Consciousness Riddim – Various Artists

CONSCIOUSNESS RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS

By 2008, Consciousness Riddim sits in the modern roots corner of the era, with a roster that leans hard into uplift and Rastafari phrasing rather than slackness. Mystikal Heights, Ashanti, Lord San, Djama Keita and Baron Black each take a turn over the same reflective framework, and the strongest cuts keep circling the same message of righteousness, prayer and resistance without sounding repetitive. The production has that clean, steady one-drop feel with enough space in the drums and bass for the voices to land properly, which is exactly the kind of setting this sort of conscious juggling needs. The full lineup runs twelve tracks, ending with Patty’s “O Jah Jah” after a sequence that includes “Fight On, ” “Go Natty Natty” and “Is The Way. ”

Consciousness Riddim Tracklist:

1. Mystikal Heights – Live Up Inna Righteousness
2. Ashanti – Se Righteousness
3. Lord San – Blaze It
4. Valley – Lese Yo Di
5. Myell – Pray The Lord
6. Sal – Ce Li Ki
7. Byronn – Difewans
8. Jeff Noly – Fight On
9. Witness – Go Natty Natty
10. Djama Keita – Gotta Be A Righteous Man
11. Baron Black – Is The Way
12. Patty – O Jah Jah
13. Kulu G – Hotta Faya
14. Big Roots – L Argent
15. Stevie D – Jah Is Almighty
16. Aya Sayah – Lese Yo Pale
17. Devoted – Live In Unity
18. Nazareken And Daddy – Mama Ye
19. Blenda Aka Supa Lee – Sa Nou Ka Powmot
20. Raptor – Reggae Music
21. Madoo – Some Ah Dem
22. I.M.P – Cherche Ta Fille
23. Natty S – Zion