Konshens, Vybz Kartel - File photos

After hitting it big last year with the 'Good Life' rhythm, Liv Up Records plans to take it farther this year with the soon to be released 'Money Tree' rhythm.

Liv Up Records came into mainstream popularity with the 'Good Life' rhythm which features Kartel's Dollar Signand Mr Vegas' I Am Blessed. The producing group later released their one-drop 'Stronger' rhythm, with 'Money Tree' being their first dancehall follow up. Money Tree will be officially released on April 27th on itunes and featuring 18 artistes deejaying on diverse subject matters.

greater masterpiece

When THE STAR spoke to O'Neil Coke from Liv Up he said, "'Good Life' gwaan good and with this rhythm we put in the same work, so we expect to see a greater masterpiece. This rhythm is totally different from 'Good Life' which was more uptempo and party-like, while this one is smoother and have crazy substance. You have money songs, cultural songs wid a strong message, whining songs and more."

As the name implies, money is a major theme on the rhythm starting with Kartel's Money Tree. Kartel comes strong in the song singing, "if nobody loves me, me love money, money love me, me waan count money like crazy, so me go inna di garden fi a money tree." Money is also the focus on Tony Matterhorn's, Lock Down Di Endz, who says he won't sell out his soul for money.

In Konshens and Tuff Enuff's Money Double the two talk about money changing a friendship as Konshens deejays, "true di money double now, dem sey a true di hype a grow, mi can't believe a two bokkle of Hennessey and two big car mek me and mi nigga stop par."

hussling song

Flippa Mafia says money can't buy respect in his song, while Serani sings that a Benz can't impress friends in his hussling song Got to Survive.

The only two females on the rhythm also focus on money with Stacious' Slow it Down and Pamputtae's Money.

Munga Honourable also puts out a good effort as he sings about wanting to make money Inna 2010.

Conscious lyrics are also on the rhythm including Bramma's This Anthem and Bugle's Never Scared, as the twoadds a badman flair.

Demarco also takes a conscious route with Work Hard deejaying, "my pickney nah grow up and sey dem daddy neva deh deh." Twin of Twins talks about a number of topics from politics to the radio deejays who are playing "lame" songs.

Chino has the only party song adding something different with Party Hard, Vegas is also versatile with the gospel-like song Jah Never Fail Me. Other songs on the rhythm come from Almidon, Kibaki and Elephant Man.

Next from Liv Up according to Coke is 'The Grind' rhythm which he describes as a 'cross over' beat. He said, "we try to challenge di artistes dem to sing about summen different. The Grind does that, but we don't have a release date for it as yet."