Bruk Up Riddim Part 2 – Birchill Records

BRUK UP RIDDIM PART 2 – BIRCHILL RECORDS 2008

Bruk Up lands as a terse, bruising 2008 dancehall cut, with Christopher Birch’s instrumental carrying the same sharp-edged energy that ran through Birchill’s mid-2000s dancehall run. The line-up is properly heavy: Aidonia doubles up on “Position” in edit and raw form, Beenie Man fires off “Yuh A Di Baddis, ” and Vybz Kartel turns up on “She Know Fi, ” with Lady Saw and Busy Signal adding more pressure to the sequence. The raw mixes lean into the grit, while the inclusion of Birch’s own version gives the riddim a producer-forward feel rather than just a singer showcase. Coming after Bruk Up Part 1, this second chapter feels like the version aimed squarely at the street and the sound system, a neat snapshot of where Birchill was sitting in 2008.

Bruk Up Riddim Tracklist:

1. Aidonia – Position (Edit)
2. Aidonia – Position (Raw)
3. Bennie Man – Yuh A Di Baddis (Edit)
4. Bennie Man – Yuh A Di Baddis (Raw)
5. Christopher Birch – Bruk Up Instrumental
6. Busy Signal – Gangsta Nah (Raw)
7. Lady Saw – Your Boyfriend (Raw)
8. Lisa Hype And Vybz Kartel – How Yuh Proud (Raw)
9. Monster Twin And Mis Ting – Bad Gal Bad Man (Raw)
10. Tok – Pretend (Raw)
11. Vybz Kartel – She Know Fi (Raw)