1. Aswad, “Dub Fire.”
The foundation of the Dennis Brown classic “Promised Land,” recently re-licked for Nas & Damian’s version and even sampled by hard-as-nails Detroit rapper Boss on “Deeper” (check the breakdown at about two minutes and some seconds–lawd she too hotta!). This is an absolutely immortal riddim and only the most famous of many tough Aswad tunes from the golden age of British reggae–“Warrior Charge” as also nominated and as with every Aswad tune you haffi check the b-sde for “Dub Charge.”