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Jammy's Super Power

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Jammy's Super Power was producer King Jammy's sound system and production base, the environment in which "Under Mi Sleng Teng" was first tested in a 1985 clash against Black Scorpio - the performance that helped cement digital dancehall's arrival.

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KING JAMMYS SUPER POWER SOUND SYSTEM 100% Dubplate Mix Kingston Jamaica

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0:06You are watching Scratch TV channel on
0:09You are watching Scratch TV channel on YouTube.com. Yo, this is King Jamies,
0:12YouTube.com. Yo, this is King Jamies,
0:12YouTube.com. Yo, this is King Jamies, the owner of King Jam Superower. I want
0:15the owner of King Jam Superower. I want
0:15the owner of King Jam Superower. I want big up all of the foundation out there,
0:17big up all of the foundation out there,
0:17big up all of the foundation out there, you know, vintage sound. Big up on
0:19you know, vintage sound. Big up on
0:19you know, vintage sound. Big up on yourself anywhere.
0:21yourself anywhere.
0:21yourself anywhere. [Laughter]
0:24[Laughter]
0:24[Laughter] When you find yourself in times of
0:27When you find yourself in times of
0:28When you find yourself in times of trouble, King Jamies will be there for
0:31trouble, King Jamies will be there for
0:31trouble, King Jamies will be there for you, King Jamies is the answer. Let it
0:39be. And when some little jump and sound
0:43be. And when some little jump and sound boys living in a world of dreams, King
0:48boys living in a world of dreams, King
0:48boys living in a world of dreams, King Jamies is the answer. Let it be.
0:54Jamies is the answer. Let it be.
0:54Jamies is the answer. Let it be. So let it be. Let it be. Let it be. Let
1:00So let it be. Let it be. Let it be. Let
1:00So let it be. Let it be. Let it be. Let it be. One to them. King Jamies is the
1:05it be. One to them. King Jamies is the
1:05it be. One to them. King Jamies is the answer. Let it be.
1:09answer. Let it be.
1:09answer. Let it be. King jammy's super
1:12King jammy's super
1:12King jammy's super power. Yeah. Sound crash is not a prayer
1:15power. Yeah. Sound crash is not a prayer
1:15power. Yeah. Sound crash is not a prayer play prayer
1:17play prayer
1:17play prayer thing. And King Jam super power is not a
1:20thing. And King Jam super power is not a
1:20thing. And King Jam super power is not a prayer play prayer song.
1:24prayer play prayer song.
1:24prayer play prayer song. Play play sound. You're just in and out
1:28Play play sound. You're just in and out
1:28Play play sound. You're just in and out of the
1:30of the
1:30of the dance. Now where are
1:33dance. Now where are
1:33dance. Now where are you? Now where are
1:36you? Now where are
1:36you? Now where are you? Where are you? I'm saying to you,
1:41you? Where are you? I'm saying to you,
1:41you? Where are you? I'm saying to you, I'm sure
1:44I'm sure
1:44I'm sure that don't run from sound.
1:50We've got weapons in our
1:55D. You can come to Sound Clash with your
1:59D. You can come to Sound Clash with your fancy
2:01fancy
2:01fancy chat. We will kill you sound boy with
2:05chat. We will kill you sound boy with
2:05chat. We will kill you sound boy with your lovely chops.
2:08your lovely chops.
2:08your lovely chops. Your rising fun song we play down.
2:13Boy, get forgotten. The kingdom is going
2:16Boy, get forgotten. The kingdom is going to jump in. Play sound. You're just in
2:21to jump in. Play sound. You're just in
2:21to jump in. Play sound. You're just in and out of the sound clash. We'll kill
2:25and out of the sound clash. We'll kill
2:25and out of the sound clash. We'll kill you
2:27now. Yeah. The king of the control
2:32now. Yeah. The king of the control tower. King Johnny super power.
2:35tower. King Johnny super power.
2:35tower. King Johnny super power. dance God's
2:38dance God's
2:38dance God's father. Enjoy your seal.
2:42father. Enjoy your seal.
2:42father. Enjoy your seal. Enjoy your seal. It's later than you
2:46Enjoy your seal. It's later than you
2:47Enjoy your seal. It's later than you think. It's later than you think. Your
2:51think. It's later than you think. Your
2:51think. It's later than you think. Your sound will die. Your sound going to die
2:56sound will die. Your sound going to die
2:56sound will die. Your sound going to die as quickly as you wing. as quickly as
3:00as quickly as you wing. as quickly as
3:00as quickly as you wing. as quickly as you win. The rubber dog
3:03you win. The rubber dog
3:03you win. The rubber dog [Music]
3:07[Music]
3:07[Music] party is
3:10party is
3:10party is party that you
3:12party that you
3:12party that you [Music]
3:14[Music]
3:14[Music] are
3:17[Music]
3:19[Music] king, stronger, better.
