Pure Dancehall Riddim – Various Artists

PURE DANCEHALL RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2007

Pure Dancehall Riddim lines up a serious 12-cut dancehall session, with Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and Vybz Kartel, Capleton, Elephant Man and Mavado all taking turns over the same sharp-edged beat. The 2007 set lives up to its name: rude, fast-moving, and built for the clash era, with “Hot Gal, ” “Kartel Diss Part. 3” and “Middle Of The War” pushing the competitive angle hardest. R. P’s “Another Dead” and Sizzla’s “Wine Up Yuh Body Girl” give the riddim a couple of different accents, but the energy stays locked in around the gun-talk and party-talk tension that defined that period. The sequencing keeps the pressure on, alternating heavyweight names and younger voices so the compilation feels like a straight run through the dancehall front line.

Pure Dancehall Riddim Tracklist:

1. R.P – Another Dead
2. Beenie Man – Middle Of The War
3. Bounty Killer & Vybz Kartel – Hot Gal
4. Capleton – Hard Way
5. Elephant Man – Hot Wuk Dem Want
6. Elephant Man – Loud And Clear
7. Future Fambo – Black Ski Mask
8. Little Wicked – In The Ghetto
9. Mavado – Kartel Diss Part.3
10. Mr Vegas – No Friend Form Dem
11. Sizzla – Wine Up Yuh Body Girl
12. Turbulence – Burn Up
13. Vybz Kartel – Pree Dem
14. Ward 21 – 2000 Gal