BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 23rd May 2015

The second of two Radio Festival programs for 2015, calling on listeners to support the station by becoming a member. Jesse I joined in the studio by guests Mohair Slim, Nicholas Emsley, and Sista Zai.

PETER TOSH – Fire Fire (Babylon Burning) (acoustic version)
CULTURE – Get Ready To Go To Zion (Joe Gibbs)
BURNING SPEAR – Call On You (Studio One)
JENNIFER LARA – Consider Me (Studio One)
JENNIFER LARA – Music By The Score (Cry Tuff 7″)
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – One Love / People Get Ready (Island 12″)
THIRD WORLD – Freedom Song (Reggae Ambassadors: Island)
GREGORY ISAACS – Financial Endorsement
TRINITY – Financial Business (Joe Gbbs)
BARRINGTON LEVY – It’s Not Easy (Jah Guidance)
ALBOROSIE – Sound Killa (Forward)
EEK A MOUSE – Ganja Smuggling (Volcano)
JAH9 – Steamers A Bubble (Shambala & Hit Bound)
REEMAH – In Dem Purse (Check Your Words: Feel Line)
MIDNITE – All I’s On You (I Grade)
TORCH & BUGLE – Fire Man A Bun (Weedy G Soundforce)
CAPLETON – Mr Mass Media (HMG)
QUEEN OMEGA – Media Corruption (Greatest Friends)
QUEEN IFRICA – Lioness On The Rise (Penthouse)
QUEEN OMEGA, SIZZLA, CAPLETON – Warning (Green House)
GARNETT SILK – Hard Nut To Crack (Mad Doc)
STEPHEN MARLEY, SIZZLA, CAPLETON – Rock Stone (Ghetto Youths International)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 16th May 2015

The first of two Radio Festival programs for 2015, calling on listeners to support the station by becoming a member. Jesse I joined in the studio by guests Solomon and Bellyas.

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS – Zion Train (Uprising: Island)
DEVON RUSSELL & THE SOUL VENDORS – People Get Ready Version (Studio One)
KEN BOOTHE – The Train Is Coming (Studio One)
THE WAILERS – Stop That Train (Catch A Fire: Island)
DENNIS BROWN – Westbound Train (Observer)
ANSEL COLLINS & THE OBSERVER – Inbound Train (Observer)
MARCIA GRIFFITHS – Feel Like Jumping (Studio One)
ALRIC FORBES – Morning Train (Forbes)
JACOB MILLER – Forward Ever Backward Never (Songbook: Top Ranking)
TENOR SAW – Victory Train (Black Victory)
KEITH & TEX – Stop That Train (Move & Groove)
SCOTTY – Draw Your Brakes (Crystal)
PREZIDENT BROWN – Unity Train (Raggedy Joe)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Uncomfortable (Big Yard)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Get On Board (HMG)
LUCIANO – Moving Out Of Babylon (Ffrench)
MIDNITE – Birthright Is The Ticket (Jubilees Of Zion: Afrikan Roots Lab)
DEZARIE – Set The Flame (Eaze The Pain: Afrikan Roots Lab)
PROTOJE & CHRONIXX – Who Knows (Overstand)
REEMAH – No Questions (Check Your Words: Feel Line)
RC, EXCO LEVI, SHUGA – Ready When You Ready (Penthouse)
CHRONIXX – Perfect Tree (Roots & Harmony)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Herb Defenda (Roots & Harmony)
KABAKA PYRAMID – Ready Fi Di Road (Chant Down dubplate special)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday  9th May 2015

Featuring new riddims Ram Jam from Silly Walks, Kick It Up from Bare Fruits, Gold Rush from Strike Gold Music, and Late Night Blues from Idler’s Corner… plus an interview with DJ Jester of California’s Tribe Of Kings sound…

