Coolie Gal Riddim – Uim Records

UIM Records was one of the sturdier dancehall production names working out of Jamaica in the 2010s, with Andrew “Anju Blaxx” Myrie at the center of the operation. By the time Coolie Gal Riddim surfaced in 2012, the label already had a reputation for juggling-heavy projects and for pulling voices from across the dancehall spectrum into one space.

Coolie Gal runs on a bright, cheeky gal-centred pulse, with a bounce that feels built for party pull-up moments and sound system play. The hooky melody gives the rhythm an almost playful Eastern-leaning flavor, while the drums keep it squarely in modern dancehall territory. It is the kind of riddim that invites brash lines, flirtation, and a little bit of badman posture without ever losing its crowd-pleasing swing.

Popcaan’s Coolie Gal is the obvious headline cut, and it fits his early 2012 moment well: sharp, youthful, and built for instant singalong response. Bugle’s Champion Gal brings a more polished, confident turn, while Khago’s Gangsta Gallis and Tommy Lee’s Let Me Put It In push the rhythm toward rougher, more overtly sexual territory. Vybz Kartel and Gaza Slim’s Fuck It and Cum adds extra heat and controversy, the kind of pairing that gave a rhythm like this even more street talk. Blak Diamon, Cherine, Keely, Munga, Versatile, Trawma, and Zamunda all help widen the canvas, giving the project enough variation to keep it moving from one gal tune angle to the next.

This was a proper 2012 dancehall juggling, one that sat comfortably in UIM’s run of rhythm projects and showed how much mileage the label could get from one catchy, well-built beat.