''Royal Son of Ethiopia'' is

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singer

Sizzla Miguel Orlando Collins (born 17 April 1976), known by his stage name Sizzla Kalonji or Sizzla, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is noted for his high num ...

's sixth studio album, released on

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on June 22, 1999. As on his previous record, ''

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'', fellow conscious reggae singer Jepther McClymont, alias Luciano, is featured on one track, this time on "In this Time". The songs are written by Miguel Collins, alias Sizzla, and voiced over

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s provided by Philipp "Fattis" Burell of Xterminator, Lowell "Sly" Dunbar and Donald Dennis.

Track listing

#"As in the Beginning" (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 4:13 #"Eastern Mountain" (Burrell, Collins, Dennis, Dunbar) - 3:47 #"In This Time" (Burrell, Collins, Dennis, Dunbar, McClymont) - 3:48 #"Ripe Leaf" (Burrell, Collins, Dennis, Dunbar) - 3:56 #"Burn Dem Turf" (Burrell, Collins, Dennis, Dunbar) - 3:54 #"What Does It Worth?" (Burrell, Collins, Dennis, Dunbar) - 3:33 #"A Wah Dat?" (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 3:57 #"Babylon Homework" (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 3:42 #"Oh Children" (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 4:06 #"Break Free" (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 3:59 #"Mental Chains" - 3:48 #"True Hearts" - 3:33 #"A Wah Dat?" (Remix) (Burrell, Collins, Dunbar) - 3:55

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Sizzla website

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