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O'Hare, Kevin (September 10, 1995). "Ini Kamoze, 'Lyrical
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dismissed the album as "a blatantly commercial brand of dancehall."
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American hip-hop than Jamaican reggae."
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Hotsteppers". Fanfare.
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Atwood, Brett (Mar 4, 1995). "Kamoze competes against himself".
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Sakamoto, John (July 30, 1995). "Ini Kamoze Lyrical Gangsta".
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Abram, Malcolm X (September 9, 1995). "Hip-Hop/Dance Hall".
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