Strivers Release Details
- Riddim year: 2005
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 13
- Unique artists on riddim: 13
- Production credits: FLAVASQUAD ENTERTAINMENT
- Key artists on this riddim: Fantan Mojah, Lukie D, Mad Cobra, Turbulence
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2005 Riddims List · 2005 Reggae Riddims
Warm and militant, Strivers Riddim rolls with that early-2000s roots-reggae pressure: thick bass, tight one-drop bounce, and enough space for the singers to stretch out their messages. Flavasquad Entertainment keeps the lineup varied, pairing hard-hitting voices like Fantan Mojah and Turbulence with sturdy veterans such as Mad Cobra, Lukie D and Bascom X, while tracks like “What Is This, ” “Burn Them Up, ” and “Live Your Life” lean into the survival-talk mood the title suggests. The 13-cut set also pulls in Anthony Cruz, Sean Don and Villa, which gives the riddim a nice cross-section of styles without losing its focus. Released in 2005, it sits right in that period when conscious reggae was still pushing forward on compact, vocal-heavy riddims that left the message front and centre.
Strivers Tracklist:
- Anthoy Cruz – Can’t Stop You
- Bascom X – Danger
- Black Lion – Gwaan Gwaan
- Demo Page John 3 – Brighter
- Fantan Mojah – What Is This
- Jammy Guns – Love
- Lukie D – Make A Chance
- Mad Cobra – Live Your Life
- Nitty – Ghetto
- Ricky Ticky – On And On
- Sean Don – Corruption
- Turbulence – Burn Them Up
- Villa – Leader