Mr. Mention
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Mr. Mention is the second album by Jamaican dancehall reggae artist Buju Banton
, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music
). When Banton signed with Mercury Records
in 1993, PolyGram purchased the rights to the album and re-released it through Mercury's independently distributed Fader Records imprint with three fewer tracks and an explicit-lyrics sticker affixed to the album cover. The song "Batty Rider" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station K-Jah West.
*These tracks were not included on the Fader/PolyGram Records version of the album.
Buju Banton
Buju Banton is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician.Banton has recorded pop and dance songs, as well as songs dealing with sociopolitical topics....
, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music
1992 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
). When Banton signed with Mercury Records
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
in 1993, PolyGram purchased the rights to the album and re-released it through Mercury's independently distributed Fader Records imprint with three fewer tracks and an explicit-lyrics sticker affixed to the album cover. The song "Batty Rider" appears in the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...
video game soundtrack, on the fictitious radio station K-Jah West.
Track listing
- "Batty Rider"
- "Love How the Gal-Dem Flex"
- "Love Black Woman"
- "Look How You Sweet"
- "Woman No Fret"
- "Have to Get You Tonight"
- "Dickie"
- "Love Me Brownin'"
- "Buju Movin'"
- "Who Say" (with Beres HammondBeres HammondBeres Hammond is a reggae singer known in particular for his romantic lovers rock and soulful voice...
) - "The Grudge"*
- "How the World a Run"
- "Buju Love You to the Max"*
- "Man Fe Dead"*
- "Bonafide Love" (with Wayne WonderWayne WonderWayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae fusion artist...
)
*These tracks were not included on the Fader/PolyGram Records version of the album.