As one of the coolest and most innovative genres, dancehall basically invented the use of sampling and looping in music. The open use of "riddims", however, was bewildering to me before I discovered what it was all about.

Playlist of songs in this video & more: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Cr...

ALL SONGS IN THIS VIDEO (In order of appearance):
0:11 Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
0:32 Josey Wales - Let Go Mi Hand
0:37 Michigan & Smiley - Diseases
0:45 Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm
0:51 Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
1:09 Eek-a-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem
1:43 The Mighty Diamonds - Pass the Kouchie
2:20 The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone
2:24 Alton Ellis - Rock Steady
2:27 Toots & The Maytals - Do The Reggae
2:40 Toots & The Maytals - 54-46 Was My Number (live)
2:59 U-Roy - Wake The Town
3:54 Kool Herc - Break beat demonstration
4:42 Sugar Minott - Herbman Hustling
5:04 Sugar Minott - Good Thing Going
5:12 Sugar Minott - Unknown song (if anyone can ID please comment)
5:36 Yellowman - Life Story
5:53 Yellowman - Ooh We
6:35 Sister Nancy - Every Woman
7:27 King Tubby - Money Dub
7:50 Digital Mystkiz - Haunted
8:24 Eek-a-Mouse - Wa-Do-Dem 12” version
9:05 Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
9:12 Alton Ellis - Mad Mad
9:26 Yellowman - Sensemilla
9:34 Sound Dimension - Full Up
9:50 Sound Dimension - Real Rock
10:18 Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
10:34 Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly
10:40 Sublime - Caress Me Down
10:41 David Bowie - Hang Onto Yourself
11:49 Shabba Ranks - Mr Loverman
11:56 Sean Paul - Get Busy
12:24 Easy Star All Stars - Exit Music (For a Film)
12:52 Kanye West - Famous
12:56 Sister Nancy - Live at Boiler Room, NYC
13:32 Yellowman - Yellow Like Cheese (live)


A big special thanks to:
Beth Lesser, author of "Dancehall: The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture"
Hit Me With Music (2011) Documentary
Beat This! A Hip-Hop History (1984) Documentary
Don Sinclair Reggae Vibes (YouTube Channel)
Riddimguide.com
The Red Bull Music Academy
Hot 97, New York City