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Ras Cory

Group · United States · formed 1989

Rastafarian,Holistic Herbalist

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Also known as Midnite · ミッドナイト

Debut: 1999
Recording span: 15 years
Release groups: 50
Timeline events: 43
Wiki language versions: 9

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Timeline

43 events▣ Album 41◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1

1980s
1. 1989 · Formed
  Formed in 1989
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. 12 October 1999 · Debut release
  Debut release: Ras Mek Peace
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 12 October 1999 · Album
  Album: Ras Mek Peace
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Jubilees of Zion
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 27 February 2001 · Album
  Album: Unpolished
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. June 2002 · Album
  Album: Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 3 October 2002 · Album
  Album: Nemozian Rasta
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2003 · Album
  Album: He Is Jah
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 7 October 2003 · Album
  Album: Intense Pressure
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2004 · Album
  Album: Scheme a Things
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2004 · Album
  Album: Project III
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. December 2004 · Album
  Album: Let Live
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 2006 · Album
  Album: Jah Grid
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 2006 · Album
  Album: Current
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 2006 · Album
  Album: Suns Of Atom
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 16 May 2006 · Album
  Album: Thru & True
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
14. 2007 · Album
  Album: Bless Go Roun
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
15. 2007 · Album
  Album: Better World Rasta
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
16. 2007 · Album
  Album: Rule the Time
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
17. 20 March 2007 · Album
  Album: Aneed
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
18. 20 September 2007 · Album
  Album: Infinite Quality
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
19. 2008 · Album
  Album: Supplication To H.I.M.
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
20. 2008 · Album
  Album: Infinite Dub (Dubs And Instrumentals)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
21. 2008 · Album
  Album: Maschaana
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
22. 28 October 2008 · Album
  Album: Standing Ground
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
23. 4 November 2008 · Album
  Album: For All
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
24. 2009 · Album
  Album: Ina Now
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
25. 2009 · Album
  Album: To Mene
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 2010 · Album
  Album: Ark A Law
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2010 · Album
  Album: What Makes A King?
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2011 · Album
  Album: Kings Bell
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2011 · Album
  Album: Anthology
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 24 January 2011 · Album
  Album: Treasure
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 7 June 2011 · Album
  Album: The Way
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2012 · Album
  Album: In Awe
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 14 June 2012 · Album
  Album: Children of Jah
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 2013 · Album
  Album: Be Strong
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 2013 · Album
  Album: Lion Out Of Zion
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 2 January 2013 · Album
  Album: Free Indeed
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. 26 March 2013 · Album
  Album: Children of Jah Dubs
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. 2014 · Album
  Album: Ride Tru
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
14. 2014 · Album
  Album: Stand The Test
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
15. 25 February 2014 · Album
  Album: Beauty for Ashes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography728 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357472346

Biography

Midnite was a roots reggae band from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which started playing in 1989.
The band's music follows in tradition with the roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica. The lyrical portions of Midnite's compositions are characterized as the "chant and call" style which gives their music a spiritually intense and an overtly Rastafari movement feel. The lyrics are centrally focused on the plights of the oppressed, the inherent faults of the current political, economic and social settings on a global scale, and the redemption available to mankind through a life dedicated to Jah.
In 2015, the band reformed around co-founder Vaughn Benjamin as Akae Beka without bassist Ron Benjamin. Ras Elyments took Ron Benjamin's position on Bass. Suren “SoulJah” Fenton replaced Ras L on keys. The reasons for the reformation have been stated as due to "life changes, convictions and revelations". Stated on the band website was "due to a medical emergency the tour is postponed". Members of the band themselves won't even say during the recent Akae Beka Coronation Tour in November 2015. '. Akae Beka's first performance took place in Denver, Colorado on July 17, 2015, in honor of Nelson Mandela Day.

History

The band was started by Benjamin brothers Vaughn (vocals) and Ron (keyboard, but later switched to bass) circa 1989 according to an interview with one of the former Midnite drummer Ambrose "Amby" Connor by Midnight Raver. Vaughn and Ron invited Joseph Straws Jr. to be their bassist and Dion "Bosie" Hopkins was the original drummer. The rhythm section was original as was all of Midnite's music—no covers or already created rhythms. The brothers were raised in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, the sons of Antiguan musician Ronnie Benjamin Sr. Vaughn Benjamin cites Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, The Abyssinians, and bassist Flabba Holt as his earliest influences.

