Black Scorpio All Stars Vol.1 – Uprising

Black Scorpio’s Uprising sits right in that late-’80s pocket where the label was pairing sharp singjay and lovers leanings with a tougher dancehall pulse, and this first All Stars volume makes a neat snapshot of that era. The ten-track set runs from Josey Wales’ sly “Mutual Rights” and John Mouse’s “My Girl Lollipop” take to Horace Andy’s smooth “Since I Met You Baby, ” with Banana Man, Colour Hair, Commandor Shad and Krystal filling out the corners. There’s a nice push and pull here between streetwise chatter and sweeter melodic turns, and the sequencing keeps it moving in a way that feels very Scorpio: compact, varied, no dead weight. But the cut that lingers is Pliers on “Keep On Moving, ” where the hook lands cleanly and leaves the whole compilation with a strong final stamp.