He has an album out as well. Anyone listen to it?
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link
I listened to the track ("Impossible") mentioned in "Convo"--which is kind of brilliant really, promoting a different track within another--and liked it a lot, then tried another and was bored. Frankly, it takes a lot to get me to listen to a full dancehall album these days
― rob, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 22:30 (four years ago) link
Well, they seem to be few and far between anyway.The H.A.M.A.N.T.S. in that Convo title also refers to the album apparently, as it’s called Humans And Monsters Are Not The Same. I’m not au courant when it comes to Govana, so I have no idea what it all means.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 22:37 (four years ago) link
yeah it's an intriguing title, but I have no idea what it signifies!
― rob, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:45 (four years ago) link
I like Govana but for some reason he comes across as a second rate Aidonia to me a bit too often. Haven't really listened to the album yet but this tune is nice enough.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 23 January 2020 09:23 (four years ago) link
I missed that longneck post--I think "second rate Aidonia" is way too strong, though I would agree he's unlikely to rise to that level.
this Konshens goes, provided you're on board with the trap riddim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg5IpsHbad4
― rob, Friday, 31 January 2020 00:09 (four years ago) link
It is too strong and also unfair, lol. It's just something I notice whenever I hear the one after the other, as on the Aircraft riddim. There's something similar to Aidonia in his vocal approach but he always softens it out where 'donia goes for the bounce and the punch and the hook.
...aaand speaking of Aidonia, this one-two-punch from late December goes hard:
Peppa Sauce:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUEhQmURRs
Me Nuh Care:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKNuKmTAZl8
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 31 January 2020 10:55 (four years ago) link
damn those are both good, I wonder why he was absent last year?
― rob, Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:07 (four years ago) link
a couple interesting bits in this Guardian puff piece on Shenseea: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/31/shenseea-i-grew-up-listening-to-rihanna-now-she-is-listening-to-me
1) she's signed to Interscope2) Rvssian is producing her next album
I'd be especially excited about the latter, but I'm not sure what to make of the wildly overstuffed "IDKW"--I really hope Interscope don't think she's a singer, the song stops dead during that, frankly, awful chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZMA4TnEyWs
― rob, Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:13 (four years ago) link
"Limited Edition" otoh is the right kind of breezy imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw-p3T5oh7w
― rob, Saturday, 1 February 2020 15:16 (four years ago) link
limited edition is dope - teejay is good on it too.
The weirdest thing to me is that they didn’t get buju on IDKW instead of the americans, thug in particular refuses to shine on it for some reason and it needs a bit of rough. I do love shenseea’s short verse near the end though.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 1 February 2020 17:09 (four years ago) link
I do understand they wanted us airplay. It’s just... lacking
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 1 February 2020 17:40 (four years ago) link
yeah Swae Lee is fine on it, but Thug is totally unnecessary. Buju would have been interesting, though I imagine there are some logistical challenges to working with him now (if nothing else I assume he can't/won't travel to the US). Here's hoping they keep it simpler
― rob, Saturday, 1 February 2020 17:59 (four years ago) link
for sure. But seeing as he had a big hit with a version of the original song, it would have been appropriate to tag him on there in some fashion. Thug is there only in the capacity of having been on Havana, lol
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 1 February 2020 18:14 (four years ago) link
Ohhh I get it now. Sorry, Delroy Wilson's classic Studio One version is a fave so I blanked on Buju & Wayne:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVIKwj6y-TU
― rob, Saturday, 1 February 2020 18:46 (four years ago) link
anyone know what the riddim is on this Sikka Rymes track "Ready"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcfFvq06ia0
(starts about 90 secs in lol)
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:17 (four years ago) link
really into this new Chronic Law "Good Name":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e5LVDWWKaU
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:21 (four years ago) link
another confusingly excellent Kartel banger, ho hum:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAT-7yPV5mI
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:27 (four years ago) link
hi rob, can I just say: fuck that video Sikka Rymes video.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:34 (four years ago) link
so upsetting I fucked up that sentence
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:35 (four years ago) link
oh no, I didn't actually watch it, I'm sorry. I just cue videos up and then do things on other tabs. I better check it out...
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:36 (four years ago) link
ugh, sorry about that! I would have posted a warning if I'd realized.
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
I do the same with videos, I often post links without actually watching them - not necessarily the smartest procedure.
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:44 (four years ago) link
Yeah absolutely, I'll be more circumspect in future, not looking to ruin anyone's day here.