"Bob Marley has had a big impact. And the drum and the bass from like Flabba Holt. Sometimes I listen to the bass man alone or the drummer alone."
The group's debut album UnpolishedUnpolished27 February 2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Bushman6:092Love The Life You Live5:203The Eyes Are The Light6:034Propaganda5:215Kaaba Stone5:076Due Reward6:377Don't Move (Lion's Dread)4:468Meditation (Babylon Fruits)4:519Mama Africa4:4210Time And Time Again5:08 was released exclusively in Namibia in December 1997. The album would not see a proper U.S. release until the Rastafaria label released it wide in 2001. They recorded Ras Mek Peace (Before Reverb and Without Delay) while living in Washington, D.C. during the mid-90s, and it was released in November 1999. The album was named so, because it was reportedly recorded live in one room, straight to two-track analog tape. It was mastered without the use of compression or corrective equalization. Ras Mek Peace (Before Reverb and Without Delay) is recorded using no mixing board, no filtering, no compression, no equalization, no noise reduction, multitracking or overdubbing, giving it a raw sound. The album was recorded using only two-tracks at Mapleshade in Upper Marlboro, MD with studio engineer and owner Pierre Sprey whose recording style is summed up in the phrase he had printed to green Mapleshade T-shirts to promote the studio: NO Mixing Board, NO Overdubs, NO Noise Reduction, NO Compression, NO Multitracks, NO Reverb, NO EQ, Nothing BUT The Excitement of Live Music, MUSIC WITHOUT COMPROMISE.
Later, they returned home to St. Croix in the late '90s to play with local musicians and record at their music studio, Afrikan Roots Lab.
Midnite frequently collaborates with new artists and has played as the back-up band on a number of Afrikan Roots Lab artists' releases, such as Dezarie's Fya and Gracious Mama Africa and Ikahba's Trodding to Zion.
In September 2011, Midnite released their first professionally produced music video for their song "Mongst I&I". The video features members of the band in casual settings and depicts the Rastafarian culture in Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands (referred to as "Freedom City," St. Croix), and Kingston, Jamaica.
Singer Vaughn Benjamin featured on Tribal Seeds' 2014 album Representing.
The band was featured in the 2014 documentary film Escape To St Croix.
Vaughn Benjamin died in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on November 4, 2019, at the age of 50.

Critical acclaim

In its Top 50 Reggae Albums of the 2K list, reggae news and information website Midnight Raver ranked Midnite's Jubilees of Zion as the best album of the new millennium and Beauty for AshesBeauty for Ashes25 February 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Reminder5:382When Jah Arise4:063Same Boat We4:574Beauty for Ashes4:245Betterment Mouth4:116Same I Ah On4:187Holy Mountain4:098Generation Again4:509All I's on You4:2110Weather the Storm6:0711Tried and Tested4:1512Hold On4:3213A Healing4:28 as the third best. In its review of Akae Beka's Homage to the Land, Midnight Raver referred to Midnite as "the most revered, influential and prolific reggae act in two decades."

Discography & profile

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Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	50	94.3th
Studio albums	47	99.2th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	43	98.4th
Recording span (years)	15	35.8th
Genres	1	56th

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Discography (50 release groups · 47 studio albums)

