Everyone’s mother holds a special place in this world and it might not be even really a comparison, but we are going to do it. Over the past few years, a handful of classic reggae tracks have come out that are dedicated to all the mothers out there.  Each one is great in its own special way, but I always think…who really made the best and most classic song! So here are the contenders:  Sizzla Kolanji, Gyptian and Vybz Kartel.

Each one of the songs has a video associated with it because without a doubt, each artist put their heart into the song, but who made the best song???? Watch the videos and then see what we think!

Sizzla – Thank You Mama

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5760489

Gyptian – Mama

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3867413

Vybz Kartel – Mamma

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=52789253

Okay, so hopefully you listened to each one of these special tracks, now let’s break this down to get to a #1!

Riddim/Beat Selection:

1) Sizzla (One to One Riddim)

2) Gyptian (Triumphant Riddim)

3) Vybz Kartel (Story Tella Riddim)

This might be the hardest part of the competition because every riddim used is great, but the credit goes to the producers. Basically, everyone who made a song on the One to One Riddim and Triumphant Riddims made classic. Don’t get me wrong, Story Tella is great too, but it is hard to top One to One or Triumphant.

Emotion:

1) Gyptian

2) Sizzla

3) Vybz Kartel

Gyptain wins in this category by a few steps because it just seems so authentic and divine when singing this song. And for Vybz Kartel to make a track dedicated to his Mamma when at the same time he has alot of tracks dedicated to punnani damages the credibility. It might be a ploy to clean up his image of constant slackness.

Lyrics:

1) Sizzla

2) Vybz

3) Gyptian

“Work so hard to see us go to school, blista on ya finga so dey won’t take us fi fool”. I think Sizzla just did an amazing job with this song.  Vybz didn’t do a bad job either  and neither did Gyptian, but as far as lyrical content, Sizzla is the man in this competition.

Jamaican Slang Factor:

1) Vybz Kartel

2) Sizzla

3) Gyptian

The results of this category were destined to lean in favor of Vybz. Vybz Kartel is a dancehall artist while Sizzla might moonlight as a dancehall artist, he is also a roots artist and Gyptian is certainly a roots artist. Since dancehall is the breeding ground of Jamaican Slang, Vybz has this category on lock.

So who is the winner? Sizzla, but really the listener is the winner. All of these tracks are great and although each one represents something different for each artist in their career, all are worth having in your collection.

More Time!