Batty Boy (2004) – Sayrus
.....Album: Silver Riddim (March 2004) (2VM Pod)
.....Single: Batty Boy (2004) (label:) (riddim: Silver)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Batty Bwoy Termination (2007) – Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Bounty Killer, Kiprich, Wayne Marshall, Twins Of Twins (aka: Batty Bwoy Mus Die)
.....Album: -
.....Single: Batty Bwoy Termination (remix) (March 2007) (riddim: Stalag) (label: Music World Entertainment)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: The song 'Batty Boy Termination' was never issued on an album. The B-side of the single is 'I want To Fuck You (remix)' by Akon & Idonia. If 'Batty Boy Termination' is a remix, it is possible that the original song was issued under a different title. I search the Internet and I couldn't find another song that has the same lineup. My conclusion is that 'Batty Boy Termination' might be a combination of homophobic songs previously issued on the Stalag riddim.

Batty Boy Dead (2002) – Admiral T & Lovy Jam  (aka: Makoumé, Brilé Yo, Batty Boy Dead Now)
.....Album: Killa Session (artist: Typical Fefe) (June 2002)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: The song is titled different, depending on the single or the album it is included on.
....The word 'MAKOUMÉ' is a pejorative term similar to Fagg and Batty Man used in Goudeloupe. Sometimes spelled MAKOMÈ
.....The title BRILE YO, means 'burn them' in the french patoi used in Gouadeloupe.

Batty Boy Fi Dead (2004) – Chicken
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Chicken and Mr. Chicken seems to be the same artist. The song might be from 2003. It was featured on radio in July 2004

Batty Boy Fi Die (1992) – Red Dragon
.....Album: Year Of The Gun (2004) (Deadly Dragon Sound System) (unofficial DJ compilation)
.....Album: Inna The Early... 90's: Timeless Classics From The 1990's (Impression Sound) (unofficial DJ compilation)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found

Battyman (2008) – Mavado (aka: Battyman (Vybz Kartel Diss))
.....Album: –
.....Single: I don't think a single has been released (time of research: mid November 2008)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: look under the song 'DEM A FAG' for details about that song.

Battyman Fi Get Boom (2000) – Capleton
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: An unofficial remix of the song was made by DJ Kass probably in 2006 or 2007. The remix features Miss Elliot, Capleton, Baby Cham and MOP Squad. The remix also features the Jamaican version of Oochie Wally that is called 'Want Punanny'.

Big Long Gun (2004) – Sizzla
.....See: Run Out Pon Dem

Blood Stain (1999) – Ward 21
.....Album: Bellyas (Various Artists) (February 22, 2000) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Album: Mentally Disturbed (November 6, 2001) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Single: Blood Stain (1999) (label: Mentally Disturbed) (riddim: Bellyass)
.....Lyrics: Found

Bomb And Dynamite (1994) – Beenie Man
.....Album: Defend It (March 4, 1994) (VP Records)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Cecil Gutzmore description of the song 'Like the work of Radikal Prodigal, it contains direct condemnation of designated homosexual
behaviour as wrong in the sight of ‘di Almighty’, repeatedly referring to Sodom and Gomorrah, to bombing sodomy-generated social ‘confusion’
and also to AIDS as somehow divine punishment fully deserved as a result of this sin'. (Text taken from the essay 'Casting The Fist Stone! Policing of Homo/Sexuality in Jamaican Popular Culture', April 2004)

Bounty (2002) – Bounty Killer
.....Album: –
.....Single: Bounty (2002) (label: Rattler) (riddim: trafalgar)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Brokeback Rodeo (2008) – Lovindeer
.....Album: The Sound Of Jamaica (December 12, 2008) (label: TSOJ)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: In the review of the album 'The Sound Of Jamaica', Reggae-Vibes.com writes that"Lovindeer delivers one of the friendliest anti-battyboy statements in Jamaican music with 'Brokeback Rodeo' .

Buggering (1994) – Capleton
.....Album: Good So (VP Records) (May 16, 1994)
.....Single: Buggering (1994) (label: African Star) (riddim: none)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Buggerism (2001) – Mega Banton
.....Album: Sound Boy Killing (Various Artists) (February 27, 2001) (T.P. Records)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found.
.....Note: It is possible that this song was recorded before 2001, as a song named Sound Boy Killing featured on this CD is from 1993.

Bun Bad Mind (2003) – Beenie Man
.....Album: Ride Da Riddims Vol. 2 (March 4, 2004) (Universal Records)
.....Album: Summer Riddims 2004 (October 12, 2004) (WEA International Records)
.....Single: Bun Bad Mind (label: Big Leaugue) (riddim: Spanish Fly).....
.....Lyrics: Not found

Bun Friend (1999) – Capleton
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 27 (July 19, 2000) (JetStar Records)
.....Single: Bun Friend (label: Stone Love) (riddim: Typhoid).....
.....Lyrics: Not found

Bun Dem (2001) – Junior Demus
.....Album: Mud-Up: Greensleeves Rhythm Album No.11 (Greensleeves Records) (April 18, 2001)
.....Single: Bun Dem (label: In The Streetz) (riddim: Mud-Up).
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Bun Dem (2004) – Daddy Mory  (aka: Bone Dem)
.....Album: Hot Night (from DJ Willy) (2003)* (Calbass Production)
.....Single: none (riddim: Military).
.....Lyrics: Not found but the song can be heard by clicking here
.....Note: The compilation Hot Night, on which the song is features seems to be an Internet-for-download compilation only. A compilation which features Jamaican tracks recorded with the Military riddim was issued on December 31, 2004, but the 7-inch singles were issued in November 2004. Therefore I am wondering if the year 2003 is relevent for the compilation Hot Night, probably an error. Another song titled HYPOCRITES was recorded on the same riddim by the Daddy Mory.

Bun Out Gay Guy (2001) – Elephant Man  (aka: We Bun Out Gay Guy)
.....Album: none
.....Single: 12-INCH: Bun Out Gay Guy (Arab Mix Clean), Bun Out Gay Guy (Arab Mix Dirty), Bun Out Gay Guy (acapella) (label: DJ Khaled) (riddim: Arab Attack)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Only available on unofficial DJ compilations and the DJ 12-inch single.

Bullet Proof Skin (2006) – Bounty Killer  (aka: Bulletproof Skin)
.....Album: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2006 (November 6, 2006) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Single: Bulletproof Skin (2006) (label: TJ) (riddim: Show Off)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: The website where I found the lyrics classified this song as a 'Beenie Man dis song'. In other word, this song could be directed towards Beenie Man.

Burn Pédofil (2004) – Admiral T
.....Album: -
.....Single: -
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: I haven't found the album where the song is located. It might have been issued only as a single.
.....The LGBT association An Nou Alé write that this song was commercialized in 2004.

Buss Your Gun (2001) – Singer J
.....Album: Buzz Riddim (Black Shadow Records) (2001)
.....Single: Buss Your Gun (label: Black Shadow) (riddim: Buzz)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Can I Get A... (1998) – Baby Cham
.....Album: Wow... The Story (VP Records) (October 24, 2000)
.....Single: Can I Get A... (1998) (label: X-Tra Large) (riddim: Bruck Out)
.....Lyrics: Found

Can't Believe Mi Eyes (1998) – Bounty Killer  (aka: Can't Believe My Eye)
.....Album: Next Millennium (November 3, 1998) (TVT Records)
.....Single: Can't Believe My Eye (label: X-Tra Large) (riddim: Bruck Out)
.....Lyrics: Found

Coudn't Be Real (2002) – Mega Banton
.....Album: –
.....Single: Coudn't Be Real (label: Jammys) (riddim: Mexican)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Crucifixion (1991) – Mad Cobra
.....Album: –
.....Single: –.....
.....Lyrics: These lyrics from Mad Cobra found on the Internet might be coming from that song: "Crucifixion fi all mama man, execute all lesbian"
.....Note: A biagraphy writes: "In 1991, two further albums "Spotlight" and "Exclusive" appeared, with the latter subsequently withdrawn in the States due to the rampant homophobia of the track "Crucifixion". This before Buju Banton and Shabba Ranks attracted unpleasant publicity for the very same thing a year later. It didn't seem to do him any harm with his regular hardcore audience"

Cut Him Off (2000) – Kiprich
.....Album: –
.....Single: Cut Him Off (label: B-Rich) (riddim: Orgasm)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Dead (2001) – Gringo & ARP
.....Album: – (Current Box Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Dem A Fag (2008) – Mavado (aka: Dem A Fag (Vybz Kartel Diss))
.....Album: –
.....Single: Dem A Fag (November 2008*) (label: King Of Kings) (riddim: Self Defense)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: Mavado probably have more homphobic tunes than the one listed on this page. A proper research should be made. He is know for promoting gang violence in his songs. He is Bounty Killer ' protege. This song is said to be one of many songs exchanged in rivalry between him and other Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel. Kartel replied with a song named 'Way Dat Fah', recorded on the same riddim. Visit Mavado Wikipedia page that explain the feud between Mavado and Vybz Kartel. Also see 'Warn Dem Conteraction' lower in this section. According to Wikipedia page, there is also another song named 'Battyman' that was recorded by Mavado on the same riddim. I read this this second song was an answer to Vybz Kartel's 'Way Dat Fah'. It may be a feud between to artist, but it clearly promote violence against gays. Although the 'official' release date of the single seems to be early November, it seems that the song was circulating since September 2008. There is an interesting article that was published in Jamaica Gleaner about the violence generated by the Mavado/Vybz Kartel rivalry.