I'm never quite sure what I think of Jah 9, but consider this a morally astringent palate cleanser at any rate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA4abnK5VHQ
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2020 15:53 (four years ago) link
a breath of fresh air for sure
― breastcrawl, Saturday, 22 February 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
I haven't had time to listen/browse lately, but did want to say two related things: 1) "Highly" is awesome and deserves more appreciation than my prev post; really beautiful track, will def check out her album which I think comes out Friday2) thread followers might like the For Posterity podcast; I've only listened to this woman-centric episode so far, but it was a lot of fun: https://anchor.fm/forposterity/episodes/Episode-2-Woman-Ah-Come-earlr6 (first ep is with Gavsborg from Equiknoxx and third is w/Jah 9)
― rob, Wednesday, 11 March 2020 23:48 (four years ago) link
Dancehall is some of my fav music lately tbh surprised this thread doesn’t have more shit in it
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Thursday, 12 March 2020 08:31 (four years ago) link
Likkle Vybz & Likkle Addi released an album as U.T.G. and it’s pretty good.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6UsZhJDmoTcO9h4MaRH5KB?si=BFIF7wV-TSa7AapXSSqhnw
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 12 March 2020 17:12 (four years ago) link
i will ride for highly which should be far more corny than it is considering the lyrics/structure; jah9 is pretty dope
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 13 March 2020 18:46 (four years ago) link
exactly! the album is out now, but I might be too distracted today to give it a listen
― rob, Friday, 13 March 2020 19:37 (four years ago) link
Chronixx's new one, "Dela Move," is stately, spiritual reggae--layers of hand drumming, chanting and flutes--with Chronixx getting closer to rapping (I swear he goes into a triplets/trap flow for a few bars) than I think he ever has before; the Koffee influence is mutual maybe?
At any rate, it's a scorcher:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXE9WAHp1o0
― rob, Sunday, 15 March 2020 15:55 (four years ago) link
in a completely different mode, Jada Kingdom's new dembow banger "Heavy!" is super infectious uhh fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL1qTTgeAW8
― rob, Sunday, 15 March 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
Heavy is indeed... uhhh... dope.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 15 March 2020 20:43 (four years ago) link
DJ Frass' High Rev Riddim is nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZSNgO5PVCQ
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 16 March 2020 09:18 (four years ago) link
love “Dela Move”
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Sunday, 22 March 2020 00:34 (four years ago) link
the way trap dancehall is crossing over to Trinidad is really interesting to me... enjoying these new medz records esp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3RMD1wuimM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eHSetZ6qdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPaXrqBeCa4
but also prince swanny and boy boy
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 22 March 2020 01:20 (four years ago) link
everything I heard on the Incredible riddim was great; here's Konshens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFJ6jKoXU2o
― rob, Tuesday, 7 April 2020 14:32 (four years ago) link
Nice and minimal riddim
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 April 2020 04:00 (four years ago) link
agree that Konshens is the best on the incredible riddim
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Thursday, 9 April 2020 13:32 (four years ago) link
curmudgeon, you might like "Heavy!" posted upthread a bit
― rob, Thursday, 9 April 2020 13:43 (four years ago) link
seconded
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 9 April 2020 15:08 (four years ago) link
Lila Iké with some nice IzyBeats-produced reggae'n'b:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4a0eg-M9us
"I Spy"
― dip to dup (rob), Thursday, 16 April 2020 16:14 (four years ago) link
it takes a while to kick in, but I dig TeeJay's "Guard Ring":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xO5_lSWCsU
(this video isn't gross like that Sikka one, but there's a couple of moderately disturbing shots--frankly not being able to tell whether all the non-TeeJay people are wearing masks for crime or corona reasons is disturbing enough right now)
Alkaline's "Nah Fi Like" is a great showcase for how compelling he is on a poppy riddim:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AI33FZoX4Q
― dip to dup (rob), Wednesday, 6 May 2020 13:38 (three years ago) link
Kartel & TeeJay's "Up Top Gaza" is serious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQq8WXWhXQ
lmk if anyone sees a thinkpiece on mask use in dancehall videos
― dip to dup (rob), Wednesday, 6 May 2020 13:42 (three years ago) link
These are all ace selections.“Guard Ring” is fan-tas-tic! Made me think of Wizkid somehow, pretty sure he’d love this. I need to seriously check out TeeJay. Instant love for the Alkaline as well. “Up Top Gaza” is also good, feels like it might grow big on me.Thanks for the trigger warning btw! (the TeeJay vid felt like a walk in the park compared to that Sikka thing tho - didn’t watch the Vybz one yet)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 6 May 2020 21:20 (three years ago) link
Uptop Gaza is a strong early contender for song of the summer.
