Rockala Release Details
- Riddim year: 2005
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 9
- Unique artists on riddim: 7
- Production credits: VARIOUS ARTISTS 2005Tracklist
- Key artists on this riddim: Angel Doolas, Vybz Kartel, Zumjay
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2005 Riddims List · 2005 Dancehall Riddims
ROCKALA RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2005
Rockala Riddim rolls out with a taut, mid-2000s dancehall swing: clipped drums, a nagging bassline, and enough empty space for each singer to jab through the mix. Vybz Kartel gets the sharpest showcase with “Who Tell Yu Fi Run” and “Your Style, ” while Assassin’s “We Nah Run” and Zumjay’s “Hands Up” keep the energy edgy and street-level; Angel Doolas, Vicious, and Gideon add their own grime to the same frame. There are a couple of anonymous cuts too, which is very much part of the era’s one-riddim economy, when producers were packing a handful of standout voices onto a single instrumental and letting the tune do the talking.
Rockala Tracklist:
- Angel Doolas – Praise
- Assassin – We Nah Run
- Gideon – Hungry Yah
- Unknown – Do What The Buddy Like
- Unknown – Oh Yes
- Vicious – Gal Dem A Wine
- Vybz Kartel – Who Tell Yu Fi Run
- Vybz Kartel – Your Style
- Zumjay – Hands Up
