Riddims

447 riddims listed, page 8 of 25

Reggae and dancehall riddims – page 8

Date	DJ	Riddim	Plays
April 2011	Irieseem	Black Ops riddim Slowbounce	1,267
April 2011	Irie Seem	Time riddim Own Mission	2,057
April 2011	Irie Seem	Gorilla riddim Necessary Mayhem	2,149
March 2011	Irieseem	Fuss & Fight riddim John John Records	1,959
March 2011	Tarzan	The Message riddim Don Corleon	6,076
March 2011	Soul Vybz	The Mist riddim Soul Vybz	5,812
January 2011	Irieseem	Sad Streetz riddim TJ Records	3,407
January 2011	Oneness Records	Backstabber riddim Oneness Records	2,896
January 2011	Angry Stuff Records	Flame of Life riddim Angry Stuff Records	2,846
January 2011	Pow Pow Productions	Everlasting riddim Pow Pow	2,760
January 2011	Tiger Records	Electricity (DC) riddim Tiger Records	2,328
December 2010	Irieseem	You don't need me riddim Joe Frasier	2,837
December 2010	Tiger Records	Electricity (AC) riddim Tiger Records	1,837
December 2010	Irieseem	Jah Jah give us life to live riddim Joe Frasier	2,724
December 2010	Irieseem	West Side riddim Special Delivery Music	10,654
December 2010	Irieseem	Ska Vintage riddim Jam 2 Records	1,601
December 2010	Irieseem	Dunza 2010 riddim Maximum Sound	1,695
December 2010	Friendly Fire Band	Badness riddim Friendly Fire Music	2,037

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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.