Before the widespread return to 'cultural' lyrics in the 1990s, Admiral Tibet aka Mr. Reality was the most consistently "conscious" singer of the ragga age and widely regarded as the first "cutural" singer of the deejay-dominated period. His lyrics, delivered with a convincing, vunerable quality, are as true today as they were when first delivered including the the very current "Serious Time" -- a single that deserves another listen during today's troubled times. Admiral Tibet's refusal to compromise his integrity, spiritually and musically, has once again delivered a classic album destined to shed important light on a deserving artist. "Determination," from Humal Records, has already given early warning of its potential success with the well-received "Give Praises", "My Determination", "No Love Without Feeling", and "I Know" -- all released in the UK to great acclaim. "I must always be myself; why should I try to be someone else's?" -- a question that Tibet asks of himself in "My Determination" and one with which we have all struggled
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