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Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty

reggaedancehalldancehall reggaedubjamaican
24.8K listeners144.8K plays
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About Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty was one of dancehall reggae's top singers in the 1980s. One of his earliest stageshow performances occured in 1979 alsongside General Echo and Madoo for the Stereophonic sound system. However, he didn't become a star until 1983-84, perfoming mostly for Sugar Minott's Youthman Promotion. By 1985, Nitty had recorded many hit tunes including "Run Down the World", "Good Morning Teacher", and "False Alarm" for the Jammys label. The latter was likely dancehall reggae's most popular "counteraction" tune ever

Top Tracks

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Sweet Reggae Music

13.9K plays
2

Good Morning Teacher

9.3K plays
3

False Alarm

8.7K plays
4

Hog in a Minty

7.9K plays
5

Run Down The World

7.5K plays
6

Draw Mi Mark

6.0K plays
7

Hog Inna Minty

7.1K plays
8

Trials and Crosses

7.3K plays
9

Good Morning Soundboy

5.4K plays
10

Ready Done

3.1K plays

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