MAX ROMEO – War In A Babylon (War Ina Babylon: Island)
UPSETTERS – Three In One (Super Ape: Island)
GEORGE FAITH – I’ve Got The Groove (Black Art)
ERROL WALKER – In These Times (Black Art)
THE VICEROYS – Ya Ho (Studio One) –request
BLACK UHURU – Wood For My Fire (DEB)
VIVIAN JONES – Who’s Gonna Get Caught (Virgo Stomach 12″)
UB40 – One In Ten (Present Arms: DEP International)
ISRAEL VIBRATION – Prophet Has Arise (The Same Song: Top Ranking)
REGGAE GEORGE – Fig Root (High Note)
BURNING SPEAR – Throw Down Your Arms (Dry and Heavy: Island)
PAT KELLY – No Love
KEITH HUDSON – Michael Talbot Affair (Atra)
LUCIANO – Change Dem Ways (Nicko Rebel Music)
AVARAN – Jah Lengthen My Days (Late Night Blues riddim: Idler’s Corner)
KING MAS – Reason (Late Night Blues riddim: Idler’s Corner)
IBA MAHR – Honor The King (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
NATURAL BLACK – Let Jah Lead (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
FANTAN MOJAH – Where There Is Love (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
GOLDY – Eye Red (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
MIDNITE – Utter Concern (Gold Rush riddim: Strike Gold Music)
< interview with Jester from Tribe Of Kings >
BUSY SIGNAL – Missing You (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
BERES HAMMOND – Feel Good (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Don’t Haffi Dread (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
LUCIANO – Legalize It (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
PROTOJE – I&I (Tribe of Kings dubplate special)
EXCO LEVI & ROMAIN VIRGO – Get It In Your Head (Country Man: Penthouse)
CHRONIXX – Play Some Roots (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
RC – Can’t Bridge My Defence (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
DALTON HARRIS – Watch Over (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
RAS DEMO – Watch The Things (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
SHAGGY – Don’t Stop (Ram Jam riddim: Silly Walks)
TONY CURTIS – A So Life Goes (Kick It Up riddim: Bare Fruits)
LUTAN FYAH – All Is Well (Kick It Up riddim: Bare Fruits)
TORCH – Lef Out Dem (The Art Of Life Project: Omal Records)
MR VEGAS – Head High (Tribe Of Kings dubplate special)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 2nd May 2015

Featuring new riddims Country Bus from Chimney Records and Reggaemiles from Jugglerz, and revisiting the Idrop riddim from One Drop Music….

WAYNE SMITH – Chant Down (Indian Casino riddim: Evidence)
PEETAH MORGAN – Can’t Break Our Souls (Indian Casino riddim: Evidence)
WAYNE SMITH – Call You (Indian Casino riddim: Evidence)
THE ETHIOPIANS – I’ll Never Get Burnt
ALTON ELLIS – Big Bad Boy (Mafia)
DENNIS ALCAPONE – Jungle of Crime (Mafia)
PETER TOSH – I’m The Toughest (Bush Doctor: Rolling Stone)
U ROY & THE HEPTONES – Freedom Train
RANKING JOE – John Never Saw Them Coming (TR Groovemaster)
DONOVAN CARLOS – Be Thankful (17 North Parade: Impact) –request
CORNEL CAMPBELL – Hear Me Now Star (Jamaican Recordings)
BRIGADIER JERRY – Jah Jah Children (Uprising 7″)
ALBERT MALAWI – Children Of The Emperor Version (Uprising 7″)
BRIGADIER JERRY – Pirate Columbus (Uprising 7″)
BURNING SPEAR – Columbus (Hail HIM: Burning Spear) –request
CULTURE – Down In Jamaica (As Hard As The Rest: Joe Gibbs)
JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES – Spotlight (Jezebel: Island)
KATCHAFIRE – Frisk Me Down (Lion House)
CLINTON FEARON – Long Run Short Catch (Goodness: Boogie Brown)
NIYORAH & HOUSE OF SHEM – Rising Sun (Rising Sun: Denkenesh Records)
FIKIR AMLAK – I Garden (My Time Will Come: One Drop Music)
FIKIR AMLAK – I&I A Dread (My Time Will Come: One Drop Music)
FIKIR AMLAK – Concentration Dub (My Time Will Come: One Drop Music)
BLESSED EVERY TIME – South Pacific Slavery (Idrop riddim: Roots Time)
KALANI KEALOHA – Irie Eyes (Idrop riddim: Roots Time)
SOUL REDEMPTION – Love Is (Idrop riddim: Roots Time)
ELJAI – Chozen (Idrop riddim: Roots Time)
LUCIANO & ANTHONY B – Never Leave The Roots (Idrop riddim: Roots Time)
CERA KYMARNI – Island Breeze
ASSASSIN – Country Bus (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
J BOOG – Let Me Love You (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
JAH VINCI – My Other Half (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
JEMERE MORGAN & GRAMPS MORGAN – Try Jah Love (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
TARRUS RILEY – Cool Me Down (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
I OCTANE – Life Ain’t Easy (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
KONSHENS – It’s Gonna Be Okay (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Talk Dem Ah Talk (Country Bus riddim: Chimney)
CALI P – Solution (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
LUCIANO – Where Are The Hearts (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
EXCO LEVI – Today (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
REBELLION THE RECALLER – Really Wanna See (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
I-DREN ARMSTRONG – Jah Child (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
JAH SUN – The Storm (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
MILLION STYLEZ & RAS MANUEL – Healing Of The Nation (Reggaemiles riddim: Jugglerz)
BUSHMAN – Hard Ears (The Revolt Experience riddim: Biggy Music)
DEEP JAHI – Can’t Take Jah Away (The Revolt Experience riddim: Biggy Music)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 18th April 2015

