Riddim Driven: Bondage is the 23rd installment in VP Records

VP Records

VP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...

' Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven

Riddim Driven is a series of various artists compilation albums released by VP Records. Each volume of the series features tracks from multiple artists recorded over one or two reggae or dancehall riddims produced by various producers. The series began in January 2001 with the release of the...

series. It was released in February 2002 on CD

Compact Disc

The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...

 and LP. The album features various artists recorded over the "Bondage" riddim, which is a re-working of the Heptones' classic "I Shall Be Released" riddim, and is produced by Byron Murray and Clifford Smith (aka Mr. Vegas

Mr. Vegas

Mr. Vegas is a Jamaican dancehall star.-Biography:Smith was born in Kingston in 1974. The moniker "Mr. Vegas" was given to Smith by his schoolyard football-mates, who thought that he kicked the ball like a Las Vegas dancer...

). The album is dedicated to deejay Alozade

Alozade

Michael Sterling, better known as Alozade, is a dancehall and reggae deejay notorious for his use of profanity.He has performed at the biggest Jamaican reggae festivals Sumfest and Sting as well as at the German Splash! festival in 2001....

, who was imprisoned due to the enforcement of a non-profanity ruling stemming from a concert earlier that year in Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

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, Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

. The final five tracks only appear on the vinyl edition.

Track listing

1. "The Thrill" - George Nooks
   George Nooks
   George Nooks, aka Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks is a reggae singer who initially found fame as a deejay.-Biography:...
   
   
2. "Good Woman" - Capleton
   Capleton
   Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
   
   
3. "Anything You Can Do" - Admiral Tibet
   Admiral Tibet
   Admiral Tibet , also known as "Mr. Reality" is a Jamaican dancehall singer known for his "cultural" lyrics.-Biography:...
   
   
4. "Put Down The Badness" - Merciless
5. "Can't You See" - Keri
6. "Long Live The King" - Sizzla
   Sizzla
   Sizzla Kalonji, or simply Sizzla in are de reggae musician. He is one of the most commercially and critically successful contemporary reggae artists and is well-known for his above-average prolificacy...
   
   
7. "If A So We A Go Live" - Sugar Minott
   Sugar Minott
   Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott was a Jamaican reggae singer, producer and sound-system operator.-Biography:...
   
   
8. "Bad Man" - Anthony B
   Anthony B
   Anthony B is the stage name of Keith Blair , a Jamaican musician and member of the Rastafari movement....
   
   
9. "Not Until" - Luciano
   Luciano (singer)
   Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....
   
   
10. "Can't Believe" - Tony Rebel
    Tony Rebel
    Tony Rebel is a Jamaican reggae deejay. He was initially a singer, appearing as Papa Tony or Tony Ranking in local talent contests and on sound systems including Sugar Minott's 'Youth Promotion'...
    
    
11. "I'll Be Waiting" - Glen Washington
12. "How Would You Feel" - Lady G
    Lady G
    Lady G, born Janice Fyffe, is a female Jamaican dancehall and reggae deejay. She is best known for her song "Man a Bad Man" from the film Third World Cop. She is little known outside of Jamaica but has a firm fan base there. Other songs include "Nuff Respect", "Round Table Talk" , "Certain Friends"...
    
    
13. "How I Love You" - L.M.J.
14. "Showers Of Blessing" - Hawkeye, Chabana
15. "Zion Or Hell" - Saba
16. "True Divine" - Queen Ifrica
17. "Life Is Important" - Military Man
18. "None Shall Escape" - Steve Machete
19. "Never Leave U Lonely" - Natural Black
20. "Bondage Version"