First Dem Release Details
- Riddim year: 2012
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 11
- Unique artists on riddim: 12
- Production credits: SMOKE SHOP PRODUCTIONZ
- Key artists on this riddim: Eyesus, Jah Vinci
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2012 Riddims List · 2012 Dancehall Riddims
Eyesus and Jah Vinci set the tone on First Dem Riddim with “We Hate Yuh First, ” a cut that sits right in that early-2010s dancehall pocket where attitude, warning-bar lyrics and melody all had room to move. Smoke Shop Productionz keeps the riddim lean and streetwise, with a sharp digital bounce and enough low-end knock to let voices like Elgoba on “Hold On, ” Splendid on “Buck It, ” and Fire Lion on “We Nuh Worry” cut through cleanly. Elsewhere, Danger Matic brings a more conscious edge with “Thank You Jah, ” while tracks like “Hypocrite” and “Badmind” lean into the era’s favorite themes of envy, pressure and prayer. It’s a tight 11-track juggling from 2012, the kind of release that reflects how dancehall was pairing war-talk with hooks and melody in that period.
First Dem Tracklist:
- Elgoba – Hold On
- Splendid – Buck It
- Danger Matic – Thank You Jah
- Eyesus And Jah Vinci – We Hate Yuh First
- Fitz – Jamaica
- Chuckle Berry – Hypocrite
- Extalent – Dem Nuh Like Me
- Evastrap – Badmind
- Fire Lion – We Nuh Worry
- Marlon Binns – One Step At A Time
- Shawn Bush – Nuh Inna Weh Dem Inna
