Shelly Thunder — Kuff
Introduction:
Born Michelle Harrison-Timol on 23 February in Kingston, Jamaica, Shelly Thunder is a pioneering female dancehall deejay who broke new ground for women in Jamaican music — first in New York City's reggae scene and then internationally. She attended Harbour View Primary and Excelsior High School in Kingston before migrating to New York in 1980 at sixteen, where alongside Sister Carol she dominated the New York dancehall scene in the 1980s like no other female artists of that era. Her 1985 debut single "Shock Mi a Shock" on Music Master Records hit number one on the US reggae charts. Her 1988 Mango Records anthem "Kuff" — a fiercely feminist declaration produced by Henry Whitfield demanding accountability from unfaithful men — was an instant hit in Jamaica and became her signature record. She was described as the female equivalent of Shabba and Cutty Ranks. Her albums on Mango Records placed her alongside Super Cat, Patra and Shabba Ranks at the top of international dancehall. She later featured on Lauryn Hill's multi-Grammy-winning The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Brooklyn, Mango Records & The Voice of Dancehall Women:
Michelle Harrison grew up in Kingston attending Harbour View Primary and Excelsior High Schools before her family relocated to New York. A self-described tomboy, she fell in with the Brooklyn dancehall scene in the mid-1980s and began deejaying in 1985. Her debut single "Shock Mi a Shock" was an immediate chart-topper in the US reggae market, followed by "Small Horsewoman", "85 Vision" and "Man a Rush Me" — each building her reputation as a forceful, witty and uncompromising voice.
Her Mango Records debut album Fresh Out the Pack (1989) contained her breakthrough anthem "Kuff" — a Henry Whitfield production that became one of the most beloved feminist dancehall recordings of the late 1980s — alongside "Working Girl" and "Break Up to Make Up". Further albums Break Up (1989), Working Girl (1990) and Jump Around (1991) kept her at the top of the dancehall world. Women responded to her unapologetically strong stance; her male dancehall peers respected her lyrical power. In the early 1990s she became a born-again Christian and channelled her music into gospel, before later returning to performing. Her brother Stafford Ashani Harrison was a renowned Jamaican actor and playwright.
Shelly Thunder - The Best Of
01 G.Whizz (Chinchilla skit).mp3
02 Kuff - Shelly Thunder.mp3
03 Man A Rush Me - Shelly Thunder.mp3
04 Jump Around - Shelly Thunder.mp3
05 Boops - Shelly Thunder.mp3
06 Sting Dem A Sting - Shelly Thunder.mp3
07 No Fi Greedy Shelly Thunder.mp3
08 Best Friend - Shelly Thunder.mp3
09 Hot Like Fire - Shelly Thunder.mp3
10 85 Vision Shelly Thunder.mp3
11 Small Horse Woman - Shelly Thunder.mp3
12 Take The Money - Shelly Thunder.mp3
13 To We - Shelly Thunder.mp3
14 Conquer - Shelly Thunder.mp3
15 Shelly Thunder - Farmer Man.mp3
16 lethal weapon - Shelly thunder..mp3
17 New Ruler - Shelly Thunder.mp3
18 Sound Fi Get Kuff - Shelly Thunder.mp3
19 A Wah Dem Tek Mi Fah - Shelly Thunder.mp3
20 Chinchilla Choons ( Skit ).mp3
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Key Albums:
- Fresh Out the Pack (1989, Mango Records) — contains "Kuff", "Working Girl"
- Break Up (1989, Mango Records)
- Working Girl (1990, Mango Records)
- Jump Around (1991, Mango Records)
- Featured on: Lauryn Hill — The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
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