Free Up Riddim (2006) – Pure And Clean Records

By 2006, reggae was still deep in that roots-conscious run where conscious lyrics and sharp one-riddim sets could carry real weight, and Free Up Riddim sits right in that pocket. Pure and Clean Records lines up eight cuts here, with Fantan Mojah’s “Free In Your Conscience” and Queen Ifrica’s “Babylon Falling” giving the riddim its clearest pull, while Tony Rebel and Virgo Man keep the message locked in. The instrumental version sits right in the middle of the sequence, which feels deliberate, almost like a reset point before the final stretch. The tune list moves from Ambitious into the heavier voices, then into the dub, and closes with the more uplift-minded songs, so the whole set plays like a conscious statement rather than a random compilation.