Featuring the Better Run riddim from Dub Inc, the Smart riddim from Royal Order, and the Still Bones riddim from House Of Riddim…

THE SLICKERS – St Jago De La Vega (Afrik 7″)
THE SLICKERS – Well Dread (Afrik 7″)
THE SLICKERS – Zion Land (Afrik 7″)
THE ITALS – Temptation (Early Recordings: Night Hawk)
CULTURE – Iron Sharpening Iron (Harder Than The Rest: Virgin)
PRINCE FAR – Shall Not Dwell In Wickedness (Voice of Thunder: Trojan)
PRINCE FAR – Give I Strength (Voice of Thunder: Trojan)
DELROY WILSON – Riding For A Fall (Studio One)
PHYLLIS DILLON – Don’t Stay Away (Treasure Isle)
THE WAILERS – Bend Down Low (Wail N Soul M)
DUKE REID ALL STARS – Uncle Sam (Treasure Isle)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS – Monkey Man (Beverly’s) –request
THE SOULETTES – Deh Pon Dem (Studio One)
ALTON ELLIS & U ROY – I Can’t Stand It (Treasure Isle)
DERRICK LARA – Bad Mind
DENHAM SMITH – Collie (Oneness)
J BOOG – Live Up (Wash House)
BERES HAMMOND – They Gonna Talk (Harmony House) –request
NATURAL BLACK – Prisoner of War (Still Bones riddim: House of Riddim)
PAPA MICHIGAN – High Grade (Still Bones riddim: House of Riddim)
ANTHONY B – No Hypocrite Friend (Still Bones riddim: House of Riddim)
PERFECT – Still (Still Bones riddim: House of Riddim)
KY-MANI MARLEY – Never Change (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
EXCO LEVI – Solidarity Be Your Friend (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
TORCH – I Know (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
NEW KINGSTON – Today (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
MORGAN HERITAGE – Let It Be Done (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
DUB INC – Better Run (Better Run riddim: Dub Inc)
GAPPY RANKS & TORCH – Barefoot (Smart riddim: Royal Order Music)
MARLA BROWN – Better Days (Smart riddim: Royal Order Music)
KING MAS – Reflection (Smart riddim: Royal Order Music)
KELISSA – Keep My Head Up (Smart riddim: Royal Order Music)
NORRIS MAN – It Dread (Smart riddim: Royal Order Music)
NORRIS MAN – Babylon (Dubwise Connection: I-Sight Records) –request
MIDNITE – Cradle of Joy (Vijan: I Grade)
ABJA – Chances (In A Red I Hour: I Grade)
ABJA – Praisin Jah (Songs Fa Jah: Lionz of Kush)
DEZARIE – Keep Praising Jah (Love In Your Meditation: Benjamin Newton)
RANDY VALENTINE – Consequences (Still Pushing: Ariwa & Hemp Higher)
RAS SHILOH – Don’t Go Astray (Listen Well: Who Dun It)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 11th April 2015

Featuring the Retro Locks riddim from Oneness Records, plus new Exco Levi, Randy Valentine, and Warrior King… and some Chant Down anthems and dubs ahead of the More Fire 14th Birthday Bash…

