After Pain Riddim – Percy Dancehall

2014 was deep in the Zimdancehall surge, and After Pain lands right in that charged moment, with Percy Dancehall lining up a set that feels more like a lyrical sparring ground than a routine juggling riddim. The project runs 11 cuts deep with nine artists, and the sharpest attention goes to the tension between Seh Calaz and Soul Jah Love, whose diss tracks give the release its bite. Killer T opens things in style with “Havana Nguva Yekuzorora” and “Uri Sheff Kubasa Kwako, ” while Kinnah’s “Taitamba Tese” and Shinsoman’s “Handimire Ipapo” keep the pressure moving. Also listed under Bodyslam/Body Slam Records in circulation at the time, the riddim’s sequencing feels deliberate: the rival songs sit close together, pushing the whole set into a back-and-forth exchange rather than a loose compilation.

After Pain Riddim Tracklist:

1. Killer T – Havana Nguva Yekuzorora
2. Killer T – Uri Sheff Kubasa Kwako
3. Kinnah – Taitamba Tese
4. Maggikal – Pandinoimba
5. Platinum Prince – Handinyarare
6. Seh Calaz – Life Ye Mboko (Soul Jah Love Diss)
7. Shinsoman – Handimire Ipapo
8. Soul Jah Love – Bongo Muridzo
9. Soul Jah Love – Ndine Musindo (Seh Calaz Diss)
10. Tipsy – Dai
11. Zego B – Watora Moyo Wangu