3:25I feel a little better. King.
3:31I feel a little easier. We put you on
3:34I feel a little easier. We put you on the ground.
3:36the ground.
3:36the ground. And I know it is real. This time I know.
3:42And I know it is real. This time I know.
3:42And I know it is real. This time I know. I told you how I feel. Another sound got
3:46I told you how I feel. Another sound got
3:46I told you how I feel. Another sound got to
3:46to
3:47to go. But if you want to wear the
3:50go. But if you want to wear the
3:50go. But if you want to wear the crown, you've got to
3:52crown, you've got to
3:52crown, you've got to be. You say you want to wear the crown.
3:57be. You say you want to wear the crown.
3:57be. You say you want to wear the crown. You're about to be
4:00[Music]
4:05officially any rhythm you can
4:08officially any rhythm you can play much
4:11play much
4:11play much better
4:17any kill
4:22yourself. Tonight we come from murder
4:25yourself. Tonight we come from murder son. We're going to put you on the
4:28son. We're going to put you on the
4:28son. We're going to put you on the ground.
4:30ground.
4:30ground. Yeah. King is
4:34Yeah. King is
4:34Yeah. King is [Music]
4:36[Music]
4:36[Music] playing. This is no good. The legendary
4:40playing. This is no good. The legendary
4:40playing. This is no good. The legendary king is ready to get
4:43king is ready to get
4:43king is ready to get [Music]
4:44[Music]
4:44[Music] up. Are you ready?
4:46up. Are you ready?
4:46up. Are you ready? [Music]
5:02GoPate up to date. Up to date. Up to
5:05GoPate up to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to date.
5:08date. Up to date.
5:08date. Up to date. Up. Are you ready to get upate?
5:13Up. Are you ready to get upate?
5:13Up. Are you ready to get upate? Are you ready? So come go come go come
5:15go come go come go come go come go come go come go come go come.
5:17go come go come go come.
5:17go come go come go come. [Music]
5:19[Music]
5:19[Music] Get them
5:21Get them
5:21Get them up. Get them up to
5:24up. Get them up to
5:24up. Get them up to date. Get them up to
5:26date. Get them up to
5:26date. Get them up to [Music]
5:29[Music]
5:29[Music] date. Get you up to date. Up to date. Up
5:32date. Get you up to date. Up to date. Up
5:32date. Get you up to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to
5:35to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to
5:35to date. Up to date. Up to date. Up to date. Get you up to date. Up to
5:39date. Get you up to date. Up to
5:39date. Get you up to date. Up to date. The sounding so. Yes. Don't get
5:43date. The sounding so. Yes. Don't get
5:44date. The sounding so. Yes. Don't get drink the liquor by the
5:51[Music]
6:10resist. Oh gosh.
6:14resist. Oh gosh. [Music]
6:20Oh, it's feeling pain. Oh, it's the same
6:24Oh, it's feeling pain. Oh, it's the same feeling. Babe,
6:26feeling. Babe,
6:26feeling. Babe, come on.
6:29come on.
6:29come on. Come on. King Jam is just a used and I
6:35Come on. King Jam is just a used and I
6:35Come on. King Jam is just a used and I brains. I want you to know King is
6:40brains. I want you to know King is
6:40brains. I want you to know King is just
6:55[Music]
7:04bra murderer.
7:06bra murderer. [Applause]
7:07[Applause]
7:07[Applause] [Music]
7:09[Music]
7:15[Music] 2 we are. We don't need a boy for me. We
7:23body is not a
7:25body is not a camouflage but Peter and Paul sat up on
7:28camouflage but Peter and Paul sat up on
7:28camouflage but Peter and Paul sat up on the wall. Peter said to Paul find a
7:31the wall. Peter said to Paul find a
7:31the wall. Peter said to Paul find a dance. Paul said to Peter which one to
7:35dance. Paul said to Peter which one to
7:35dance. Paul said to Peter which one to go in
7:37go in
7:37go in return
7:44[Music]
7:47[Music] papers come
7:49papers come
7:49papers come [Music]
7:50[Music]
7:50[Music] along the
7:52along the
7:52along the king for he think he knows and knows
7:57king for he think he knows and knows
7:57king for he think he knows and knows that he knows that he's a fool leave him
8:01that he knows that he's a fool leave him
8:01that he knows that he's a fool leave him alone come We're
8:04alone come We're
8:04alone come We're talking because we're big but we are we
8:08talking because we're big but we are we
8:08talking because we're big but we are we don't
8:14[Music]
8:14[Music] [Applause]
8:16[Applause]
8:16[Applause] [Music]
8:26[Music]
8:26[Music] even
8:28even
8:28even sound my sound will
8:31sound my sound will
8:31sound my sound will [Music]
8:34[Music]
8:34[Music] I was
8:35I was
8:35I was [Music]
8:38[Music]
8:38[Music] say
8:41[Music]
8:48[Music] myself and
8:50myself and
8:50myself and happiness feel good all over.
