U-Roy has been the premier reggae DJ/toaster or rapper for maybe about 40 years. He wasn't the first, but he was the first to have hit records in Jamaica. Although he was a huge influence on many artists, some even claim he was the "father of rap", no one seems to do it quite like U-Roy. The vocal style is really somewhere between rapping and jazz scatting. While later DJs tend to fill up as much space as possible, U-Roy is usually economical; leaving a lot of pauses for the music to "breathe." He somehow managed to adapt to the changes in the music without really compromising his unique style. This album is a real treat, he goes back to his rock steady roots but the backing music, while the musical backing is very reminiscent of old "rock steady" backing tracks, this is done with electronics instead of the original instrumentation such as guitar, bass, drums, horns, etc. I usually don't care for electronic tracks but this really works because it literally brings Daddy U-Roy into 2013 while sounding very much like his old recordings from the 60s and 70s. However, the songs are not simply recordings of old songs, but they are new versions with updated lyrics. The best way I can put it is that U-Roy is renewing his old style for the 21st Century. I'm a huge fan of his work and I think I have all of his recordings. The first time I ever heard him it was strange experience, I had mixed feelings because he was rapping over a Bob Marley song (either "Small Axe" or "Soul Rebel.") which I first took as disrespectful. However, by the time the song was over I was in love with U-Roy and couldn't wait to start looking for his records. His lyrics sound improvisational and seems a little bit like a jazz horn line. You'd have to hear it to know what I mean.