Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 18 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 18

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
January 2006	Tarzan	Ice Breaker riddim Renaissance	6,914
January 2006	Crown Prince	Sweet sop riddim Down Sound	11,904
January 2006	Crown Prince	Handle riddim Free willy	7,846
January 2006	Crown Prince	Eighty five riddim Mad house	9,937
January 2006	Crown Prince	Flames riddim Vertex	13,574
December 2005	Tarzan	Tropical riddim Purple Skunk	8,350
December 2005	Tarzan	Passion riddim NAP	7,662
December 2005	Tarzan	Viagra riddim Steely & Clevie	9,273
December 2005	Tarzan	Rose Apple riddim Ice-berg	10,562
December 2005	Tarzan	Baddis Ting riddim B-rich	5,327
December 2005	Tarzan	Istanbul riddim Purple Skunk	10,521
December 2005	Tarzan	Rebellion riddim Vertex	7,729
December 2005	Tarzan	Pure joy riddim Golden Kartel	6,554
December 2005	Tarzan	Critical riddim Stainless	8,462
December 2005	Tarzan	Same Way riddim Soul Vybz	10,561
November 2005	Tarzan	Extra Fire riddim Flip money	5,682
November 2005	Tarzan	Last days riddim Clique Muzique	5,894
November 2005	Tarzan	Escape riddim True Definition	7,133

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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.