Albums · 47

Ras Mek Peace
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:07:13
1Pagan, Pay Gone6:42
2In the Race So Far6:23
3Banking in the Pig5:58
4Hieroglyphics7:31
5Empress6:40
6Lion Wears the Crown6:20
7Natty Watching You7:00
8Rasta Man Stand7:33
9Love Right (Live Right)6:15
10Foolish and the Wise6:51
Jubilees of Zion
2000 · studio album
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1Jubilees of Zion4:29
2Birthright is the Ticket4:35
3Ras To the Bone4:16
4Batter Ram Sound4:17
5Great Zimbabwe Walls4:09
6Begin the Day4:39
7Ring Out A Chant3:25
8Southeastern Moon4:39
9You Make I Feel4:13
10Wrickta Scale4:10
11Mighty Race4:42
12Kings On the Clothes Line3:31
13White Collar Criminal4:31
14Earth Cycle Now A Rasta4:45
15One2:48
Unpolished
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:04
1Bushman6:09
2Love The Life You Live5:20
3The Eyes Are The Light6:03
4Propaganda5:21
5Kaaba Stone5:07
6Due Reward6:37
7Don't Move (Lion's Dread)4:46
8Meditation (Babylon Fruits)4:51
9Mama Africa4:42
10Time And Time Again5:08
Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:25
1Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance4:48
2Ras for a Reason4:48
3You Don’t Know Me5:08
4New Life4:29
5Late Night Ghetto4:39
6Dagger Man4:10
7Urt4:10
8In 84:17
9Jah Ovah4:41
10Kingdom Trees4:28
11That’s on You (Owna Dirt)4:23
12One Shout4:16
13Weed Burn4:08
Nemozian Rasta
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:43
1Mountains2:23
2Most High2:23
3Shout That4:24
4Love le One Another2:49
5Prize Your Name4:25
6Bless3:57
7Ancesta4:28
8If I Betray4:06
9Up Stay2:23
10Sing Out2:24
11BLack Congo4:42
12Esta Es The Truth3:50
13Swing and the Slide4:18
14Keenly3:17
15Right Direction4:03
16Enough for Everyone4:51
He Is Jah
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1He Is Jah
2Leaders Be
3Bombs Away
4Bone Chillin'
5No Blanco
6Give Jah The Glory
7Born Rights
8Drifters
9Skant Some More
10Offend You
11Can't Chant To Dem Youth
12Warhorns And Sistrums
13Works For A Faith
Intense Pressure
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:25
1Fierce Fast and Low Dub4:50
2Mighty Race Dub5:13
3Maintain Dub4:15
4Intense Pressure Dub4:15
5New Life Dub4:29
6True King Dub4:09
7Jubilees of Zion Dub4:28
8In 8 Dub4:28
9Eyes of Fya Dub4:18
Scheme a Things
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 44:24
1Words Ov Right3:52
2Scheme a Things4:43
3Lianess4:29
4Bazra4:56
5Jahbok Wha Ova Come5:05
6Babylon Dem Copy4:56
7Respek Dem Een4:28
8Jah Feed I4:06
9Strongly3:58
10Where Are They Now3:51
Project III
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks
1Inner Queenly
2Making Manifest
3Justify
4Holding On To
5The Law
6Bling Scene
7M Ah W And Z Ah N
8Wa Dem A Do
9Ainshant
10Teach Roots Each Root
11Humble
12Soon Is
13Permit Zion
14What Will I Give
15Feedin Een
Let Live
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:48
1Done Wrong Type4:40
2Closed Societies4:41
3Haile Selassie I Rastaman Crown3:57
4Chantajah4:24
5Let Live3:52
6The Gad4:22
7All About What You Do (feat. Pressure & Massiah)5:09
8Rastaman Life4:03
9Fighting for Her4:18
10Rastafari Lead the Way4:40
11Double Speak4:10
12Maize (My Ease)4:06
13All My Life4:11
14All the Same5:15
Jah Grid
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:02:47
1Enter4:04
2Intent4:42
3My Joy4:51
4Kin Dread5:33
5Under Management5:40
6Spin Doctor4:24
7Royal Habits4:43
8The Bringers5:47
9YHWH5:03
10Before I Lose My Strength4:29
11Third Eye3:48
12High Place4:44
13On4:59
Current
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:02:39
1Vibzin5:05
2Ankoman4:51
3Only3:35
4Mornin4:20
5Jah4:03
6From4:33
7Fors Ake2:51
8Perilus4:32
