Question And Answer Riddim – Black Street

By 2016, reggae’s riddim culture was still leaning hard on one rhythm carrying a whole cast of voices, and Question And Answer from Black Street fits that mode neatly with 10 cuts and a version track. The lineup leans on familiar names like Charly Black on “Miss You, ” Jah Vinci on “Inna Mi Arms, ” and Pressure Buss Pipe on “Jah Go Before Me, ” with Lukie D’s “What’s Going On” adding a more reflective note to the set. Black Street keeps the arrangement in a clean roots-and-rockers pocket, with a steady one-drop pulse, warm bassline, and light guitar chop rather than anything flashy or overworked. It’s the kind of mid-pace reggae riddim that leaves room for the singers to phrase around the drum pattern, and that relaxed pocket is what ties the whole project together.

Question And Answer Riddim Tracklist:

1. Black Blunt – Better Tomorrow
2. Charly Black – Miss You
3. Gianna – Your Love Is Amazing
4. Jah Vinci – Inna Mi Arms
5. Kimmy – Part Time Lover
6. Lukie D – What’s Going On
7. Mr Easy – My Special Girl
8. Patcha Blacks – Pretty Lady
9. Pressure Buss Pipe – Jah Go Before Me
10. Question & Answer Riddim Version