CULTURE – This Time (Calling Rastafari: Night Hawk)
THE SKULLS – Third World (Black Slavery Days: Jack Ruby)
BURNING SPEAR – Resting Place (Marcus Garvey: Island)
BUNNY WAILER – Fighting Against Conviction (Blackheart Man: Island)
SUGAR MINOTT – Hard Time Pressure (Black Roots: Island/Gorgon)
THE GLADIATORS – Talawah (Studio One)
RUEBEN ALEXANDER – Happy Valley (Studio One)
THE GLADIATORS – Looks Is Deceiving (Trenchtown Mix Up: Virgin)
THE GLADIATORS – Dreadlocks The Time Is Now (Proverbial Reggae: Virgin)
FREDDIE McGREGOR – I’m A Revolutionist (Studio One)
NINA SOUL – Sleeping Trees (Studio One)
JENNIFER LARA – Consider Me (Studio One)
DELROY WILSON – I Don’t Know Why (Studio One)
THE HEPTONES & JAH LION – Mr President (Arkology: Black Art)
JACOB MILLER – Baby I Love You So (Rockers)
AUGUSTUS PABLO & KING TUBBY – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (Rockers)
RANDY VALENTINE – Mamma Said (Still Pushing: Ariwa & Hemp Higher)
I OCTANE – Walk With Jah Jah (Chant Down dubplate special)
LUCIANO – Soundboy Haffi Run Weh (Chant Down dubplate special)
REEMAH – No Questions (Chant Down dubplate special)
PROTOJE – Bubbling (Ancient Future: Overstand)
EXCO LEVI – Place Called Earth (Idler’s Corner)
ISRAEL VIBRATION – Rude Boy Shuffling (On The Rock: Sanctuary)
WARRIOR KING – Ain’t Giving Up (Rootz Warrior)
WARRIOR KING – Can’t Test Chant Down (Chant Down dubplate special)
FREDDIE McGREGOR – Coming In Tough (Clockwise riddim: Digital B)
ANTHONY B – Rasta Time (Clockwise riddim: Digital B)
DRE ISLAND – On TIme (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
IBA MAHR – Travelling Home (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
GAPPY RANKS & SUGA ROY & CONRAD CRYSTAL – Who Are You (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
RUNKUS – Kindness (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
TREESHA MOORE – Don’t Do It (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
DENHAM SMITH – When Man Hungry (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
YT – Human Rights (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
NAPTALI & AROFAT – Nuh Partial (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
GLEN WASHINGTON & FYAH T – Golden Locks (Retro Locks riddim: Oneness)
REEMAH – Judgement Red (Chant Down dubplate special)
QUEEN IFRICA – Keep It To Yourself (Chant Down dubplate special)
MIDNITE – Ru Be (Vijan: I Grade)
ABJA – Rebel I Lion (In A Red I Hour: I Grade)
CHRONIXX – Eternal Fire (Dread & Terrible: Chronixx Music)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 4th April 2015

Featuring new riddims Disobey, Media, Work Permit and Advice… plus new music from Randy Valentine, Fikir Amlak, Jahdan Blakkamore, Lion D, and Morgan Heritage…

LION D – Rules of Babylon (Heartical Soul: Bizzari Records)
GLEN BROWN & KING TUBBY – Wicked Tumbling Version (Pantomine)
GREGORY ISAACS – I Am Struggling (GGs)
GREGORY ISAACS – Beautiful Africa (Micron)
PRINCE MUHAMMED – No One Remember Africa (No One Remember Africa: Unity House Music)
PRINCE MUHAMMED – Wicked Fade Away (No One Remember Africa: Unity House Music)
KC WHITE – Cool It (Showcase: KC White)
MIKE BROOKS – Man To Man (Rum Drinker: Duke Reid)
MIKE BROOKS – No Brother Man (Teams 7″) –request
THE RISING SON – Forgive Them Jah Jah (Top Ranking)
BARRY BROWN – Physical Fitness (Flabba)
JIMMY RILEY – Everyone Needs Money (Full Moon)
PABLO MOSES – We Should Be In Angola (Revolutionary Dream: Clik)
GROUNDATION – Riddim Hold Dem (A Miracle: Young Tree & Soulbeats)
MIDNITE – Restore (Ride Tru: I Grade)
FIKIR AMLAK – Too Far (Soul High riddim: Lyon House & Roots Rocket)
MORGAN HERITAGE & BOBBY LEE – We Are Warriors
RANDY VALENTINE – Wake The Town (Joe Ariwa)
JACKIE MITTOO – Hot Milk (Studio One)
TORCH, DIZZY DEE, AGENT 86 – Never See We Fading Dub (ABRA Tribe & Agent 86)
LUCIANO – People’s Defender (Disobey riddim: Rebelmadiaq)
IRIE SOULJAH – Jah Guide (Disobey riddim: Rebelmadiaq)
SR WILSON – Hard Work (Disobey riddim: Rebelmadiaq)
MACKA B – System Not Nice (Disobey riddim: Rebelmadiaq)
KHARI KILL – Media (Media riddim: Black Roots)
CHEZIDEK – On The Loose Again (Media riddim: Black Roots)
RAS SHILOH – Righteous Cause (Media riddim: Black Roots)
RAS SHILOH – Hardcore Steppers (Jammys) shout to top ranking
RAS SHILOH & GENTLEMAN – Blessing From Jah (One For The Road riddim: Digital B)
MORGAN HERITAGE & BUSHMAN – Try (One For The Road riddim: Digital B)
ZAREB aka MR FLASH – Jah Is So Faithful (One For The Road riddim: Digital B)
CAPLETON – Ton Load (One For The Road riddim: Digital B)
COLLIE BUDDZ – Come Around (Columbia)
JAHDAN BLAKKAMORE & ILLUMINATI CONGO – Queen of the Forest (Order of Distinction: Lustre Kings)
BUGLE – Love Affair (Work Permit riddim: Yard Vybz)
BEENIE MAN & MARLA BROWN – Infatuation (Work Permit riddim: Yard Vybz)
POPCAAN – Fall In Love (Work Permit riddim: Yard Vybz)
ALKALINE – Shegg Up (Work Permit riddim: Yard Vybz)
VYBZ KARTEL – Protect Me (Advice riddim: Dunwell)
BUGLE – Be Proud (Advice riddim: Dunwell)
KONSHENS – Original Daddy (Advice riddim: Dunwell)

