Grammy Award - winning producer,
Tony 'CD' Kelly (K-Licious Music) is arguably one of
the most talented producers in the Caribbean Entertainment Industry. Over the
past 2 decades he's produced/co-produced the most dancehall/reggae cross-over
singles and/or albums than any other producer hailing from the island of
Jamaica. He's also jumpstarted the careers of many successful dancehall/reggae
artist. Bashment Sessions magazine had the opportunity to sit with Mr. Kelly,
who modestly rejected the title of Prodigy. We spoke to him about his success in
the industry and about the ingredient(s) to constructing the 'perfect' riddim.
Read the interview here. Meantime, we've compiled a brief
list of popular Dancehall riddims produced by Tony
Kelly:
Cloak and Dagger (1997)
ft. Tanya Stephens, Lady Saw, Mad Cobra, Beenie Man
BookShelf (1998)
ft. Beenie Man, Mr. Vegas, Sean Paul, Tanto Metro & Devonte
Hype (1998)
ft. Richie Stephens, Mr. Vegas, Mr. Easy, General Degree
Ki Ki (1999)
ft. Baby Cham, Buju Banton, Delly Ranx, T.O.K
Buy Out (2001)
ft. Voicemail, Notch, Elan, Mr. Easy
Katana (2004)
ft. Delly Ranx, Shaggy, Bounty Killa, Jagwa
Church Heathen (2007)
ft. Ravon, Ky-enie, Ninja Man, Shaggy
Street Bullies (2009)
ft. Cecile, Vybz Kartel, Christopher Martin, Red Fox