9Build Love (feat. Andres Estrada & John Bento)2:39
10Up Full4:01
11Almighty4:58
12Won3:39
13Word4:51
14Seashells (feat. Andres Estrada & Marisol Mirabel)6:06
15To the Youth2:35
Suns Of Atom
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:10:34
1Meltout4:09
2Atom Trees6:08
3Wesside3:27
4Moonlight6:53
5End Of Doubt4:43
6Mirrorin8:11
7Temple4:29
8These And Those6:03
9Inirie4:13
10Sanctify6:57
11Spirits4:52
12Ganjah Man4:15
13Avionics6:14
Thru & True
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:18:45
1Viybz5:49
2Stars (Applawz)4:00
3BC3:49
4Bak Bone4:03
5Belial4:59
6Beta Ment4:40
7High Ona4:28
8Tools4:14
9Skull Dung4:31
10Heat4:52
11Da Frame4:15
12Karn4:07
13Inity3:57
14Abuna4:16
15Mat3:42
16Thru & True4:26
17Falla Gad4:49
18Ina Ye3:48
Bless Go Roun
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Ye Lands
2Nomo
3Starting From
4Bless Go Roun
5Exodus
6Mawai
7Giddeon
8Victory
9Ancient
10Homing Zone
11All Out
12Here On
13Raining King
Better World Rasta
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1His Speeches
2Ithiopya
3Honor
4Gi Dem
5Train Filled His Temple
6Speak Up
7Better World Rasta
8Love Song
9Evening Come
10Ah Jah
11Over Yonder (by Jah Rubal)
12Negus I Rastafari
Rule the Time
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:45
1Stretch Out4:16
2His Majesty4:30
3Is Real4:37
4Runway3:42
5Sensi Tie Chi3:48
6In HIM4:56
7Love and Light4:17
8Recounciliation3:44
9Selassie I Say (By Jah Rubal)3:33
10Rule the Time4:28
11Simbal Is the Leaf3:41
12Get Up4:13
13Born in the Time4:10
14Again a Lion3:57
15Jah Love Is Amazing4:39
16Come Een5:09
17Hold Strain3:12
18Listen3:51
19Good Thoughts4:02
Aneed
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:29
1Ehlend5:07
2Due4:53
3Job4:50
4Chapta4:37
5Aneed7:03
6Precepts4:37
7Earth4:25
8Ahlookova5:16
9Jai5:03
10To Live3:22
11Tri4:53
12Airful5:43
13Keep Your Love4:40
Infinite Quality
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:19:33
1Dew4:41
2Right Here4:55
3Infinite Quality4:12
4Dem A Wandaa4:23
5Mic Row Assemble3:36
6Reala Law5:36
7Attacking The Doves4:45
8More Love4:41
9Forgiven4:43
10The Grounds5:22
11Lose Everything3:56
12Frequency4:59
13Stay With His Majesty4:20
14Hymns3:36
15Before David4:47
16Dominion4:23
17Provide3:05
18Heal Yourself3:33
Supplication To H.I.M.
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1A Good Word
2Jah Is The Giver
3All And All In Order
4Make It In Time
5Vain Imagination
6Guide I Ababa
7Supplication To H.I.M.
8Healing Zion Place
9Brighter Meditation
10New Social Order
11Youth And Youths
12Keeping A Livity
13Zacharia
Infinite Dub (Dubs And Instrumentals)
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:14:25
1Dew Dub4:46
2Right Here Dub4:56
3Infinite Dub3:51
4Dem A Wondaa4:14
5Mic Dub Assemble3:36
6Reala Dub5:35
7Attacking The Dub4:44
8More Dub4:44
9Grounds Dub5:27
10Dub Everything3:57
11Frequency Dub5:52
12Stay With His Majesty Dub4:21
13Before Dub4:51
14Dominion Dub4:24
15Provide Dub5:35
16Infinite Remix (Bonus Track)3:32
Maschaana
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1If You Don't Know
2They Know It's Him
3Absent By Jah
4House Of Behavior
5Blessed Be The Name Of Love
6For Life
7Sha-Tee
8Sang Real
9Hold It Up
10Good To Me Good To Be
11Outta Sight Outer Mind
12Goes Out
13Run Dung
14Clean Area
15Say Something
16Social Arena
17Give Jah Thanks
18Set Up
Standing Ground
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:30:54
1Standing Ground3:09
2Splendence4:00
3Adon-12:56
4Inspiration4:12
5King of Kings4:50
6Mass Appeal3:20
7Make Up Dub4:01
8Herd4:37
9Whirl-a-fya ( feat Jah Rubal & Heads & Bluff )3:58
10Chant Out5:11
11Playbak2:58
12In Front3:11
13Spruce4:25
14Medi3:24
15Hunger and Thirst4:20
