Gun In A Baggy Riddim – Shocking Vibes, Kesta

Gun In A Baggy produced by Patrick Roberts, Kirk Davis, Dennis Star, Teddy Star for Shocking Vibes, Kesta in 1989

Patrick Roberts and the Shocking Vibes camp, with Kesta also credited on the production side, shaped Gun In A Baggy Riddim in 1989 as a sharp late-’80s dancehall set. Little Lenny’s Gun In A Baggy is the signature cut here, and Beenie Man’s Agony Body and Captain Barkey’s Sound Of The Gun help frame the riddim’s tough, gun-chat energy. The lineup also runs through Frankie Paul, Little Kirk, and Gregory Isaacs alongside later 2002 revamps from artists like Beenie Man and Kirk Davis, which shows how this rhythm kept moving through different dancehall eras. It’s a lean, hard-edged Shocking Vibes/Kesta release that captures the streetwise sound of its time and remains one of the most recognisable patterns in Little Lenny’s catalogue.

Gun In A Baggy Riddim Tracklist:

1. Beenie Man – Agony Body (1989)
2. Beenie Man – Say Ho (2002)
3. Captain Barkey – Sound Of The Gun (1989)
4. Commander Shad – Skull Ina Belly (1990)
5. Escobar – Run Di Place Again (2002)
6. Frankie Paul – Thank You
7. Gregory Isaacs & Shad Du – New Love (2002)
8. Guyanese – Yuh Ah Di Winner (2002)
9. Keke Tabu – Just A Meditate (2002)
10. Kirk Davis – Straight From The Heart (2002)
11. Little Kirk – Don’t Want To Loose Your Love (1989)
12. Little Lenny – Girls Dem Legal (2002)
13. Little Lenny – Gun In A Baggy (1989)
14. Little Lenny – Healthy Body (1989)
15. Nigger Mikey – Piece A Man (1989)
16. Patchy – Don’t Be Shy (2002)
17. Peaches – Smile For Me (1989)
18. Presley – In My Room (1990)
19. Silver Cat – Boom Boom (2002)
20. Tanto Metro – Gal Pickiney (1989)
21. Tony Rebel – Exercise Yuh Body (1989)
22. Wendy Culture – Still A Rush Me (1989)

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