ENTITY · SOUND SYSTEM

King Addies

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King Addies is a Brooklyn-based Jamaican sound system founded in 1988, its reputation built across generations through international clashes and a deep dubplate catalogue. Selectors associated with its history include Tony Matterhorn and Danny Dread, and its continuing catalogue presence includes a Buju Banton mix issued through Apple Music.

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At a glance

Type: Sound system →
Era: Dancehall and the digital turn →
Confidence: Well supported
Sources: King Addies public history; Jamaica Star; clash archives; Apple Music.

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JUXIE KILLAH On Exodus, Travellers, Katarock, King Addies, Stone Love, Tony Matterhorn, Fire Links +

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Entertainment Report Podcast full interview.

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Killamanjaro Vs King Addies 22 April 1995 Portmore Entertainment Centre St Catherine JA

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The two sounds meeting in Jamaica, at the Portmore Entertainment Centre on 22 April 1995.

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Bass Odyssey VS king Addies in Amazura new York | Sound fi dead sound clash

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Killamanjaro vs King Addies — “Greatest Clash”

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Community archive of the historic Jamaica–New York clash; exact event metadata remains under review.

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Bass Odyssey vs King Addies - Sound Fi Dead April 2024 (Full Video) @ Amazura New York

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Black Kat vs King Addies — World Clash 2000

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Community World Clash archive featuring Black Kat and King Addies.

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Official Dancehall Reggae Sound Clash: King Addies vs Bass Odyssey 1998 Bounty Killer DUb fi Dub

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CLASH OF CHAMPIONS (KING ADDIES vs BASS ODYSSEY)

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In the news

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LOCAL · Dancehall Mag · 15 Jul 2026Buju Banton and King Addies Unite to Honour Sound System Culture on New Apple Music Mix

Before Buju Banton was a Grammy winner or a VP Records artist with 13 studio albums to his name, he was a product of the dancehall sound system circuit, the kind of culture where dubplates and selectors built reputations long before streaming algorithms existed.

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In stories

Story · ProbableSelectors: the voice on the mic

The selector went from an anonymous pair of hands on the turntable to the named star of the dance.

Story · Well supportedWhen the selector becomes the headline

Pink Panther made Black Kat feared. Tony Matterhorn sharpened his clash craft on King Addies. Then each selector carried that history into a career bearing his own name.