THE BLUE NOTE RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2011
The Blue Note Release Details
- Riddim year: 2011
- Style: Dancehall
- Total tracks: 10
- Unique artists on riddim: 5
- Production credits: VARIOUS ARTISTS
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2011 Riddims List · 2011 Dancehall Riddims
The Blue Note Riddim sits a little apart from the brighter, more obvious dancehall jugglings of 2011, with a tougher Trinidadian edge and a compact five-artist spread that keeps the focus tight. Ironik, Joe Militant, Lincoln, Squeezy Rankin, and Statik all get multiple cuts or solo turns, and the “edit” and “raw” versions on tracks like “Like Yuh Style, ” “Bend Over, ” and “Confessions Pt. 2” point to a riddim built for selector use as much as casual listening. The production leans on a clipped step and a deep, rolling bassline, with the drums staying spare enough to leave room for the vocals to carry the tension. Statik’s “We Wah Money” closes it out neatly, a sharp, money-minded cut that fits the riddim’s stripped, hard-edged pulse.
The Blue Note Tracklist:
- Ironik – Like Yuh Style (Edit)
- Ironik – Like Yuh Style (Raw)
- Joe Militant – Bend Over (Edit)
- Joe Militant – Bend Over (Raw)
- Lincoln – Take It (Edit)
- Lincoln – Take It (Raw)
- Squeezy Rankin – Baby Daddy
- Squeezy Rankin – Confessions Pt.2 (Edit)
- Squeezy Rankin – Confessions Pt.2 (Raw)
- Statik – We Wah Money
