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So I’m getting my stuff together for a dancehall classics set and thought I’d rip some essential tunes while I’m at it. Here’s three of them, all come highly recommended.

Barrington Levy: Murderer + Version (Jah Life 12″)

Recommended… it’s going to be massive.

About time I posted some new dancehall… This is the 90’s Riddim, produced by Suku of Ward 21. There’s like 10 songs in total, here’s my choice 3 for you to check out.

Buju Banton: Model Inna Dance
Mr Easy: Long Jefity
Mega Banton: Never

BONUS: This ain’t brand new, but I like it a lot and seems like every time I play it someone comes up to ask what it is. Produced by Black Chiney, the song appears on the Estelle full length as well as a Jamaican 45.

Estelle: Come Over

She also does the song live with John Legend.

Big up Komposti Sound.

As requested by my man Big Chan:
Wayne Chin: Won’t Do For Love (198?)

UPDATE: Here’s Otis Gayle’s classy Studio One version of the same at 192kbps. Click the Divdshare logo to DL.
http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4556080-6a2

Dude comes with new useful remixes like every other week….
Tanya Stephens: It’s A Pity (Ya Boy B.Cause Blend)

BONUS:
Found out these older faves are still up there for you to grab:
Outkast: So Fresh So Clean (B.Cause Let’s Get It On Reprise)(2007)
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (B.Cause Bass Re-fix)(2007)

Before Jigmastas and way before his later house career I knew DJ Spinna as the other half of Rude Rydims. The other half was this dude called Nkansa. They put out 2 hot party records in the mid-90’s and did some cool remix work as well.

Rude Rydims: Everybody Bounce (1995)
from Rude Rydims Experiment
Rude Rydims: You Could Even Dance (1995)
from Rude Rydims Experiment II

BONUS:
Capleton: Tour (Rude Rydims Bonus Mix)(1994)

Everybody Bounce is my jam, I used to play it A LOT back then and kind of rediscovered it last year. You Could Even Dance is from Volume II which I actually didn’t even have until I got one in Tokyo and it’s really good too. The Capleton remix is from the same Tour 12″ that features another remix by a very young Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith. I’ll post that one later, together with some other dancehall things he did back in the day.

This is more or less where dancehall music started for me. Back in the 90’s Ring The Alarm and Sister Nancy’s Bam Bam were the two tunes every hip hop dj here would play, time and time again.

People seem to bug out whenever I play this and some clearly disapprove because they can’t stand the song. I don’t really mess with the original either, but this… what’s not to like???
Mr Easy: Africa (produced by South Rakkas Crew)

BONUS:
This was already posted way back when, but here’s the full quality version finally.
Bounty Killer: Do Ya Think I’m Sexy (produced by South Rakkas Crew)

Just picked up the bangin new Tony Matterhorn tune on Massive B’s Go Go riddim. Amazing.
Tony Matterhorn: Tour Guide (256)