Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty
Genres: reggae, dancehall, dancehall reggae, dub, jamaica
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About Nitty Gritty
Nitty Gritty was one of dancehall reggae's top singers in the 1980s. One of his earliest stageshow performances occured in 1979 alsongside General Echo and Madoo for the Stereophonic sound system. However, he didn't become a star until 1983-84, perfoming mostly for Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion. By 1985, Nitty had recorded many hit tunes including "Run Down the World", "Good Morning Teacher", and "False Alarm" for the Jammys label. The latter was likely dancehall reggae's most popular "counteraction" tune ever, a response to the massive hit "Ring the Alarm" by Tenor Saw. In addition to his own music, Nitty is well-regarded for being mentor to Saw, who during his short-lived career became the bigger star. Still, it is Nitty who gave Tenor Saw his unique singing style, one which was copied by many others as the decade wore on. By 1986, Nitty Gritty was touring England, performing with other artists over the Sir Coxsone Outernational sound system (no affiliation to Coxsone Dodd). He spent the reminder of the decade performing stagehows and recording dubplate specials for sound systems all over the world. Nitty Gritty's life ended in 1992, during a shooting incident in front of Superpower Records in Brooklyn, New York. The shooter was fellow dancehall superstar Super Cat, who was cleared of any charges by local police in the name of self-defence. This isn't a picture of the South Jersey Rap duo Nitty Gritty, but I would imagine they wouldn't mind it representing them.
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Nitty Gritty — Top 24 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitty Gritty | Zero Their Minds | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Hog In A Minty (12" Mix) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Good Morning Teacher (3:43) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Hog Inna Minty (3:35) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Run Down The World (4:46) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | So Them Go, So Them Come (3:29) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Can't Test Me | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Cry Cry Baby | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Down in the Ghetto | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Rub a Dub Kill You | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Sweet Reggae Music | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Auntie Lu Lu | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Shirley Ellis | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Want You To Know (3:09) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Drape Her Up | ||
| Nitty Gritty | False Alarm | ||
| Nitty Gritty | True Gain [Prod By Imperial Skillz Empera] | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Gimmie Some A Your Some Thing | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Mek Dem Come | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Hog In A Minty | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Run Down The World | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Sweet Reggae Music [2zGQ] | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Take Me To The Land (2:53) | ||
| Nitty Gritty | Hog In Minty [ radiojah.ru ] |