8:54happiness feel good all over.
8:54happiness feel good all over. Joy and
8:56Joy and
8:56Joy and happiness. Feel good. Oh Lord, will
8:59happiness. Feel good. Oh Lord, will
8:59happiness. Feel good. Oh Lord, will always be
9:02always be
9:02always be myself. myself.
9:05myself. myself.
9:05myself. myself. [Music]
9:07[Music]
9:07[Music] [Applause]
9:08[Applause]
9:08[Applause] [Music]
9:23Do you know how
9:26[Music]
9:29[Music] it takes to kill a chance
9:34it takes to kill a chance
9:34it takes to kill a chance itself trying to dance?
9:40[Music]
9:46[Music] [Applause]
9:53[Applause]
9:55[Applause] [Music]
10:02[Music]
10:09[Music] say in the one for
10:13say in the one for
10:13say in the one for [Music]
10:19them they're feeling The vibes of the
10:22them they're feeling The vibes of the rubber
10:23rubber
10:23rubber [Music]
10:26dub the inventory.
10:29dub the inventory. [Music]
10:52How
10:53How many rock and
10:57dance people in
11:00dance people in the
11:03the
11:03the [Music]
11:07[Music]
11:07[Music] acting and
11:09acting and
11:09acting and [Music]
11:15rock is brand new coming from kingdom to
11:19rock is brand new coming from kingdom to you. Oh well. Yes. This is brand new
11:23you. Oh well. Yes. This is brand new
11:23you. Oh well. Yes. This is brand new coming from afraid to you. Oh
11:27coming from afraid to you. Oh
11:27coming from afraid to you. Oh well. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them
11:32well. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them
11:32well. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them with the rubber
11:34with the rubber
11:34with the rubber section. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them
11:38section. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them
11:38section. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them with selection.
11:41with selection.
11:41with selection. Not even your mama came
11:44Not even your mama came
11:44Not even your mama came down
11:46down
11:46down [Music]
11:55la
11:57la with it. Stand
11:59with it. Stand
11:59with it. Stand your
12:01your
12:01your [Music]
12:03[Music]
12:03[Music] twi in it. Here it is. King
12:09twi in it. Here it is. King
12:09twi in it. Here it is. King Jon King is
12:12Jon King is
12:12Jon King is only
12:15only
12:15only [Music]
12:23[Music]
12:32[Music] King when we come down. will not be
12:35King when we come down. will not be
12:35King when we come down. will not be executed. But when I boy, I'm telling
12:38executed. But when I boy, I'm telling
12:38executed. But when I boy, I'm telling you the
12:41[Music]
12:48truth. You know, King,
12:52truth. You know, King, here I
12:53here I
12:53here I am. Here I
12:57am. Here I
12:57am. Here I am. Oh
13:00am. Oh
13:00am. Oh yeah. Here I am.
13:04yeah. Here I am.
13:04yeah. Here I am. King Jam is killing off some Trump songs
13:11King Jam is killing off some Trump songs
13:11King Jam is killing off some Trump songs again. And just when they thought Dubs
13:14again. And just when they thought Dubs
13:14again. And just when they thought Dubs would set them
13:18free, King Jam's murder one for
13:22free, King Jam's murder one for me. We're playing D.
13:28Some dumbs them song boys did not
13:33estimate after everything they said and
13:37estimate after everything they said and all they've done. I live on King.
13:41all they've done. I live on King.
13:41all they've done. I live on King. King, you're the number
13:46King, you're the number
13:46King, you're the number one. And I just can't
13:49one. And I just can't
13:49one. And I just can't pretend King is flying.
13:54pretend King is flying.
