The Clarks phenomenon completely wiped out any interest in the other versions on the Mad Collab riddim back when it dropped a couple of months ago (and it’s still number one on the Jamaican chart). But the riddim really does feature some other unmissable mad collabs, namely ‘This Is How We Do It’ from bashment top-shottas Bounty Killer and Elephant Man. This is the newly-released official video for the maddest hook-up on the rest of the riddim, and not a Clarks wallabee in sight. It’s been over 10 years since the Energy God and the Warlord voiced on the same song, since way back when Ele was part of Scare Dem Crew, and it leaves you wondering why they left it so long: the high-pitched rasp of Elephant Man against Bounty Killer’s gruff flow is dancehall duo heaven.
So if you’re wondering how they do it, it’s a complicated equation: Hennessy, Moet and a club full of girls. Who’d have thought? Turns out there are people out there who do it just as well as South Central, sorry Montell. Just in case you ever find yourself in their company, Bounty and Ele are offering some good advice – don’t pour Appleton into a Hennessy bottle. Badman wouldn’t do that.