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 9 May 2020 13:02 (three years ago) link
yeah this is fuckin dope
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Saturday, 9 May 2020 22:42 (three years ago) link
I guess I forgot to post the delightfully throwback, sub-Trust-ish Buss Box Riddim a while back, huh? Top feature-not-a-bug: Delly Ranx telling you not to kill your girlfriend if you're mad at her but finding another girl instead. Not your daughter, though. That would be incest.
Delly Ranx - Don't Killhttps://youtu.be/9OcY5YpQfNk
Mixed riddim version I find on YT:https://youtu.be/5PBuwKg6_Yg
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 10 May 2020 12:27 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcY5YpQfNk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PBuwKg6_Yg
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 10 May 2020 12:28 (three years ago) link
wise words from Delly, bless
― dip to dup (rob), Sunday, 10 May 2020 13:46 (three years ago) link
Maybe this is hipster dancehall but I'm into ithttps://duppygun.bandcamp.com/album/bunout-boss-ep
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 October 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
RIP the absolute legend Bunny Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/07/bunny-striker-lee-jamaican-reggae-producer-dies-aged-79
― rob, Wednesday, 7 October 2020 19:56 (three years ago) link
Iwaata continues an amazing year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn2KI1sdJogIwaata, Bakersteez - Furda More
― vcrash, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:53 (three years ago) link
^wasn't sure about Iwaata on that at first (he sounds so American it threw me), but Zimi is basically JA artist of the year for me at this point, he's bringing a blast of fresh air. But what else do you like from Iwaata? I haven't really listened to much since "Cut Off Jeans"
other good new stuff:
Rytikal, "90s"; this guy rules, thanks for mentioning him deej
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oxW67JKMhc
Skillibeng, "Crocodile Teeth"; love the last-track-on-the-trip-hop-album production here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMWdX1_cEXg
― rob, Saturday, 24 October 2020 13:29 (three years ago) link
oh wait I forgot that I recently liked Iwaata's Zimi-produced* collab with Intence "Havoc"
*btw a little searching suggests Zimi might not be an individual
― rob, Saturday, 24 October 2020 13:37 (three years ago) link
he sounds so American it threw me
Also now realizing this is Bakersteez, who I read about in the Fader a long time ago and forgot about
― rob, Saturday, 24 October 2020 13:39 (three years ago) link
Some other Iwaata (who appears to have gotten rid of the space sometime in the last little while):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7acB7Ovq_NwLike How
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz8BpfeBGtUDigi Loan
I like the way he interacts with the riddim, generally - something kinetic-feeling about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST_Jx7NmnBEDetta Play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J9wJ1O1hx0Start It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWgjS4yjTVIScience
He's put out a ton of videos over the course of the pandemic.
― vcrash, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 18:40 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLW83_mSgls
Masego feat. Shenseea - Silver Tongue Devil
Romantic stuff, Wizkid vibes, love it.
― Nabozo, Saturday, 14 November 2020 20:36 (three years ago) link
haha I just this minute made a post about Masego on the rolling r&b thread! great minds et cetera.this track is produced by IzyBeats of Koffee fame btw (for the longest time I assumed that their producer tag was in fact Koffee’s own tag)
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Saturday, 14 November 2020 21:27 (three years ago) link
ooh that is nice! Izy is so good with guitars
― rob, Saturday, 14 November 2020 22:30 (three years ago) link
Masego catching a fire over on the rolling r&b thread fyi & btw
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
Alkaline — "Buryberry" [sic?]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILFKfDwwc4
It's been a while since I heard Alka on a riddim like this (light as air), it took a second to adjust but then it clicked completely, reminds me a bit of the "City" era
― rob, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
Teejay with a banger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRwTbXN6U5k
"City of Gods" (I also like his "Big Drip" a lot)
― rob, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link
I love the deep sub-marine, almost dub-techno riddim on Jahvillani & Skillibeng's "Smooth":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDHKi_cw5Ec
― rob, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:51 (three years ago) link
whoa, “Smooth” is fantastic, thanking you!
