Bazooka Riddim – Black Identity

On Bazooka Riddim, Digital Sham’s “Pass Round Donkey” and Kolumbo’s “Gyal Whine” help set the tone for a 2012 Black Identity juggling act that’s more rugged than glossy, with sharp one-drop undercurrents, lean drum programming and a bassline that keeps the whole thing pressed tight. The lineup leans heavy on Zimbabwean dancehall voices, so you get street-ready cuts from Kos Bella, Augusta Massive, Badman, Daddy Geez and Kingsound Pro alongside singjay turns like D Blaze, Rebellious and Richie Riot, and Ckay Ndiwe, all riding the same blunt-edged pattern. Black Identity even closes the package with two versions of the title riddim, a hint that this one was built for selector play as much as for the artists. It sits squarely in that early-2010s Zimdancehall moment when local crews were making fierce, homegrown riddims with a sound that hit hard and stayed direct.