Bad Belly Release Details
- Riddim year: 2006
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 15
- Unique artists on riddim: 15
- Production credits: WARD 21 MUSIC
- Key artists on this riddim: Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Mr Easy, Tifa, Tony Matterhorn
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2006 Riddims List · 2006 Dancehall Riddims
Back in 2006, Ward 21 were right in the thick of dancehall’s raw, digital-leaning phase, and Bad Belly fits that moment with a sharp, rude-boy energy that feels wired for the sound systems. Beenie Man’s “Let Mi Know” and Bounty Killer’s “Four Season” do a lot of the heavy lifting here: one’s all attitude and quick-tongued swagger, the other leans into that cold, streetwise bark Bounty does so well. Elephant Man, Mavado, T. O. K. and Tony Matterhorn keep the pressure up across the cut. Ward 21 even step in with “Think Twice, ” which ties the whole thing back to the producers’ own voice rather than leaving the riddim as just a vehicle for big names.
The full set runs deep, with 15 tracks in all, and it captures a hectic little pocket of mid-2000s dancehall when aggression, humour and gunman talk were all fighting for space on the same beat.
Bad Belly Tracklist:
- Beenie Man – Let Mi Know
- Bounty Killer – Four Season
- Elephant Man – Fuck Off
- Monster Twins – Give Her it Good
- Movado – Mi Buss Mi Gun
- Mr Easy – Try Fi Diss
- Mr Pepper – Education
- Polindus – U Dig
- Red Foxx – Bad Belly
- Tifa – I’m So Sorry
- Tok – Guns Pop Off
- Tony Matterhorn – Poor Some Liquor
- Unknown – Tek it in
- Ward 21 – Think Twice
- Wayne Marshall – No One Dare
