(Out in the street, they call it murder) Welcome to Jamrock Camp whe' the thugs dem camp at Two pound a weed inna van back It inna yuh hand bag, yuh nap sack It inna yuh back pack The smell a give yah girlfriend contact Some bwoy nuh know dis Dem only come around like tourist On the beach with a few club sodas Bedtime stories, and pose like dem name Chuck Norris And don't know the real hardcore 'Cause Sandals ah no Back-To Di thugs dem wi' do whe' dem got to And won't think twice to shot you Don't mek dem spot you, unless you carry guns a lot too A bear tuff thing come at you When Trenchtown man stop, laugh and block off traffic Den dem wheel and pop-off and dem start clap it With the pin file down and it a beat rapid Police come inna jeep an' dem can't stop it Some say dem ah playboy, a playboy rabbit Get drop like a bad habit So nuh bother pose tuff if you don't have it Rastafari stands alone Welcome to Jamrock (Ay) welcome to Jamrock Out in the street, they call it murder Welcome to Jamdown Poor people a dead at random Political violence, can't done Bare ghost and Phantom The youth dem get blind by stardom Now the king of kings, ah, call Old man to pickney, so wave unno hand if you with me To see the sufferation sick me Dem suit nuh fit me To win election dem trick we Den dem don't do noting at all Come on, let's face it, a ghetto education's basic And most of the youths dem waste it And when dem waste it That's when dem tek the guns replace it Then dem don't stand a chance at all And that's why ah nuff little youth have up some fat 'matic With the extra magazine inna dem back pocket And a bleach a night time inna some black jacket All who nah lock Gloc, say dem a lock rocket Dem wi full you up a current like ah shock socket Dem wi run a road block which part the cops block it And from now till a morning nuh stop clock it If dem run outta rounds, ah, bruck-back ratchet Welcome to Jamrock (Southside, Northside) Welcome to Jamrock (East Coast, West Coast, huh, yo) Welcome to Jamrock (Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, yah) Hey, welcome to Jamrock Out in the street, they call it murder Jamaica, Jamaica Jamaica, Jamaica, now Jamaica, Jamaica, yo Jamaica, Jamaica Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock
(Out in the street, they call it murder) Welcome to Jamrock Camp whe' the thugs dem camp at Two pound a weed inna van back It inna yuh hand bag, yuh nap sack It inna yuh back pack The smell a give yah girlfriend contact Some bwoy nuh know dis Dem only come around like tourist On the beach with a few club sodas Bedtime stories, and pose like dem name Chuck Norris And don't know the real hardcore 'Cause Sandals ah no Back-To Di thugs dem wi' do whe' dem got to And won't think twice to shot you Don't mek dem spot you, unless you carry guns a lot too A bear tuff thing come at you When Trenchtown man stop, laugh and block off traffic Den dem wheel and pop-off and dem start clap it With the pin file down and it a beat rapid Police come inna jeep an' dem can't stop it Some say dem ah playboy, a playboy rabbit Get drop like a bad habit So nuh bother pose tuff if you don't have it Rastafari stands alone Welcome to Jamrock (Ay) welcome to Jamrock Out in the street, they call it murder Welcome to Jamdown Poor people a dead at random Political violence, can't done Bare ghost and Phantom The youth dem get blind by stardom Now the king of kings, ah, call Old man to pickney, so wave unno hand if you with me To see the sufferation sick me Dem suit nuh fit me To win election dem trick we Den dem don't do noting at all Come on, let's face it, a ghetto education's basic And most of the youths dem waste it And when dem waste it That's when dem tek the guns replace it Then dem don't stand a chance at all And that's why ah nuff little youth have up some fat 'matic With the extra magazine inna dem back pocket And a bleach a night time inna some black jacket All who nah lock Gloc, say dem a lock rocket Dem wi full you up a current like ah shock socket Dem wi run a road block which part the cops block it And from now till a morning nuh stop clock it If dem run outta rounds, ah, bruck-back ratchet Welcome to Jamrock (Southside, Northside) Welcome to Jamrock (East Coast, West Coast, huh, yo) Welcome to Jamrock (Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey, yah) Hey, welcome to Jamrock Out in the street, they call it murder Jamaica, Jamaica Jamaica, Jamaica, now Jamaica, Jamaica, yo Jamaica, Jamaica Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock Welcome to Jamrock
A música serve como o primeiro single do álbum homônimo de Damian Marley e aborda temas sombrios como crime, pobreza e corrupção política, apresentando uma visão brutal da Jamaica ("Jamrock") em contraste com a imagem promocional destinada ao turismo.
Tanto o ritmo (conhecido como World Jam) quanto o refrão da canção são amostrados da faixa "World-A-Music" de 1984, do artista Ini Kamoze, cuja batida original foi criada pela dupla Sly and Robbie.
A faixa também incorpora a linha de baixo da canção de sucesso "Reggae Music", do grupo Zap Pow.
Uma versão editada de "Welcome to Jamrock" foi incluída na trilha sonora do jogo FIFA 06, enquanto o remix da música fez parte da playlist do jogo Midnight Club 3.
A frase original "Funnyman a get dropped like a bad habit" foi removida em lançamentos subsequentes e remixes devido ao seu significado pejorativo para homens homossexuais no inglês jamaicano, sendo substituída por "Babylonians" nas performances ao vivo para evitar críticas relacionadas à homofobia.
Existem vários remixes notáveis, incluindo um com Tony Yayo dedicado como uma diss para o grupo D-Block, outro com o falecido The Notorious B.I.G., e a versão "Welcome to My Block", que conta com as participações de 2Pac, Nas e Scarface.
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