Cat 2 Tone Riddim – Various Artists

CAT 2 TONE RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2004

A wiry, minor-key dancehall cut with a little cheek to it, Cat 2 Tone Riddim sits in that early-2000s pocket where the beat is busy, the bass stays tight, and the vocals lean more playful than glossy. The lineup swings between swagger and patter: 2tone’s “Kon Kalote, ” Blackstyle’s “West Indies, ” and Cat’s own “Push Up Yah Lighta” give the riddim its hardest push, while Charly Oscar, Colonel Reyel feat. Lil Twent, and Krys keep the French-Caribbean flavor front and center. Dj Cat doubles up with “Cat 2 Tone (Megamix)” and “Ze Cat 2 Tone (Gigamix), ” which helps frame the release less like a tidy one-off and more like a DJ-friendly snapshot of the era, when riddims were being cut for sound system use as much as for straight listening.

Cat 2 Tone Riddim Tracklist:

1. 2tone – Kon Kalote
2. Blackstyle – West Indies
3. Cat – Push Up Yah Lighta
4. Charly Oscar – Ki Problem Aw
5. Colonel Reyel Feat Lil Twent – Gyal
6. X – Jalousie
7. Dabresh – C’est Skils Disent
8. Deekross – Kraze
9. Dj Cat – Cat 2 Tone (Megamix)
10. Dj Cat – Ze Cat 2 Tone (Gigamix)
11. Forsay – Reste Natirel
12. Grene Mc – Bad Man Ki Bad Man
13. Krys – On Paket A Hypocrite
14. Maalkhema – En Leve
15. Mido Jai – Mwen Ka Di Vou
16. L – Big Up Gwada Krew
17. Monty – Oh Soundbwoy
18. Oncle J – Militants
19. Orizy – Respect Cat