{"product_id":"xterminator_xstory_2024_pia","title":"XSTORY","description":"Phillip “Fatis” Burrell had the uncanny ability to find young artists and groom them to become some of the most popular musical acts in Jamaica. These artists were held to a high standard of integrity, with no foolishness or bad behavior tolerated. Fatis commanded respect. He was a devout Rasta, and the principles of Rastafari featured prominently in his life and how he carried himself, and his artists knew these ideals must be respected. Artists such as Luciano, Sizzla, Capleton, Mikey General, Sanchez, and many, many more, came under his tutelage and saw their careers rise to great heights. I first met Fatis at a media event hosted by Reggae Report magazine in Miami, Florida, around 1987. He had just finished a Yellowman album called \"Yellow Like Cheese\" and I had the fledgling reggae label RAS Records. We hit it off right away. We talked about my vision to take legitimate reggae artists who had something important to say and spread that music as far and wide as possible internationally. He told me about working with Jamaican artists who also had the integrity to be heard and respected worldwide. He said he didn’t know too many people in the reggae business yet, but he felt he could trust me and would give me a shot. A kind of bond and partnership formed that night. As I was making regular trips to Jamaica, Fatis and I grew closer as friends and bredrin. He asked me to release the first records by Luciano (\"Moving Up\") and Sizzla (\"Burn-ing Up\"). Little did we know at the time that these two artists would go on to become some of the greatest artists in Jamaican music history. And there were many more that Fatis brought to the RAS label for international release and distribution. He created the Exterminator label in the mid-1980s, right around the time RAS was getting off the ground. Exterminator became Xterminator, dropping the E. His label had a reputation for producing tough, yet soulful music. Sly \u0026amp; Robbie, Dean Fraser, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, and The Firehouse Crew were the musicians who provided Fatis his riddims and, as I mentioned, the artists had to be righteous in their lyrics. His reputation as a caliber producer continued to grow and many of his artists were signed to larger labels, and Fatis was starting to know the ins and outs of the overall music industry quite well, but he always held fast to his fundamental Rasta beliefs and maintained his integrity with his artists. He started out by gra","brand":"Xterminator","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55304305181016,"sku":null,"price":20241115.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3760396023393_5047056e-35f3-4dec-b0a7-4f236f5d48b4.jpg?v=1767723730","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/xterminator_xstory_2024_pia","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}