Chaka Demus and Pliers also sampled and covered the song in its entirety for their single Murder She Wrote. It was inspired by Toots and The Maytals’ song of the same title recorded in 1966. Her legendary rendition of Bam Bam on one of over 40 tracks added to the Netflix series Maid. The artiste said that there is much to celebrate as the news of Original Kuff being featured in the crime drama series comes only fa ew weeks after hearing that his reggae compatriot Sister Nancy was also being spotlighted. I performed Original Kuff a lot in the dancehall world in the ‘80s and early ‘90s when I was doing my solo act. “I remember recording a lot of specials, performing for sound systems worldwide. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. The track, which was recorded for King Jammy’s, is characterised by having a minor chord bassline and choppy riffs, which made it a popular pick among sound systems he said. Chaka Demus’ single was featured last Sunday in Episode Five, subtitled, Dot Dot Dot. Hightown debuted on the popular American premium cable and satellite television network on May 17, 2020, and was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 17. “I didn’t expect anyone to unearth this track for something like a crime or drama series and use it,” he continued. The slang ‘kuff’ referred to the power of my lyrics that could, figuratively speaking, knock out any guy that tried to attack,” Chaka Demus told The Gleaner. “When I first wrote Original Kuff, it was about clashing in dances, nothing related to what this series is about. She finds the body of a murdered woman, which launches an investigation by detectives, played by James Badge Dale and Dohn Norwood, into Cape Cod organised crime. The series stars Monica Raymund as Jackie Quiñones, a national marine fisheries service agent in Massachusetts who abuses alcohol and drugs. Ragga dancehall still packs some power, says veteran recording artiste Chaka Demus, whose 1980s single, Original Kuff ,became part of the track list for the Starz crime drama series, Hightown.
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