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The very act of throwing Dancehall 101, Vol. 1 into the stereo is enough to make you want to run into the rec room, plug in a red light bulb, and invite your friends over for an all-night session. The 17-track double-CD collection (disc 2 is an Adonai Soundsystem party mix) contains some of the biggest dancehall hits of the '80s and '90s. Setting things off is Red Dragon's sexy (and sexist) "Good Hole College." Shabba's son, Risto Benji, gets nasty with "Passport Buddy," and Cutty Ranks flips gunman lyrics on both "Limb by Limb" and "Who Say Me Dun." Buju Banton's "Batty Rider," Red Fox & Screechy Dan's "Pose Off," and Simpleton's "Coca Cola Shape" each celebrate good-body gals while Tiger, presaging Black Rob's similar "Whoa" by a decade, provides comic relief with "When." All this classic material will inspire both novices and fanatics alike to brush up on their windin' skills. --Rebecca Levine