Heartbeat Release Details
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 17
- Unique artists on riddim: 18
- Key artists on this riddim: Don Yute, General Degree, Ghost, Lady Saw, Ninjaman, Roundhead
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: Rare Ragga Dancehall Riddims
Heartbeat Riddim – Shaka Records X Sonic Sounds X Thomas Records X Pretty Boy 1994
Mid-’90s Kingston energy runs through Heartbeat Riddim, a juggling that pulls together a sharp dancehall cast with General Degree, Lady Saw, Ninjaman and Don Yute all riding the same cut in different directions. The sequence moves from hard chat to sly humour to streetwise bragging, and the little extras matter here too: Silver Cat and Snagga Puss team up twice, while the set closes out with version cuts that keep the instrumental pulse in play. “Who A De Wife” and “Multi Millionaire” are among the cleaner hooks in the bunch, with “This Year” and “Insect” setting the tone early. The riddim was also linked to Dave Kelly’s orbit as an early- to mid-’90s dancehall piece, and it turned up under multiple artist pairings across 17 tracks.
Heartbeat Tracklist:
- Don Yute – This Year
- General Degree – Insect
- Ghost – Someone Believes In Me
- Hopie Melody – Buss Is A Must
- Lady Saw – Who A De Wife
- Major Sardine – Dem A Program
- Ninjaman – Multi Millionaire
- Power Man – Lyrics A Fly
- Roundhead – Bounce
- Silver Cat & Snagga Puss – De Way Yu Flex
- Snagga Puss & Silver Cat – Mad Dem
- Sqreechy Joe – Know Dat
- Squiddly Ranks – Mock Your Mate
- Stevie Face – I’ll Make Love To You
- Palma & E. Sinclair – Version
- Version – Program
- Vicious – Ghetto People
