Flip (2002) Release Details
- Riddim year: 2002
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 19
- Unique artists on riddim: 22
- Production credits: MO MUSIC
- Key artists on this riddim: Beenie Man, Chico, Devonte, Elephant Man, Kiprich, Sean Paul
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2002 Riddims List · 2002 Dancehall Riddims
The Flip Riddim comes loaded with names that tell you straight away this was aimed at the dance, not the archivist’s shelf: Beenie Man, Elephant Man, Sean Paul, T. O. K. , Ward 21, Chico, and Kiprich all cut it, with Mo’ Music issuing it in 2002 as part of the Riddim Driven run. Louis “Flabba” Malcolm handled the production for the label, and the tune list sits right at that early-2000s crossover moment where hardcore dancehall was rubbing shoulders with pop and U. S. rap cuts like Aaliyah, Bubba Sparxxx, Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and Foxy Brown.
The rhythm itself has that sharp, clipped drum pattern Mo’ Music leaned on in that period, with a chunky bassline pushing the vocalists into quick, chatty phrasing. It moves at a brisk, mid-tempo pace, and the whole thing hangs on the snare hits and elastic low end that keep the voices bouncing rather than floating.
Flip Tracklist:
- Aaliyah – Rock The Boat
- Beenie Man – Express Yourself
- Beenie Man – Girls Lover
- Bubba Sparxxx – Ugly
- Chico – Whine Pon Time
- Christopher – Its On
- Elephant Man – The Game Change
- Foxy Brown Feat. Wayne Wonder – Saddest Day
- Kiprich – Nah Waste Time
- Magnificent Eleven – Dj Baby Ace Flip Megamix
- Missy Elliot, Ludacris – One Minute Man
- Notch – Party Hardy
- Sean Paul – Concrete
- Sizzla – Best Over All
- T.O.K – Girlz Girlz
- Tafari & Ava Mone’t – Round & Round
- Tanto Metro & Devonte – That Thing
- Version – The Flip Riddim
- Ward 21 – Style
