Producer Mario C hot like the Equator

25 Apr 2008 | by Contributed Article

After winning the 2007 EME (Excellence in Music) Award for Dancehall Producer of the Year, Mario C of 357 Records has been working hard in the studio to top the success of his breakthrough hits for 2007: Beenie Man's Back It Up, Anthony B's Tease Her and the hot collaboration Give It Up with Beenie Man featuring Barbee which topped both local and international charts. He has already started the year with a bang after the release of his two hot new riddims currently receiving massive airplay: EQUATOR, a dancehall riddim and RAINDROPS, a one drop.

Mario_C.jpgThe EQUATOR is a high energy riddim featuring some of Dancehall's hottest acts: Beenie Man, Anthony B, Voicemail, T.O.K., Future Fambo and Erup to name a few as well as other upcoming artists from the 357 camp including, Versatile, Martina, Jahvinci and Kantana. There are also tracks by Cezar and Monster Empire, "This riddim is uniquesomething you've never heard before. We believe in every song on the riddim" Mario C

Beenie Man's Understand Yu'self, the most talked about song on the project is also deemed as the most controversial song on the riddim, with very socially charged lyrics highlighting the recent Cash Plus debacle in Jamaica and the Cuban light bulb scandal. Mario C has definitely found a number one with this blazing track which is already garnering increased radio rotationthe King of the Dancehall is back on track with this HOT new single.

"Dem she dem cater fi wi, the people of this country
Get some bulb from Cuba to give dem to we free
But you collect money, a come a cry pon TV
You rob the poor already
Understand yu p@ssycl*t self!"
- Beenie Man "Understand Yu'self" - Equator Riddim

The riddim also features the first and only Beenie Man and Sizzla collaboration. This scorching single EVERYDAY is already a favourite in the Dancehall circles.

So after hotting us up, Mario C cools the flames with a beautiful One Drop entitled RAINDROPS. This riddim has received great response from the local radio djs and features breakthrough songs by D-Major, Iceman and Christopher Martin. Other artists on the riddim include: Voicemail, T.O.K., Cezar, Gyptian, Daville, Martina, Jahvinci, Peter Morgan (Morgan's Heritage), Sizzla and many more.