The Reloaded Riddim – Various Artists

THE RELOADED RIDDIM produced by VARIOUS ARTISTS 2004

The Reloaded Riddim comes off less like a tidy showcase and more like a loose, multilingual dancehall session, with French-Creole voices and raw yard-style phrasing carrying most of the weight. 2004 was a busy year for riddim culture, but this one keeps its focus tight: 16 cuts, 12 artists, and a sequencing that leans hard on Aar’b up top before opening out to Celo, DJ Rocco, Doux Little, Fo-Del, and the rest. Fo-Del’s “An 6eme” gets both radio and uncensored versions, which tells you the producers were thinking about club play as much as airplay. The tracklist also folds in pairings and posse cuts near the back end, so the project moves from solo runs into a more crowded finish rather than repeating the same formula throughout.

The Reloaded Riddim Tracklist:

1. Aar’b – 6-8-12 (Adaptation) Dr
2. Aar’b – Don’t U Worry (T-Killa Riddim)
3. Aar’b – Outro (Adaptation)
4. Aar’b – U Better Put It On (X-Ceed Rid
5. Celo – Pa Jalou Mwen
6. Dj Rocco – Megamix (Malad ‘ Riddim)
7. Doux Little – G?zabel
8. Fo-Del – An 6eme (Version Non Sensur?e)
9. Fo-Del – An 6eme (Version Radio)
10. Ghett Mass Crew – Boy C Burn
11. Jo Black – I Pani 4
12. Jo Black Aar’b – Comment Pourrais Je
13. Jo Black C?lo Doux Little – Canabis
14. Poussi – Yo Costo
15. X-Man Fo-Del Sim Sima – Ho! Baby
16. X-Man Sim Sima – Fo Sound Boy