Reminiscent of Fiddy’s early breakout track, the mighty Macka Diamond — of you nuh ready fame — shakes down the dancehall pantheon to hilarious effect on her new jam “Robbery” —
I esp appreciate the Junior Reid and Mavado bits.
You may notice that the riddim propelling Macka D’s stealing spree sounds a little familiar. That’s because it’s basically the Martial Arts, released by Kings of Kings in 2001. Now, just 7 years later, dancehall stylee has come around such that Scatta could give it a minimal relick and make it sound absolutely contemporary. Gotta love di riddim meth0d!
Which raises the question: is it robbery to rip off oneself?
via dancehall.mobi, i’ve learned that scatta has christened his re-lick of “martial arts” the “self-defence” riddim, and it’s apparently propelling a re-newed war btwn vybz and mavado —
http://www.dancehall.mobi/2008/08/22/vybz-kartel-mavado-back-at-war/