i am the best at what i do...Shotta culture ready for itunes downloads as of August 31... "Make

sure say yuh security a ultra, who you no check and suspect a dem a out
yuh/ that a di livin' when yuh inna shotta culture."

When Spragga Benz

drops these lyrics on the title track to his compelling new album
"Shotta Culture", produced by Salaam Remi, he's not issuing a warning
but merely stating a fact. More than an intriguing album title, shotta

culture refers to a desperate reality. Living the life of a gunman or

"shotta" is a choice, but for many young men born and raised within the
ghettoes of Kingston, Jamaica and other problem-plagued, neglected
communities throughout the island, extremely limited educational and

employment opportunities, compounded by the multitude of high power

weapons stockpiled in these locations and the pervasive, ruthless force
exerted by area leaders or "dons", presents few other viable options for
survival.

Spragga p