By CLINTON LINDSAY 

TITLE:                             ARTIST                            LABEL

Rated G                           Lady G                             GstringRecords/Tad’s

Lady G is one of the longest reigning female DJ’s in the business. Right now, I can only think of Sister Carol and Lady Ann who came before her and are still performing and recording. However, unlike some of her peers, she has not changed her name or reinvented herself, to survive more than twenty years in this male-dominated industry. Her latest album “Rated G” demonstrates her enduring ability to chat biting lyrics and ride tight riddims. I was pleasantly surprised when I first listened to this CD. For instance, her writing skill is still intact, and her lyrics are still thought provocative. To this point, check out the tracks “Ghetto Vibes” and “What A Gwaan.”

Rated G also contains songs that address the conflict between the sexes. “Free” “The Question”- featuring Lovindeer, “ In The Mood”and “Last Time” are examples. Other outstanding offerings include “Look At Her Now”, “Right Time” w/Anthony B – (disappointingly, this combination does not have the fire she had with her mentor Papa San on “Legal Rights or “Roundtable Talk”) – and “Know Your Rights” which features the late Danish rapper Natasja, who died in an auto accident in Jamaica in 2007. Among my picks are “Why” “Look At Her Now” and “Jah Above All Things.”

Co-produced by Lady G, Clive Hunt, and Vincent Wright, Rated G is a testament to hard work and self-confidence. Janice Fyffe has illustrated to all artists (male and female) that one can survive the changing fads that is dancehall music, stick to a conviction, stay focus, and twenty years later can produce an excellent album! Legendary musicians like Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Steven Marsden, Donald Dennis, Kirk Bennett, and Kenroy Muir, have made their contributions in the production of Rated G.

The album is distributed worldwide by Tad’s Records, and is already doing well on the market, at home and abroad. Congratulations… and do we hear another twenty years?