Dis The System (1993) – Mega Banton
.....Album: –
.....Single: Dis The System (label: Black Scorpio) (riddim: none)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Don't Bend Down (1987) – Lovindeer
.....Album: Best Of Lovindeer (March 26, 1993) (label: TSOJ)
.....Single: Don't Bend Down (12-inch single) (UK) (code: 8160/1) (January 1987) (label: TSOJ) (riddim: Punnany)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song seems to have been popular. Was named among famous songs a guy was singing while living in Jamaica. There was a 12-inch single. Probably also a 7-inch single. The B-side has an instrumental of this song.

Elimination (2000) – Ghetto Max
.....Album: – (Back Beat Records) (riddim: Plague)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Fake Man (2000) – Elephant Man
.....Album: – (Greensleeve Records)
.....Single: Fake Man (2000) (label: Kingston 11) (riddim: Volume)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Falla We (2001) – T.O.K.
(aka: Falla).....Album: Ragga Ragga Ragga! vol.16 (March 19, 2002) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Album: Reggae Hits vol.30 (June 11, 2002) (Jet Star Records)
.....Single: Falla (2001) (label: Vibes Corner) (riddim: Gumm)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Fire Pon A Man (1999) – Harry Toddler
.....Album: – (VP Records)
.....Single: Fire Pon A Man (1999) (label: Cali Bud) (riddim: Fireball)
.....Lyrics: Found

Funny Guy (1995) – Professor Nuts
.....Album: –
.....Single: Funny Guy (label: Madhouse) (riddim: Arab Attack)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Funny Guy Thing (1996) – Spragga Benz (aka: No Funny Guy Thing)
.....Album: –
.....Single: Funny Guy Thing (1996) (label: East Cost) (riddim: Benz And Bimma)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Funny Man (1998) – Galaxy P (aka: No Funny Man)
.....Album: –
.....Single: Funny Man (label: Marvelus) (riddim: Lock The City)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: According to the website Jamrid.com, some of the songs recorded on the Lock In The City riddim were recorded in 1998 and some were recorded in 1999. The recording year for the song Funny Man wasn't identified.

Funny Man (1997) – Hawkeye
.....Album: –
.....Single: Funny Man (label: Jammys) (riddim: Bad Treatment)
.....Lyrics: Not found.

Funny Man (2007) – Junior Reid
.....Album: Living Legend (2007) (unreleased album, five songs are available on the Internet for download at the time of research)
.....Single: Funny Man (March 2007) (label: -) (riddim: -)
.....Lyrics: Not found.
.....Note: Junior Reid used to do reggae music... But this is questionnable after his 2007 hit This Is Why I'm Hot. So probably dancehall music...
.....Note: Partial lyrics found on a forum: "Seh dem school teach us bout adam and eve, they never teach us bout adam and steve...". One comment says the ending of the song is so abrupt.
.....Note: There is also FUNNY MAN (remix) by Junior Reid & Jadakiss on the DJ compilation Block Movement Vol. 8 (May 2007) .

Funny Man (1999) – Kiprich & Elephant Man
.....Album: –
.....Single: Funny Man (label: Stone Love) (riddim: Typhoid)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs. I don't know if this is a mistake, but the same song is also enumerated for another riddim: Chemical, but this one would be from 1998.

Funny Man Stay Far (2003) – Delly Ranks & Mega Banton
.....Album: Baghdad Riddim (by Various Artists) (August 12, 2003) (VP Records)
.....Single: Funny Man (label: Stone Love) (riddim: Snake/Baghdad)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Wrongly identify to Vybz Kartel on Amazon.com

GallongYah Gal/We No Sorry (1997) – Baby Cham
.....Album: –
.....Single: Gallong Yah Gal/We No Sorry (label: Xtra Large) (riddim: Showtime)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Gay Man (1993) – Papa San
.....Album: In Action (July 1, 1993) (Rohit Records)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: When I listen to the song MADDY MADDY CRY (by Papa San) (1992), it feels like he is mocking a gay that is crying... Made a search on the Internet, but couldn't find lyrics or a source that confirms my theory. That tought seems to be wrong: the sleeve of Reggae Hits simply write: "Papa San had been qick to adopt the UK 'fast style' during the mid-eighties, and was firing on all cylinders in the dancehalls before recording this hilarious tale of romantic greif for his own Survival label'.

Groundsman (2001) – Baby Cham
.....Album: –
.....Single: –....
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Made with the Rice & Peas riddim, it seems that this song was only available through unofficial DJ compilations.
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Gun Pon Me (1991) – Shabba Ranks
.....Album: As Raw As Ever (Sony Records) (May 21, 1991)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Found

Gwadada (2003) – Admiral T
.....Album: Mozaik Kreyol (Label: Universal) (September 15, 2004)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: The album Mozaik Kreyol was first issued on July 1st 2003, on the label Don's Music, but the song wasn't featured on it.
.....NOTE: The remix of the song GWADADA (Juide Remix) was included on the album, when it was re-issued by Universal.
.....NOTE: According to the LGBT organisation the song was issued in 2003.

Haters (1999) – Ward 21
.....Album: Reggae Gold 1999 (May 25, 1999) (VP Records)
.....Album: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 1999 (October 18, 1999) (Greensleeve Records)
.....Album: Mentally Disturbed (by Ward 21) (November 6, 2001) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Single: Haters (1999) (label: Jammys) (riddim: Bada Bada)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Haunted (2002) – Mad Cobra
.....Album: –
.....Single: Haunted (2002) (label: Black Shadow) (riddim: Surprise)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs. An extract of that song is available on the song BADMAN SURPRISE, see upper in this section.

Head Gone/Genie Dance (2003) – Elephant Man
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol.31 (December 2, 2003) (VP Records)
.....Single: (research to be made)....
.....Lyrics: Found •v•
.....Note: I think this may be a combination of two songs, as the lyrics that I found don't are not complete. A deeper research for that song could be made. Contain the line 'Bruk yuh tank kill yuh fish yuh poodle dog dead' and maybe more. Fish is a slang Jamaican name for homosexual.

Hit Them Hard (2007) – Stapler
.....Album: 18 Karat Reggae: Global Warming – Various Artists (November 30, 2007) (label: Tcooo Roductions)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song was used to promote the Straight Pride Parade that occured on Aust 31, in Brooklyn, New York. For more information, visit the News & History section of this website, on July 8th, 2008.

Head Out (2006) – Sizzla
.....Album: Bill Back - Various Artists (May 11, 2007) (label: E.21st Production)
.....Single: Head Out (June 7, 2006) (label: TJ) (riddim: Bill Back)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Due it's extreme violence, to my knowledge, this song was never issued on any albums, it was only available on singles and DJ compilations. The Chorus goes 'Head Out, the battybwoy brain's gonna go spread out'. A year later, the song is included on a compilation, which is distributed on the VP Records website, a company that said they would no longer issue that type of material. An hypocritical way of doing their job, distributing the material from another label (maybe even own by VP)!. The song was used in the video montage posted on JumpCut, where you can see a mob beating up an homosexual in Falmouth, Jamaica (April 27, 2007). Hear the song playing in the background of the video Mob beating up Jamaican gay man

Note: There is a mature conversation about this song and homophobia in dancehall on the Blood And Fire forum.