16Feel Like Praise3:33
17Make Up4:08
18Ever Was So4:19
19No Evil ( By Omo Lioness )3:26
20Adonis Dub2:53
21King Ting3:37
22Survive (By Jah Rubal)3:57
23Rebuild3:12
24Standing Ground Accapella3:17
For All
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:56
1Strong Will4:19
2Selassie Bring It On5:00
3Know5:21
4Living Drum4:19
5Lamb That Lion For All4:29
6Babe Suckling4:30
7Jali5:03
8Keep Your Pride5:00
9Jesse David4:24
10Mercy Seat4:10
11If They Want4:21
Ina Now
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Get Through
2Wing Clip
3Ithiopia Millenium Deliverance
4Selassie I Call
5At Once
6Chioces
7Roots From Time
8Citadel
9Ina Now
10Mexicanadamerica
11Vibration
12Betta Do Good
13Ras People
14Row
To Mene
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1To Mene
2Discipline
3The Drum
4This Way
5Give Your Wisdom And Mercy
6Psalm 87 From 1
7Ithiopia
8Play
9With In It All
10In Replay
11The River
12On Riddim
13Back Lash
14Sip And Satta
15Heak Yeah
16Hidden
Ark A Law
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 32:26
1Ansa Fa3:40
2Hunting Demeanor5:18
3It Will Be5:05
4Outta Youth
5Heavenly Heir
6Flakey4:49
7Rejoyce4:23
8Law OI4:55
9Ark A Law
10Infinite Power
11World Wide Get
12Troddin Out4:16
13Springs
What Makes A King?
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1What Makes A King
2Emotions
3Native Story
4Give Her Her Due
5Jah Bless Her
6Shine
7High Places Of Anu
8Dem Gone
9Neat And Nice
10Stagnation
Kings Bell
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:05
1Exalt the Crown4:28
2Try That Way4:08
3Mongst I & I3:39
4Earth is the Lords4:26
5Kings Bell4:07
6System Peak Out3:23
7Jewel Inna Africa Horn4:42
8Bittersweet3:30
9Pon a Watchlist4:08
10On the Broadcast3:46
11Peak Tension Time4:08
12Black Mamba4:07
13What About Sudan3:47
14Jerusalem School Room3:41
15The Quickening4:08
16Torpedo3:57
Anthology
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Steadfast
2One Time
3Syllable
4He Say She Say
5When She Loves
6Jah Is The Ruler
7All We Have
8For The Journey
9Anthology
10Rastafari Is King
11Good Thing Happen
12Vengeance And Tears
13Anarchy
14Judge The Pride
Treasure
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:02
1Treasure3:56
2Negus Is Peace3:24
3Yield Turn Out3:58
4Rastafari Now4:00
5Germawi5:49
6Know the Ropes4:06
7Rastar4:04
8Gather Them In3:45
9Humble Man3:34
10How to Answa3:18
11Scientist Black3:56
12Youth Ope Ya3:51
13Patience3:40
14Got Heat4:12
15Wise Mind3:29
The Way
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:38
1Love Is Among4:35
2Bun a Corn4:27
3Showed Love4:11
4Neva Before3:57
5They Ya Ready3:45
6Still Going Forward4:22
7Rastaman3:36
8Such Ones3:39
9The Way4:09
10At Will3:42
11One Ya4:06
12Talk4:38
13Pon the Line4:02
14Better Mus Come3:29
In Awe
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:35
1Wearing Her Crown4:58
23604:50
3Music to Honor I King4:57
4In Awe4:41
5Worth Working For5:41
6The World Is Beautiful5:20
7Seek These5:03
8Psy Ops4:04
9All People4:41
10Fallen Soldiers4:20
Children of Jah
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:17
1I Must Say3:33
2Incline5:46
3Supply and Demand4:01
4Children of Jah3:36
5Just to Live3:47
6In the Hands of Jah3:30
7Pride and Shame4:01
8Ana Manakin3:36
9Sense Less Event3:54
10Carboniferous Land3:29
11Tek It to Your Soul Faithful and True4:05
12Bad Man Trade3:43
13Always True3:36
14Nothing Restrain3:40
Be Strong
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Be Strong
2Dandylion
3Jah Know
4With Regret
5Set It & Done
6Dirt & Clay
7Dem Kinda Heights
8Relates To Everyone
9Past Tense
10Bless The Nest
Lion Out Of Zion
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:07
