Admiral Tibet

Admiral Tibet (sometimes Tibett), also known as "Mr. Reality" (born Kenneth Allen, Freehill, Saint Mary, Jamaica, 1960), is a Jamaican dancehall singer known for his "cultural" lyrics. His stance of lyrics was made in the song "Reality Time" from the album of the same name, which included the lyrics "Reality time, culture time, we want no slackness".

Biography

Tibet was one of the few artists from the early days of digital reggae to focus on "conscious" themes in his lyrics. A member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel since his youth. He has been described as "the most consistently conscious singer of his age". Allen described how he got his nickname: "I was going primary school and my cousin, both of us were sitting together looking into an atlas, and saw the name 'Tibet'. My cousin took it as a mockery and seh 'Tibet! Tibet!' and it stuck."

He began performing in Jamaican clubs and with sound systems during his teens, including his local Torpedo system. He made his first recordings when he was in his 20s; a reluctance to move to Kingston played a part in this. He eventually made the move in 1982.

In 1985, Tibet made his first recording for producer Sherman Clacher, entitled "Babylon...

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