Thoughts as we speak....

Mmmm... slept late(ish). Woke up and saw Ben 10 on the tv. I miss my family. Just pre a mad tune fi a riddim weh mi hear D1 play on him keyboard... wonda if mi like it! Why is it so hot already? Its not even 9:30am yet... Just got a call from one more artiste coming to drop off files for his Cosa Nostra song... (reminds me of Bellyas back in the day). Waiting on an email from a producer... need that TV Track for tour. Have more songs to mix but I dont know where to start... why do some artiste voice more tracks than the riddim itself? This aint R&B... Its original drum and bass dancehall! Keep it simple dudes! The majority of the world dont understand what you are saying anyway.
Need some food... ...LEFT OVERS!
Wonda if mi waa build deh riddim deh weh D demo pon him cd... piano...mmm...mi like it.
Later yaa, if mi nuh do sumn now then time ago run off pon mi.... PEACE!

Demos...

Since the 'Cosa Nostra' came out a few weeks now, I've never listened to so many demos from artistes in my life. Not even during our time at Jammy's when Bada Bada was #1 riddim with atleast 3 songs in the top ten have I heard so many artistes sending demos with a song on the riddim. Bless up to the people that dig the riddim. Hopefully we can mek it shot out to a much greater success! God willing...

Timberlee - "the general" Cosa Nostra Riddim

Review from TheHeatWave.co.uk

Mr Lexx & Ward 21 - Dem A Pree (Cosa Nostra Riddim)

Ward 21's Cosa Nostra is the hottest rhythm track in dancehall right now. It's your new best friend: it will make you want to dance but it will also make you want to break something.

Riddims like this - and vocals like Mr Lexx's Dem A Pree - are why we love dancehall so much.

Lexx's repitched and cut up vocals on the intro build things nicely for his deep voiced delivery on the opening verse. Add the familiar shouts ("hey!") and a chest-rattling bassline and you get a sum that equals MAD.

The other vocal cuts are good too. Ward 21, Timberlee, Natalie Storm, Tifa, Assassin aka Agent Sasco and Point O all deliver versions that get big forwards.

In case you're wondering why it's called Cosa Nostra, Ward 21's Kunley explains it on the new Bada Bada Gang blog.

Compliments of The HeatWave Out of the United Kingdom

Cosa Nostra Riddim | Di Baddest Ting

The Name?

Someone asked me today how I came about naming the latest riddim 'Cosa Nostra'. Well, when I made the track I named it 'maffia' to save it on my pc. I chose maffia because I'm a big fan of maffia/mob movies and stories and I had watched 'Donnie Brasco' recently (for the millionth time). The movie was still fresh in my memory so I just went with maffia. The riddim was ignored for a few months by me until I was searching for a riddim to write 'The General' (Timberlee's song) to. I had the idea for the song and no riddim so I searched my database and there it was - maffia! After dusting it off and tweaking it a little, a few friends heard it and thought it was a sick instrumental and suggested we use it as a jugglin. I agreed. I had to give it a better name than 'maffia' tho... that name was only to save the file. I finally decided on 'Cosa Nostra' a few days later after watching some History Channel and seeing a program about Charles 'Lucky' Luciano, 'The Commision' and the Italian cosa nostra. I immidiately changed the name from 'maffia' to 'Cosa Nostra', played it for Tifa and she voiced 'Reject' which was the first song recorded on it. Thats how 'Cosa Nostra' was born...

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Its Poppin Now!!!

Cosa Nostra riddim is now in circulation! Get involved in the experience! http://www.mediafire.com/?zqdzhonmzqw
Maaaaad!!!