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CAPLETON THE PROPHET OFFICIAL MYSPACE

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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL CAPLETON MYSPACE!!! Online Polls Powered By MicroPollA wise man once said that a prophet is never honored in his own country. And so it has been with Capleton. While the veteran DJ‚s words and works long ago earned him the title of “The Prophet”, the respect and honor that should rightfully be his have been a long time coming. Anytime you try to uplift righteousness and upliftment of the people them, then you ah go get a fight, says the hottest entertainer in the worldwide reggae fraternity. “Bob Marley come do it and them fight him. And when Bob Marley dead, that’s when they start to endorse him. I already aware of this, I am not unaware. So I know the more them fight I is the more I get stronger” In the fast-moving world of dancehall reggae, fame and success are hard to obtain and easy to lose. Fans can be fickle, and trends change in the blink of an eye, leaving most entertainers with painfully short career spans. Only a rare few can remain relevant from year to year, holding their audience’s attention and leaving them crying for more. His lyrics are deep, precise, and thoughtful. His stage shows are nothing less than dynamic, explosive performances. But his remarkable staying power and longevity may be Capleton’s greatest gift.
Born Clifton George Bailey III on April 13, 1967, in the rural parish of St. Mary, Capleton earned his future stage name from friends who were so impressed with his sharp reasoning skills that they named him after the most famous lawyer in town. From a tender young age, he was a lover of the traveling sound systems, sneaking out at night to catch the vibes until dawn. But it wasn’t until he turned 18 and moved to Kingston that he was able to realize his destiny.
It was Stewart Brown, owner of a Toronto-based sound called African Star, who gave the untested artist his first break, flying him to Canada for a stage show alongside giants like Ninjaman and Flourgon. The audience poured out their appreciation, and he never looked back. When Capleton first burst on the scene in the late 1980s, the dancehall was a very different place than it is today. Slackness and gun talk were the order of the day. This bright promising newcomer announced his arrival with a string of hit songs from “Bumbo Red” to “Number One on the Look Good Chart” and “Lotion Man.” Everything he touched hit the sound-good charts, and the youthful artist with the nimble vocabulary and hardcore voice quickly established himself as one of dancehall‚s most reliable hitmakers. But even he could not have predicted that eleven years later, at the start of the new millennium, he would be dancehall’s ruling voice.
“I think the people dem see say me really deserve that because of the amount of years me put in,” Capleton says, “and we never really bow and we still hold the faith. We stand up for whatever we a say. Yeah and we really work for it. And them say by your works, a so you get your pay. The people them see the amount of fight me face and the whole heap of accusation. And me still never give up”
When he dropped the tune “Alms House” in 1992, Capleton established himself as more than an entertainer but as a guiding light of righteousness through music. “United we stand and divided we fall,” he sang for the benefit of his fans and dancehall comrades. “Nuff of them nah go know themself till them back against the wall.” A few years later he came back with yet another antidote to the clashing and rivlary that had taken hold of the dancehall business. “Music is a mission,” he reminded his fellow artists, “not a competition. Some man use the music to cause confusion.” The path of this dancehall Prophet was clearly established in 1994 with a string of songs that declared his newfound faith in Rastafari. “INI sight up the light and see say really, yunno, Rasta is real,” he recalls. “founder of the world, because Rasta did come set the trend. Y‚unnerstand. Rasta is life.”
The first words of his mega-hit “Dis The Trinity” made it plain that the DJ had experienced some kind of revelation. “I was once lost but now I‚m found,” he stated, “Selassie I live every time.” Capleton became a strong advocate of the teaching of the Jamaican National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocate of universal black repatriation. “Babylon rewarded us with hatred for our love,” he declares. “They taught us to rape, steal and kill. For instance, they stole our literature and taught it back to us in a different manner so as to infiltrate our minds with foolishness and other misconceptions. Now we as black men do not see ourselves as prince and prophets, but as punks and guys. Our women do not see themselves as queens, princesses or empresses anymore, but as harlots and concubines.” The only solution, as Bob Marley advocated, is to emancipate oneself from mental slavery.
