Smash Dem Release Details
- Riddim year: 2011
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 12
- Unique artists on riddim: 11
- Production credits: HYPE RECORDS
- Key artists on this riddim: Bugle, Chevaughn, Delly Ranx
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2011 Riddims List · 2011 Dancehall Riddims
In Kingston’s 2011 dancehall flow, Smash Dem Riddim landed with that sharp, high-tempo bashment energy Hype Records liked to push at the time, and the mix feels geared for sound-system pressure more than easy listening. Bencil sets the tone with “Dem Too Beggy Beggy” in both clean and raw cuts, while Bugle’s “Live My Life” and Delly Ranx’s “Dem Can’T Stop Me” bring a tougher, more defiant edge. Chevaughn, Nefatari, ZJ Liquid, and the Karim Hype/Super Twitch pairing keep the riddim moving from boast to badmind talk, with “Haters Anthem” and “Come Test Me” giving it some of the clearest hooks. The instrumental sits at a brisk 199 BPM, which explains the urgency running through the whole set and places it right in that early-2010s stretch when dancehall was leaning hard into lean, aggressive club riddims.
Smash Dem Tracklist:
- Bencil – Dem Too Beggy Beggy [Clean]
- Bencil – Dem Too Beggy Beggy [Raw]
- Bugle – Live My Life
- Chevaughn – Now You Realize
- Delly Ranx – Dem Can’T Stop Me
- Froggy Maddsquad – Mek Dem Talk
- Karim Hype Ft Super Twitch – Haters Anthem (Feat. Super Twitch
- Nefatari – No Handbag
- Smash Dem Riddim – Version
- Stalker – Wuk Fi Di Chedda
- Taranchyla – Couldn’T We Dem A Talk
- Zj Liquid – Come Test Me
