X Rated Pure Nastiness Riddim – Penitentiary Records

Penitentiary Records was in sharp form on X Rated Pure Nastiness Riddim, a 2005 dancehall set that leans hard into raunchy, streetwise energy and a fast-moving, club-ready bounce. The lineup has the kind of names that give a riddim real traction — Bounty Killer on “Mi Own Boss, ” Lady Saw on “Harder, ” Vybz Kartel on “Translator, ” plus strong turns from Wayne Marshall and Daville — and the combination keeps the project moving from blunt badman talk to slyly explicit party cuts. Compared with Penitentiary’s earlier 2004 work like Ice Cold/Makatak, this one feels a touch more brazen and more tuned to the mid-2000s dancehall floor, with each voicing keeping the edge intact. It sits neatly in the label’s run of tough, no-frills riddims that favoured big personalities and heavy replay value.

X Rated Pure Nastiness Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Cruz – Girls Nite Out
2. Bounty Killer – Mi Own Boss
3. Brooky D – It Is Alright
4. Buba – More Dan One
5. Cobra – Lock It Down
6. Danny English & Terry Lyn – Turn U On
7. Daville – Herbalist
8. Frisco Kid – Indian Girl
9. Galaxy P – Tan Tody
10. M.S. – Move Uno Body
11. Lady Saw – Harder
12. Nemisess – What Is U Name
13. Ratio – The Flavor
14. Singer J – You Hot
15. Taz & Voice Mail – Hide
16. Tony Curtis – What A Lady
17. Vybz Kartel – Translator
18. Ward 21 – Under This
19. Wayne Marshall – Open Your Eyes
20. Xsytment – Dirty Boy