Giggy Aka Mama Riddim – Joe Frasier Production

Bounty Killer’s “Babylon Drop A Ground” gives the Giggy, aka Mama, riddim its hardest edge, but the real anchor here is Baby Wayne’s “Mama, ” the cut that helped give the rhythm its nickname in the first place. Joe Frasier Production lines up a deep early-’90s dancehall roll call around that groove, with Capleton on “Mate A Dead, ” Mad Cobra on “Shot No Talk, ” Shabba Ranks on “Ting A Ling, ” and Simpleton’s “Coca Cola Shape” bringing in one of the other big tunes associated with the riddim. The cuts move in that spare, skanking style the era did so well, leaving plenty of space for the deejays to work the mic without crowding the rhythm. In Riddim-ID’s database, Giggy is listed as the 1991 riddim also known as Mama; this Joe Frasier package is dated 1992 and runs 13 tracks.