Trojan Jamaica/BMG has shared another U-Roy track from the soon-to-be-released album, SOLID GOLD U-ROY.
The single is entitled “Stop That Train” with dancehall sensation Rygin King.
“Stop That Train” was a hit by the Jamaican band The Spanishtonians (also known as the Spanish Town Skabeats) released in 1965 at the height of the original ska movement.
Keith & Tex made it a hit again in 1967 and their version of it was sampled by Scotty for the song “Draw Your Brakes,” famously featured on the soundtrack to the film The Harder They Come. The Beastie Boys and Vanilla Ice also sampled the song.
In a statement, Trojan Jamaica/BMG says “Stop That Train” with Rygin King underscores the timelessness of U-Roy’s approach as he’s joined by Rygin King, the 25-year-old St. James Parish native, who has garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube for his hits like “Tuff” and “How Mi Grow,” and who is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered in a June 2020 attack.
