5. Step Out
We can’t say with absolute certainty that it was his first single but “Step Out” was the first many people heard by Busy, putting him on the map and immediately establishing him as one of dancehall’s important new voices. The tune even got a few spins on New York radio behemoth Hot 97, planting Busy’s flag in the U.S. It wouldn’t be long for dancehall fans on this side of the water began to wonder, “why isn’t Busy coming to the U.S. to promote?” Now we know. —Jesse Serwer