13:54pretend King is flying. Just when they thought they could
13:59kill
14:02super easy
14:10[Music]
14:13[Music] Super
14:14Super
14:14Super power all the jammies
14:17power all the jammies
14:17power all the jammies girls all around the world. Oh yeah,
14:22girls all around the world. Oh yeah,
14:22girls all around the world. Oh yeah, [Music]
14:26[Music]
14:26[Music] jammies. I wasn't very strong till you
14:29jammies. I wasn't very strong till you
14:29jammies. I wasn't very strong till you came along.
14:34made me realize by your
14:37made me realize by your side
14:39side
14:39side forever is where we belong
14:44forever is where we belong
14:44forever is where we belong [Music]
14:52Tell
14:53Tell [Music]
14:56me you're
14:59me you're saying only you can make them
15:03saying only you can make them
15:03saying only you can make them feel just like the king you are you play
15:08feel just like the king you are you play
15:08feel just like the king you are you play it's all
15:11it's all
15:11it's all yeah
15:14yeah
15:14yeah love
15:15love
15:15love some more what do they longing
15:20some more what do they longing
15:20some more what do they longing for
15:23for
15:23for king. What do they longing
15:26king. What do they longing
15:26king. What do they longing for? When king play the cure, what do
15:33they learn?
15:35they learn? Listen to divide and
15:40rule. The only
15:47plan is you are
15:50plan is you are king in
15:52king in
15:53king in this city. So
15:56this city. So
15:56this city. So I forever you
15:59I forever you
15:59I forever you stand so
16:01stand so
16:01stand so [Music]
16:05[Music]
16:05[Music] many along the
16:11way along the way.
16:16way along the way. [Music]
16:28[Music]
16:28[Music] original. All
16:30original. All
16:31original. All right. I
16:33right. I
16:33right. I say
16:35say
16:35say far and never leave alone. So we stop
16:42far and never leave alone. So we stop
16:43far and never leave alone. So we stop listening because we never give up. I
16:46listening because we never give up. I
16:46listening because we never give up. I categorate
16:51[Music]
17:22Oh, war in the
17:25Oh, war in the dancer. Kimpan against the
17:28dancer. Kimpan against the
17:28dancer. Kimpan against the champion. Sound boy. You better go
17:34home. War in the
17:38home. War in the dance against the old kingdom is sound
17:43dance against the old kingdom is sound
17:43dance against the old kingdom is sound boy.
17:45boy.
17:45boy. [Music]
17:48[Music]
17:48[Music] by the king fly down the sound like a
17:53by the king fly down the sound like a
17:53by the king fly down the sound like a slide down and then
17:56slide down and then
17:56slide down and then burn
17:59burn
17:59burn up and we jump on the sound is falling.
18:03up and we jump on the sound is falling.
18:03up and we jump on the sound is falling. This is just the beginning. Beginning of
18:04This is just the beginning. Beginning of
18:04This is just the beginning. Beginning of the grand finale. Fin. Because
18:06the grand finale. Fin. Because
18:06the grand finale. Fin. Because eventually we get the cause. We stand up
18:08eventually we get the cause. We stand up
18:08eventually we get the cause. We stand up tall. We call United. We standed falling
18:11tall. We call United. We standed falling
18:12tall. We call United. We standed falling a fallen fallen
18:16war. The
18:19war. The [Music]
18:28champion is no. No.
18:31champion is no. No. Never sound boy
18:33Never sound boy
18:33Never sound boy [Music]
18:41[Music]
18:46right. We say it. We say it and yes we
18:50right. We say it. We say it and yes we mean it. We say
18:53mean it. We say
18:53mean it. We say it. We say it. We say it and yes we mean
18:56it. We say it. We say it and yes we mean
18:56it. We say it. We say it and yes we mean it.
18:59it.
18:59it. [Music]
19:05[Music]
19:08[Music] from murder. I
19:12from murder. I
19:12from murder. I know cut
19:14know cut
19:14know cut down the is the healing. You see kingi
19:20down the is the healing. You see kingi
19:20down the is the healing. You see kingi playinging this one. The king is the
19:22playinging this one. The king is the
19:22playinging this one. The king is the champion.
19:25champion.
19:25champion. And
19:26And
19:26And if
19:29[Music]
19:41stepping is killing all his
19:45stepping is killing all his enemies, tell them we really bad. So we
19:49enemies, tell them we really bad. So we
19:49enemies, tell them we really bad. So we punk with the songs we have. Look into
19:51punk with the songs we have. Look into
19:51punk with the songs we have. Look into the clash. Tell me what you say.
