Bulletproof Vest Riddim – Arrow Records / Rated R

Arrow Records and Rated R had a busy 2006 run, and Bulletproof Vest fits right into that era’s hard-edged dancehall sweep: tough, gun-chat-heavy, and packed with names that knew how to ride a dark, propulsive rhythm. Assassin’s “Garrisson Order” comes in with straight military tension, while Beenie Man’s “Dem A Look War” turns the mood into a swaggering warning shot. Elephant Man keeps the energy bouncing on “Balance, ” and Vybz Kartel’s “Blood Run Like Taxi” is pure grim-side cartoon menace, the kind of cut that makes the whole project feel sharper. With 20 tracks and 21 artists in the broader set, it’s one of those mid-2000s juggling rhythms that catches the scene right when dancehall was leaning hard into conflict talk and big personality records.

Bulletproof Vest Riddim Tracklist:

1. Assassin – Garrisson Order
2. Beenie Man – Dem A Look War
3. Bling Dawg – Don’t Play Around
4. Chino – Chronic To My Brain
5. Delly Ranx – Dun Dem Now
6. Don Mafia – Mummy Maf
7. Elephant Man – Balance
8. Greg Hinds – Fight War Alone
9. I – Octane And Teflon – Gun Rise
10. Mbc – Fling It Up
11. Natty Chris – Xclusive
12. Natural Black – Fight Gainst Di Artist Dem
13. Spragga Benz – Over Gal
14. Stacious – Checklist
15. Suga Roy and Conrad Crystal – Step Up Inna Club
16. The Camp – Too Many Killing
17. Tyrical – Bad Mind
18. Villa Dutch and Feekez – System Nuh Nice
19. Vybz Kartel – Blood Run Like Taxi
20. Vybz Kartel – Wine