2020 was a terrible year beyond any doubt. Music business was one of the areas that suffer the most from the pandemic - there were no live shows, no parties and, thus, much less money running. But was it a bad year musically?
One thing that can surely be said is that many new trends have become more visible due to the changes of the reality. Most notably, it looks like such a very Jamaican thing like riddim selections is slowly disappearing. It would be very difficult to actually name even 5 riddims with more than 1-2 solid cuts which made an impact. Moreover, it is clear that new musical directions are being set - and that's a good thing! Stronger than in the past years we could hear the influence of hip-hop (e.g. Popcaan or Skillibeng); we could hear much more from the young artists (Blvck Hero, Eesah, Royal Blu, Rytikal) and their approach towards Dancehall is seriously fresh. Apart from that, some of the earlier trends kept strong - we heard some nice slow wines, dance songs and classic-sounding riddims like Loco or Blessed from Buju Banton.
In our opinion this can really mean that 2021 will bring even more good and innovative music - exactly what Jamaica championed over the years!
Tracklist:
1. ROMEICH, KONSHENS, SHENSEEA, TEEJAY, TARRUS RILEY, DING DONG - WE RISE
2. KOFFEE - LOCKDOWN
3. BUSY SIGNAL - DO MI OWN TING
4. MASICKA - BETTER DAYS
5. KRANIUM - GAL POLICY
6. MAVADO - LIFE
7. ALKALINE - OCEAN WAVES
8. ALKALINE - NAH FI LIKE
9. TEEJAY - UNFAITHFUL GAMES
10. JADA KINGDOM FT SKILLIBENG - TEK IT
11. SHENSEEA - THE SIDECHICK SONG
12. I-OCTANE - FANTASY
13. POPCAAN - MAMAKITA
14. TEEJAY - MOONLIGHT
15. MAVADO - ON MY MIND
16. DJ FRASS FT SHENSEEA - COMFORT
17. MAVADO - LEGACY
18. DEXTA DAPS - CALL ME IF
19. VYBZ KARTEL - PARTY NICE
20. VYBZ KARTEL FT LIKKE VYBZ FT SQUASH - JUMP ON THE BEAT
21. VYBZ KARTEL FT SIKKA RYMES - GAZA RUN THE WORLD
22. DADDY1 - TRENDING KING
23. CHRONIC LAW - CYAAH STOP
24. VYBZ KARTEL - WORLD GOVERNMENT
25. VYBZ KARTEL FT SIKKA RYMES FT DADDY1 - PRESIDENTIAL
26. VYBZ KARTEL FT LISA MERCEDEZ FT REDBOOM - WORLDBOSS
27. VYBZ KARTEL - TONY MONTANNA
28. GOVANA - CONVO
29. GOVANA - CONVO 2
30. GOVANA - GYALLIS CLASS
31. GOVANA FT XTASSI - THAT MI LIKE
32. VYBZ KARTEL - NICE TINGZ
33. KEZNAMDI FT TORY LANEZ - CITY LOCK
34. CHRONIXX - SO BRUTAL
35. AGENT SASCO FT KABAKA PYRAMID FT BOUNTY KILLER - LOCO (REMIX)
36. BUJU BANTON - BLESSED
37. VYBZ KARTEL - SKATE
38. PATORANKING - BRRR
39. MASICKA - JUST A MINUTE
40. LEFTSIDE FT DR EVIL - BULLY
41. BADDA GENERAL - I WISH
42. GOVANA FT AIDONIA - YEAH MAN
43. GOVANA - LIKKLE BIT A MONEY
44. GOVANA - UNDEFEATED
45. MASICA FT SHANE SKILL FT WIREBRAIN - PROMISE
46. MASICKA - I WISH
47. VYBZ KARTEL FT SKILLIBENG FT TOMMY LEE - BAD GYAL
48. TWANI FT SKILLIBENG - HONDA (REMIX)
49. JAHVILLANI FT PRINCE SWAANY - FIRST CLASS FLIGHT
50. RYTIKAL - KING INNA WAR
51. INTENCE - DEEP POCKETS
52. RYTIKAL - COOKIE JAR
53. RYTIKAL - GALAXY BRAIN
54. INTENCE - THROUGH THE GATE
55. IWAATA - LIKE HOW
56. TEEJAY - HENNY N BIG SPLIFF
57. I OCTANE FT INTENCE - AVE STYLE PARTY
58. INTENCE - YENG
59. STYLO G - BAMM BAMM
60. STYLO G - OH LAWD
61. DING DONG - WATCH A STYLE MAN
62. JAHVILLANI - LIZARD PON LIMB
63. AIDONIA - DAT EAZY
64. IWATTA - YENG BOUNCE
65. TARRUS RILEY - FRESH PRINCE OF JA
66. BEENIE MAN - PUT HER IN DI MIDDLE
67. POPCAAN FT MIST - BUZZ
68. TEEJAY - BIG DRIP
69. LILA IKE - I SPY
70. SEVANA - MANGO
71. ALOE BLACC - NOTHING LEFT BUT YOU
72. SHENSEEA FT TARRUS RILEY - LIGHTER
73. SKILLIBENG - TORPEDO
74. TEEJAY - INTERNET BADNESS
75. KASH - DOLLAZ
76. DING DONG FT ROMAIN VIRGO - WEH MI PEOPLE DO
77. SHENSEEA - BAD ALONE
78. TESSELLATED - NO ANSA
79. CHRONIXX - COOL AS THE BREEZE/FRIDAY
80. BUJU BANTON - CHEATED
81. EESAH - MOVE
82. KXNG IZEM FT BLVK H3RO - STONE LOVE
