General B is a Jamaican dancehall deejay whose name is tied to
one of the genre’s liveliest mid-1990s crews, Monster Shack Crew,
alongside Roundhead and Ghost. Born Dave Parkes in Jamaica, he came
up in the Kingston dancehall scene with a style built on sharp,
playful lyricism and a confident, streetwise delivery. His early
solo work helped define his identity beyond the group, with tracks
such as “Bad Inna New Clothes,” “God Heart,” “Gal Idiot,” and “Good
Body” establishing him as a distinctive voice in the era’s
fast-moving soundclash culture.
General B’s appeal has always rested in the way he balances
rough-edged dancehall energy with hooks that stick. He was part of
a generation that kept the music moving between sound system
pressure, studio output, and combination records, and his catalog
reflects that range. Songs like “Another Man” with Ghost and “Kill
A Sound” with Round Head and Nitty Kutchie show how naturally he
fit into both solo and collaborative settings. By the time his name
was circulating on later releases, he had already built a
reputation as an artist who could deliver across different riddims
without losing his personality.
His music has remained active well beyond the first wave of fame.
Releases such as “Tally Tally / Hot Gal” and newer cuts like “All
For The Money” show an artist who continued to record through
changing dancehall eras rather than living only on nostalgia. That
longevity is part of what has kept General B relevant: he belongs
to the classic Kingston school of deejaying, but he has also stayed
in step with the genre’s modern production styles and release
culture. He is the kind of artist whose name still signals a
particular dancehall lineage — energetic, direct, and rooted in the
sound system tradition that made the style international in the
first place.
