African Trod Riddim – Small Axe Entertainment

A warm, rootsy shuffle and a steady one-drop feel carry African Trod Riddim, with the best cuts leaning into conscious talk rather than flashy hook business. Jah Bouks’ “Trod On” and Junior X’s “The Middle Passage” give the set its clearest edge, while Ra Deal turns up twice and keeps the energy grounded on “Free” and “Hold The Faith. ” Small Axe Entertainment keeps the arrangement tight across ten tracks, and the April 13, 2018 release sits neatly among the label’s later roots-oriented work, the kind of compilation that prefers message and movement over big studio gloss.

African Trod Riddim Tracklist:

1. Ataru – Salvation
2. Future Gregg – This Love
3. Jah Bouks – Trod On
4. Junior X; – The Middle Passage
5. Loyal Flames – Street Life
6. Maja Bless- Gone Away
7. Ra Deal – Free
8. Ra Deal – Hold The Faith
9. Ras Fraser Jr – Give More
10. Renegade- African Trod