Carolina Riddim – Various Artists

Carolina Riddim is a 1991 reggae juggling anchored by Admiral Bailey’s Cant Keep A Good Man Down, Bounty Killer’s New Things A Wear, Kulcha Knox’s Hot Yah Now, and Baja Jedd’s Bedwork Sensation, with a straight instrumental version closing the set. The lineup captures that early-90s dancehall moment when established voices like Admiral Bailey shared space with a rising Bounty Killer, whose cut here hints at the tougher style that would soon define his name. This set is also tied to Shaggy’s Oh Carolina in some track listings, which underlines how the riddim sat in the broader wave of Jamaica’s early-90s reinterpretations of classic foundation sounds.

Carolina Riddim Tracklist:

1. Admiral Bailey – Cant Keep A Good Man Down
2. Bounty Killer – New Things A Wear
3. Kulcha Knox – Hot Yah Now
4. Baja Jedd – Bedwork Sensation
5. Carolina – Version