One of the leading lights of the 1990s dancehall movement, General Degree is still rocking dances with fresh material including ‘Touch Me’, a song produced by Delroy “Phatta” Pottinger.
Recently released, General Degree says it was recorded three years ago.
“Is a nice song, it was done for a project a few years ago but yuh know how these things go. But it’s out now an’ wi expecting good things,” he stated.
‘Touch Me’ was released around the same time as ‘Island Hopping’, the deejay’s four-song EP which came out in August. It contains the lead single and title track.
Best known for songs such as “Traffic Blocking” and “Granny”, General Degree was part of producer Danny Browne’s successful Main Street Records during the 1990s. Buccaneer, Red Rat, Richie Stephens, Junior Tucker and Hawkeye were also part of that camp.
“We build Main Street, we carry nuff artist a Main Street. People still love di song dem ‘cause they were all outstanding,” said General Degree.
Those humorous songs have helped keep him busy in places like Costa Rica, Panama, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands where ‘90s dancehall is still popular. General Degree’s strongest market is Costa Rica where he performs regularly, the last time being last December.
Written By Howard Campbell