Mistah Rapsey is my name..
staying underground is the experience..

I’ve been traveling since my youth searching for experiences of truth. An old soul back again to discover what I left uncovered. I love to love and live to laugh. Enrolled in a school called Knowledge of Self. Paying attention is my drug. Learning to live Life like music and flow with the rhythm, careful not to miss a beat. A renaissance man, Life is my art project. An habitual nomad, I roam to evolve. Music and cannabis are my constant companions. Interested in people, i’m always searching for my tribe. The beauty of the wilderness is the closest i’ve come to experiencing Truth.

music, graffiti, vinyl, treeplanting, & mixtapes..

Love is an Action. Love is the Answer. Love is the Movement.

Currently: Alton Ellis // Cry Tough My friend asked me if i had heard this amazing reggae song called ‘Cry Tough’, so i got the album and every song is amazing.  Rapsey recommends..

Currently: Alton Ellis // Cry Tough

My friend asked me if i had heard this amazing reggae song called ‘Cry Tough’, so i got the album and every song is amazing. 

Rapsey recommends..

Great call on that Alton Elis. My stepdad, Wayne Jarrett, probably knows him, hell, probably worked with him at one point. Woke up to the sounds of this rocksteady this morning and its been just gold coming out of the speakers.

Awesome sound suggestion. (link people to it once you reply. Spread the love. :D )
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Yeah his music is amazing, its such a mix of styles, you can really hear the Motown influence.  I also woke up to Alton Ellis the other day, and i agree its is very golden.  I’m gonna check out Wayne Jarret’s music, you should collaborate with him.

Jah!

Alton Ellis - Cry Tough

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Alton Ellis // You Make Me So Very Happy Here

I love everything about this song, the melody, the simple lyrics, the reggae beat, the soulful voice…

“I love so much you see, you’re even in my dreams
I can hear baby, I can hear you calling me
I’m so in love with you, all I ever want to do is
Thank you baby, thank you baby..”

-Alton Ellis

Dedicated to the mystery girl..

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Alton Ellis // Why Birds Follow Spring

If you don’t have Cry Tough in your music collection you are missing out on one of my favourite rock steady albums.

“Why some trees, oooohh, are so tall
While others they stay small
Why’s yesterday like today
It follows tomorrow..”

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Alton Ellis // Girl I’ve Got A Date

I wish I had discovered Alton Ellis years ago.  In my opinion he had the best voice in rocksteady music.

“Girl I’ve got a date
And I just mean, I can’t stay late, whoah-ooo-oo.
All my life and I’ve warning you, girl
And not just once or twice
Take this from me:
I’m as free as the birds in the tree-eee”

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Derrick Morgan // Fat Man

In 1959 Morgan entered the recording studio for the first time. Duke Reid, the acclaimed sound system boss, was looking for talent to record for his Treasure Isle record label. Morgan cut two popular shuffle-boogie sides “Lover Boy”, a.k.a. “S-Corner Rock”, and “Oh My”. Soon after, Morgan cut the bolero tinged boogie, “Fat Man”, which also became a hit.

Derrick Morgan is a legendary Jamaican artist who has worked with the likes of Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley, and Jimmy Cliff.

Derrick Morgan is a legendary Jamaican artist who has worked with the likes of Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley, and Jimmy Cliff.

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Barrington Spence // Contemplating Mind

“I know you’re feeling gloomy dear
Over the night we spent with alot of tears
You’ve got to lie in your bed
Contemplating in your mind
Whether you were right or wrong
Cause your tears fall so long..”

- Barrington Spence

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Desmond Dekker & The Aces // Fu Manchu

In Heavy Rotation..

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Hopeton Lewis // Take It Easy

Lewis began recording in the mid-1960s, and had one of the earliest rocksteady hits with “Take It Easy” in late 1966. His rich baritone has had a profound impact on Jamaican music, and his mixture of gospel and soul elements helped set the template for early rocksteady.

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Hopeton Lewis // Cool Cool Collie

Hopeton Lewis had several Jamaican hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the first ‘herb’ song ever recorded in Jamaica, “Cool Collie”.

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The Gaylads // Joy In The Morning

The Gaylads were one of the top Rocksteady vocal groups active in Jamaica between 1963 and 1973. The group, formed in Kingston, originally consisted of singers Harris “B.B.” Seaton, Winston Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts; Seaton and Stewart had previously been successful as the duo Winston & Bibby.

Joy in the morning every morning..

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The Rulers // Let My People Go

This rare Rocksteady cut backed by JJ Special with The Carib Beats was only ever released on a Jamaican blank making it near impossible to find.

this afternoon was spent soaking in the sun to the sounds of rocksteady. tsukicity - Damn… did you take this picture?? This is breathtaking.. stayingunderground - yes, itook.

this afternoon was spent soaking in the sun to the sounds of rocksteady.

tsukicity - Damn… did you take this picture?? This is breathtaking..

stayingunderground - yes, itook.

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Bob Marley & The Wailers // Dance With Me (unreleased)

lately this has been my favorite bob marley & the wailers song. i love when the trumpet solo comes in, it takes the song to a whole nutha level with the jazzyness.