Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 16 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 16

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
June 2006	Tarzan	Bullet riddim Young Blood	8,407
June 2006	Tarzan	Jah Glory riddim African Star	14,709
June 2006	Tarzan	Bill Back riddim TJ Records	9,904
June 2006	Tarzan	Cross Breed riddim Cross Di Water	16,077
June 2006	Nikko (Mysik Sound)	First prize riddim First Name Music	7,923
June 2006	Black house	Poutchi riddim Black house	11,850
May 2006	Tarzan	Godfather riddim Pleasure time	7,259
May 2006	Tarzan	Smash riddim Smash	9,671
May 2006	Tarzan	Take Care riddim Soweedo	7,652
May 2006	Tarzan	Onward riddim Rockstar	8,428
May 2006	Tarzan	Johnny too bad riddim Broken Stick	12,772
May 2006	Tarzan	Buckle up riddim Dem Youth Deh Music	4,768
May 2006	Tarzan	Intercom reload riddim Maximum Sound	5,286
May 2006	Tarzan	Intercom riddim Maximum Sound	6,167
May 2006	Tarzan	Stuckie riddim Super love music	7,641
April 2006	Tarzan	Judgement Time riddim Special Delivery Music	7,645
April 2006	Tarzan	Inspector riddim Stainless	6,615
April 2006	Tarzan	Controversy riddim New York Entertainment	5,409

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Riddims of a label

What is a riddim?

In Jamaica, the lifeblood of the record industry is the riddim (from "rhythm"), an instrumental produced by a label. A label that does not settle for recording a single artist on that riddim, but as many as it can: this is what is called a "series". To make a name for itself, a label will try to get big names on its riddim.

Amid the endless flow of releases, artists have every interest in voicing the most popular riddim of the moment. Every week in Jamaica, more than a hundred 7" singles are produced this way.

Only later, if an artist manages to find a distributor and a record company, can they make an album, which usually gathers some of those singles.