African Ninja Riddim – Greezzly Productions

Out of Greezzly Productions’ 2021 camp, African Ninja Riddim feels like a West African dancehall session with its own pull, folding patois-forward cuts and local-rooted voices into one brisk set. The lineup moves between militant chants and smoother melodic turns, with Amajang’s “Send Them, ” Milo Jahringo’s “The Roots, ” and Clifton Hammond’s “Crying Freedom” giving the rhythm its sharper edges, while Youtah Dread and Vybroc keep the message-conscious side in view. There’s also a nice detour in Y MKNJ’s “Louci Sounou Yone (Kora version), ” which tilts the project toward something more distinctly regional without losing the dancehall snap. Greezzly lets the riddim stay lean and percussive underneath it all, and Samory Chefa’s “Wily Wily Nouvelle” leaves the strongest imprint, riding the pattern with the kind of bite that makes the whole release click.