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Capleton - I Testament album flac Performer: Capleton
Title: I Testament
Style: Ragga HipHop, Roots Reggae
Released: 1997
Country: US
MP3 album: 1905 mb
FLAC album: 1677 mb
Rating: 4.3
Other formats: FLAC MP1 APE AC3 VOX ADX AAC
Genre: Hip-hop / Reggae

I-Testament is a calculated attempt to increase dancehall singer Capleton's appeal to the contemporary urban artists of America. That means that whatever genuine reggae roots he had are now smoothed over, but that isn't necessarily bad, since his voice is powerful and convincing. I-Testament owes more to sinewy, seductive contemporary R&B rhythms influenced by ragga and dancehall than to reggae itself, but much of this music is solidly constructed, such as the soulful "Hurts My Heart

Divide And Rule, 00:21. Old And The Young, 04:03. Hurts My Heart, 04:33. Steep Mountain, 03:57. Mark Of The Beast (feat.

I Testament ‎(CD, Album, Club). Def Jam Music Group, African Star Music. 536-380-2, 536 380-2. I Testament ‎(CD, Album). Def Jam Recordings, African Star Music.

Divide and Rule (interlude). East Coast to the West Coast. Original Man. Escape the Judgement (interlude). No Man Can Save No Man. Movin On. Ready to Shout. Death Row. Stop the Coming. Love the One You're With. Babylon a Use Dem Brain. Free Our Minds (interlude).

This is the second album done by Capleton since changing his ways from a slack Dancehall deejay to a conscious Bobo Shanti and sometimes still slack deejay. I-Testament was released by Def Jam, along with the album before it, and it is infused with hip-hop of the mid-90's era for that crossover appeal.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Divide And Rule (Interlude)
2 East Coast To The West Coast
Featuring – D.V. Alias Khrist
3 Old And The Young
4 Hurts My Heart
5 Original Man
Featuring – Q-Tip
6 Escape The Judgement
7 Nah Bow (Do Now)
8 Steep Mountain
9 Mark Of The Beast
Featuring – Big Youth
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 Your With
16 Free Our Minds (Interlude)

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Columbia House

Credits

  • Executive Producer – Herbie Miller, Ian Allen
  • Mastered By – Gene Paul

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 7 7749-529537 1 02

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
314-536 380-1 Capleton I Testament ‎(2xLP, Album) Def Jam Recordings, African Star Music 314-536 380-1 US 1997
536-380-2, 536 380-2 Capleton I Testament ‎(CD, Album) Def Jam Recordings, African Star Music 536-380-2, 536 380-2 France 1997
314-536 380-2 Capleton I Testament ‎(CD, Album) Def Jam Recordings, African Star Music 314-536 380-2 US 1997