Heard Of Them (2000) – Sizzla (aka: Never Wanna Heard A Dem)
.....Album: – (Greensleeve Records) (riddim: Doorslam)
.....Single: Heard Of Them (2003) (label: Annex) (riddim: Doorslam)
.....Lyrics: Not found

I Am Not Afraid (To Shot A Batty-Bwoy) (1998) – Singer J
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: In 2004, ReggaeMatic.com interviewed the artist and relate this song as being his biggest hit to date!

I Rather Die (1999) – Lexxus
.....Album: –
.....Single: I Rather Die (1999) (label: In The Streetz) (riddim: Crash)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Judgement Day (1999) – Ward 21
.....Album: Ragga Ragga Ragga Vol. 14 (September 21, 1999) (Greensleeve Records)
.....Album: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 1999 (October 18, 1999) (Greensleeve Records)
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 23 (November 16, 1999) (VP Records)
.....Single: Judgement Day (1999) (label: Mentally Disturbed) (riddim: Da Joint)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This one is the worst homophobic track that I've heard by Ward 21, Advocates murder. I didn't found the lyrics.

Killa Is Ah Killa (2002) – Bounty Killer (aka: Killa Is A Killa)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2002 (May 21, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Album: Ghetto Dictionary: Art Of War (May 28, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Single: Killa Is A Killa (2002) (label: Jah Snowcone) (riddim: The Beach)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Extremely violent.
Lef Dem To Time (2007) – Elephant Man feat. Jigsy (aka: Leff Dem To Time)
.....Album: Riddim Driven: Heathen Riddim (June 5, 2007) (VP Records)
.....Single: Lef Dem To Time (March 20, 2007) (label: Big Yard) (riddim: Church Heathen)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: There is also a video that was issued for that single. The video portray a gay character dress in drag. At the end of the video, a man is about to hit the gay character, the turn to the camera and address to the listener that it is a joke (duh!) Looks like Elephant Man is trying to miniminized the violence vehiculed in his past songs. WHATCH THE VIDEO

Lu Lu Lu (2006) – Busy Signal
.....Album: Ragga Ragga Ragga! 2006 (Greensleeves Records) (March 21, 2006)
.....Album: Riddim Driven: Smash (VP Records) (August 1, 2006)
.....Single: Lu Lu Lu (2006) (label: Smash Hyperactive) (riddim: Smash)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Two different versions of the song LU LU LU are available on Amazon. One of the two has the mention "Explicit Lyrics". Both versions have a different running time.

Man A Man (2000) – Baby Cham (aka: Man And Man) (aka: Man & Man)
.....Album: Wow... The Story (VP Records) (October 24, 2000)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2001 – Various Artists (VP Records) (May 22, 2001)
.....Single: Man A Man (2000) (label: X-Tra Large) (riddim: The Bounce)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....
McDoom Dead (2004) – Krys
.....Album: Not included on any album
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Song: click here to lisen to the song
.....Note: It looks like this song was only available to download from the Internet. Maybe a single exist... This song cause a lot of controversy when Krys was invited at the Cauet Show, to promote his first album on a major label. See the HISTORY section, under September 15 2006, for all the details.

Me Nuh Lotion Man (1991) – Capleton (aka: Lotion Man)
.....Album: Lotion Man (VP Records) (November 18, 1991)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Medical Magnum (19XX) – Shabba Ranks
.....Album: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: In a discussion group, people naming their Top Five Favorite Battyman songs, someone write: Medical Magnun, but I couldn't find the song on the Internet, so this is probably not the real name of the song.

Mr Fassy (1999) – Ward 21
.....Album: Ragga Ragga Ragga Vol. 14 (September 21, 1999) (Greensleeve Records)
.....Single: Mr Fassy (1999) (label: CJ Productions) (riddim: Skettel/Cymbal)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: –

Mr Foggaty (2000) – Bounty Killer
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 27 (September 12, 2000) (JetStar Records)
.....Single: No single.....
.....Lyrics: Not found

Mystery Is The Man (2001) – Bounty Killer (aka: Mystery)
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 27 (November 20, 2001) (VP Records)
.....Album: Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery (April 23, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Single: Mystery Is The Man (2001) (label: Natural Bridge) (riddim: Rice & Peas).....
.....Lyrics: Found

No Apology (2002) – Anthony B
.....Album: –
.....Single: No Apology (2002) (label: Rising Sun Records) (riddim: Invincible)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

No Like Batty Boy (1996) – Virgo Man
.....Album: –
.....Single: No Like Batty Man (1996) (label: Dennis Star) (riddim: Joyride)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Mo Man Room (2009) – Ding Dong
.....Album: Riddim Ruler: National Pride & Perfect 10 (July 1, 2009) (Tads Records)
.....Single: No Man Room (July 2009) (label: Tads) (riddim: National Pride).....
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: It seems the song is available for DJ's since January 2009, but was only released as a single in July 2009. It was questioned wether or not this song contains violence. But what about the first line "Tell chi chi man fi rest"? Just for the record, this song was added on my website after I learned about decision from Trinidad Goverment to baned the Jamaican artist from entering their country. Someone pointed out this song. At the moment of writing this text, it wasn't justified why Ding Dong was refused to performed in Trinidad.

Nuh Par Wid (Batty Bwoy) (2008) – Busy Signal (aka: Nah Par Wid)
.....Album: –
.....Single: is there really a single for that song? (label: unknown) (riddim: Power Cut)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: There is probably another title for that song and it was probably available exclusively on DeeJay compilations. According to a clip on YouTube, the song would be recorded on the Power Cut riddim. Busy Signal recorded a song named POWER CUT on the Power Cut riddim in 2006. A compilation was issued in May 2007 with that song. But NUH PAR WID (BATTY BWOY) seems to be a total different song (recorded on the same riddim?). According to what I found on the Interenet, the lyrics would be directed towards Vybz Kartel. Text taken from Wikipedia: 'Busy Signal is also known as one of the most prominent artists of the Bounty Killer lead alliance along with Mavado, Roderick (ROD) Douglas, Wayne Marshall and Bling Dawg. He was once at odds with fellow dancehall artist Aidonia where both exchange lyrical words but that didn't materialize in a clash. Later in 2008 dancehall artist Vybz Kartel produces various "dis tracks" aimed at Busy Signal and other alliance members, Busy responded with a few tracks'. I found the following Busy Signal song(s) related to the feud: GANGSTA NAH BLEACH (VYBZ KARTEL DISS) and TIE DYE FACE (VYBZ KARTEL DISS). They seems to be different songs than NUH PAR WID (BATTY BWOY). The song can be heard on YouTube. Some website even extend Busy Signal song NUH PAR WID (BATTY BWOY) to three different artists: Aldonia, Vybz Kartel, and Beenie Man. This article is also relevent: Violence and Feuds in Jamaican Dancehall.

Number 2 (1994) – Terror Fabulous (feat. Brian & Tony Gold)
.....Album: Yaga Yaga (East/West Records) (June 21, 1994)
.....Single: Number 2 (1994) (label: Madhouse) (riddim: Pepperseed)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Osama (2006) – Dr. Evil
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: taken from Stabroek News: "While the former speaks for itself, the latter is a dis track targeting rap producer Dr. Dre (referred to as "Dr. Gay" and a "homof#@*" during a two-and-a half-minute tirade) in which Dr. Evil, with faux Arab accent, raps as bin Laden over the beat of Dre's "The Watcher". It is an ironic scenario when you consider the uncanny similarity between Dr. Evil and Dr. Dre's protégé, Eminem, who rode on the back of controversy on the way to mainstream success.

Our World (2008) – Elephant Man feat. Dermaco
.....Album: Let's Get Physical (April 6, 2008) (Bad Boy Records)
.....Single: I might me wrong, but there seems to be no single, only a video (?!)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: (taken from article): "And so the anti-gay violence continues, and dancehall artists like Elephant Man continue to fuel the fire. Fab Montreal reggae critic Erin MacLeod called me up one day to discuss the video for Elephant Man's 2008 hit song Our World which features one character using a cleaver to sever a man's head."As he chops," MacLeod notes in her Pitchfork review, "the victim transforms into a fish [and] 'fish' happens to be a [patois] slang term for 'gay man.'" (OttawaXpress) ('Our World' videoclip). NOTE: The album seems to have been delayed. The original relkease date was August 13, 2007, but it seems in only came out eight months later, on April 6, 2008. According to Daily Motion, he video was issued on March 26, 2008. At least a 'clean' version of the song was available on DailyMotion that day.

