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December 11, 2010
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Jah Cure - back on top

On the first day of his release and freedom from prison, Cure publicly stated that his only remaining goal for the rest of his life was to spread love and to promote peace and healing, universally, through his music.


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While in jail, Cure recorded and released several records, many of which topped the charts as number-one singles.

Two songs, 'Jamaica', produced by DZ Productions, and 'Longing For', produced by Don Corleon, both hit number-one on the Jamaican reggae charts, and were international hits.

Cure's first album, Free Jah's Cure, was recorded in jail, and subsequently released in 2001, approximately one year after he began his incarceration.

It is a project that has been lyrically compared to Bob Marley's Exodus. On that first album, Cure gives thanks for life while spreading love through his music. He believes his incarceration was Jah's way of teaching him humility, kindness, forgiveness and love for his fellow man.

While in jail in 2003, Beres Hammond produced Cure's second album, Ghetto Life, which featured the single Divide and Rule. This song, a duet with Sizzla, was voted the Best Song of that year.

As Jah Cure's records saturated the airwaves globally, many took up the call for his release from prison. Eventually, after serving eight years in jail, Cure was released from prison on July 28, 2007. On the first day of his release and freedom from prison, Cure publicly stated that his only remaining goal for the rest of his life was to spread love and to promote peace and healing, universally, through his music.

Since his release in 2007, Jah Cure has topped the music charts with three number-one singles. It started with Call On Me, featuring his label mate Phyllisia, followed with You'll Never Find, and presently the number-one smash, Unconditional Love.

His new single, Like I See It, featuring Rick Ross, and the remix with Mavado, are starting to rock the international clubs and dance halls across the reggae diaspora. This record is destined to be his fourth consecutive number-one single.

Cure's new album, World Cry, is his second recorded album since his release from prison. It is scheduled to be shipped worldwide on February 15, 2011. The first single from that album, Unconditional Love, recently shot to the top of the charts and became the number-one reggae single worldwide.

That collaboration was the first of many for Cure on the upcoming album. The album contains collaborations with Tupac, Keri Hilson, Mavado, MDMA, Rick Ross, Jazmine Sullivan, Shyne and several others, crossing the reggae, hip hop, latin, pop and R&B genres.

Jah Cure begins his next world tour in February, 2011. He is signed to SoBe Entertainment in Miami, Florida. His music is distributed by Universal Music Group and Fontana Distribution.

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