Hostage (2006) Release Details
- Riddim year: 2006
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 12
- Unique artists on riddim: 12
- Production credits: TRUE DEFINITION RECORDS
- Key artists on this riddim: Anthony B, Macka Diamond, Sizzla, Turbulence, Vybz Kartel
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2006 Riddims List · 2006 Dancehall Riddims
Coming out of the 2006 dancehall run, Hostage Riddim finds True Definition Records in gritty, street-level mode, with a deep roster that leans hard on the era’s tougher voices. Beenie Man’s “A So It Go” and Vybz Kartel’s “Guns And Drugs” give it instant pull, while Anthony B’s “Yurn Your Roll, ” Macka Diamond’s “Money Man, ” and Sizzla’s “So Fresh” keep the pressure on from different angles. The riddim itself sits in that dark, clipped mid-2000s pocket, where the bass is heavy and the arrangements leave plenty of room for the artists to cut through. Compared with the label’s later return to the title in 2024, this version feels leaner and more hard-edged, a proper snapshot of True Definition’s earlier dancehall catalogue.
Hostage Tracklist:
- Anthony B – Yurn Your Roll
- Barbie Doll Flourgan – Fuck Time
- Beenieman – A So It Go
- Cobra – No Big Man Thing
- Culture T – Best Disguised
- Jah Masson – Work Hard
- Macka Diamond – Money Man
- Mr Perfect – On And On
- Sizzla – So Fresh
- The Priace – Stepping Up In
- Turbulence – Not A Tall
- Vybz Kartel – Guns And Drugs