“Over the years INI as a nation and a people, them no really teach INI nuttin‚ bout INI black self. You know I mean? Them teach INI them give we European philosophy. So INI and some other youths a try emerge now, we ask certain question and we ask fi certain things. Caw we know say an institute, or in a college, or in a certain organization we need we Ethiopian curriculum, we need the black man thing. We need to know about weself. Becaw the prophet Marcus Garvey did show we say, A nation without no knowledge of them own history is like a tree without a root. And if you don‚t know where you‚re coming from, you‚re not gonna know where you‚re going.”
Even as he uplifts the black race, Capleton always makes a point of clarifying that he does not seek to alienate any race. “We are not being racial nor prejudiced star,” he says. “Becaw we know Jah is for everyone. But where history and prophesy in concerned, that is our witness and we have to be ourself, and we cannot hide from the truth. Caw we woulda be a traitor and a sellout to ourself. And you cannot sell out yourself.”
Soon thereafter came the song “Tour” a blazing state of the dancehall report written in the weeks following the slaying of Panhead and Dirtsman, two of Capleton’s fellow artists. That song not only became an anthem of the roots revival within the dancehall, but a hip hop flavored remix of that song hit the Billboard charts, opening up a huge new audience to Capleton’s messages of righteousness.
There followed a relationship with Def Jam records, who released two Capleton albums, Prophecy and I-Testament, which featured memorable collaborations with rap stars like Method Man and Q-Tip. Both records were warmly accepted by the international audience, but as the millennium drew to a close, Capleton sensed that it was time to return to his core audience. He had work to do. “I have to be myself, right? And I only can be me,” he reasons. “So whichever way fi make me be me, I work with dat. Y’understand.”
Capleton is now at the height of his powers. 1999 and 2000 have brought a ceaseless string of sound system favorite and dancehall chart toppers like the anti-violence anthem “Jah Jah City” and “Good In Her Clothes,” a message of respect for the sisters who carry themselves like Empresses rather than. But even as he completes his mission of upliftment, Capleton has had many critics. One of his biggest hits, in fact, is addressed the naysayers in the press and the ivory towers of power. “Critics won’t leave I alone,” chats the Prophet. “They say they can’t take the fire weh me put pon Rome”
Many of Capleton’s songs “and most of his critics” make mention of this blazing fire. Capleton hopes to clear up the confusion once and for all. “Is not really a physical fire. Is really a spiritual fire, and a wordical fire, and a musical fire. You see the fire is all about a livity. But is people get it on the wrong term. People get confused.So when a man say ‘more fire’ him think that mean say you fi go light the cane field or go light the church.” Fire, Capleton explains, is a way of reminding one‚s brother that they are going astray. “That way a man know say him doing something wrong. That even give him the urge to know say Yo check up on yourself. What you’re doing is not right, or else him would not say ‘Fire fi dat,’ or ‘Burn dat’ or ‘More fire.’” “If we go check it back now,” he continues, “fire is for the purification of earth, anyhow you check it. This earth itself have to even emerge from the literal fire also, which is the volcanic activity, we a talk bout lava. The hottest element to rise us in the morning is the sun. The water cleanse, but it’s still the support from the fire that burn the water, burn out of the bacteria so the water coulda heal we fi cleanse. The herb heal, but it’s still the fire fi burn the herb so the herb coulda heal we also.” {Bio is courtesy of Rob Kenner} (www.vprecords.com)YOU MAY LINK TO US USING THE FOLLOWING BANNERS:
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TITLE: Reign Of Fire TRACK LISTINGS
1. Jah Is My Everything
2. That Day Will Come
3. Wide Up People
4. Or Wah
5. Real Hot
6. Ton Load
7. Steppin Up
8. Never Share (Burn Dem)
9. Undeniable
10. SUNSHINE GIRL feat. Steve Marley
11. In Her Heart
12. Who Yu Callin' Nigga
13. Open Your Eyes
14. Leader Let The People Down
15. All My Life
16. Standing Ovation
17. Remember The Days
18. Fire Haffi Burn
19. Jah By My Side
20. Number One Song
LABEL: VP Records
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE:10/26/04
FEATURES: Stephen Marley (Ghetto Youths)
PURCHASE: www.amazon.com or @ VP Records
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TITLE: The People Dem TRACK LISTINGS
1. Movements
2. Dem no ready yet
3. Mass media
4. See dem
5. Mankind
6. Level your heart
7. Judgement
8. Jah lives
9. The People
10. Woman dem a gwan
11. So fine
12. Burn dem down
13. The woman dem a log in
14. No time feat. Military Man
LABEL: Penitentiary
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 2004
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TITLE: Gold: The Very Best of Capleton TRACK LISTINGS
1 GUN TALK
2 GAL PICKNEY FOLLOW ME
3 DEM NO LIKE ME
4 YOUNG FRESH AND GREEN
5 SOMEBODY
6 WE NO LOTION MAN
7 TOO MUCH GUN
8 BIBLE FE THEM
9 KNOW HOW FE WORK
10 LONG JOHN
11 BUMBO RED
12 CRITICS
13 STATEMENT
14 HOT A GET HOTTER
15 JAH JAH CITY
16 BUN FRIEND

