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Yardcore
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 1997
Recorded1996-1997
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994)
Yardcore
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Yardcore is the second and final studio album by Born Jamericans. The title track was released as single on CD and 12" vinyl, with several remixes.

"Yardcore" reached #8 on the U.S. Hot Rap Singles chart.[3] The album ranked #14 on Billboard's list of the best-selling reggae albums of 1997.[4]

Critical reception

The Washington Post praised the album, writing: "Jamericans work in the reggae dancehall tradition of growling deejay (Shine) and silky-smooth singer (Notch), and underneath is essential jeep music, with all the thuds and thumps of a dancehall-hip-hop fusion."[5]

Track listing

  1. Prodigal Sons
  2. Yardcore
  3. State of Shock IV (featuring Johnny Osbourne)
  4. Superstar
  5. Rassclot
  6. Back for Good
  7. Send My Love (Interlude)
  8. Send My Love/Send One Your Love
  9. Wherever We Go
  10. Venus
  11. Follow the Pace
  12. Gotta Get Mine (featuring Shinehead & Sleepy Wonder)

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 16, 1998). "Indies". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Yardcore - Born Jamericans | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Catch a Fire: How Reggae and Dancehall Scorched the US. Part Three: The late '90s to today". AllHipHop.com.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (December 27, 1997). "The Year in Reggae". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Wartofsky, Alona (February 11, 1998). "BORN JAMERICANS MIX IT UP ON 'YARDCORE'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.