Murderer Riddim – Jah Life Com

By 2003, dancehall was leaning hard on old-school foundations reworked for a new era, and Murderer Riddim sits right in that space, reviving the Jah Life connection to Barrington Levy’s classic “Murderer” with a fresh round of voices across the same hot-milk backbone. Barrington Levy and Beenie Man set the tone on “Murderation, ” while Sanchez’s “The Worlds Greatest” and Kiprich’s “Certified Murderer” push the theme in different directions, with Louie Rankin and Carlton Livingston adding extra weight to the lineup. Produced by Jah Life Com and linked to Hyman Wright and Percy Chin’s original Murderer/Hot Milk lineage, the set keeps the arrangement tight and rootsy, letting the bassline and signature version-style structure do the heavy lifting. The release runs eight tracks deep, with “Dub Murderer” from Wright and P. Chin handling the instrumental cut.

Murderer Riddim Tracklist:

1. Barrington Levy & Beenie Man – Murderation
2. Carlton Livingston – 100 Lbs. A Coolie Weed
3. Flourgan – Health & Strength
4. Wright & P. Chin – Dub Murderer
5. Kiprich – Certified Murderer
6. Louie Rankin – God A Watch Them
7. Sanchez – The Worlds Greatest
8. Scion Shasay Success – Pain A Back