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Naughty Dread / On Wid da Show
Hip-Hop · 1996 · 6 tracks · 26m

Naughty Dread / On Wid da Show

Kardinal Offishall

Raw, dusty 1996 Toronto hip-hop. Heavy mid-90s boom bap beats laced with authentic dancehall chanting and street-level grit.

1996 · Knee Deep Records

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A gritty, confident, and culturally proud assertion of identity rooted in the cold streets of Toronto.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 26m
01
Naughty Dread (Eglinton West clean mix)
4:27
02
Naughty Dread (Eglinton West mix)
4:27
03
Naughty Dread (Eglinton West instrumental)
4:27
04
On Wid da Show (clean mix)
4:41
05
On Wid da Show (instrumental)
4:41
06
Naughty Dread (remix)
3:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the heavy, crackling boom bap drum loop drops on the Eglinton West mix of Naughty Dread, instantly anchoring the track in mid-90s grit.
The transition into patois-inflected chanting on On Wid da Show, bridging Toronto street rap with classic Jamaican sound system culture.
The stripped-back instrumental version of Naughty Dread where the raw bassline and dusty drum samples are left to carry the entire groove.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Naughty Dread / On Wid da Show sound next to the rest of Kardinal Offishall's catalogue?

Lo Fi+3.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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