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Yep - another Penitentiary release with songs you know by ot

Eric D. Musall | Indianapolis, IN USA | 03/12/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Things have gotten to the point with this particular label that I don't include their releases in my Sizzla discography, because they're basically just compilations. If anything they are less useless than compilations - at least 1. compilations are mostly hits, whereas Penitentiary albums are random robberies from 2-3 Sizzla albums apiece; and 2. some compilations like the original Reggae Max include a lot of songs that were only released as singles. Penitentiary can't make that claim when you look at a shoddy release like "Burning Fire," which was ALL taken from other official albums.



So here's the rundown on this one:

1. Worldwide Love = World Wide Love from "Hosanna"

2. Love the Life = Live the Life You Love from "Hosanna"

3. Cut and Clear = Cut Clear from "Hosanna"

4. Just Mi Love = Just Through Mi Love from "Light of my World"

5. Clip Pan Dem - is one of the three mixes I've heard of the single "Empty the Clip"

6. Black Woman Lovin = Fat & Yu Clean from "Toe 2 Toe vol 3"

7. Define Yourself - as far as I know was only released as a single

8. Just Like = Fare from "Taking Over"

9. Trust and Love = same song from "Good Ways"/"Reggae Max"

10. Rastafari = Love in the House from "Toe 2 Toe vol 3"

11. Goes Like This = Bandulu from "Black History"

12. We Black People = I See Dem Trying (only released as a single I think)

13. Azanldo = Azinado from "Good Ways"

14. Handling = Bless Me from "Good Ways"

15. Bless = Gun Handling Pros from "Good Ways" (I assume the track order is reversed on 14 & 15, since it makes more sense for Bless to be Bless Me and Handling to be Gun Handling Pros...)

16. Don't Be Disappointed = same song from "Black History"



So we have 3 cuts from "Hosanna," 4 from "Good Ways," 2 from "Black History," 1 from "Taking Over," 1 from "Light of my World," 2 from "Toe 2 Toe vol 3," and a couple singles that are old and reasonably well known. Once again, not worth your time or money. And I think it's kind of funny that some of these albums have already been stolen from for previous releases - Penitentiary is running out of ideas apparently.



In conclusion, avoid this like crazy. If you want a couple tracks from it (there were two I didn't already have) then find a way to obtain them that doesn't put money in this thieving label's pockets."