Big Youth Music
- Discography:
Big Youth
Artist Overview
The most innovative and influential DJ stylist since U-Roy, Big Youth broke profound new ground in the early '70s with a chant-like style that was to set the pace for the rest of that decade. Deep into roots reggae and the Rastafarian faith, Big Youth had a melodious and highly infectious vocal style that was used to powerful effect on consistently weighty subject matter, often concerning the hell of living in the ghetto.
The most innovative and influential DJ stylist since U-Roy, Big Youth broke profound new ground in the early '70s with a chant-like style that was to set the pace for the rest of that decade. Deep into roots reggae and the Rastafarian faith, Big Youth had a melodious and highly infectious vocal style that was used to powerful effect on consistently weighty subject matter, often concerning the hell of living in the ghetto.
