10 Speed Riddim (Pree) – Breadback Productions

Bread Back Productions came through with 10 Speed Riddim in early 2014, a tight little dancehall set that keeps the focus on three cuts rather than padding it out. The lineup is lean but lively: Delly Ranx opens with “Nuh Fear Dem, ” Zj Liquid brings the cheekier “Gal U Turn Mi On, ” and Sizzla closes with “Better Than The Rest, ” the kind of tune that leans into his stern, militant delivery without letting the rhythm lose its roll. There’s a hard, quick-stepping feel to the riddim overall, more street-side drive than glossy sheen, and that gives the songs room to hit clean. Bread Back’s touch here is direct and no-frills, leaving the vocalists to carry the personality, with Sizzla’s cut landing as the sharpest edge in the set.