K-JAH
| Radio Station K-JAH | |
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| Genre: |
Dub (GTA III) Ragga (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
| Appearance(s): |
Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories |
| DJ(s): |
Horace "The Pacifier" Walsh (GTA III) Natalie Walsh Davis (GTA Liberty City Stories) |
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K-JAH Radio is a radio station in Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, which plays reggae music with Jamaican influences. The station is hosted by Horace "The Pacifier" Walsh circa 2001 in GTA III, and Natalie Walsh Davis circa 1998 in GTA Liberty City Stories.
All tracks in GTA III come from Scientist's 1981 album Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires, while all the tracks in GTA Liberty City Stories were featured on the 2002 compilation album Watch How The People Dancing - Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall, 1986 - 1989.
The GTA III version of the station talks about "dope", in other words, drugs. This could be SPANK, the drug that Catalina and her Cartel supply to the Uptown Yardies to sell on the streets. It is also one of the few stations not owned by "Love Media", the fictional corporation owned by Donald Love, as can be seen from Horace's line "We have no love for Donald Love, man."
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, another dub/reggae station, K-JAH West, appears, and it appears there is a link between the two because the DJ states, "...from Liberty City to San Andreas".
Playlists
Grand Theft Auto III rendition
DJ: Horace "The Pacifier" Walsh
Genre: dub
- Scientist - "Dance of the Vampires" (1981)
- Scientist - "Your Teeth in My Neck" (1981)
- Scientist - "The Corpse Rises" (1981)
- Scientist - "The Mummy's Shroud" (1981)
- Scientist - "Plague of Zombies" (1981)
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories rendition
Genre: ragga
- Selah Collins, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Pick a Sound" (1988)
- Errol Bellot, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "What a Wonderful Feeling" (1988)
- Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Watch How the People Dancing" (1986)
- Richie Davis, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Lean Boot" (1988)
- Peter Bouncer, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Ready for the Dancehall Tonight" (1988)
- Richie Davis, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "You Ha Fe Cool" (1988)
- Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Ring My Number" (1988)
- Kenny Knots, Ruddy Ranks and Redeye - "Run Come Call Me" (1988)
Trivia
- In GTA Liberty City Stories, the Uptown Yardies have the logo of the K-JAH radio station on their outfits, which ignites the connection of this gang to the radio station.
- In Grand Theft Auto Advance, despite the lack of changeable radio stations, the K-JAH logo can be seen on a building in Bedford Point next to the Ammu-Nation, along with the slogan "Reggae to rock".
- In GTA III, when switching through stations, it only says JAH Radio. Despite this, the radio DJ will still say "You're listenin' to K-JAH Radio."
See also
- Tuff Gong Radio and Massive B Soundsystem 96.9, two radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV which play dub music, among other things.
- RamJam FM, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City which plays dub music.
- Ticklah, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars which plays dub music.
- The Blue Ark, a radio station in Grand Theft Auto V which plays dub music.