Anticipation Builds for Buju Banton’s Long-Awaited Return From Prison

UK producer Blacker Dread says he has a full album of new Buju songs.
“It’s not an easy road,” sang reggae star Buju Banton on a standout track from his classic 1995 album Til Shiloh. “Many see the glamour and the glitter so they think a bed of rose/ Me say, who feels it knows/ Ooh Lord, help me sustain these blows.”

It’s been nine years since the Jamaica-born recording artist was arrested at his home in Florida and eventually convicted on drug-related charges. (Banton had been targeted and pursued for over a year by an undercover federal informant, and it took two trials for the charges to stick.) Since that time his music has remained a staple within reggae and dancehall circles, but Buju’s fans haven’t had much in the way of new music.Read More…https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8275730/buju-banton-new-album-prison-release