'Know Thyself' may already be Ras Batch's seventh long player, yours truly is convinced this album recorded for I Grade Records will for many be their first introduction to this artist from Saint Croix. Hardcore fans of Virgin Islands roots might already own some of his albums, but 'Know Thyself' could make his name known to a wider audience. For 'Know Thyself' Ras Batch was backed by Zion I Kings, the band that also played on Glen Washington's 'Masterpiece'. 'Know Thyself' is a more than solid roots album, although perhaps a bit cliché as really all traditional ingredients (ganja tune, mama tune...) are present in the track list. Our favorite song on this album is 'Never Forget', a lament about the abomination of slavery.