Cry Cry Baby Riddim – Jammys Records

King Kong’s “Emmanuel Road” gives the Cry Cry Baby Riddim its sharpest edge, with Nitty Gritty’s title cut riding the same 1986 Jammy’s pattern in a way that feels right on the hinge between late-digital roughness and the tougher rub-a-dub style Jammy was pushing through the middle of the decade. That pairing makes the release feel more like a compact two-song snapshot than a full parade of voices, and that’s part of the charm: no filler, just two deep-cut singers working a lean, hard-moving rhythm. In Jammy’s catalogue, it sits comfortably alongside the label’s mid-’80s street tunes, where the emphasis was on clipped drums, heavy bass, and melodies that stick without getting sentimental.