Heathen Riddim (1996) (digital B)

Heathen Riddim is a 1996 Digital B reggae set that brings together Morgan Heritage, Natural Black and Shabba Ranks over Bobby Digital’s unmistakable production. The best-known cuts here include Morgan Heritage’s Protect Us, Natural Black’s Freedom and Shabba Ranks’ Heart Of A Lion, with the latter giving the riddim a strong culture-driven edge. Digital B was already one of Jamaica’s defining labels in the era, and this release sits neatly alongside the imprint’s hard-hitting mid-’90s output, where roots sentiment and dancehall bite often met on the same rhythm.