Flex / Boom Bye Bye Riddim – Shang Muzik

TRACKLIST:

1. Alton Black – Sexual Healing
2. Buju Banton – Boom Bye Bye
3. General TK – I Spy – Flex
4. Glen Ricks – Been So Long
5. Grindsman – Mate Mad Again
6. Jack Radics – What Difference A Day Makes
7. Jagged Edge Feat. Beenie Man – Goodbye (remix)
8. Mad Cobra – Flex
9. Nitty Kutchie & Chevelle Franklyn – Can’t Wait Any Longer
10. Papa San – Oh My Darling
11. Red Dragon – Ghetto Three Step
12. Shabakan – Boom Bye Bye
13. Terry Ganzie – Rude Boy No Pose
14. Wayne Wonder – Groove My Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PQFrlBT6pQ

Shang Muzik’s Flex, better known as the Boom Bye Bye Riddim, catches that early-’90s dancehall moment when the sound was getting leaner, meaner, and more stripped down, with a taut one-drop swing and enough pressure in the bassline to keep the whole thing moving. Buju Banton’s “Boom Bye Bye” is the obvious lightning rod here, but the riddim also finds sharp voices from Mad Cobra on “Flex, ” Papa San on “Oh My Darling, ” and Red Dragon’s “Ghetto Three Step, ” while Alton Black, Glen Ricks, Grindsman, and Terry Ganzie help fill out the picture with lovers-rock and hardcore toaster energy. Released in 1992 on Clifton “Specialist” Dillon’s Shang imprint, it sits right at that crossroads where catchy party cuts and controversial dancehall talk were sharing the same vinyl.

Flex / Boom Bye Bye Riddim Tracklist:

1. Alton Black – Sexual Healing
2. Buju Banton – Boom Bye Bye
3. General TK – I Spy – Flex
4. Glen Ricks – Been So Long
5. Grindsman – Mate Mad Again
6. Jack Radics – What Difference A Day Makes
7. Jagged Edge Feat. Beenie Man – Goodbye (remix)
8. Mad Cobra – Flex
9. Nitty Kutchie & Chevelle Franklyn – Can’t Wait Any Longer
10. Papa San – Oh My Darling
11. Red Dragon – Ghetto Three Step
12. Shabakan – Boom Bye Bye
13. Terry Ganzie – Rude Boy No Pose
14. Wayne Wonder – Groove My Mind