Bad Belly Riddim – Ward 21 Music

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 Riddim Tracklist:

1. Beenie Man – Let Mi Know
2. Bounty Killer – Four Season
3. Elephant Man – Fuck Off
4. Monster Twins – Give Her it Good
5. Movado – Mi Buss Mi Gun
6. Mr Easy – Try Fi Diss
7. Mr Pepper – Education
8. Polindus – U Dig
9. Red Foxx – Bad Belly
10. Tifa – I’m So Sorry
11. Tok – Guns Pop Off
12. Tony Matterhorn – Poor Some Liquor
13. Unknown – Tek it in
14. Ward 21 – Think Twice
15. Wayne Marshall – No One Dare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1hp6UYM50w