Review
STRIP TEASE CONFIRMS SAW'S SUPREMACY
By B. Henry
Oct 15, 2004, 2:40pm

            STRIP TEASE CONFIRMS SAW'S 

SUPRMECY OVER HARDCORE REGGAE 

Saw is rated as the queen of hardcore reggae and deservedly so.

No other female artiste in Jamaica has had the courage to match the 

hardcore men, word for word, apart from Tanya Stephens, with much effect.

   Saw deserves respect for that.   Ever since she emerged in the early 

nineties with her profound challenge to the men she has remained like 

a rose among thorns.

 As time goes by, young people look for newer icons and Saw, 

obviously aware of the challenge, has outdone herself on this one in an 

attempt to confirm her ascendancy.

 That is what her new CD, STRIP TEASE, is all about. A great effort to 

seduce a new generation of hardcore fans and re-establish her dancehall 

rule by crushing the competition under the weight of her excessive 

sexual appeal.

 Saw tried so hard to distance herself from the pack the album ends up

 being really excessively raw

Cocky Liquor, Pretty  P...y, Best Pum Pum are some

 of the  titles which  

define this album, which  is  obviously aimed  at breaching the 

boundaries to international appeal.   An ambition no doubt fed by

the 

success of her collaborations with Vitamin C and No Doubt.

  The quality of the producers engaged in the project indicate VP's 

strong confidence in her eligibility for international success after so 

many years.

 Dave Kelly, King Jammy's sons Lloyd "John John' and Trevor "Baby G" 

James, Sly Dunbar, Richard "Richie D" Martin, Troyton Rami, who was 

responsible for Sean Paul's GIMME DI LIGHT, Donovan "Vendetta" Bennett

 who produced Sizzla's RISE TO THE OCCASION CD and Renaissance's

 Delano Thomas are major dancehall producers who worked on the album.

  But instead of developing into an impassioned display of her talents, 

it settles for bragging rights:  "To my many fans thanks for waiting on 

the best female ever, me."

Saw is so absolutely sure of herself rising to this challenge and 

demonstrating once and for all that no other woman is capable of competing 

with her in the hardcore market.

This album marks the re-emergence of the original Lady Saw and her 

ability to batter the competition into submission with cutting edge 

hardcore lyrics.