Flex / Boom Bye Bye Riddim

Flex / Boom Bye Bye Release Details

Riddim year: 1992
Style: Reggae
Total tracks: 14
Unique artists on riddim: 16
Production credits: SHANG MUZIK
Key artists on this riddim: Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Chevelle Franklyn, Jack Radics, Mad Cobra, Nitty Kutchie
Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1992 Reggae Riddims

Flex / Boom Bye Bye Tracklist:

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

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.