LABEL: Jet Star
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 2003 :

TITLE: Voice Of Jamaica TRACK LISTINGS
1 OH OH
2 SEEK KNOWLEDGE
3 DUTTY LIFE
4 CRAZY LOOK
5 WOMEN DEM A GWAAN
6 HUSE UP
7 EARTHQUAKE IN ZION
8 WHO BUS THE PLACE
9 BURNING NOW
10 VOICE
11 CRITICS
12 THE WAY YOU SI MI LOOK
13 BOOM DOWN

LABEL: Tha Jam
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 2003 :

TITLE: STILL BLAZIN 1 SEARCH FI A FIND
2 BEHOLD FEAT.MORGAN HERITAGE
3 MASHING UP THEWORLD
4 I WILL SURVIVE
5 WOAH NEW WAY
6 PUNCHLINE 2 HIT
7 CAAN TAN YAH
8 HAIL KING SELASSIE FEAT.LUCIANO
9 COOYAH COOYAH
10 PURE WOMAN
11 BOOM SOUND
12 HOW IT AGO
13 GUERILLA WARFARE
14 RED RED RED
15 IN YOUR EYES
16 MI DEH YAH
17 JAH GONNA WORK IT OUT FEAT.GLEN WASHINGTON
18 I & I CHANT
LABEL: VP Records
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: Feb 26, 2002:

TITLE: The Best of Capleton This collection focuses more on the confrontational, but still melodic, aspects of his music as opposed to his smooth reggae work.
TRACKLISTINGS:
1 RAGGY ROAD
2 TOUR
3 ALMS HOUSE
4 PROPHET
5 LEAVE BABYLON
6 BABYLON A USE DEM BRAIN
7 OLD AND THE YOUNG
8 WINGS OF THE MORNING
9 DEATH ROW
10 STEEP MOUNTAIN
11 MARK OF THE BEAST

LABEL: Hip O
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 2002:

TITLE: The Very Best of Capleton: Gold This collection focuses more on the dancehall side of Capleton
TRACKLISTINGS:
1 GUN TALK
2 GAL PICKNEY FOLLOW ME
3 DEM NO LIKE ME
4 GIRLS SHOCK OUT
5 YOUNG FRESH AND GREEN
6 SOMEBODY
7 WE NO LOTION MAN
8 TOO MUCH GUN
9 BIBLE FI DEM
10 KNOW HOW FE WORK
11 LONG JOHN
12 BUMB RED

LABEL: Jet Star
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 2000:

TITLE: MORE FIRE 1 FIRE CHANT (INTRO)
2 DANGER ZONE
3 THE MORE THEM TRY
4 CONSCIENCE AH HENG DEM
5 WHO DEM ?
6 GOOD IN HER CLOTHES
7 MORE PROPHET
8 HUNT YOU
9 JAH JAH CITY
10 PROPHET'S PHILOSOPHY
11 CRITICS
12 FINAL ASSASSIN (ON A MISSION)
13 BUN DUNG DREDDIE
14 HANDS OFF
15 BOOST NO WAR
16 STAND TALL
17 PURE SODOM
18 LOVE IS COMING AT YOU feat.RED ROZE, ANTHONY MALVO
19 WITNESS
20 GLORIFY
21 1587

LABEL: VP Records
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2000 :

TITLE: ONE MISSION This was a compilation of Capleton's most popular hit songs.
TRACK LISTINGS:
1 I Am (Intro)
2 Who I Am
3 Things Are Happening
4 Ready When You Ready
5 Who Dem?
6 Nuh Pardon
7 Good In Her Clothes
8 Heated Rush
9 What They Gonna Do
10 Dreader Than Dread
11 Life Nuh Easy
12 Zagga Zow
13 When Mama Forsake You

LABEL: J&D
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 1999:

TITLE: I-TESTAMENT 1 DIVIDE & RULE
2 EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST
3 OLD AND THE YOUNG
4 HURTS MY HEART
5 ORIGINAL MAN
6 ESCAPE THE JUDGEMENT
7 NAH BOW (DO NOW)
8 STEEP MOUNTAIN
9 MARK OF THE BEAST
10 NO MAN CAN SAVE NO MAN
11 MOVIN ON
12 READY TO SHOUT
13 DEATH ROW
14 STOP THE COMING
15 LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH
16 RAGGY ROAD
17 BABYLON A USE DEM BRAIN
18 FREE OUR MINDS

LABEL: Def JAM
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 1997 :

TITLE: PROPHECY 1 TOUR
2 BIG TIME
3 OBSTACLE
4 LEAVE BABYLON
5 HEATHEN REIGN
6 DON'T DIS THE TRINITY
7 NO COMPETITION
8 WINGS OF THE MORNING
9 SEE FROM AFAR
10 BABYLON JUDGEMENT
11 GLORIOUS MORNING
12 CHANT
13 WINGS OF THE MORNING [LIL JON & PAUL'S MIX]
14 HEATHEN REIGN [LIL JON & PAUL'S MIX]
15 TOUR [LIL JON & PAUL'S MIX]

LABEL:Def JAM
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 11/01/1995 :

TITLE: GOOD SO This album featured the smash hit "Everybody"
TRACK LISTINGS:
1 COLD BLOODED MURDERER
2 PREPARE FI DIE
3 GOOD SO
4 SIGN & WONDER
5 ROD IN A HAND
6 EQUAL RIGHTS
7 EVERYBODY
8 WHO SEE IT
9 BAD SO
10 SATAN MIND
11 TEMPLE
12 LYRICS WITH UNDERSTANDING
13 BUGGERING
14 1351

LABEL: VP Records
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 6/23/94:

TITLE: ALMS HOUSE The lead single "Alms House" was an instant hit upon release in the early 90s.
TRACK LISTINGS:
1 Alms House
2 Matie Career
3 G.C.T
4 Hole Good
5 Make Hay
6 Mate a Dead
7 Them a Go Run
8 Falling in Love
9 Unnu No Hear
10 God Good
11 Alms House (Ragga Hip-hop Remix)

LABEL: Ras
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 1993:

TITLE: LOTION MAN THIS ALBUM WAS CAPLETON"S FIRST SOLO ALBUM. The lead single "Lotion Man" blazed through the airwaves of many stations and advocated Capleton's love and admiration for the female gender.
TRACK LISTINGS:
1 MI NUH LOTION MAN
2 GOD MI LOVE MI NUH LOVE SATAN
3 TWO MINUT MAN
4 WHEN ME A MOVE
5 COME OUT A MI AIR
6 BABY OIL AND BABY LOTION
7 CHRISTIANITY
8 DESTROY
9 GRAB IT UP
10 CLEAN HANDS

LABEL: VP
FORMAT: CD
RELEASE DATE: 11/18/91:

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Record Label: VP Records
Type of Label: Indie

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