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Riddim Driven: Earth Wind N' Flames

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(3.5stars)
The most interesting thing about this edition of VP's famed "Riddim Driven" series is probably something that it doesn't have rather than something that it does have. Finally a version album that doesn't have Elephant Man! Nothing against the Energy God, but saturating the market is one thing, flooding it is another.
A Snow Cone production, it sounds like his other bigtime riddim, the Rice and Peas. A quite big sounding riddim that sounds like it might fit well after the climax of an action flick, this time again, Snow Cone brought some serious fire- power to voice on the Earth Wind N' Flames. The best song is Believe It Or Not in from a long overdue combination of Bounty Killer and Spragga Benz. Snow Cone shows a serious Red Square incline as all Sugar Slick, Assassin and Spragga all kill it on this riddim. The second best tune is Assassin's Nothing Else, fantastic progression from the young artist who should be looking at an album soon, Nothing Else along with other current releases from the DJ show a bright future. Speaking of bright futures,perhaps none is greater than Vybz Kartel and he shows why on the above average Straight Gangster with vocal helps from Snow Cone himself. Also really like the influence of the younger artists on this one, besides Assassin and Kartel, Mr. Pepper, Earth Worm, Shano and Lady Spice who also turns it around on her Caan Hold Yu Man. Also really really check Who's Hot by the Empress, and a shocking apparently Rastafarian laced Red Rat on Gully Mouth.
Overall, I have to say that nowadays with producers like Lenky and Vendetta changing the game on version albums, what has to be done is a variation of the riddim. It makes it more friendly to the ears and of course to US radio. Earth Wind N' Flames doesn't vary much but with the talent it pushes alone I had no problem making it an addition to my collection.