Bruk Up Riddim Part 1 – Birchill Records

BRUK UP RIDDIM PART 1 – BIRCHILL RECORDS 2008

Birchill Records’ Bruk Up Riddim sits right in that punchy 2008 dancehall pocket where the hooks come fast and the energy stays high, with Busy Signal leading the charge on “Gangsta Nah” and “Wine Gal Wine” while Elephant Man, Lady Saw, and Vybz Kartel add their own pressure to the cut. The riddim’s title feels apt: it’s all sharp, skippy movement and chest-forward bashment, the sort of rhythm built for shouted refrain and quick-tongue DJing rather than anything too polished or polite. Birchill keeps the roster moving with duets like Fambo and Chino on “Get Drunk, ” then slips in the lighter, more playful edge of Lisa Hype and Vybz Kartel’s “How Yuh Proud” and Macka Diamond’s “Done Mi Done. ” A neat little snapshot of the era, right down to the edits.

Bruk Up Riddim Tracklist:

1. Blacker – Mix Dem Up
2. Brick And Lace – Bad To Di Bone
3. Busy Signal – Gangsta Nah (Edit)
4. Busy Signal – Wine Gal Wine
5. Elephant Man – Hands In Di Air
6. Fambo And Chino – Get Drunk
7. Lady Saw – Your Boyfriend (Edit)
8. Lisa Hype And Vybz Kartel – How Yuh Proud (Edit)
9. Macka Diamond – Done Mi Done
10. Monster Twin And Mis Ting – Bad Gal Bad Man (Edit)
11. Tok – Pretend (Edit)
12. Terro 3000 – Hype Pon A Gal
13. Vybz Kartel – She Know Fi (Edit)