G-String Riddim – Awful Music

The hook here is the title itself: G-String, a cheeky, bass-heavy 2002 dancehall set from Awful Music that sits right in that early-2000s Kingston moment when the big names were all chasing a memorable one-drop hook. John John’s imprint lines up Beenie Man, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, Elephant Man and Lady Saw on the same cut, and that mix of rough-edged chat and sly party talk gives the riddim its charge. Beenie Man’s “Memories” and Buju’s “Freak Mi Out” feel like the most immediate pulls, while Elephant Man and Lexxus keep the energy twitchy and fast. It’s a sharp little time capsule from the Awful camp, with a dub version tucked in there too.

G-String Riddim Tracklist:

1. R.P. & Danny English – Thug Like We
2. Assassin – Syprize
3. Beenie Man – Memories
4. Bling Dawg – Give Me More
5. Bounty Killer – Fitness
6. Brigadare & Spragga Benz – We Lock It
7. Buju Banton – Freak Mi Out
8. Elephant Man – Making Money
9. Greg Hinds And Sugar Slick – Money Time
10. Kananga – Unu Si Wi
11. Lady Saw – Dream On
12. Lexxus – Ready 2 Flex
13. Mad Cobra – G-String
14. Mega Banton And Delly Ranks – Pon Di Corner
15. Sizzla – Hard
16. Spragga Benz – Glad Mi Meet Her
17. Tony Curtis – Show Ya Love
18. Version – G-String Riddim
19. Vybz Kartel – Bag Gal
20. Ward 21 – Hey Gal
21. Wayne Wonder – Kick With Me