Gangsta Ting Riddim – Blaqk Sheep Music / Loud Disturbance Records

By 2011, Gangsta Ting Riddim had that stripped, militant dancehall feel Loud Disturbance liked to push: heavy bass, clipped drum programming, and enough room for the deejays to cut through without the rhythm ever losing its grip. Busy Signal is the obvious anchor here, turning up twice with “Burial Spot” and “No Talk Much, ” and both cuts sit comfortably beside the sharper-edged performances from Assailant on “Dem A Coward, ” Iyara on “Them Cant Diss We, ” and Teflon’s “Step Without Enemy. ” The Blaqk Sheep cut, “Gangsta Ting, ” keeps the label name on the front foot, while the whole set runs tight at eight tracks in just under 20 minutes, which suits the no-nonsense pacing of the riddim. It’s a short, blunt collection built around a hard, forward-moving bass line and brisk vocal attacks.

Gangsta Ting Riddim Tracklist:

1. Assailant – Dem A Coward
2. Blaqk Sheep – Gangsta Ting
3. Busy Signal – Burial Spot
4. Busy Signal – No Talk Much
5. Iyara – Them Cant Diss We
6. Patexxx – Send Dem Home
7. Rdx – Too Deva
8. Teflon – Step Without Enemy