Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 22 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 22

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
December 2004	Crown Prince	Lava ground riddim Loyal soldiers	14,408
December 2004	Crown Prince	Sunday riddim Minor 7 Flat 5	7,728
December 2004	Crown Prince	Maroon riddim Down Sound	391
December 2004	Crown Prince	Callie riddim Star Trail	6,310
December 2004	Tarzan	Bubble up riddim 40/40 records	4,650
December 2004	Tarzan	Black attack riddim Vendetta records	4,930
December 2004	Tarzan	Commissioner riddim Commissioner	3,945
December 2004	Crown Prince	Alto ego riddim Acoustic vibes	3,082
December 2004	Crown Prince	Bad gal riddim Mad house	3,929
December 2004	Crown Prince	Chaka chaka riddim Fire links	3,794
December 2004	Crown Prince	Phantom riddim Fresh Ear	3,270
December 2004	Crown Prince	Organizer riddim Wat a life	4,376
December 2004	Crown Prince	Hard times riddim Gibbo records	10,643
December 2004	Tarzan	Crazy riddim Crib Ent	3,959
December 2004	Tarzan	Ruckus riddim Mo music	3,366
December 2004	Tarzan	Middle East riddim Black house	3,787
December 2004	Tarzan	Wine yu waist riddim Big Jeans	3,886
November 2004	Crown Prince	Father Jungle riddim Loyal soldiers	5,227

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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.