Wow Riddim – Yard Grown Music

Yard Grown Music packed Wow Riddim with a deep 15-cut dancehall lineup in 2005, so this isn’t one of those throwaway one-artist loops but a proper juggling with room for established names and hungry voices alike. Mad Cobra turns up twice with “Freaky Type, ” while Delly Ranks, Sizzla, Voicemail, Lukie D, and Mega Banton all give the riddim different angles, from streetwise tough talk to more melodic, radio-minded cuts. The tracklist also has a neat bit of sequencing around the repeated title cut, with Cobra’s version appearing early and Mad Cobra circling back later, which gives the set a bit of push and pull rather than a straight run of similar energy. By the time it closes out with Zyahn’s “Part With The Heart, ” the producer’s plan feels clear: keep the pace moving, then land the riddim on a lighter note.

Wow Riddim Tracklist:

1. Aisha – Baby Boy
2. Blood Seeds – Reggae Mur
3. Chico – Defen’ That
4. Cobra – Freaky Type
5. Delly Ranks – Do It Right
6. Ikan – Ghetto Rules
7. Lukie D – Go
8. Mad Cobra – Freaky Type
9. Mega Banton & Delly Ranks – Dont Stick
10. Pelpa – Sticky
11. Shynz & Aisha – Heaven And Back
12. Sizzla – Stop Beatin
13. Swade – Never Will I
14. Voicemail – Ups And Downs
15. Zyahn – Part With The Heart