King Kong
b. Dennis Anthony Thomas, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Thomas began his career as Junior Kong working as a DJ at Tuff Gong, releasing his debut ‘Pink Eye’ in 1982. After working briefly with GT and his own Love Bunch sound system, he recorded for King Tubby’s Firehouse label, with a strident, gospel-inspired wail somewhat like Tenor Saw. Tubby’s prototype digital ‘riddims’ complemented the realism of Kong’s early songs such as ‘Aids’ and ‘Babylon’, and he soon earned his place alongside Anthony Red Rose with whom he recorded Two Big Bull Inna One Pen. In 1986, King Kong had hits with King Jammy (‘Trouble Again’, ‘Mix Up’ and ‘Legal We Legal’) and the following year his first solo album was released in the UK on Greensleeves Records. He worked with many producers between 1986 and 1987, including King Jammy, Black Scorpio, Harry J. (‘Musical Terrorist’), Errol T, Ossie Hibbert, Prince Jazzbo, Java (‘Toots Boops’) and Jah Life.
Before he relocated to New York, then Canada at the end of the 80s, King Kong made albums for Bunny Lee, Black Solidarity and King Jammy. He also recorded sporadically on his own Conscious Music label. The death of Tenor Saw in 1988 prompted him to record ‘He Was A Friend’. In the early 90s he moved to England and tried to make a comeback, working with Mafia And Fluxy and Gussie P. After a long absence from the music scene, he hooked up with the Massive B label in 2005 and released a new album, Rumble Jumble Life. (NB: Not to be confused with the US indie rock band of the same name.)
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Brown In The Ring
Reggae - Released by Dub Store Records on Oct 9, 2015
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Don't Let Them Fool You
Reggae - Released by Montego Records, LLC on Nov 1, 2020
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Moving on the African Border
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on Jan 13, 2014
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John Crow Work on Sunday
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on Jan 13, 2014
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Serious We Serious
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on Jan 13, 2014
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King Kong EP
Dub - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on Jan 23, 2014
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Bend Down Your Head Babylon
Reggae - Released by Gorgon Music - VPAL Music on Jan 13, 2014
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Licky Licky (Riddim)
Reggae - Released by Evidence Music on Oct 27, 2023
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Tap Up
King Kong, Massive B, Bobby Konders
Reggae - Released by Massive B on Aug 18, 2023
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Call Mr Madden (Jungle Remix)
Kmmy Ranks, SAIMON SOUNDS, King Kong
World - Released by Palenque Records on Jun 2, 2023
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Serious We Serious
Dub - Released by Authentic Jamaican Music on Jan 13, 2014
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Legalize the Dubz
Dancehall - Released by Lone Don Entertainment on Apr 28, 2023
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King Kong EP
Dub - Released by Alexander Music Group on Jan 23, 2014
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Le goût de ça
World - Released by NYK Prod - Keyzit on Sep 10, 2018
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Check Da Resume (feat. La Da Boomman)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by King Kong on May 3, 2012
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Ways of the World
Dub - Released by Shiloh Ites Music on May 13, 2022
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Moving on the African Border
Reggae - Released by Alexander Music Group on Jan 13, 2014
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On My Grind
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Divine WestEnd Entertainment on Aug 14, 2022
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King Kong (Benny Bajo Remix)
Reggae - Released by Palenque Records on Feb 10, 2023
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