Quick Action Riddim – B.I.G. Records

Anthony B’s “Shake Your Body” opens Quick Action Riddim with the kind of forward-drive that made early-2000s dancehall feel so restless, and B. I. G. Records keeps that energy rolling through cuts from Capleton and Silva Kid, Galaxy P, Jah Thunder, Lady G and Lukie D. There’s a nice mix of sharp-edged slackness and singer-friendly hooks here, with Mr Vegas’ “Catty” and Tony Rebel’s “Big It Up Fah” giving the set a little extra shape beyond the usual juggling pressure. In the B. I. G. catalogue, this lands closer to the harder, street-facing side of the label’s early-2000s work, the sort of rhythm built for sound system pull-ups rather than radio polish. Quick Action was a busy 2002 release, and it wears that era’s quick-cut, tune-after-tune momentum well.

Quick Action Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony B – Shake Your Body
2. Capleton And Silva Kid – Biggest Fire
3. Galaxy P – Caan Stop Me
4. Harry Todler – Country Girl
5. Jah Thunder – Mix Up Town
6. Lady G – Keep It Real
7. Lemmon – Tear It Off
8. Lukie D – My Type A Girl
9. Monster Twins – Miss Gription
10. Mr Copa – False Hair And Bleaching Cream
11. Mr Vegas – Catty
12. Powerman & Steve Machette – Hard Ears Tom
13. Powerman – Live Underground
14. Queen Ifrica – Luve Yuh
15. Quik Action Riddim – Version
16. Tony Rebel – Big It Up Fah
17. Version – Quick Action Riddim