Yardcore

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
Studio album by
Born Jamericans
ReleasedMay 13, 1997
Recorded1996-1997
StudioPlatinum Island Studios * Battery Studios * Central Studios * Hollywood Sounds
GenreHip hop, reggae
LabelDelicious Vinyl[1]
ProducerRAH Salaam Remi Mad Lion Terry Lewis Eddison Electrik Robert Livingston Sting International
Born Jamericans chronology
Kids from Foreign
(1994)		 Yardcore
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

"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 [Written by Horace Payne, Norman Howell, Benoit Tshiwala]
  2. Yardcore [H. Payne, N. Howell, B. Tshiwala]
  3. State of Shock IV (featuring Johnny Osbourne) [N. Howell, Errol Osbourne, H. Payne, B. Tshiwala, Jepther McClymont, and Phillip Burrell]
  4. Superstar [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  5. Rassclot [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  6. Back for Good [Gary Barlow]
  7. Send My Love (Interlude) (Stevland Morris)
  8. Send My Love/Send One Your Love (Stevland Morris)
  9. C'yaan Done [H. Payne and N. Howell]
  10. Wherever We Go [H. Payne and N. Howell]
  11. Venus [H. Payne, N. Howell, and B. Tshiwala]
  12. Follow the Pace [H. Payne, N. Howell, and Tony White]
  13. Gotta Get Mine (featuring Mad Lion, Shinehead & Sleepy Wonder) [Archer Selwyn, Edmund Aiken, H. Payne, Norman Giscombe, N. Howell, Omar Preece, and Robert Carter]

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.
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