Da Dyre Release Details
- Riddim year: 2008
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 14
- Unique artists on riddim: 12
- Production credits: KESTA RECORDS
- Key artists on this riddim: Buju Banton, Mad Cobra
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2008 Riddims List · 2008 Dancehall Riddims
In 2008, when dancehall was still leaning hard on crisp digital drums and sharp hook records, Kesta Records’ Da Dyre Riddim slotted neatly into the year’s straight-to-the-point juggling style. The set pulls in Buju Banton’s “Step Up In Life” alongside Mad Cobra’s “Entry Fee” and Little Meeky’s cheeky “Freaky Freaky, ” with Casta “Kesta” Pearson handling the production under the Kesta Records banner. The tracklist reads like a compact cross-section of mid-2000s dancehall voices, from McCulcha and Cheroky Khidd to Snuupi Aka Dawg twice over, plus a version cut from Ricky “Mad Man” Myrie. At around 104 BPM, the riddim keeps a steady, springy pulse and a clipped bass line that leaves room for the deejays to work the pocket rather than crowd it.
Da Dyre Tracklist:
- Mcculcha – No Secret
- Buju Banton – Step Up In Life
- Little Meeky – Freaky Freaky – (The Return)
- Snuupiakadawg – My Time Now
- Paashot – She Love It Hot
- Dezey Coyottee – Fi Real Dat
- Mad Cobra – Entry Fee
- I.Z – Im Sorry
- Cheroky Khidd – Romantic
- Snuupiakadawg – Tight Up Shorts
- Bouncer – Wise Up
- Little Meeky – Junky Drunky
- Little Meeky Feat Snuupi – Freaky Freaky – (Remix)
- Ricky Mad Man Myrie – Dyre Riddim Version
