Dugu Dugu Riddim (1996) – X-Tra Large

Dugu Dugu Riddim – X-Tra Large is a 1996 dancehall release from X-Tra Large, the Dave Kelly-linked production outfit behind some of that era’s sharpest Jamaican juggling. The set lines up Baby Cham’s More Wood She Want, Beenie Man’s New Suzuki, Frisco Kid’s Think We Nice, General Degree’s Heavy Man, Mad Cobra’s Have You Money, Stranger’s Dugu Dugu, and Wayne Wonder’s Glamour Girl, with the latter helping give the riddim a smoother melodic edge. Beenie Man and Baby Cham bring the biggest crossover names here, while Mad Cobra and General Degree keep the energy firmly in street-level dancehall mode. The riddim’s tight mid-90s sound and strong mix of deejays and singers make it feel like a classic X-Tra Large studio exercise rather than a filler compilation.