90s Passion Riddim – Rufftouch Music

Gappy Ranks is the name that keeps pulling your ear through 90s Passion Riddim, and his “Bogle Tribute” gives Rufftouch Music’s 2018 set a sharper edge right away. The riddim runs through a compact 13-track dancehall package, cut on those quick, dancefloor-friendly two-and-a-half-minute tunes that were all over the era, with Alozade and Chico on “Floss, ” Laden riding “Bike Rider, ” and Macka Diamond bringing some necessary bite to “Skin It Out. ” There’s a nice split between straight party talk and more pointed cuts, from Don Mafia’s “Hammer” to Vershon’s “Gweh, ” while Terry Linen’s “It’s Over” adds a smoother, more melodic turn in the middle of the lineup. But it’s Gappy Ranks twice over, with the featured version and the raw cut, that leaves the strongest mark on this riddim.