After his 1999 hit "Leggo Di Bwoy" made some international waves, Kiprich, the dancehall toaster who sometimes croons made some singles that made quite an impact on his island home of Jamaica, but he had pretty much disappeared for all but the reggae faithful. All that changed in 2005 when his smooth single "Telephone Ting" was a slow-burn success worldwide. Like J.C. Lodge´s 1988 hit "Telephone Love," "Telephone Ting" popped up on smarter R&B radio despite not being very R&B, bringing Kiprich some crossover success and enough clout to record a full-length debut. Sourced from new recordings ? mostly with the Big Yard production crew ? and recent singles that contain familiar riddims, Outta Road is a pleasing debut that´s unique. There are no guest spots, the Big Yard sound is a different, brighter kind of slick, and Kiprich himself is a unique writer with plenty of pillow talk and whimsy. Although it follows the same storytelling blue