Out A Yu Yard (1986) – Hammer Mouth
.....Album: –
.....Single: Out A Yu Yard (1986) (label: Black Scorpio) (riddim: Cherry Oh Baby)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Ova Di Wall (2004) – Elephant Man
.....Album: Riddim Driven: Dancehall Rock (August 24, 2004) (VP Records)
.....Album: Summer Riddims 2004 (October 12, 2004) (WEA International Records)
.....Single: Ova Di Wall (2004) (label: Kings Of Kings) (riddim: Dancehall Rock)
.....Lyrics: Found

Rapa Pam Pam – Jigsy King
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This is probably not the real name of the song, as I coundn't find any information. This song appeared in two discussion groups, when people were enumerating their favorite battyboy songs. Could that be the same song as BATTY BOY FI GET SHOT?

Real Badman (2003) – Mad Cobra
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song was made with te Hydro riddim. I haven't found a single, maybe it was only issued on an album.

Request The Mack Ten (1992) – Terror Fabulous
.....Album: Gwaney Gwaney (VP Records) (December 4, 1992)
.....Single: Request The Mack Ten (1992 (label: Shocking Vibes) (riddim: Stalag)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Run Out Pon Dem (2004) – Sizzla (aka: Run Out Pan Dem or Big Long Gun)
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 33 (November 22, 2005) (VP Records)
.....Single: Run Out Pan Dem (2004) (Jah Snowcone Records) (Apllause riddim)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: It seems that the the song is quite know with the other title BIG LONG GUN. At least on the Sizzla website, Judgement Yard, that's the title of this song. The song lyrics includes: 'War dem from night till sun out pon dem, Bare long gun all run out pon dem, Extra load clip all done out pon dem, Kill dem fuckers nothing to see... Yow, erase your ugly self, Go fuck a girl and stop fuck yourself'

Rude Boy Face (1992) – Pan Head
.....Album: –
.....Single: Rude Boy Face (1992) (label: King Jammys) (riddim: Operation Radication)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Shot A Batty Boy (2001) – Congo Natty
.....Album: –
.....Lyrics: Not found

Shot A Batty Boy (2004) – Mega Banton
.....Album: –
.....Single: Shot Batty Boy (laberl:) (riddim: Punnany)
.....Lyrics: Found

Shot A Fire (2006) – Shabba Ranks
.....Album: –
.....Single: Rude Boy Face (2006) (label: Music World) (riddim: Baddis)....
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Three mixes exist: Shot A Fire (Baddis Mix), Shot A Fire (DJ Fashion Mix), Shot A Fire (acapella)
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Shottas (2005) – Juelz Santana (feat. Cam'ron & Sizzla)
.....Album: What The Game's Been Missing! (November 22, 2005) (Dem Jam Records)
.....Lyrics: Found

Sodom In Jamaica (1982) – Ranking Toyan
.....Album: –
.....Single: Sodom In Jamaica (1982) (label: Black Solidarity) (riddim: Taxi)....
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song seems only to have been issued on 7-inch singles.
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Spy On Me (2005) – Sizzla (aka: Pagan Dem Spy)
.....Album: –
.....Single: Spy On Me (May 2005) (Jamaica Records) (riddim: Sleng Teng)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: From my research, that song was only issued on 7-inch singles and DJ mix tapes. Extremely violent. Pussyhole is a Jamaican pejorative term for homosexual. I found two different lyrics for the same song, one is name PAGAN DEM SPY and the other one is PAGAN DEM SPY (Sleng Teng Version). So probably the song was recorded on two different riddims, probably the two were issued in Spring 2005. The lyrics are slightly different on the Sleng Teng version.

Sorry (1990) – Papa San
.....VHS: Reggaer Sunsplash, Dancehall Special (1990) (Charly Records)
.....Album: In Action (July 1, 1993) (Rohit Records)
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Cecil Gutzmore description of the song 'brutally observed lyrics of the deejay Papa San’s piece ‘Sorry’ (1990), which he sets in a courtroom. The song is a monologue by a judge responding to a convicted offender who tells that judge ‘sorry’. The latter responds with a kind of mockery: it is he, the judge, who is to say sorry, since the prison sentence he is passing will place the offender in a situation in which he, as prisoner and victim of homosexual activity, will have to (to paraphrase) say sorry to your anus when penises start to reach you'. (Text taken from the essay 'Casting The Fist Stone! Policing of Homo/Sexuality in Jamaican Popular Culture', April 2004)

Stay Far From We (Batty Bwoy) (2006) – Dr. Evil
(aka: Stay Far).....Album: –
.....Single: Stay Far (7-inch single) (2006) (label: Young Legends) (riddim: Bullet)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: Enumerated among Dr. Evil's homophobic songs in Stabroek News (August 2007).

Strange Thing (1996) – Baby Cham & Mr. Easy
.....Album: –
.....Single: Strange Thing (1996) (label: unknown) (riddim: Joyride)....
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: It seems that Baby Cham & Mr. Easy recorded two Battyman songs together on the Joyride riddim: FUNNY MAN and STRANGE THINGS.
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Tight Pants (1999) – Mega Banton
.....Album: –
.....Single: Tight Pants (1999) (label: Mentally Disturbed) (riddim: Bellyas)....
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This song was named on an Internet forum discussion, when dancehall fans were enumerating their favorite 'batty boy' songs.

Unknown Title (XXXX) – Bounty Killer
.....Album: –
.....Lyrics excerpt: "In the middle of the night, when ya need little lovin', na turn to bretherin, ca' a man do that, make we shot dem... sharpen mi cutlass"

Unknown Title (XXXX) – Ninja Ford
.....Album: –
.....Lyrics excerpt: "Batty boy fire bun dem"
.....Note: In a discussion group, people naming their Top Five Favorite Battyman songs, someone write: "Can't remember the tune name but it go "all who believe in vagina wave your hand like a car wiper from dem a batty man yes dem fi dead we ah go full dem up a copper and lead"

Unknown Title (199X) – Scare Dem Crew
.....Album: –
.....Lyrics excerpt: "Batty boy fire bun dem"
.....Note: According to an interview found on the Internet, the song title would be 'Batty Man Me Fire Bun Dem'. The group features Elephant Man in its lineup,
.....before he went solo. A review of their album 'The Album', mentions that there are four 'batty boys' songs on it. There would be other anti-gay lyrics on
.....the album 'Scared From The Crypt'

Unknown Title (19XX) – Yellowman
.....Album: –
.....Note: I have read that Yellowman sang songs with homophobic lyrics. From the articles that I have read, there would be several of them. If you know any titles, please let me know.

We Nuh Like Nuh Kind A Funny Man (19XX) – Shabba Ranks
.....Album: –
.....Single: –
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: This is probably not the right title, as very few information appeared on the internet when I made this research. I found it's existance in a group discussion about Shabba Ranks biggest tunes. Another forum named that song: We Nah Them Kind A Funny Man. The peak of Shabba Ranks career occured between 1988 and 1992. The same forum also mentionned a song named NO BUGGERISM by Shabba Ranks.

Who Am I (Zim Zimma) (1997) – Beenie Man (aka: Who Am I (sim simma))
.....Album: Many Mood Of Mooses (December 23, 1997) (VP Records)
.....Album: Ragga Ragga Ragga! Vol. 10 (April 7, 1998) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Single: Who Am I (7-inch single) (1997) (2 Hard Records) (playground riddim)
.....Single: Who Am I (12-inch single) (1997) (VP Records) (playground riddim) (with Sean Paul's INFILTRATE)
.....Single: Who Am I (CD-Single) (March 24, 1998) (VP Records)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Back in 1998, there was much debate over the couplet 'How can I ever sleep with a fella?/In a rush, pass me the keys to mi clutch' from WHO AM I (ZIM ZIMMA).
.....Although Beenie clearly intended to reaffirm his heterosexuality, the lyrics were interpreted otherwise by some. (article)

Woman Caan Too Much (2000) – Sizzla (aka: Woman Cant Too Much, Woman Cyan Too Much)
.....Album: Forward To Victory (2001) (Mikrokosmos Records)
.....Album: Blaze Fire Blaze (January 2002) (Whodat Records)
.....Single: Woman Caan Too Much (edit)/Woman Caan Too Much (Raw Mix) (2000) (label: Annex Records) (riddim: Heat Wave)
.....NOTE: Partial lyrics written in a Jamaica Gleaner article: It is a woman who instructs him to kill policemen and gays. "Hail Selassie I and praise-up the most high/ Sizzla Kalonji shoot de police-boy and tek di gun from him holster/ dem say me wanted, me si it pon di poster/ black woman seh fi shot di batty boy/ and di sodomite"








THE 'FIRE' SONGS
Some rastamen like to 'bun' (aka: burn) homosexuals, using the Biblical fire of the Old Testament to purify what they consider being 'unpure'. Several people debating the issue of 'murder music' claimed that the use of fire is purely metaphorical, that it has to be taken into its cultural context. From that Caribbean perspective, I agree that the songs containing such lyrics should be put into a different cathegory than the one that calls for violence. Although I must admit that, from my North American point of view, I find the metaphore of 'burning' homosexuals with Biblical fire brings an imagery that is quite destructive – therefore a degree of homophobia that I find untolerable (I know that several people share my point of view). This specific section has been added in June 2008. Several songs could be moved to this section. When I come across the lyrics of an homophobic song that solely use the fire to discriminate homosexuals, I will move the song into that section. Even TOK's 'Chi Chi Man' song could belong here, but as this one is filled with hatered against homosexuals, I left it in the main section.

