Reggie Stepper's 1990 Dancehall Song "Kimbo King" (YouTube Discussion Thread Comments (Part III)

 

Showcase YouTube Sound File #1: Reggie Stepper - "Kimbo King"

ladydontekno, Feb 22, 2009

Another dancehall classic!

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about Reggie Stepper's 1990 now classic Jamaican dancehall song "Kimbo King" (also given as "Kim-bo King"). 

This post presents selected comments from two YouTube discussion threads about Reggie Stepper's song "Kimbo King".  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/02/reggie-steppers-1990-dancehall-classic.html
 for Part I of that pancocojams series. That post also presents my speculations about the meanings of the word "kimbo" in Reggie Stepper's 1990 dancehall song "Kimbo King". 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/02/what-does-word-kimbo-mean-in-reggie.html for Part II of this pancocojams series.That post showcases one 2025 YouTube video of Reggie Stepper performing his composition "Kimbo King". The second 2025 YouTube video showcases Reggie Stepper performing "Kimbo King" and a few other examples of his hit dancehall songs.

This post also presents my speculations about the meanings of the word "kimbo" in this song.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Reggie Stepper for his musical legacy. Thanks to the publisher of this sound file and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. 
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This pancocojams series is a revision and an expansion of this 2023 pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/07/reggie-stepper-kimbo-king-what-are.html.which is still available on this blog. .

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE YOUTUBE SOUND FILE #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeiki-obkvM

(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1.@sirshorty012,2010
"this is TIGHTT"

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2. @jawneblaize, 2010
"Respect!"

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3 @RATMfan92, 2010
"Now this is just a rework of Drum Pan Sound... doh."
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"Drum Pan Sound" is another Reggie Stepper Dancehall classic.

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4. @Jolynenizuma22, 2023
"This was before drum pan"

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5. @goudrasta, 2012
"nuff respect mon big respect from jamaica ! selassie i the first"

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6. @evertzinho, 2012
"Pon de corner ah pure posing.. ... Nuff people business watching... always in ah mix-up an' ting.  We call dem Kimbo King!!!"
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These are lyrics from the song "Kimbo King".

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7. @DIMP11, 2012
"I used to live in the Bahamas at the same time ( I am 43 now) and the irony is that while it was huge in the Bahamas, my Jamaican friend who later went on to become Sean Paul's manager and producer Jeremy "2 Hard" Harding said it was only a minor hit in Reggie's native Jamaica.

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8. @DwayneNewmanify, 2012
"I was on vacation in the Bahamas August 1989 and heard this song and I had to have it so my cousin found it for me and when I brought it back to New York I played it everywhere i went and people questioned me for the song artist...just a Powerful Song!!"

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9.@sheldonmendoza, 2023
"Reggie Stepper said the first show he ever went to perform abroad in was Bahamas"

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10. @kennethcumberbatch9910, 2024
"You was in a great place. Hope you return and make new memories"

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11. @bigcitydreamz4444, 2025
"I never knew this was considered dancehall music"

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12. @sircedricgardner7757, 2017
"One time gone that a lazy mon"
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This comment and the following comment are lyrics from the song 'Limbo King".

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13. @sircedricgardner7757, 2017
"Eye hustle and beg for money and don’t want to grow or add to society"

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14. @simonfrancis7210, 2017
"Big, big, big tune"

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15. @barcelonaguayaquil9213, 2017
"Old school kidddddd"

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16. @reeelBKFLATBUSHnyc, 2017
"WHEN BIG BELLY FAT GOLD ROPE CHAIN DRUG DEALERS (CRACK ERA) WOULD TAKE THEIR GIRLS AND OTHER GIRLS TO A DANCE AND WHINE UP IN A CORNER..."

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17. @amberwoods2645, 2019
"CHUNEEEEEEE"
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"Chune" is the Jamaican spelling and pronunciation for the word "tune". In Jamaican "chune"("tune") doesn't mean how the song sounds. It is a referent for very popular songs (records) and/or songs that are "hot" (i.e. its "very good"; "fire", "tight", "the bomb" etc. )

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18. @glenoneill3950, 2020
"Brooklyn classic.......by way of yard.........of course.......!..........real people riddim this......".

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@michelecobin3116, 2020
"So BROOKLYN SAY WHAT!!!!!!! THE BUSH FLATBUSH"
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"Brooklyn" is a borough in New York City, New York (USA) that has a large number of people of Jamaican descent. "Flatbush" is a neighborhood in Brooklyn

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19. @michelecobin3116, 2020
"THIS WAS SO HOT IN BROOKLYN NYC"

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20. @kathhyland7544, 2020
"Remember hearing this tune on a pirate radio station around 91 📻😊"
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"Pirate radio stations" were (are?) unauthorized stations in the United Kingdom that were (are?) known for playing some of the latest Caribbean and other contemporary music.

