Bad News / Heavy Load Riddim – Star Trail

Produced by Star Trail in 1996, Bad News a. k. a. Heavy Load Riddim pulls together a strong roots-steppers lineup with Beres Hammond, Anthony B, Sizzla, Louie Culture, Anthony Malvo, Little Twitch and more. Anthony B turns up twice with Heavy Load and the Anthony B, Sizzla, Louie Culture combination Gwaan Chant, while Beres Hammond’s Bad News gives the set one of its best-known cuts. The riddim also carries ARP’s Do You Wanna Ride, Doniki and Steady Ranks’ Mother Of Harlot, and the Goldie Natch and Natch versions of Jungle Out There. Built around Richard Bell’s Star Trail imprint, it has that mid-90s reggae sound that leans hard on conscious lyrics and a rugged one-drop groove.

Bad News / Heavy Load Riddim Tracklist:

1. ARP – Do You Wanna Ride
2. Anthony B – Heavy Load
3. Anthony B, Sizzla, Louie Culture – Gwaan Chant
4. Anthony Malvo, Little Twitch, Thiller Prince – Never Will I
5. Beres Hammond – Bad News
6. Doniki & Steady Ranks – Mother Of Harlot
7. Goldie Natch – Jungle Out There
8. Iyashanti – Think Dem Nice
9. Natch – Jungle Out There

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