Essential I collaborates with world class performer and freedom fighter Anthony B on "Crying Out" and represents the contemporary conscious reggae movement to the fullest. Essential I points out the disparity between the billionaires and the world’s less fortunate with wise lyrics that invite us to, “Look how the world a ‘gwan so crazy, poor people suffering and starving daily, dem no see clear like dem vision get hazy, but Jah Jah never fail we.” Both he and Anthony B …

Essential I, The Lambsbread, Lutan Fyah, Jahson Ites, Rocker T, Junior Toots, Ishi Dube, Adrian Xavier, Jah Sun, Chezidek & Hailee Araya are featured on the new release.     The World Needs Riddim is part of the World C.U.P. series, the first installment of which was the Standing Firm Riddim that sparked the fire to this movement. The World C.U.P. aims to bridge the gaps between social classes, races, nations and continents while providing an optimistic …