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Third World Cop

I watched Third World Cop last night, it’s a low-budget film following the story of  wayward cop Capone who returns to his hometown to crack a gang of arms smugglers - pretty banal stuff really. Also the film lacks a quality finish compared to mainstream flicks, despite this I really enjoyed the story; the difference between this movie and others with a similar story is that it’s set in the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica.

I found out about the movie while reading about one of my current favourite artists Ninjaman (Desmond Ballentine). Someone had commented that Ninjaman played a character pretty indicative of himself in the film. I’m not sure about that but, he plays a small role as a rude-boy criminal which was really interesting to watch. In fact all of the characters in the film delighted me and I felt it painted a really vivid picture of Jamaican ghetto culture.

So… the film was quite entertaining and interesting but the hugely awesome surprise was it’s soundtrack, arranged by Sly & Robbie it includes songs from Beenie Man, Red Dragon, Buccaneer and Sly & Robbie themselves, it’s totally bumpin’ from start to finish.

If you’re a fan of Ragga, Dancehall or Reggae this film is well worth a watch and remains the number 1 grossing movie to come out of Jamaica to date. Yu waan check it out.

Third World Cop - The Soundtrack

Third World Cop - The Soundtrack

Links:

Wikipedia: Ninjaman

Wikipedia: Sly & Robbie

IMDB for the movie

Sly & Robbie’s official page

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Bass heavy playlist is go!

Here’s the Nokia/OVI Music Store link to my new playlist featuring my favourite bass heavy and head nod beats of 2009. Perfect for the walk to work, the gym or your usuall weekly drive by. ;)

Click on the image to get your download on! [Internet Explorer only]

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Mama?

Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is already one of the most theatrical pop rock songs of all time, so it takes something pretty special to top it. But this Muppets viral manages it. Plus, the annoying pink ‘n’ purple one with the sunglasses isn’t in it, so bonus.

You can download Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen at Nokia Music Store. Or check out the even more insane (not best for playing in an office full of people) Polka version from Weird Al Yankovic.

- Mike

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