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21. @madgunter, 2021
"Same here old tape with random pirate stations from Lon. Big up !"
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"Lon." = London (United Kingdom)

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22. @djmichaeltimex4511, 2021
"as a 3rd generation Bahamian.......all respect due!"

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23. @jfvincent4993, 2021
"This was my very first dancehall album I owned. With the red sleeve and dragon on the back."

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24. @TBennie1, 2021
"Me tooooooo"

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25. @GangstaComputerGod, 2024
"Wait! Does he do the “UHHH” in every song 😂"

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26. @JvanEdits, 2024
"It cracks me up everytime"

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27. @salimtessa8789, 2025
"It’s his trademark haha"

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28. @darleneslaughter6016, 2024
"Darling Nikki in da building 504 $tanding on Business 💯!!"

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29. @vedettegavin8075, 2024
"🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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30. @manfocused, 2024
"Brooklyn house parties!"

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31. @bigcitydreamz4444, 2025
"Harlem basement parties"

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32. @turbofoot30, 2024
"The 80's had some hot tracks 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Big big big big big big big big chune 🔥 🔥 🔥"

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33. @greerknowlin5450, 2024
"This was everything for me when it dropped"

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34. @MagicMike-rd8mz, 2025
"This is classic right now fire 🔥 🔥 🔥"

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SHOWCASE YOUTUBE SOUND FILE #2: Reggie Stepper- Kim-Bo King

rasams13, May 2, 2010

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM SHOWCASE YOUTUBE SOUND FILE #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1VZflraXUU

(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1.@FALKHET, 2011
"REGGIE STEPPER LEGEND! UNIQUE STYLE!"

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2. @juvelle100, 2013
"Love this song.. reminds me of the Sunset Reggie club in Decatur, Ga. I used to party at back in the 90's."

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3. @csallen, 2015
"Real authentic Reggae the 80's and 90's can't be beat"

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4. @imari2305, 2015
"Original Kimbo King~~ Wow memories!!"

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5. @melanier7309, 2015
"This song popped into my head out from nowhere yesterday. This is a classic."

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6. @MuckleTV, 2017
"me too! It randomly popped into my head"

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7. @richardsonclay9846, 2025
"Me too... today@😊"

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8. @tyestbarnhart2115, 2015
"Dem bout sum damn lazy ting!! lmfao"
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The words "Dem bout sum damn lazy ting" is from the "Kimbo King" record.

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9.@florimarrodriguez8410, 2016
"bam bam riddim?"

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10. @KeithMFCarter, 2016
"LOL Nope. This is a Stalag riddim. Bam Bam riddim is different (and my favourite riddim). Search Chaka Demus & Pliers' Bam Bam and you'll hear."

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11. @lindo3113, 2016
"This song reminds me of being on the island Freeport in Bahamas walking down the street singing this song on the way to the skating rink"

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12. @Deerugs, 2017
"242 in the place !!!"
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"242" is the telephone area code for The Bahamas 

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13. @davineecapron4878, 2018
"Hey but we don't have a skating rink anymore time flies but Freeport went DOWN in the ground and it's soo sad and no one is trying to fix it up"

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14.@jaidynstubbs2508, 2020
"Freeport I’m the biddy"
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"Freeport" is the main city on Grand Bahamas which is part of the Bahama islands

"I'm in the biddy" is a colloquial way of saying "I'm in the building" (meaning "I'm here."). 

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15.  @jaidynstubbs2508, 2020
"We got a skating ring now 💯💯"

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16. @Kingbcrew, 2025
"Goombay land"
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Goombay is a type of Bahamian folk music.

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17. @ronnieobedcarrasquillo397, 2016
"viva Jamaica kimbo king"

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18. @saramckenzie2782,2017
"Damn this song bought back memories when i was going to house parties and its still LITT"

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19.@pamsmith5843, 2017
"Just old sch feelings today😜"

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20.@amashirhelena1563, 2018
"big up reggie stepper"

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21. @asasemama2290, 2018
"Sure is a classic bring back memories"

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22. @trenellbullock7274, 2019
"This used to be my favorite song in the 90's"

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23. @naturalmystic6548, 2020
"Reminds me of miami in the early 90s good times"

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24.@naturalmystic6548, 2020
""This was the song back in the early 90s in the club in florida."

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25. @karlen5550, 2021
"Real Classic"

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26. @marycharles4010, 2022
"Oh yeah 😎 Kimbo King... uhhh! In 2022! Uhhhh."

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27. @MagicMike-rd8mz, 2023
"It's  2023 Reggie Stepper Kim-Bo King is still 🔥🔥🔥🔥"

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28. @DarleneSlaughter-h8f, 2024
"$unny $ide Texas in da building ❤❤🎉🎉$$!!"

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29. @troysthill, 2024
"Song still relevant in2024 Kimbo King Reggie Stepper"

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30. @Lamp.luvr123, 2025
"When music 🎶 had a good message gwan Reggie stepper veteran deejay!!"

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