3:30 Riddim – Rebel Sound Records

Rebel Sound Records’ 3: 30 Riddim sits neatly in the label’s 2016 dancehall run, and the set keeps a lean seven-track shape with Sizzla, Determine, Jah Rooti, Dontay C. R. I. M. E, Sniper and the instrumental all locked into the same cut. The groove has that crisp, mid-tempo dancehall snap rather than anything overly glossy, which suits Sizzla’s “Move” especially well; he brings the kind of authority that can carry a riddim without crowding it. Determine’s “Whine Fi Mi” and Sniper’s “Hey Sexy Lady” keep the energy up on the back end, while the 3: 30 instrumental closes things out as a proper dub-style reset, leaving the rhythm itself to do the talking.