[2] He first recorded for Captain Sinbad's Youth in Progress label (including debut single "51 Storm"), and is regarded by some as the first dancehall singer, known for his ability to create lyrics over any backing track.
Throughout the 1980s, he was backed by Roots Radics and Sly and Robbie, with frequent discomix vocal and dubwise production duties performed by Scientist.
[2] After joining Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion organisation, he performed with sound systems such as Romantic Hi Fi, ( notably, also the name of Little John's own record label) Kilimanjaro, Gemini, and Henry "Junjo" Lawes' Volcano Hi Power.
[2][3] He recorded for many producers in the 1980s, notably for Lawes, Joseph Hoo Kim, George Phang, Jah Thomas and King Jammy, also gaining an audience amongst the followers of Jah Shaka sound system due to the popularity of the Dubplate discomix cuts of his spiritually conscious composition The More we are Together, also known as Praising his Majesty.
The album features discomix versions of The Abyssinians' Declaration of Rights tune as well as showcase vocal performances from Frankie Paul, Early B and other foundation roots digital artists from the mid to late 1980s.