Galong (2001) – Sizzla
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 29 (September 25, 2001) (Jet Star Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Lyrics: Fire Song. Partial lyrics: 'Galong, galong, Go bun lesbian, Galong galong, Go bun battyman'

Gimmi The Woman (2000) – Capleton (aka: Gimme The Woman)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2001 (VP Records)
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 28 (November 9, 2000) (Jet Star Records)
.....Single: Gimme The Woman (2000) (label: Big Jeans) (riddim: Blue Drawers/Spanish Harlem)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Higher We Go (2002) – Mr. Vegas (aka: Here We Go) (featured on the: Escape Megamix)
.....Album: Escape – Various Artists (November 1, 2003) (Bacchanal 45 Records)
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 33 (September 14, 2004) (JetStar Records) ...••• only a 30 seconds sample •••
.....Single: Higher We Go (7-inch single) (2002) (Bacchanal Rechords) (riddim: Escape)
.....Lyrics: Not found.
.....Note: This song is featured on the ESCAPE MEGAMIX, available on the Reggae Hits 33 compilation. The Escape Megamix features several songs recorded on the Escape riddim, by various artists. I haven't found the lkyrics, but the song is available on YouTube.

Jamaica (SONG 1) (2001) – Elephant Man (aka: Bad Man)
.....Album: Strictly The Best No.27 (November 20, 2001) (VP Records)
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 29 (September 25, 2001) (Jet Star Records)
.....Single: Jamaica (7-inch single) (May 2001) (Stone Love Records) (riddim: Fiesta)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Lyrics: Fire Song. Partial lyrics: 'We bun chi chi man inna Jamaica'
.....Note: Elephant Man have two different homophobic songs titled JAMAICA. This one fits in this section.

Pull The Resources (1999) – Sizzla
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 26 (December 6, 1999) (JetStar Records)
.....Single: Pull The resources (1999) (label: Brick Wall) (riddim: Silencer)....
.....Lyrics: Not found

Red Red Red (2002) – Capleton
.....Album: Still Blazin' (VP Records) (February 26, 2002)
.....Album: Natty Dread No.12 (CD Sampler that comes with magazine) (April/May 2002)
.....Single: none
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Typical Judgement Day song made with brimstone and fire. It seems like the song name RED RED RED by Capleton, one issued on More Fire in (2000) and one issued on Still Blazin' (2002). You could correct me if theis is the same song.

Virtuous Woman (2001) – Warrior King
.....Album: Trod'in To Zion (Zion Gates Riddim) (2001) (Lion Paw Records)
.....Album: Strictly The Best No. 27 (November 20, 2001) (VP Records)
.....Album: Virtuous Woman (October 29, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Album: Riddim Rider: Trodding To Zion (2003) (Jet Star Records)
.....Single: Virtuous Woman (March 2001) (Lion Paw Records) (riddim: Zion Gates)
.....Lyrics: found
.....Note: This section was mainly created for songs like this one, which did not belong in a list of violent songs, but has a homophobic line in the lyrics. It's unfortunate as this song is one of my favorite song from 2001... As a result of machismo attitude, it seems that, for certain people, the only way to glorify women's loving need to include a line that put down homosexuals.





HOMOPHOBIC SONGS THAT DOESN'T ADVOCATE VIOLENCE
Ideally, I would rather separte the violent songs from the one that are homophobic, but doesn't incite to violence. If you find a song listed above that you think would fit better in this cathegory, let me know and I will move it.

Ganja Smoke (1999) – Ward 21
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 25 (2000) (VP Records)
.....Album: Mentally Disturbed (by Ward 21) (November 6, 2001) (Greensleeves Records)
.....Single: Haters (1999) (label: Jammys) (riddim: Bada Bada)
.....Lyrics: Not found.

Girls Time (2000) – Mr. Vegas
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 25 (November 14, 2000) (VP Records)
.....Album: Damn Right (July 10, 2001) (Greensleeve Records)
.....Single: no single found
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: –

Kill Di Dance (2004) – Kardinal Offishall & Akon (aka: Kill The Dance)
.....Album: Riddim Driven: Kopa (May 10, 2005) (VP Records)
.....Single: Kill Di Dance (7-inch single) (November 2004) (Black Chiney Records) (riddim: Kopa)
.....Lyrics: Found

Mistake (2000) – Beenie Man
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol. 28 (November 9, 2000) (Jet Star Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found

Move Like Sissy (2007) – Assassin (aka: Sissy)
.....Album: –
.....Single: Nove Like Sissy (June 2007) (label: Don Corleon) (riddim: Silver Screen)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: To my knowledge, this song was only issued on 7-inch and DJ mix tapes. Fully homophobic, but doesn't advertise violence. The song seems to be available commercially only in September, but appeared in June on DJ mix CDs.

Must Come A Road (2008) – Mr. Vegas (aka: Mus Come A Road)
.....Album: Strictly The Best vol.39 (November 24, 2008) (VP Records)
.....Single: info to come
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: released approx, in May 2008.

Never Get Down (1999) – Capleton (aka: Dutty Life)
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 23 (1999) (VP Records)
.....Single: Dutty Life (Never Get Down) (1999) (label: Wall Street) (riddim: Sledge)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Is the whole song refering to homosexuality... not too shure. But my understanding of Jamaican patois is not perfect. If yes, then the Biblical fire is part of the lyrics an probably directed against homosexuals.

Nuh Play Chess (1999) – Madd Anju (aka: Meh Nuh Play Chess)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2000 (May 23, 2000) (VP Records)
.....Single: Meh Nuh Play Chess (1999) (label: Da Brat) (riddim: Rat Patrol)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: This is the type of song that I can easily tolerate in the 'homophobic' patern... Although, wouldnt it be nice to live in a world without the promotion of intolerence?

Old Crook (2001) – Mister G (the artist is also named Goofy)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2002 (May 21, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Single: Old Crook (2001) (label: Studio 2000) (riddim: Nine Night)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any violence is adveretised in that song. The particla lyrics that I found:"Debbie ah your friend and your man she a look/But your boyfriend don't wan't no old crook/Bout she a fish (homosexual), she bite the wrong hook/WOOOOOOOY, laugh after dem..."

Warn Dem Counteraction (Mavado Diss) (2007) – Vybz Kartel
.....Album: -
.....Single: Warn Dem Counteraction (riddim: After Dark)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: This song is Vybz Kartel verbally attacking dancehall artist Mavado, telling him that he has battyboy blood running through his veins. The conflict, similar to the one between Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, started at the end of 2006 and was well feed until late February 2007. More information can be found on Wikipedia. Vybz Kartel also recorded a second song on the same riddim: 'Criminal War' .

Warrior Cause (2001) – Elephant Man & Spragga Benz
.....Album: Strictly The Best Vol. 27 (November 20, 2001) (VP Records)
.....Single: Warrior Cause (2001) (label: Natural Bridge) (riddim: Rice & Peas)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Violent song, but not directed towards gays (at least, not from my understanding of the lyrics). Include the line: "Some a fool some a fassy some a nerd a it".

