M 16 Riddim – Various Labels

M 16 produced by Hyman Wright, John John, Floyd Perch, Trevor Elliott, Louie Lepkie, King Jammy, Jo Jo Hookim, Niney The Observer, Coxsone Dodd, Ernest Hookim, Lloyd Daley, Don Mais, U Brown, Henry Lawes, Bunny Striker Lee, Bunny Gemini, Dennis Star, Oswald Thomas, Peter Chemist, Sugar Minott, Papa San, Jah Screw, Computer Paul, Cocoa Tea, Donovan Germain for Channel One, John John, People’s Choice, Pouyatt, Gorgon, Jammy’s, Hitbound, World Records, Jah Life, Studio One, Volcano, Pow Wow, Time One, Youth Promotion, Boot Camp, Don One, Roaring Lion, Penthouse in 1969

M 16 Riddim is a various-label showcase built around a long-running rhythm that first surfaced in 1969 through Lloyd Daley, then kept reappearing across different eras and studios. The line-up moves from roots cuts like U-Roy’s Scandal and Barry Brown’s Sweet Sixteen to later dancehall versions from artists such as Papa San, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man and Buju Banton, which gives the set a clear roots-to-dancehall sweep. The tracklist also includes dubbier entries like Dub 16 and Strange Version, adding another layer to the rhythm’s history. With names like King Jammy, Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Lee, Niney The Observer and Sugar Minott tied to different versions, the compilation traces how one riddim traveled through Jamaica’s production scene over several decades.

M 16 Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Dub 16 (1976)
2. Dub – Strange Version (1991)
3. A.R.P. – Selena (1999)
4. Admiral Tibet – Keep Yuh Mouth (1999)
5. Al Campbell – Now I Know (1979)
6. Anthony B – Mr Heartless (1999)
7. Baby G & Angel Doolas – Nuh Man Problem (2006)
8. Barry Brown – Sweet Sixteen (1981)
9. Beenie Man & Lady Saw – Welcome To My World (2006)
10. Bobby Crystal – Any Time
11. Bounty Killer – Mi Bad Mi Bad (2006)
12. Buju Banton – Bobby Red (2007)
13. Bushman – I Need You (1999)
14. Capleton – Critics (1999)
15. Computer Paul – Version (1999)
16. Cutty Ranks – Murder Sound Boy (1999)
17. Delly Ranks – Dem A Watch Me (1999)
18. Delton Screechie – Moving Away
19. Demarco – Bad Man Court (2006)
20. Doctor C – Over The Rainbow
21. Dona V – Mr Want It All (1999)
22. Front Page – Show Me The Way (1999)
23. Future Troubles – Affi Get Some (Pum Pum) (2006)
24. Glen Washington – Sitting In The Park (2000)
25. Jimmy Riley – Black Gold And Green (1998)
26. Johnny P – The Bible (1992)
27. Johnny Ringo – Throw Down Your Arms
28. Little John – War In A Me Area (Discomix) (1984)
29. Little Kirk – When I Need You (1999)
30. Lone Ranger – M 16
31. Lone Ranger – M 16
32. Lone Ranger – Scandal
33. Louie Lepkie – Jealousy
34. Luciano – Babylon Claw (1999)
35. Luciano – Robbing My Joy (1999)
36. Maxine Miller – Jah I Know It’s You
37. Morgan Heritage – Days Of Old
38. Mother Liza – Alms Connection (1983)
39. Mr Peppa & Christopher – What Is To Be (2006)
40. Nadine Sutherland – Never Knew (1999)
41. Nigger Kojak – Big Iron
42. Papa San – Learn A Trade (1986)
43. Papa San – Strange (1991)
44. Papa Tullo – Gunman Connection (1983)
45. Peter Ranking & General Lucky – Island In The Sun
46. Pinchers – Slaughterer (2007)
47. Prezident Brown – Trodden (1999)
48. Ras Michael – Jamaica Where We Live (1999)
49. Raw Dawg & Mitch – Skuminar (2006)
50. Sammy Dread – Rude Boy
51. Sanchez – Bring Back The Love
52. Sanchez – For You
53. Sanchez – Hands Of Babylon (1998)
54. Serial Kid – Little Shotta (1999)
55. Singing Melody – When A Woman’s Fed Up (1999)
56. Sizzla & Wayne Wonder – Stop Fronting (2006)
57. Sluggy Ranks – False Bad Boy (1999)
58. Sluggy Ranks & Tuffest – So Many Spliff
59. Sugar Minott – Babylon
60. Sugar Minott – Easy Squeeze (1994)
61. Sugar Minott – Rough Ole Life (Babylon) (1988)
62. The Brentford Harmonics – Bushmaster
63. The Revolutionaries – Now I Know Dub (1979)
64. The Uniques – Secretly (1969)
65. Thriller U – I Like The Way You Groove (1999)
66. Tony Rebel – Email (2007)
67. Toyan – Posse
68. Toyan – Tribute To Entertainer (1981)
69. U Brown – Dangerous Machine (1980)
70. U Roy – Scandal (1969)
71. Voice Mail – What You Want (2006)
72. Vylmark – Prove My Love (1999)
73. Ward 21 – No Friend From Dem (2006)
74. Wayne Wonder – How Do You Feel (1999)
75. Yami Bolo – With You (1999)
76. Yellowman – Passport And Visa
77. Zeno – Girls Medley (1999)

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