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Overproof riddim

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The Overproof riddim is a 2010s dancehall rhythm associated with international club circulation and multiple Jamaican artists, showing how a riddim could move from Jamaican production into overseas DJ sets, mixtapes and festival performance quickly in the streaming era.

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Konshens - Bad Gal (Overproof Riddim, Official Video)

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Story · Well supportedThe bar in the dance: how liquor built, named and paid for the music

A brewery, a rum house and a tonic wine have shaped Jamaican music as surely as any studio — and what the dance drinks has changed twice, from a crate at a man's foot to bottles held up in the video light.

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