“God light a shine on we on our quest,” Buju Banton sings in his latest hit single, “Blessed.” Produced by the legendary Dave Kelly of Madhouse productions, the hardcore dancehall number is just one of many styles expressed on Buju’s long-awaited album Upside Down 2020, whose June 26 release represents the fulfillment of a major quest.
Buju has come a long way to reach this point, building an enviable catalog of classics over the course of a career that stretches back to the early ‘90s in Jamaica, and his songs are woven into the fabric of many fans’ lives. “It’s not an easy road,” he once sang. “Many see the glamour and the glitter so they think a bed a rose.” If the words ring true to listeners, the reality behind them really hit home for
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