Persistance Riddim – Home Run Productions

In 2003, Home Run Productions tapped into the rootsier end of the early-2000s reggae run with Persistance Riddim, a compact eight-cut set that leans on militant bass, tense drum work and a sober, conscious mood. Chrisinti’s “This Affi Play” and Chuck Fenda’s “No More Suffering” set the tone with straight-ahead message music, while Natural Black and Turbulence bring the kind of meditative pressure that suits the riddim’s stubborn pulse. Djahna and Higher Trod Family add a more questioning, reflective edge, and the lone version lets the groove breathe a little longer. It’s the kind of one-riddim session that sits neatly beside the many 2003 Jamaican productions pushing cultural lyrics over hard, economical patterns rather than flashy tricks.

Persistance Riddim Tracklist:

1. Chrisinti – This Affi Play
2. Chuck Fenda – No More Suffering
3. Djahna – Who Have The Answers
4. Dycr – Dust
5. Higher Trod Family – Often Wonder
6. Natural Black – What’ve Done Wrong
7. Turbulence – No Matta How Far
8. Version – Persistance Riddim