Controversy Riddim – New York Entertainment Movement

New York Entertainment Movement’s Controversy Riddim sits in that fertile 2007 run when roots-conscious singers were still cutting sharp, radio-ready sides over one-drum patterns, and this one lines up Anthony B, Chuck Fender, Fanton Mojah, Jah Mason, Luciano, Richie Spice and Sizzla without losing its focus. The cut has that hard-edged midtempo feel, with a sturdy bassline and a tense, slightly militant pulse that leaves plenty of room for hooks and warning-shot lyrics. Anthony B’s “Someone To Love” and Luciano’s “Long Run” keep the thing grounded in melody, while Sizzla’s “Unity Is Strength” and Richie Spice’s “Gang Warfare” push the message harder. It closes with the Version, and that instrumental carries the same lean, insistent energy that gives the whole set its bite.

Controversy Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony B – Someone To Love
2. Chuck Fenda – Take It With A Smile
3. Fanton Mojah – Every Five Years
4. Hero – Wonders & Sign
5. Higher Boukie – Don’t Even Come Home
6. Homa Hights – Mus Buss
7. Jah Mason – Most High
8. Junior Reid – U Alone
9. Levardes – Live As One
10. Luciano – Long Run
11. Mark Wonder – When U Smile
12. Perfect – Dem Ina Trouble
13. Natty King – Controversy
14. Natural Black – Bosie Slave
15. Pebbles – Gun Clown
16. Richie Spice – Gang Warfare
17. Sizzla – Unity Is Strength
18. Turbulence – Highertrod
19. Utan Green – Be Determine
20. Version – Controversy Riddim