Zion (2002) – Beenie Man
.....Album: Dancehall XPlosion 2003 (July 22, 2003) (Jamdown Records)
.....Single: Zion (7-inch single) (2002) (Young Blood Records) (riddim: Escalade)
.....Lyrics: Found




CALYPSO
TEXT FROM CAISO WEBSITE: Believe it or not, in sharp contrast to dancehall, homosexuality is one of the topics that calypso has handled with some of its sweetest ingenuity and subtlest imagination. Not all the time, of course. But surprisingly often. Whether you simply love the calypso artform and Trini culture or you have a personal or family connection to the topic, join in a tent-like atmosphere where we will take in some two dozen recordings of fascinating calypsoes from the 1950s to the present that display surprising wit and intelligence in their treatment of same-sex love. The presenation is entitled: 'Patricia gone with... Millicent?' and is available for listening on the Internet in an audio format with slides. Building on published research by retired UWI professor Gordon Rohlehr, one of the pre-eminent scholars of calypso, cultural organizers Colin Robinson, Charleston Thomas and others have collected some 30 recordings from the 1950s to the present that “show remarkably witty treatments of the topic”. “It’s not the only approach to homosexuality in calypso,” Robinson continues. “There is moralizing, scorn, violence, ridicule. But unlike Jamaica, playfulness seems to be the dominant approach in our indigenous music. And to me homosexuality is one of the topics to which calypso has brought some of its subtlest imagination and sweetest ingenuity.” (More on the links below).  
(CAISO: Patricia Gone with... Millicent?) (Press Release) (Morning TV Show) (The Gaurdian) (CAISO website)

NOTE: This presentation is very interesting. The running time is 1 hours and 52 minutes. At time of writing, there was an audio problem in the middle of the document that last 26 minutes, but it is still worth listening in a whole. The sound is just not perfect during that segment. I also suggest that you listen to the chat with the audience at the end of the presentation (length: 32 minutes). You must contact CAISO in order to get an access code to ear the presentation.






REGGAETON
Unfortunately, reggaeton music, an hispanic form of dancehall, is not free from homophobic lyrics. A friend of mine pointed out to me that several songs where actually following the same veine as the 'Chi Chi Man' homophobic songs included in Jamaican music. If you have examples that you would like to include here, please email the name of the songs to me. •




HIP-HOP
There seems to be a lot of homophobic songs in Rap and specially Hip-Hop, probably a whole website could be dedicated on the topic. I don't know much about that type of music, so I won't include it here. I strongly suggest the documentary HIP-HOP: BEYOND BEATS AND RYMES. It brings a detail analysis of the rampant homophobia in the music genre. But I need to include at least one song, as it make reference to Buju Banton's Boom Bye Bye:

SOS Batiboy (2002) – Saïan Supa Crew (feat. Brand Nubian) (aka: SOS)
.....Album: X Raisons [Blue Sleeve – German Edition] (October 31, 2002) (Source Record) (song No.3)
.....Album: X Raisons [THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION] (June 16, 2003) (Source Record) (song No.5)
.....Mini-Album: Da Stand Out EP (November 12, 2002) (Source Record)
.....Single: Give Praise (12-inch single) featuring three different versions of the song on the B-Side (song + instrumental + acapella)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....Note: Hip-Hop band from France. On the song SOS Batiboy, they repeat Buju Banton's chorus 'Boom bye bye ina batty boy head' over and over and over again. In order to lauch their album on the international level, the band decided to simply call the song SOS.




SONGS THAT I HAVE A STRONGLY FEEL ARE DIRECTED TOWARDS GAYS
Its seems to me that the singers avoid using BATTY MAN or CHI CHI MAN in the lyrics of recent songs, so that they don't look officially "anti-gay", so they can get away without having the "GAY BASHING" stamp. I could use a second opinion.

Bun Bad Mind (2004) – Elephant Man (aka: Yuh Too Bad Mind) (Too Badmind)
.....Album: Reggae Hits vol. 33 (September 14, 2004) (JetStar Records)
.....Album: Strictly The Best 32 (November 23, 2004) (VP Records)
.....Single: Bun Bad Mind (June 2004) (Stone Love Records) (Tabernacle riddim)
.....Single: Bun Bad Mind/ Hate Mi (12-INCH SINGLE) (2004) (VP Records) (Tabernacle riddim)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: The riddim is sometimes falsly identified as 'Armor Of God'.

Consuming (2004) – Capleton (aka: Dash A Fire)
.....Album: Strictly The Best 32 (November 23, 2004) (VP Records)
.....Single: Consuming (June 2004) (Don Corleon Records) (Mad Guitar riddim)
.....Lyrics: not found
.....Note: I haven't found the lyrics, but it' looks like Capleton is adressing another of his fire songs to the gay community. The chorus goes 'We bun dem up, we bun dem up, we bun dem up... Consuming, I can see what the wicked man are doing'.

Hits Pon Toppa Hits (2006) – Capleton
.....Album: Strictly The Best 35 (November 21, 2006) (VP Records)
.....Single: Hits Pon Toppa Hits (July 2006) (Don Corleon Records) (Foundation riddim)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: Capleton stressing that the people can't touch his hits, probably focussing on the chi chi man debate and enumerating his hits, several of them being homophobic songs.

Must Get A Beaten (2005) – Buju Banton & Peter Tosh
.....Album: Ketch Di Riddim: Get A Beaten (November 14, 2005) (Rocky One Records)
.....Single: Must Get A Beaten (May 2005) (Rocky Gibbs Records)
.....Lyrics: not found
.....Note: Buju Banton made a cover of the classic Peter Tosh track THEM A FI GET A BEATEN. Out of a coincidence(!), this song happened to be covered during the time that Buju Banton had his court case for being accused of taking part in a mob who broke into a house and beat up 6 gay men in June 2004. In August 2005, it reached number one in the New York and South Florida Reggae charts. For more information about Buju Banton being charged for participating in the mob, check the History & News section of this website in June 2004.

Or Wah (2004) – Capleton
.....Album: Reign Of Fire (October 26, 2004) (VP Records)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2005 (June 21, 2005) (VP Records)
.....Single: Or Wah (October 2004) (label: Renaissance Records) (riddim: Stepz)
.....Lyrics: not found
.....Note: Again not fully sure about this one, but seems like another homophobic anthem. Capleton used the song 'Or Wah' in 2004 to open up his concerts and then followed with the song 'Bun Out Di Chi Chi'. The song goes: 'Burn dem, burn dem, burn dem... (if they) don't change, we gon' do somethin' about it !'. Then the rest of the lyrics are completely incomprehensible, at least for me.

Toppating (2005) – Capleton (aka: Toppa Tings)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2006 (June 20, 2006) (VP Records)
.....Single: Toppa Tings (December 2005) (Don Corleon Records) (Sweat riddim)
.....Lyrics: Found

More of these?
.....Even if the title of Assassin's song 'Step Pon Dem' (recorded in 2004) could lead to think that it maybe an anti-gay song, the rest of the lyrics doesn't seems to go in that direction. I could use a second opinion. I read on a website that it was a Kartel diss... (song sent towards Jamaican artist Vybz Kartel). To understand the context of the word 'diss' see upper in this section, under the song 'Nuh Par Wid'





REGGAE SONGS WITH REFERENCES OR CRITICISM HOMOSEXUALITY
This website is mainly directed towards dancehall music, but reggae music has also criticize homosexuality over the years. Rastafarians often get their inspiration from the Old Testament and anti-homosexual statement may be express. In general, reggae songs don't use pejorative terms and do not promote violence, but consider homosexuality as a sin. The short list of song that I could find so far demonstrate the huge gap between reggae and dancehall.


Dancehall Babylon (2002) – Misty In Roots  (aka: Dance Hall Babylon)
.....Album: Roots Controller (July 28, 2002) (Real World Records/EMI Records)
.....Single: none
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Notes: The singer enumerate what he finds immoral in Dancehall music: 'You give them evil remedy, That's all you want them see, And I know you give them nudity, violence and sodomy'. A rastafarian pointing out 'sodomy' as evil is not surprising... everyone is entitled to their own oppinion. But it sad to see a roots reggae band who criticize the slackness of dancehall music falling into the same patern in the very same song, by bringing discrimination towards gays.

Fitter Happier (2006) – Easy Star All-Stars feat. Menny More
.....Album: Radiodread (August 31. 2006) (Easy Star Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: Even on my favorite album of 2006 there are homophobic lyrics! In the song Fitter Happier, a cover of British rock band Radiohead, Menny More enumerate what a human being that aim for 'perfection' should be doing... In that enumeration you can ear: "bun faggot fullness... don't kiss a girl than" .

Frenzy (2002) – Sanchez
.....Album: Stays On My Mind (February 12, 2002) (VP Records)
.....Album: Reggae Gold 2002 (May 21, 2002) (VP Records)
.....DVD: Live Inna Frenzy (June 3, 2004) (Joe Frasier Records)
.....DVD: Dancehall Riddim Driven: VP Records 25th Anniversary – Live In Miami (June 7, 2005) (VP Records)
.....Single: Frenzy (7-inch single) (July 2002) (Joe Frasier Records) (riddim: Frenzy)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: This song was extremely popular. It is also the first time I got conscious of the homophobia in Reggae/Dancehall music. From this song started my research.