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BABYLON BURNING with Jesse I
106.7 PBS-FM > Melbourne, Australia
Saturday 28th March 2015

Featuring the full Tenement Yard riddim from Inner Circle, a fresh take on the Shine & Criss riddim (aka Ba Ba Boom) from Flava McGregor, and a few current dancehall hits…

JUNIOR PETERKIN & THE IDRENS – Babylon Take I Down (Idrins Records 7″)
SLIM SMITH – Love and Devotion (Lee’s 7″)
VAL BENNETT – The Russians Are Coming (Lee’s 7″)
PHIL PRATT – Safe Travel (Jon Tom 7″)
KEN BOOTHE – Ain’t No Sunshine (Darker Than Blue: Blood and Fire)
JACKIE MITTOO – Summer Breeze (Studio One)
ERNEST WILSON – Come Back To Me (Bunny Lee)
TOOTS & THE MAYTALS – Reggae Got Soul (Island)
THE UPSETTERS – Skanking Matilda (Born In The Sky: Motion)
RAS MICHAEL & THE SONS OF NEGUS – Good People (Studio One)
THE KINGSTONIANS – Out There (Song Bird)
THE GLADIATORS – Soul Rebel (Virgin)
U ROY – Natty Rebel (Prince Tony)
DENNIS BROWN – Show Us The Way (Observer)
HORTENSE ELLIS – Hell and Sorrow (Fe Me Time)
JUNIOR SOUL – Rescue The Children (Move & Groove 7″)
LINVAL THOMPSON – Never Push Your Brother (Rocking Vibration: Makasound)
CAPITAL LETTERS – UK Skanking (Headline News: Greensleeves)
BUGLE – Wha Dat Fah (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
DANIEL BAMBATTA MARLEY – Free it Up (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
ASSASSIN – What’s Da Story (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
CHRONIXX – News Carryin Dread (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
TANYA STEPHENS – Big Woman Ting (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
JESSE ROYAL – Ghetto Girl (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
SONS OF MYSTRO – Tenement Yard Riddim In A Major (Tenement Yard riddim: Bad Boys Of Reggae)
PROTOJE, JESSE ROYAL, SEVANA – Sudden Flight (Ancient Future: Overstand)
IZULA & MARCY CHIN – True Love (Far East riddim: Wiletunes)
WARD 21 – We A Danger (Far East riddim: Wiletunes)
MILLION STYLEZ – One Drop (Old Fashion riddim: Flava McGregor)
GAPPY RANKS – Generation (Old Fashion riddim: Flava McGregor)
EXCO LEVI – You Never Know (Old Fashion riddim: Flava McGregor)
PRESSURE – Mr Big Gun (Old Fashion riddim: Flava McGregor)
SHABBA RANKS – Shine and Criss (Shang)
EXCO LEVI – Suffering Man (Countryman: Penthouse & High Priest Music)
TARRUS RILEY – Herbs (Intoxxicated riddim: Troyton)
CHARLY BLACK – Tyad Fi See Me (Intoxxicated riddim: Troyton)
DEXTA DAPS – 7Eleven (Intoxxicated riddim: Troyton)
VYBZ KARTEL – Credit Alone Done (New Money riddim: Fresh Ear)
DEMARCO – Build A Vibes (New Money riddim: Fresh Ear)
DEMARCO – Puppy Tail (Dunwell)
BUSY SIGNAL – What If (Turf Music)
LITTLE LENNY – Gun In A Baggy (Shocking Vibes)

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