
Breakwater Riddim Release Details
- Riddim year: 2016
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 7
- Unique artists on riddim: 8
- Production credits: KINGSTONE RECORDS
- Key artists on this riddim: Christopher Martin, Daddy Rings, Gentleman, Junior Reid
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2016 Riddims List · 2016 Reggae Riddims
Breakwater comes in with a slick, slightly left-field charge: Kingstone Records lines up a reggae juggling that feels rooted in the tradition but nudged by a sharp, almost rap-leaning edge. Christopher Martin’s “Sugar Reggae” and Daddy Rings’ run with Gentleman on “In The Streets” anchor it in straight-ahead island pull, while the presence of Junior Reid, Maino, and even the Ying Yang Twins gives the riddim a more international, border-crossing feel. That matches what the German-based Kingstone camp has long done well out of Cologne, and the title cut itself leans into a big bassline, bright skank, and those occasional horn stabs that keep it moving. “Lighter” is the curveball here, the one that pushes the whole set a little further out, with an instrumental from Bazzazian tucked in at the end.
Breakwater Riddim Tracklist:
- Christopher Martin – Sugar Reggae
- Daddy Rings feat Gentleman – In The Streets
- Denham Smith – Don’t Start It
- O.K. feat Junior Reid & Maino – Pour Some Liquor
- ASD – Nicht Alles In Ordnung
- Ying Yang Twins – Lighter
- Ben Bazzazian – Breakwater Riddim (Instrumental Version)



