Friends For Life Riddim – Black Scorpio 2000

2000 reggae came through on Black Scorpio’s Friends For Life Riddim, a strong one-drop set featuring a heavyweight lineup that includes Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Capleton, Anthony B, Luciano, Everton Blender, Pinchers, Paul Elliot, Richie Stephens, Mikey Spice, Mikey General, and Chrisinti. The cut is named for Dennis Brown’s Friends For Life, and that track gives the whole project its heart, with other highlights like Capleton and Josie Mel’s Youth Fi Big, Gregory Isaacs’ Winsome, and Luciano’s Win Or Lose. Produced by Maurice Johnson under the Black Scorpio banner, it taps into the label’s long run of roots and dancehall recordings and keeps that early-2000s Jamaican studio feel front and center.