Book of Life is the second album from Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 artist I Wayne

I Wayne

I Wayne , is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles "Living In Love" and "Can't Satisfy Her" from his debut album, Lava Ground.-Biography:...

. It features his typically smooth voice over typical Jamaican rhythms. The album reflects I Wayne's

I Wayne

I Wayne , is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles "Living In Love" and "Can't Satisfy Her" from his debut album, Lava Ground.-Biography:...

 personal philosophy

Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...

 of positivism and his stance against rude boy

Rude boy

Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy are common terms used in Jamaica. In the 1960s it was also used for juvenile delinquents and criminals in Jamaica, and has since been used in other contexts...

 culture, which he blames for several of Jamaica's

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 problems.

In "Life Is Easy", he expresses his view that the only way out of suffering is to be grateful for your positives in your life. "Jealousy and Abuse" deal with the problem of domestic violence

Domestic violence

Domestic violence, also known as domestic abuse, spousal abuse, battering, family violence, and intimate partner violence , is broadly defined as a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as marriage, dating, family, or cohabitation...

. "Annihilation" features a deceivingly mild and upbeat tune while calling for the annihilation of Babylon (Rastafari

Rastafari movement

The Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, which at the time was a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black descendants of slaves. Its adherents worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia , as God...

collectively refer to the people in power within the established system as Babylon, and believe that they conspire to oppress the poor).

Track listing

1. "Book of Life"
2. "Words of Liberation"
3. "Free the People"
4. "Annihilation (feat. Icoflamez)"
5. "Smart Attack"
6. "Life Is Easy"
7. "Need Her in I Arms"
8. "No Vanity Love"
9. "Jealousy and Abuse (feat. Lady G.)"
10. "Good Enough"
11. "Politics and Religion"
12. "No Unnecessary War"
13. "Money dem a Run Down"
14. "Could a Never (feat. Iniball)"
15. "Dart to Them Heart (feat. Deva Bratt)"
16. "Natural Ites (feat. Iyah V)"