Various Artists Cream of the Crop 2024

Release date:
January 10, 2025
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After more than 20 years of intensive production, the Irie Ites Records label has become one of the major players in international reggae production. Collaborating with the cream of the crop in Jamaica and around the world, the label once again enjoyed a brisk pace of releases in 2024.Following the success of the 'Cream of the Crop 2022' compilation, with over 3 million streams, and the 'Cream of the Crop 2023' compilation, with over 1 million streams on Spotify, Irie Ites Records is back with a new compilation, 'Cream of the Crop 2024', featuring the label's best tracks released this year, plus a few exclusive tracks!On the programme you'll find legendary artists such as Eek A Mouse, Linval Thompson, Glen Washington and the late Frankie Paul, as well as lesser-known but no less talented artists such as Little Kirk and Screw Driver; modern artists such as Anthony B, Chezidek, Solo Banton and Joy Yorke; and the new reggae sensation from Brazil, Junior Dread.As for the composers, the label has collaborated as usual with the cream of reggae musicians such as the legendary Roots Radics and Sly & Robbie, or Willy William, The Ligerians, West Finga, etc. For the other tracks.To round off this compilation, here are 5 dub versions produced by Jericho of Irie Ites in his studio.Cream of the Crop 2024, a compilation made for all reggae fans!

Tracklist:
  • 1. Leaders
  • 2. Musical Ambassador
  • 3. What Time Is It
  • 4. Smooth & Nice
  • 5. Put the Most High Before Us
  • 6. Action Man
  • 7. Acting Like That
  • 8. You a Di Boss
  • 9. Can't Scare We
  • 10. Travelling Man
  • 11. International Herb
  • 12. Rub-A-Dub