Pharaoh (2003) Release Details
- Riddim year: 2003
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 7
- Unique artists on riddim: 6
- Production credits: GERMAICAN RECORDS
- Key artists on this riddim: Sizzla, Tanya Stephens
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2003 Riddims List · 2003 Dancehall Riddims
Pharaoh Riddim has that early-2000s Germaican swagger: crisp, electronic, a little futuristic, with an Arabic-leaning edge that gives the whole thing a dry, desert heat. Released in 2003, it lines up Seeed and Pionear’s refix cut alongside tougher voices like Sizzla on “Obstacles” and Tanya Stephens on “Lock Down, ” and the producer’s ear for crossover dancehall gives those tracks a sharper, more European pulse without sanding off the grit. Degree’s “Miss Gorgeous” keeps the set moving with a lighter touch, but it’s the Seeed material that really frames the riddim’s identity, especially the “Music Monks (45 Mix)” and the straight “Pharaoh Riddim” version; a neat little time capsule, with Ring-Ding’s “Bombs Over Baghdad” tucked in at the end.
Pharaoh Tracklist:
- Degree – Miss Gorgeous
- Ring-Ding – Bombs Over Baghdad
- Seeed & Pionear – Pharaoh Riddim (Refix Version)
- Seeed – Music Monks (45 Mix)
- Seeed – Pharaoh Riddim (Version)
- Sizzla – Obstacles
- Tanya Stephens – Lock Down
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