Bad Man Dont Cry Riddim – Big Yard Records

Lean and catchy, this Big Yard cut lines up Shaggy, Lady Saw, and the veteran pairing of Assassin and Josey Wales on a 2008 dancehall rhythm with a sharp, toast-ready swing. Lady Saw gets two passes here, with both radio and club versions of “Bad Mon Goin Cry, ” while the set closes out with the bare riddim version, so you hear the instrumental spine after the vocal turns. Shaggy’s “Bad Mon Dont Cry” keeps the title phrase front and center, and Josey Wales still sounds right at home on “Know How Fi Love Dem Up. ” Produced by Big Yard Records, the release runs to five tracks in all.