Ghetto Red Hot – Supercat: This song shows the realities of political violence and gangsterism in Jamaica with the bravado of the gunmen that live it.ġ0. Untold Stories – Buju Banton: Gargamael’s powerful moving ballad about Jamaican povertyĩ. Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs: A beautiful melancholy love song byĨ. Marcus Garvey – Burning Spear: A booming tribute to Jamaican’s militant leaderħ. Pressure Drop – Toots And The Maytals: Great songs highlighting Toots gruff baritone and the Maytals falsetto harmoniesĦ. Here I Come – Dennis Brown: The crown Prince of reggae’s uplifting hitĥ. Legalize It – Peter Tosh: The ultimate marijuana anthemĤ. Stir It Up – Bob Marley: Maybe the best love song of any genreģ. The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff: This song epitomizes the resilient determined sprit of reggae music, its pride its pain and its passionĢ. But this list represents the various subgenres of reggae and contains many hits that are still played at reggae clubs all the time.ġ. Bob Marley probably could have 50 songs himself. Good times.Picking the 50 best reggae songs is an almost impossible task, I’m sure someone could make a list of 50 different songs that are as good or not better than this one. During this era daily chores became choreographed dances that you did anywhere pon di replay, pon di river, and pon di bank. Now when I say greatest of all time I really mean from 2000-2005. It brought you many crossover hits like Sean Paul’s “Get Busy,” Lumidee’s “Never Leave You” and Rihanna’s “Pon De Replay.” This riddim was by far the most popular during this era. Now you know the basics let’s get to di chunes dem! 10) Buzz Riddim (I would name my first riddim Dora Di Explorer.) I have no idea why this is the case, but it is my dream job to come up with the names. Rice and Peas, “Jet Lag” perfect for travelers, Tip Toe, Toppatop, Scarecrow, Final Warning, Playground, and Lost Angel are all colorfully-named riddims. So Sean Paul, Beenie Man and Shaggy are a DJs and whoever is “selecting” their records are the selectors.Īnother interesting thing about “riddims” are that they have really unique names. Note The “DJ” in reggae means the artist not the person with turntables, that person is called the selector. How else can you tell who is really the best DJ? This is what I call an even playing field.
It’s unheard of to share a beat in rap, whereas it’s the norm to perform on the same riddim in Dancehall Reggae. The system is a bit different than hip-hop. If you aren’t familiar with Caribbean dancehall culture, “riddims” is another word for rhythm or beat. It still remains the Jamaican staple for the best “riddims.” You probably heard this phrase if you went to the club in 2003.
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