Peppagrain Riddim – Open Ear Music

Open Ear Music’s Peppagrain Riddim lands in that late-2000s dancehall zone where the juggling is tight, the bass is chunky, and the voicings do plenty of the talking. Vybz Kartel’s “Fatta Than A Pound” and Sizzla’s “Nah Beg” give it immediate weight, while Munga’s “Fit And Healthy” and Wayne Marshall with Future Fambo on “Middle Fingers” keep the energy moving with the sort of hard-edged, crowd-facing cuts Open Ear was leaning into around that time. There’s a familiar rawness here, but Peppagrain isn’t just another stiff gunman loop; it has enough bounce and space for the hooks to stick, especially when Elephant Man and Delly Ranx get in the mix. It sits neatly alongside the more uptempo Open Ear releases from 2008, a compact one-riddim set that captures the label’s ear for rough dancehall with melody still in the frame.

Peppagrain Riddim Tracklist:

1. Vybz Kartel – Fatta Than A Pound
2. Sizzla – Nah Beg
3. Munga – Fit And Healthy
4. Wayne Marshall And Future Fambo – Middle Fingers
5. Elephant Man – Got It Right
6. Bramma – Dis Time
7. Delly Ranx – Pass Roun Donkey
8. Shane – O – Table Turn Again
9. Burro Banton – Cut Nuh Dash
10. Eloquent And Unicorn – Garrison Cocky
11. Mr Easy – Time Again
12. Konshens (Sojah) – Ra Ta Ta Ta
13. Kid Kurupt – She Like It
14. Esco – In My Bedroom
15. Kari Jess – Dem Nuh Bad
16. Peppagrain Riddim – Version