Judgement Day (2005) – Warrior King
.....Album: Hold The Faith (October 22, 2005) (VP Records)
.....Single: Judgement Day (January 2006) (VP Records) (riddim: none)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: Criticizes same-sex union in the context of the Judgement Day. I don't mind if an artist got an oppinion towards same sex union and I expect people to have one. To express this oppinion in a song named 'Judgement Days' make a whole difference to me.

Keep It To Yourself (2008) – Queen Ifrica
.....Album: Don Corleon Presents: Secrets Riddim (2009) (Don Corleon Records) (BFM Digital)...... ••• seems only available for download •••
.....Album: The Reggae Masters (H to K) (2009) (Don Corleon Records)......••• seems only available for download •••
.....Single: Keep It To Yourself (June 2008) (lebel: Don Corleon) (riddim: Secrets)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: In this context, the chorus "Keep It To Yourself' doesn't mean be silent about your sexuality, it's rather saying to Western countries, keep your 'nastiness' in your country. After reading the comment she made in an interview in 2007, I find it hypocritical of her to do such a song. Here's a part of the interview: "I'm not going to mince words when I say that homosexuality or sodomy are wrong, but people always have the right to choose what they want to do in life. It's not up to me to go around and impose my beliefs. I'm not going to waste my time to put something on paper that is there to judge someone, I prefer to uplift... there are things going on in the world that are much more destructive to us and we should really be focussing on those larger issues instead of on these things that aren't necessarily the issues we should be worried about". To read the full comment, check the COMMENTS FROM THE INDUSTRY section of this website.

Man And Woman (2001) – Bunny Wailer
.....Album: Rub-A-Dub (July, 2007) (Solomonic Records)
.....Single: none
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: First composed in 2000. This song was performed on January 13, 2001, in a Jamaican concert (see News & History section of this website for more details, under 'January 13, 2001'). In July 2007, Bunny Wailer released his first studio album in seven years: Rub-A-Dub. The album got a very bad review by Wailers fans, for it's lack of soul and for using only sampling instruments. It is also the first time the song 'Man And Woman' appears on a CD. That's is Bunny Wailer contribution to the 'Chi Chi Man' crisis. Of course, the awful introduction he made at the consert is not featured on the CD, but the song criticise homosexuality in an hypocrital way (in order not to vex his international audience?): singing common theme of a couple in love to tell indirectly how bad it is to be a same sex couple. I would prefer that Bunny Wailer make his anti-homosexual statements directly.

Runaway (2004) – Horace Andy
.....Album: From the Roots: Horace Andy Meets Mad Professor (November 9, 2004) (CD: Ras Records) (LP: Earmark)
.....Single: none
.....Lyrics: These lyrics were transcript by someone who visited my website. "Runaway…  Remember there’s a judgement day when everyone a get dem pay… When lightning and thunder clap, what dem gonna do?  They say them a Christian but then check it out… some are chi chi man, some are lesbian… Go tell em Ras – runaway!  Burn Babylon everyday... Do the right, burn the wrong... teach de youth dem right from wrong... Run away, wicked Babylon"
.....NOTE: Sad to find this song. I am a fan of Horace Andy music, but finding the existance of this song now leaves me cold about the artist. The song was (made?) released in 2004, at a point where the 'chi chi man' lyrics crisis was reaching its peak... To think that Horace Andy would have release such a song at this point, makes it even worst to me. I share the toughts of what a friend wrote to me when he also found out about this song: 'Massive Attack is an incredibly progressive band in its politics, so based upon his involvement with Massive Attack, it surprises me that he would hold such a negative interpretation of scripture'.

Spend One Night (1978) – King Sounds and The Israelites  (aka: Spend One Night In A Babylan)
.....Album: There Is A Reward (1980) (King Sounds Records) or (Virgin/King I)
.....Single: Spend One Night In A Babylan (King Sounds & Trinity) (12-inch single) (1978) (Label: Grove Music)
.....Note: This song may be considered as the first reggae song written that adress the subject of homosexality. There is not date on the album 'There Is A Reward', but the 12-inch single, which features DJ Trinity, is dated 1978. The album seems to have been released a few years later. This is wat Cecil Gutzmore wrote about the song in his essay: 'Even so, the earliest directly homophobic reggae song known to me is the 1978 King Sounds and the Israelites’ ‘Spend One Night Inna Babylon’. This song makes explicit mention of Sodom and Gomorrah and of the fact that these two ancient cities, along with Babylon and Rome, are anathematized in the Bible. King Sounds, then, is simply transferring onto modern ‘Babylon’ – as constituted in what Pollard (1994) has termed Rastafari ‘dread-talk’– the characteristic sin of Sodom. In the song King Sounds embellishes his catalogue of Babylonian abominations by adding to it bestiality. For those advancing the Christian fundamentalist imperative, the essential sin of homosexual behaviour (sodomy) is said to be forbidden by God, and is recognized as a sin so serious as to be punishable by death'. (Text taken from the essay 'Casting The Fist Stone! Policing of Homo/Sexuality in Jamaican Popular Culture', April 2004)

Une etoile + Unknown track (1996) – Pierpoljak
.....Album: A la campagne (1996) (Barclay Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: The last song of the album has an unknown track, right after the song UNE ETOILE. The singer uses vulgar language towards gays.

Don't Blow Bubbles (1989) – Bad Brains
.....Album: Quickness (September 14, 1989) (Caroline Records)
.....Single:–
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: OK that song ain't Reggae, but punk... Bad Brains varied their sounds over the years and made several reggae oriented songs and albums, plus they are also folowers of the Rastafari faith. So that's the reason why I decided to include them here. According to Wikipedia, they made several homophobic public comments and recorded several songs over the years that have homophobic statements. Their Wikipedia page devote a whole chapter on the topic. The chapter finished by a quote from the Bassist Darryl Jennifer, from a 2007 interview, "In Rastafari and even in Christianity, they disagree with homosexuality. That’s a known fact." In the same interview, he also distanced himself from his earlier homophobic statements, saying: "So the point being here, when we first were discovering Rastafari – like any young men or any young women getting into anything – you’re overzealous. Back in 1988, I might have been saying, “Fire burn…” I’m 25 years old! You’ve got to understand that I’m a young man growing, getting into something. Now I’m 46 years old and I’ve learned that that’s ignorant. I’ve learned through the years that we’re all God’s children, regardless of your race, creed, color, sexuality, any of that."

What Would It Take (1999) – Junior Kelly
.....Album: Reggae Hits Vol.26 (December 6, 1999) (Jet Stars Records)
.....Single: I haven't found a single but the riddim is Fattie Fattie
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: The song start with: "I don't judge no man, I condem no one..." I might be wrong but it seems quite judgemental towards gays & lesbians "Bottom-Lesbi fe slay Satan..."






SONGS WITH CRITICISM TO 'STOP MURDER MUSIC' DEBATE
I have no problem with singers criticizing the situation that we are going through with the 'Stop Murder Music', the cancellation of concerts, the Reggae Compassionate Act'. It all depend in the way it is done. If it's done in a constructive way, without advertising violence, it's healty. Some artists have done it in a respectful way, such as Freddy McGregor (article). You can also found a few more comments by other singers on the COMMENTS FROM THE INDUSTRY section of this website. So far I only have found two songs that are criticizing the conflict. I'm positive there is a lot more. These are a few songs that I found so far: In 2007, Queen Ifrica sang the song 'Below The Waist'. In it, she is moquering freedom of speech by censoring herself when saying 'no mmm man can sleep inna me bed' (read 'no chi chi man can sleep inna mi bed'). In 2006, Chuck Fender wrote the song 'Freedom Of Speech', in it, he criticize the concerts that are cancelled in Europe and America and the music being censored on radio sations. 'Poor people have no freedom of speech!'. On a forum it's been said that this song is his own response to his previous single 'Gash Dem'. I haven't found the lyrics for 'Freedom Of Speech', and I don't think he advertise violence, but it be interesting to go through them. Other songs that could be considered to be included in this topic is Beenie Man's 2004 response 'Badman Nah Apologize', in wich he only use the 'spiritual' fire to burn gay men. Sizzla has a similar tune in 2005: 'Nah Apologize', but in it he advertise violence.