― fat ass deep state operative (breastcrawl), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link
this other recent Madvillani track reminds me *a lot* of that Martinique (Martinican) dancehall sound:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S2hioP4baEMadvillani • Lizzad Pon Limb
― fat ass deep state operative (breastcrawl), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:30 (three years ago) link
*JAH*villani lol
― fat ass deep state operative (breastcrawl), Sunday, 6 December 2020 19:31 (three years ago) link
Smooth is impressive, what a beat.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 6 December 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
Ha, I was just coming here to post "Lizzad" + its riddim, Style A Style. All the versions I've heard are good, but I think that's cuz the riddim is so dope
Teejay (this or Jahvillani's are the keepers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAqD-iUkss
Stylo G:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFyAwZT4Su4
― rob, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:45 (three years ago) link
This Rytikal track won't blow your mind, but in its modest way it illustrates how successfully dancehall producers have absorbed trap, I think. A lot of early trap-influenced riddims were derivative, but they've made it their own imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7RPcsuGBjA
― rob, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:48 (three years ago) link
trust me and stick with Teejay's "Internet Badness" at least until 1:21:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZEMI8MhlqY
the opening line is also pretty great
― rob, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:52 (three years ago) link
Shenseea's "Bad Love" is on that same riddim, though the mix is p different--still dope though:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y62EV6zPUTI
― rob, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:56 (three years ago) link
"Bad Alone" not Bad Love
― rob, Sunday, 6 December 2020 21:57 (three years ago) link
sorry if repost
These kids are wavey!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/r47RUHr97C— manda (@Comanda_x) December 12, 2020
― the late great, Saturday, 12 December 2020 19:19 (three years ago) link
what a delight :) love when the second dude drops into rockstone
― loose Orwellian mobs (rob), Saturday, 12 December 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
Holy fuck
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 13 December 2020 05:31 (three years ago) link
Roqar Vibes kids are alright
― curmudgeon, Monday, 14 December 2020 14:21 (three years ago) link
season's greetings everyone!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-iuiYDRH0E
― loose Orwellian mobs (rob), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:09 (three years ago) link
that style a style riddim is so fucking good
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
those twitter kids have a single btwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLpXkAn5dY0
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 16 December 2020 18:02 (three years ago) link
Intence + Zimi were definitely my favorite thing about dancehall in 2020:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqBrHfr0bU
"Light Up"
― rob, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 22:21 (three years ago) link
LargeUp did a top 20 that I like more than most their past lists when the site actually published content regularly:
20. Runkus feat. Royal Blu, Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid and Munga Honorebel – “5Gs” (Producer: Runkus Music/Walshy Fire)19. Popcaan – “Buzz” (Producer: Mini E5/Two4Kay)18. Chronixx – “Cool as the Breeze/Friday” (Producer: Pantha)17. Teejay – “From Rags to Riches” (Producer: Damage Musiq)16. Koffee feat. Buju Banton – “Pressure (Remix)” (Producer: Ryan Bailey)15. Skillibeng – “Crocodile Teeth” (Producer: Adde Instrumentals)14. Alkaline – “Ocean Wave” (Producer: Jahvy Ambassador)13. Jada Kingdom – “Heavy!” (Producer: DJ Papis)12. Intence – “Yeng” (Producer: Zimi Entertainment)11. Skip Marley feat. H.E.R. – “Slow Down” (Producer: Rykeyz)10. Govana – “Likkle Bit A Money”/ “HAMANTS Convo” (Producers: J.L.L. Prod/Emudio)9. Various Artists – Aircraft Riddim (Producer: Chimney Records)8. Lila Iké – “I Spy” (Producer: Izy Beats)7. Protoje feat. Popcaan – “Like Royalty” (Producer: Ziah and Winta James)6. Agent Sasco – “Loco” (Producer: Teflon Zincfence)5. Dexta Daps – “Call Me If” (Producer: Good Good Production)4. Kranium – “Gal Policy” (Producer: Jahvy Ambassador) 3. Buju Banton – “Blessed” (Producer: Dave Kelly) 2. Tarrus Riley feat. Shenseea – “Lighter” (Producer: Rvssian)1. Koffee – “Lockdown” (Producer: Dane Ray)
I would've picked different Teejay and Alkaline tracks, and predictably there's a tad too much reggae, though this Marley/H.E.R. song is better than I would have expected. Still, this is a pretty good roundup with some interesting omissions: no Kartel (fine with me, he hardly needs the shine), no 6ixx crew (basically agree here--dug a few tracks early in the year and then they seemed to just churn out middling songs to the point I stopped checking for them), and it's kind of odd to highlight only one riddim and then choose one that came out in Nov 2019 (of course I'm sure it blew up this year).
― rob, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
tbf revisiting Aircraft (and I'd missed or forgotten they did a whole riddim video), Jahvillani's and Intence's versions *really* stand out, which makes it feel more 2020
― rob, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
super fun poppy new one from Jada Kingdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvRUol3niYM
"Green Dreams"
― rob, Wednesday, 30 December 2020 18:49 (three years ago) link
I’ll leave the new-thread-making to rob, just came here to mention that Skillibeng has a 35-track album out called The Prodigy.
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Monday, 4 January 2021 21:10 (three years ago) link
Nice list, but come on... no Yami Bolo?
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Monday, 4 January 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
thanks for the nudge breastcrawl: rolling dancehall & reggae 2021
― rob, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 15:17 (three years ago) link