Jump and Spread Out Release Details
- Riddim year: 1992
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 6
- Unique artists on riddim: 8
- Production credits: DIGITAL B
- Key artists on this riddim: Buccaneer, Chaka Demus, Cocoa Tea, Daddy Lizard, Flourgon, Johnny Osbourne
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1992 Reggae Riddims
Still moving in that early-’90s Digital B pocket, Jump and Spread Out catches Bobby Digital at the point where the label was tightening up its dancehall-reggae sound with a lean, kette-driven groove and a big, rubbery bass line underneath it. The lineup is classic enough to tell you the lane straight away: Chaka Demus on “Ital Man, ” Johnny Osbourne on “Rude Boy Skank, ” Shabba Ranks with “No Mama Man, ” and the Flourgon and Daddy Lizard combination cut that gave the riddim its name. Reggae Report notes that the rhythm was originally dubbed the “Bongo Riddim” and cut at Digital B without any one artist in mind, which fits the loose, session-like feel of the set. It’s a compact six-track run, all anchored by that clipped drum pattern and the kind of forward-rolling bassline that keeps the vocal deliveries riding just ahead of the one-drop.
Jump and Spread Out Tracklist:
- Chaka Demus – Ital Man
- Clement Irie – Come Falla Me
- Cocoa Tea Feat. Buccaneer – Too Much Gun Lyrics
- Flourgon & Daddy Lizard – Jump
- Johnny Osbourne – Rude Boy Skank
- Shabba Ranks – No Mama Man
