In 1994, the same year Ini Kamoze hit No.1 on Billboard with “Here Comes the Hotstepper,”
Ini Kamoze returned to Jamaica to voice his own “Hill and Gully Ride” for producer
Philip “Fatis” Burrell, of Xterminator Productions. Though it’s not one
of his best-known songs, it ranks up there with “World A Reggae” and the original
“Hot Stepper” among his best songs thanks to a wicked combination of quality production and illuminating lyrics
Fattis would later remix the track for release in 1998, and two decades after the release of the original “Hill and Gully Ride,”
Fatis’ son Kareem Burrell has remixed the track for XTM.Nation’s upcoming
Living HeART Vol. 2 compilation, adding some modern EDM twists while sharpening
the original’s bashment vibes.
