Unchained Spirit is a studio album by the dancehall/reggae artist Buju Banton, released in 2000.
[4] The album contains contributions from Stephen Marley, Rancid, and Beres Hammond, among others.
wrote that "the treacle far outstrips anything resembling a tuff rhythm here ... even over the good rhythms, Buju doesn't seem to have the command he once did.
"[11] The Star Tribune thought that "Buju's grainy voice flows over slowly distilled lattices of rhythms and multi-part South African-style harmonies.
DiBella of AllMusic defined the album as a "a vital and rhythmic mix of homegrown Jamaican philosophy, biblical harmonizing, and just plain eerie dancehall".