Smoke Up Riddim – Flyweh Records

Smoke-heavy. Flyweh Records laced Smoke Up Riddim with a blunt, herbal strain of dancehall in early 2015, and the whole set leans into that ganja-chant energy without getting sleepy about it. Diamondwhite’s “Frassout, ” Fire Flex’s “Buy Weed, ” Jah Link’s “Up Innah Smoke, ” and Reddman Uk’s “Legalize Da Herbz” do a lot of the talking, while Kolumbo’s “Haffi Weed” gives the package one of its sharper cuts. It feels like Flyweh was already settling into a lane by this point: less polished showcase, more bare-bones juggling with a clear theme and a roster of voices who know how to ride it. Compared with the label’s later riddims, this one has a rougher, more direct pull, and that’s exactly why it sits neatly in the middle of the Flyweh catalogue.

Smoke Up Riddim Tracklist:

1. Diamondwhite – Frassout
2. Fire Flex – Buy Weed
3. Jah Link – Up Innah Smoke
4. Fire Flames – Smoke Cheese
5. Jugganaut – Nuh Ordinary
6. Red Lion – Weed
7. Dysign – Splif After Splif
8. Reddman Uk – Legalize Da Herbz
9. Jah Sam Ft Ras Bonzi – Ganja Planter
10. Kolumbo – Haffi Weed
11. Seventon – Bun Bun
12. Stamma Kid – Gimme Meditation
13. 13 . Version – Smoke Up Riddim