", Billboard, 15 November 1986, p. 29. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  9. ^
    ISBN 978-0313331589
    , pp. 146-7
  10. ^ a b Kenner, Rob (1995) "Next: Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper", Vibe, February 1995. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  11. ^ Aaron, Charles (1995) "Singles: Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper", Spin, February 1995, p. 80. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  12. ^ a b c Atwood, Brett (1994) "Labels Stepping Over Each Other in Race for Kamoze", Billboard, 12 November 1994, p. 10, 109. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  13. ^ a b Atwood, Brett (1995) "Kamoze Competes Against Himself", Billboard, 4 March 1995, p. 8, 96. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  14. ^ Lichtman, Irv (1994) "Kamoze Signs Elektra Deal", Billboard, 26 November 1994, p. 136. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  15. ^ "Sony Baloney", Vibe, June–July 1995, p. 32. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  16. ^ a b Kwaaku (2006) "Hotstepper Returns", Billboard, 1 April 2006, p. 41. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  17. Jamaica Gleaner
    , 20 July 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  18. Jamaica Gleaner
    , 25 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012
  19. ^ Brennan, Sandra (9 October 1957). "Ini Kamoze - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper". lescharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Ini Kamoze | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  22. ^ "Ini Kamoze – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

External links

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