19:54the clash. Tell me what you say.
19:54the clash. Tell me what you say. Legendary King J. I kill them enemies.
19:57Legendary King J. I kill them enemies.
19:57Legendary King J. I kill them enemies. We the better and we really bad so we
20:02We the better and we really bad so we
20:02We the better and we really bad so we [Music]
20:18[Music]
20:24[Music] us from the scene of the crime We fled
20:29us from the scene of the crime We fled
20:29us from the scene of the crime We fled when
20:33we
20:39sound one more
20:42sound one more city because
20:48I
20:56[Applause]
21:04[Music]
21:09Kingown up chest king sound come this
21:14Kingown up chest king sound come this murder have no mercy we
21:17murder have no mercy we
21:17murder have no mercy we Regret and I shot them
21:20Regret and I shot them
21:20Regret and I shot them again
21:24like
21:28backyard like a dog
21:30backyard like a dog and wur
21:37[Music]
22:03[Music] Mercy
22:07flight best friend is the champion ready
22:10flight best friend is the champion ready to murder them
22:14food of the most robot.
22:21[Music]
22:53[Music] noise. Don't
22:58[Laughter]
23:10[Laughter] [Applause]
23:11[Applause]
23:11[Applause] [Laughter]
23:16[Laughter]
23:16[Laughter] talk. Say we lock
23:20talk. Say we lock
23:20talk. Say we lock yours on the champion class.
23:27King.
23:38[Music]
23:41[Music] [Applause]
23:44[Applause]
23:44[Applause] [Music]
23:51[Music]
23:51[Music] There are lots of sounds in life, some
23:54There are lots of sounds in life, some
23:54There are lots of sounds in life, some that you may not like. You could be
23:56that you may not like. You could be
23:56that you may not like. You could be living this minute, the next minute
23:59living this minute, the next minute
23:59living this minute, the next minute you're gone
24:01you're gone
24:01you're gone away. Turn up your head, my brothers. Be
24:05away. Turn up your head, my brothers. Be
24:05away. Turn up your head, my brothers. Be conscious, my
24:11sisters. King don't bother us.
24:17sisters. King don't bother us. No kingies don't cause the rich to buy
24:24land
24:26land just
24:28just
24:28just all so in all they're doing
24:34[Music]
24:44boy
24:54ex you
24:56ex you can't
25:00physically get no matter
25:05physically get no matter which kingom is your
25:09which kingom is your
25:09which kingom is your best you are on my
25:14Don't care
25:18what
25:20what this
25:27car
25:30car no
25:31no
25:31no [Music]
25:33[Music]
25:33[Music] statement Jesus Christ of
25:36statement Jesus Christ of
25:36statement Jesus Christ of Nazareth King somebody face them dead
25:39Nazareth King somebody face them dead
25:39Nazareth King somebody face them dead not mercy somebody gone day. Don't give
25:42not mercy somebody gone day. Don't give
25:42not mercy somebody gone day. Don't give me no argument. This is not no meeting
25:45me no argument. This is not no meeting
25:45me no argument. This is not no meeting or no conference or no
25:49or no conference or no
25:49or no conference or no [Music]
25:56hospital
26:03dead. No give me no
26:05dead. No give me no argument. King is no statement. Hey bad
26:08argument. King is no statement. Hey bad
26:08argument. King is no statement. Hey bad man from long time who is experience
26:11man from long time who is experience
26:11man from long time who is experience murder people and walk we don't jump
26:13murder people and walk we don't jump
26:13murder people and walk we don't jump over things no believe
26:16over things no believe
26:16over things no believe all
26:18all
26:18all living expense like a Vietnam soldier
26:25sleep that is my
26:30first word we
26:32first word we [Music]
26:34[Music]
26:34[Music] not get murder Another blood like water
26:43[Music]
26:57[Music] business and when we see
26:59business and when we see
26:59business and when we see police we don't
27:04want you
27:07want you [Music]
27:22[Music]
27:32King like me Farmer from now
27:38[Music]
27:49[Music] until
27:55war and there is nobody in this world to
27:58war and there is nobody in this world to accept him to kill him
28:04my
28:05my skin. Well, I wonder if one day you say
28:11skin. Well, I wonder if one day you say
28:11skin. Well, I wonder if one day you say that
28:12that
28:12that [Music]
28:15buildings.
28:24[Music]
28:41You are watching Scratch TV channel on
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Story · Well supportedSound systems as artist schools

How operators, selectors and live tapes helped turn local deejays into recording artists.