Ghetto Revolutionary

Ghetto Revolutionary is a studio album by the reggae and dancehall artist Sizzla.[4][5] It was released on September 24, 2002. The album is a mix of dancehall and reggae. The album's hit single "Ghetto Revolution," is about the trials and tribulations that people have to go through in the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica.

Ghetto Revolutionary
Studio album by
Sizzla
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded2001
GenreDancehall, reggae
Length65:17
LabelGreensleeves Records[1]
ProducerPhilip Burrell (executive)
Donald Dennis
Miguel Collins
Courtney McLaughlin
Sizzla chronology
Blaze Up the Chalwa
(2002)		 Ghetto Revolutionary
(2002)		 Up In Fire
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Uncut[3]

The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.[6]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the "mix of themes and attitudes offers a nice break from the unrelenting 'fire bun' rhetoric that has been Sizzla's stock-in-trade in the past, and makes this album a good introduction for those unfamiliar with this important artist."[2]

Track listing
  1. "Ghetto Revolution"
  2. "Jah Will Be There"
  3. "That's Why"
  4. "The Truth Is Revealing"
  5. "Don't Say"
  6. "Just Fine"
  7. "Don't Waste Time"
  8. "I Want You"
  9. "Love The Little Children"
  10. "Have You"
  11. "Live It Up"
  12. "Won't Stop"
  13. "So Serious"

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  2. "Ghetto Revolution - Sizzla | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. "Sizzla - Ghetto Revolution". February 1, 2003.
  4. "Sizzla | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. Moskowitz, David Vlado (September 7, 2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313331589 – via Google Books.
  6. "Sizzla". Billboard.



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