Taxi Riddim – Penthouse Records (1980s Version)

Wayne Wonder is the easy entry point here, especially with “Fast Car” and “Anything For You” sitting right alongside Tony Rebel’s “New Dj Is Coming, ” which gives the set a nice late-’80s lift. Donovan Germain’s Penthouse treatment keeps the Taxi riddim in that slow, bouncing pocket it’s known for, the kind of groove that leaves room for voice and phrasing rather than crowding the singers, and Wayne Wonder rides it with the kind of smoothness that made him such a reliable name in this era. Tony Rebel brings a sharper, newer-voice energy, while Audrey Hall and Scotty help widen the mood without breaking the flow. It’s a 1989 Penthouse snapshot with ten cuts, and the last word belongs to those two Wayne Wonder sides.

Taxi Riddim Tracklist:

1. Andi – Who’s Sad, Happy Or Gay
2. Apache Scratchie – Fancy Girl
3. Audrey Hall – Nobody Else But Me
4. Crystal – Ben
5. Junie Ranks – Stop Distressing Woman
6. Nigger Mikey – Can’t Rule Me
7. Scotty – Shining Star
8. Tony Rebel – New Dj Is Coming
9. Wayne Wonder – Anything For You
10. Wayne Wonder – Fast Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4FxmEDGdoQ