Born in West Kingston, Chaka Demus was a regular attendee at Kingston dances and was given a chance by Prince Jammy to DJ on his sound system. Upon releasing his debut single, the Jammy-produced "Increase Your Knowledge" in 1985, he was virtually unknown. None of his early records saw chart success, though they later met with increased success. Other musicians quickly recognised him as having great potential, most notably Yellowman who joined him for such songs as "Everybody Loves Chaka", "Scotty", and "Bring It To Me" and Admiral Bailey, who collaborated with him on "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer", giving him his first hit. The same year saw the release of "Everybody Loves Chaka", for the Scorpio label, which was then followed up by the 1989 album, The Original Chaka 'Watch me Ride'.
| A1 | Back Out |
| A2 | Bad Bad Chaka |
| A3 | Ruffer Than Ruff |
| A4 | Ital Man |
| A5 | Shout It Out |
| B1 | Learn A Trade |
| B2 | Original Kuff |
| B3 | Mr. Demus |
| B4 | I Need A Roof |