SONGS THAT CRITICIZE VIOLENCE IN DANCEHALL
Several Jamaican songs have been criticizing the slackness included in dancehall lyrics over the years, and more recently the the promotion of violence and gangstarism that is escalading. Because of their culture, it's probably not easy for a Jamaican artist to take a stand againt the violence promoted towards gay men. In that sense, some of these songs are written with a wider approach, a more universal message of fraternity. It's only recently (June 2010) that I decieded to ad this cathegory, so more songs should be added in the future. Click here to look at the list of songs that I found: list of songs that criticize violence or slackness





SONGS THAT ARE NOT HOMOPHOPBIC, DESPITE THEIR TITLES
Include is a short list of songs that were initially wronly included in the HOMOPHOBIC SONGS section. Someone wrote me an email to point out that I was wrong about those two. Click here to look at the list of songs that I found: list of songs that are not homophobic, despite their titles






REGGAE SONGS WITH REFERENCES TO SODOM & GOMORRAH
The story of Soddom & Gomorrah, found in Genesis 19 is often used in reggae to warn the listener that people living in corruption will be destroyed by God. Whether or not the artists were referring to homosexuality while writing their songs is unknown, as the sins of people living in Sodom were numerous. I found the etymology of the word 'sodomy' and an interesting analysis of the story: "Is God condemning the people because they were homosexual or because they were cruel, selfish and showed no mercy or compassion to others? Ezekiel 16:49-50 answers many of these questions when he states: "Behold, this was the inequity of your sister Sodom: pride, overabundance of food (in Hebrew this phrase literally means eating to the point of retching...), prosperous ease, and idleness were hers and her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty and committed abominable offenses before Me." (more from the analysis)

A friend has also brought up a very good point: some Rastas are not in a position to condemn other people for sexual behaviour by quoting the Bible, as many of them are having numerous children outside of their marriage.

After analysing the lyrics of seven songs that he owns (aka: Buckingham Palace (Dillinger), Prodigal Son (Steel Pulse), Sodom (Black Uhuru), Sodom & Gomorra (Misty In Roots), Sodom & Gomorrah (Twinkle Brothers), Sodom & Gomorrow (The Congos), Sodom Gomorrah (Horace Andy)), my friend concluded that "all these old roots reggae tracks don't have homosexuals in mind when singing about 'Sodom and Gomorrah'. They have in mind fire and judgement for Babylon. Thats all. In the seventies I don't think homosexual love was much of a target."


Buckingham Palace (1976) – Dillinger
.....Album: CB 200 (1976) (Island Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote: "the singer is dealing basically with smoking herb. After saying 'Burn down vatican, kill Pope' it says: 'In Sodom and Gomorrha there will be a whole lot of sorrow'. A general use of Sodom and Gomorrah as a synomyn for something that was burnt by judgement.

Jah Jah City (1999) – Capleton
.....Album: Reggae Gold 1999 (May 25, 1999) (VP Records)
.....Album: More Fire (May 16, 2000) (VP Records)
.....Single: Jah Jah City (1999) (label: HMG) (riddim: Liberation).
.....Lyrics: Found
.....NOTE: A song describing the worst kind a city you can get, filed with corruption and violence... Probably the violence in Jamaica. The song include the line 'Well life we promote which is righteousness, Sodom get a lick! Unno look yah now!' Violence denounced by someone who promote violence against gays.

Karate (2001) – Sizzla  (aka: Karati)
.....Album: Reggae Hits 30 (Jet Star Records) (March 25, 2002)
.....Album: Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2002 (Greensleeves Records) (November 4, 2002)
.....Single: Karati (2001) (label: King Of Kings) (riddim: Martial Arts)
.....Lyrics: Found
.....Note: –

Prodigal Son (1978) – Steel Pulse
.....Album: Handsworth Revolution (1978) (Island Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote: "The whole song is not about Sodom but about the parable of the prodigal son, saying: 'Rasta, you who leaft your culture and went into the world of hustlers and thieves, you have to return and know your culture, otherwise you are a prodigal son'. Only at the beginning does it says:.'Desparation has return. Sodom and Gomorrah no deh yah so!' (whatever that means).

Save The Juvenile (2007) – Lutan Fyah
.....Album: Biggest Reggae One-Drop Anthems 2007 (October 8, 2007) (Greensleeves Records)
.....NOTE: I don't think this one referes to homosexuality. I just wrote it has the lyrics referes to Sodom & Gomorrah.

Sodom (1983) – Black Uhuru
.....Album: The Dub Factor (1983) (Island Records)
.....Lyrics: not found
.....Note: A friend who owns the song wrote: "Dub track, probably coming from a vocal song included on the Chill Out album, but probably too far dubbed away so that I wouldn't be able to identify it. In this dub version, it has only a few vocal clips that are not related to the Sodom & Gomorrah theme".

Sodom And Gomorra (1979) – Misty In Roots
.....Album: Misty Over Sweeden (1979) (Nacksving Records)
.....Album: Live At The Counter Eurovision (1979) (People Unite Records)
.....Album: Jah See... Jah Knows (January 20, 1998) (Snapper Records) or (Recall Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote: "Misty In Roots' Sodom And Gomorrah starts with an intro speech. It goes: 'Sodom and Gomorrha was destroyed by brimstone.and fire. This civilisation will be destroyed by brimstone and fire.' Sodom and Gomorrha is clearly used as a synomyn for modern civilisation in its entirety. Elsewhere called 'Babylon'. Babylon was destroyed. Total destruction will come for the unrighteous, warmongers, idoliters (people who pray to idols)..No lyrics directly pointed against homosexuality.

Sodom And Gomorrah (1970) – Errol Brown
.....Album: From Matador's Arena Vol.2 - Various Artists (1994) (Jamaican Gold Records)
.....Lyrics: Not found
.....NOTE: The song selection is from 1969 and 1970.

Sodom And Gomorrah (1982) – The Twinkle Brothers
.....Album: Underground (1982) (Twinkle Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote: "The lyrics go: 'Jah Jah will be coming with no water but with fire'. In fact, this line deals with God's promise
.....to Noah after the great flood that there would be no more judgement by water. The sign for this covenant is the rainbow in the clouds.
.....(First Book Of Moses Chapter 9, Verses 11 to 12). 'We dont want no more Sodom and Gomorrha no sah' only general relation to the Sodom story.

Sodom And Gomorrow (1977) – The Congos
.....Album: Heart Of The Congos (1977) (Black Ark Records) (re-issued as a double CD in 1996 by Blood & Fire Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote: "Sodom and Gomorrha were destroyed by fire, it keep on burning" that´s it. There is only this one sentence without so much content.

Sodom Gomorrah (197X) – Horace Andy
.....Album: The King Tubby Tapes (2002) (Jet Star Records)
.....Lyrics: A friend who owns the song wrote the lyrics: "Lord I am crying. ... no love in the city. Stealing and killing. Fighting each others for no cause. It´s a shame, It´s a sin.
.....Remember Sodom and Gomorrha. Sinners. How it burnt to the ground. There wasn´t ten good men in Sodom and Gomorrha. Thats why it burnt to the ground".
.....NOTE: There is also a dub version of the song named GOMORRAH.

Spend One Night (1978) – King Sounds and The Israelites
.....(See upper on this page for more info, under: REGGAE SONGS WITH REFERENCES OR CRITICISM HOMOSEXUALITY)

And more reggae songs with references to Sodom & Gomorrah
.....Theres is probably tons of reggae songs that at least make reference to Sodom & Gomorrah. So instead of having them higlighted in yellow every time I find one, I will simply named them here: Know Jah (by Tony Rebel) (1997), Third World (by Sonny Okosun) (1992), Free (by Rob Symeonn (feat. Willow Wilson & DJ Tempa) (2005), Save The Juvenile (by Lutan Fyah) (2007).






ARE THESE REGGAE SONGS RELATED TO HOMOSEXUALITY?
Did the first generation of reggae legends ever talk about homosexuality in their texts outside of using biblical references like Sodom & Gomorrah? Music can sometimes be interpreated in various ways. A few songs cannot be included on this page as I'm not sure if they are really related to homosexuality. What is the oldest Jamaican reggae song that I found that might be dealing with homosexuality? I have all the studio songs that were recorded by Bob Marley between 1962 and 1980, approximately 330 songs, out of these, one song may be refering to homosexuality... I created a different section that can be access by clicking on this link : list of reggae songs that may (or may not) be associated with homosexuality