ENTITY · SOUND SYSTEM

4x4 Exodus

Probable

Jamaican sound system associated with 1990s dubplate and clash culture; later accounts connect it to owner Errol "Fada Duss" Hayles and Bounty Killer specials, with surviving tapes documenting clashes against Killamanjaro, Bass Odyssey and other sounds.

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At a glance

Type: sound system →
Era: Clash and 1990s spectacle →
Confidence: Probable

Connections

Media & sources

Videos

Killamanjaro vs 4x4 Exodus — Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1995

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

Community-archived 1995 Spanish Town sound-clash tape; discovery-only reference.

Transcript pending ingestion.

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4x4 Exodus — live dubplate juggling, Corduroy mix

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

A live juggling set played entirely from the sound's own dubplates. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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4x4 Exodus — 100% dubplate mix

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

A juggling set of the sound's specials. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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4x4 Exodus — 100% exclusive dubplate anthems

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

A set built from the sound's exclusive cuts. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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4x4 Exodus — 100% dubplate mix with Bounty Killer, Beenie Man and Spragga Benz

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

A juggling set of specials naming the deejays who voiced them — the same three names recur across rival sounds' boxes, which is how a working dubplate economy looks from the outside. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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4x4 Exodus — dub mix

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

A set from the 4x4 Exodus dubplate box. Identified via web search; not verified from the seeding environment.

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Epic 4x4 Exodus 100% Dubplate Mix Direct from Jamaica

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · featured sound

Community-archived 4x4 Exodus dubplate/juggling video; discovery-only reference.

Transcript pending ingestion.

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In stories

Story · Well supportedJuggling sounds and clash tapes

A sound system has two modes: the clash, where it fights, and the juggling, where it keeps a dance alive. Cassette tapes of both are the closest thing Jamaica has to a live archive.

Debate & reception

How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →

debate

Community tape uploads and rights caution

Many sound-system recordings survive through fan and community uploads. They are invaluable discovery leads, but the atlas keeps them discovery-only until channel provenance, rights and exact event metadata can be reviewed.

Stance: access to memory vs rights and provenance review