One Draw Riddim (2006) – Tuff Gong

A warm, skanking groove with a marijuana-friendly lilt runs through this One Draw cut, the kind of mid-tempo Tuff Gong production that locks into a deep pocket without getting sleepy. Rita Marley’s original “One Draw” gives the riddim its backbone, and the later rewinds from Jigsy King on “Gimme The Weed” and Sizzla on “Smoke The Herb” push it into a sharper dancehall register while keeping the chant-along spirit intact. That contrast is the fun of it: the source material comes from the early-’80s Tuff Gong era, but the remix approach lets the label revisit the tune with a more modern voice and a little more street edge. Within the Tuff Gong catalogue, it sits neatly alongside those roots-to-dancehall excursions that keep the label’s classic catalogue moving rather than just embalming it.