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"Now this is for the boys in the street," is the first catch phrase to open Six Million Ways to Die and sets the tone for the rest of the album. Gun talk and slackness rule the album, with Cutty Ranks giving a smooth early-'90s delivery on all the tracks. Every track on Six Million Ways to Die is a rude-boy anthem and typical of the gun-obsessed dancehall of the time. Like Mad Cobra's, Beenie Man's, and Bounty Killer's recordings of the same era, a line rarely passes without a reference to bad-man activity. Cutty Ranks' rhythmic delivery gives a unique edge to tracks that lack subtly even in name, like "Undertaker," "Time to Die," and "Hitman." The huge single "A Who She Me Dun" alternates tempos and shows Cutty Ranks' best performance on the album. The opening statement on the song which became the album title was eventually sampled by Dr. Dre for his The Chronic album. "A Who Seh Me Dun" appears later in a bizarrely laid-back remix that appears to be an attempt at an American crossover hit. By stripping all the energy out of the original, what remains is a soft melody with a weak drumbeat. Minus the often embarrassing crossover attempt, Six Million Ways to Die is a classic album of '90s gun talk. Cutty Ranks made an impressive bad-man record that did not put the subject to rest but probably expanded it into a genre of its own.
© Matt Whalley /TiVo
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Bobby Konders, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Sly Dunbar, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
JAMES TAYLOR, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Jimmy Cliff, Composer - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Ed Bonner, Composer - Lloyd "Guuitsy" Willis, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Winston Riley, Composer - Junior Murvin, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Jill Gibson, Composer - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Fred Edwards, Composer - Bob Marley, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Robert Dixon, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Hayden Browne, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Paul Henton, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Sly Dunbar, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
JAMES TAYLOR, Composer - Sly Dunbar, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Jimmy Cliff, Composer - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Billy Bonner, Composer - Lloyd "Guuitsy" Willis, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Barrington Levy, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Orville Burrell, Composer - Shaggy, MainArtist - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Robert Livingston, Composer - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer - H. Brownie, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Paul Henton, Composer - Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Robert Dixon, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Chris Lane, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Cutty Ranks, MainArtist - Phillip Thomas, Composer - Clement Seymour Dodd, Composer
(C) 1996 Priority Records LLCThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
Album review
"Now this is for the boys in the street," is the first catch phrase to open Six Million Ways to Die and sets the tone for the rest of the album. Gun talk and slackness rule the album, with Cutty Ranks giving a smooth early-'90s delivery on all the tracks. Every track on Six Million Ways to Die is a rude-boy anthem and typical of the gun-obsessed dancehall of the time. Like Mad Cobra's, Beenie Man's, and Bounty Killer's recordings of the same era, a line rarely passes without a reference to bad-man activity. Cutty Ranks' rhythmic delivery gives a unique edge to tracks that lack subtly even in name, like "Undertaker," "Time to Die," and "Hitman." The huge single "A Who She Me Dun" alternates tempos and shows Cutty Ranks' best performance on the album. The opening statement on the song which became the album title was eventually sampled by Dr. Dre for his The Chronic album. "A Who Seh Me Dun" appears later in a bizarrely laid-back remix that appears to be an attempt at an American crossover hit. By stripping all the energy out of the original, what remains is a soft melody with a weak drumbeat. Minus the often embarrassing crossover attempt, Six Million Ways to Die is a classic album of '90s gun talk. Cutty Ranks made an impressive bad-man record that did not put the subject to rest but probably expanded it into a genre of its own.
© Matt Whalley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:12
- Main artists: Cutty Ranks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Priority Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 1996 Priority Records, LLC ℗ 1996 Priority Records, LLC
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