1Be Mindful5:03
2Force & Flames5:09
3Things To Be Thankful For3:50
4Jah In I4:54
5Lion Out Of Zion4:32
6A Simple Heart Of Love4:41
7Pass It On7:20
8Humanity Cry6:01
9Two Worlds4:32
10Value Life6:05
Free Indeed
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:10:41
1Is His5:30
2Don't Be So6:08
3For His Speech5:55
4Hemp Scroll5:37
5Envision4:57
6To Gain to Lose5:09
7Outcome4:45
8Perceptual Vortex5:07
9The Battle4:51
10Free Indeed5:38
11Green Pastures2:47
12High Order5:20
13Mock Off4:58
14Healah3:59
Children of Jah Dubs
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:16
1I Must Say (dub)3:35
2Incline (dub)5:49
3Supply and Demand (dub)3:50
4Children of Jah (dub)3:41
5Just to Live (dub)3:49
6In the Hands of Jah (dub)3:35
7Pride and Shame (dub)4:04
8Ana Manikin3:37
9Sense Less Event (dub)3:55
10Carboniferous Land (dub)3:32
11Tek It to Your Soul Faithful and True (dub)4:10
12Bad Man Trade (dub)3:43
13Always True (dub)3:24
14Nothing Restrain (dub)3:32
Ride Tru
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:46
1Calm The Day3:59
2To Them5:20
3To Ge Da4:32
4Restore4:15
5Credited4:53
6Conquering Lion4:52
7Voice Of The Remnancy3:50
8Haile Selassie I The First Time4:34
9Arise Again4:57
10I Beseech Jah4:36
11Worry Free4:19
12How I&I Carry On4:22
13Ride Tru7:17
Stand The Test
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1Ina Zion
2Put In
3Survivor
4Ina Culcha
5King Ring
6Count Your Blessings
7Stand The Test
8Speak Complete
9Identify
10News Real Life
11Upfull Day
12Lamb Skin
Beauty for Ashes
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:00:16
1Reminder5:38
2When Jah Arise4:06
3Same Boat We4:57
4Beauty for Ashes4:24
5Betterment Mouth4:11
6Same I Ah On4:18
7Holy Mountain4:09
8Generation Again4:50
9All I's on You4:21
10Weather the Storm6:07
11Tried and Tested4:15
12Hold On4:32
13A Healing4:28
Vijan
— · studio album
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1All Ye Nashan
2See Blah Sum
3Cradle Of Joy
4Thanks For Life
5Yeah Many
6Thank The Lord
7Nativity
8Far I
9Days Come
10Structa
11Ru Be
12Economics Out In The Raw
13Scornful
14Blackson Rays
Assini
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:02
1Old Robe4:31
2Worker Be4:38
3Balance4:23
4Ises4:26
5Reminder3:45
6Blaze Up3:56
7Highly4:54
8Humble Wah?4:25
9Womb4:47
10Good Remnant3:34
11Dry Bones Live3:46
12Mouth of Ancients5:03
13Safe4:20
14Piranha (Come to Feed)3:25
15Sing Ye4:08
16No Fear No Sorrow5:01
New 1000
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:05:37
1Real Time3:34
2Medulla Oblongata4:44
3Heart Stay3:53
4Obey3:36
5Give Me Ganja (feat. Jah Rubal)3:57
6Home4:50
7Racket3:03
8Law2:34
9Resin3:07
10Omega 6 Crystal3:38
11Jus Come Back3:19
12Jerusalem3:23
13Covenant Keeper3:20
14Utterly Composed4:34
15Gondar4:44
16Whims2:46
17Rastafari Right2:45
18953:50
Kayamagan
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:17
1Burning Fire3:42
2I Chant5:22
3Repatriation Song4:23
4Scarface3:53
5Resilent Race4:59
6The Good Life5:01
7Reload4:27
8Her Clock4:17
9The Trixter3:56
10Jah I4:27
11A Cool Veranda4:11
12Unrehearsed4:39
Ainshant Maps
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 51:53
1Praise Jah3:45
2Livity5:19
3Drought4:34
4Man Tain4:03
5Abadan Abyss3:29
6Judgement for Sentence4:02
7Ainshant Maps4:03
8Knocka Fia5:12
9True King4:41
10Breathing Scrolls4:04
11Dub Playt3:55
12Arose4:46
Full Cup
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:12:49
1Sold Out4:00
2The Sign4:25
3Walk Wid I4:12
4Chant Arda3:46
5Man3:40
6Togeda4:02
7My Light3:39
8Dey Ya3:43
9My Staff4:03
10Ganja Alagy3:44
11Oil Scrolls5:12
12Man Ethio4:58
13Redeem Alone4:00
14Reach4:35
15Worthy Deeds4:56
16Money Mint4:45
17Man Dem5:09

