Air Love Riddim – On Air Entertainment

Air Love Riddim leans into bright, bouncy soca with a slick, flirtatious edge, the kind of 2011 party set that keeps one foot in carnival energy and the other in cheeky dancefloor banter. On Air Entertainment keeps the cast tight: Ally Wonder gets two versions of “Born To Hate, ” one clean and one raw, while Dezeli’s “Best Ting” and the Ally Wonder/Dezell combo “Mi Favourite” push the playful side of the riddim. Digga Mzee Kasri’s “Gold Digger” and the Owen Htl and Royweed Di Xtasy cuts keep the mood moving with a little more attitude, especially “My Gyal Is Crazy” and “Jealousy 911. ” It’s an eight-track project with six artists, which gives the riddim enough room to breathe without losing its momentum, and it sits neatly in that early-2010s soca lane where quick hooks and easy replay value did the heavy lifting.