Hold On Riddim – Digital B

By 2005, Digital B was still leaning on the kind of roots-heavy juggling that had made the label such a dependable name in reggae, and Hold On fits right into that run. The riddim has that sturdy, mid-tempo one-drop feel with a warm bassline and enough space for the voices to do the talking, so the set never gets overcrowded even with so many singers cutting it. Fantan Mojah’s “Kings Of Kings” and Richie Spice’s “Bad Lamp” carry real weight here, while Tanya Stephens and Half Pint with Anthony B add a sharper conversational edge. Everton Blender, Louie Culture, Nadine Sutherland and Warrior King keep the mood grounded in praise, warning and uplift. It all closes with the instrumental “Version, ” which leaves the rhythm exposed and lets Digital B’s arrangement do its own talking.

Hold On Riddim Tracklist:

1. Everton Blender – Give Thanks
2. Fantan Mojah – Kings Of Kings
3. Half Pint & Anthony B – Two To One
4. Louie Culture – Safe And Secure
5. Lymie Murray – If You Got Love
6. Nadine Sutherland – Listening To The Rain
7. Richie Spice – Bad Lamp
8. Richie Stephens – Friends And Lovers
9. Sugar Roy & Conrad Crystal – Tired Of It
10. Tanya Stephens – We Nah Run
11. Version – Hold On Riddim
12. Warrior King – My Love Is True