Album · 3

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
2008	Live 94117Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 9 tracks 1He Is Jah (intro) 2Rasta Man Still Stand 3Proceed 4Listen 5Lianess 6I Chant 7Blue Lotus 8Pompeii 9Batter Ram Sound	Live	2008
2010	Standing Ground DubSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 49:45 1Spruce Dub4:09 2Wing Dub2:59 3Chant Dub Out5:09 4Dub Medi3:15 5Hunger And Dub5:01 6Playbak Dub2:32 7Dub Mak Up Dub3:16 8Herb Dub4:36 9Dub Inspiration4:13 10Ever Was Dub4:14 11Dub Appeal3:05 12Splendence Dub3:56 13Dubbing Ground3:20	Remix	2010
2011	MomentumSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:31 1Momentum4:29 2Life Is Sweet3:40 3Strengthen Fully5:02 4Corn An Bread2:59 5Dont Be Scared4:56 6No Doubt3:24 7Hustlin'4:00 8Real An Raw3:14 9Very Many4:25 10Living One4:32 11Sustainable Living3:18 12The Quickening3:50 13Stay4:42	Soundtrack	8 February 2011

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Ras Cory metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	9	54.3th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	50	94.3th
Studio albums	47	99.2th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	43	98.4th
Recording span (years)	15	35.8th
Genres	1	56th

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Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Vaughn Benjamin	—	present

Where this record comes from

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Timeline

1980s

Formed in 1989

1990s

Debut release: Ras Mek Peace

Album: Ras Mek Peace

2000s

Album: Jubilees of Zion

Album: Unpolished

Album: Seek Knowledge Before Vengeance

Album: Nemozian Rasta

Album: He Is Jah

Album: Intense Pressure

Album: Scheme a Things

Album: Project III

Album: Let Live

Album: Jah Grid

Album: Current

Album: Suns Of Atom

Album: Thru & True

Album: Bless Go Roun

Album: Better World Rasta

Album: Rule the Time

Album: Aneed

Album: Infinite Quality

Album: Supplication To H.I.M.

Album: Infinite Dub (Dubs And Instrumentals)

Album: Maschaana

Album: Standing Ground

Album: For All

Album: Ina Now

Album: To Mene

2010s

Album: Ark A Law

Album: What Makes A King?

Album: Kings Bell

Album: Anthology

Album: Treasure

Album: The Way

Album: In Awe

Album: Children of Jah

Album: Be Strong

Album: Lion Out Of Zion

Album: Free Indeed

Album: Children of Jah Dubs

Album: Ride Tru

Album: Stand The Test

Album: Beauty for Ashes

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Discography (50 release groups · 47 studio albums)

Albums · 47

Album · 3

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