By: [Staff Writer] Published: April 17, 2026 (Retrospective feature on the 2007 release)
Listen to it loud. Listen to it on a good sound system. And as Buju says on the closing track âHail the Kingâ: âThough the journey gets rough / Inna heights, we find the love.â Buju.Banton-Inna.Heights.-10th.Anniversary.Edit...
In the turbulent timeline of dancehall and reggae, few albums carry the weight of prophecy and redemption quite like Buju Bantonâs âInna Heightsâ . Released in 2007, the album arrived as a shockwave to a genre that had largely forgotten its own foundation. Now, with the release of the 10th Anniversary Edition , we revisit the masterpiece that transformed a dancehall enfant terrible into a roots-reggae lion. To understand the impact of âInna Heightsâ , one must remember where Buju Banton stood in the early 2000s. The man born Mark Myrie was the teenage titan who dominated the 1990s with frenetic, violent, and sexually explicit dancehall anthems like âBoom Bye Byeâ and âBatty Rider.â He was the champion of the rub-a-dub and ragga era. But by 2006, Buju was a soul in crisis. By: [Staff Writer] Published: April 17, 2026 (Retrospective
The closest the album comes to a crossover hit. A deceptively simple metaphor: life as a journey in a taxi. Buju plays both the passenger and the driver, pleading for guidance. The hookââDriver, driver, carry me homeââbecame a street anthem, proving that roots reggae could still move the masses. Released in 2007, the album arrived as a
Release Date: October 9, 2007 (Original) / November 24, 2017 (Anniversary Edition) Stream the restored album and live sessions on all major platforms. Vinyl reissue available via VP Records/Gargamel Music.
Tragically, the album also became a prelude to Bujuâs darkest chapter. Just two years after its release, he was arrested on drug conspiracy charges in the United States, leading to a decade-long imprisonment. During his time in federal prison, âInna Heightsâ became a lifeline for fansâa reminder of the man who had found the heights, lost his way, and promised to return. The 10th Anniversary Edition of âInna Heightsâ is not just for reggae purists. It is for anyone who has ever needed to believe in an artistâs capacity for change. Buju Banton went from chanting violence to chanting psalms, and this album captures the precise moment of that metamorphosis.
