Am Proud Riddim – Blak Karpet

Blak Karpet frames Am Proud Riddim as a compact 2021 rootsy session, and the four-track set keeps the focus tight: Amejah’s “Pull Up, ” Conscious’s “My God is Real, ” Wisdom’s title cut, and the producer’s own instrumental. Each tune runs about three minutes, which gives the project a neat, almost single-minded shape rather than a sprawling various-artists package. The sound sits in reggae territory, but there’s enough lift in the arrangement to keep it moving without losing that grounded, devotional feel. Conscious leans into the spiritual side with “My God is Real, ” while Amejah brings the sharper opener in “Pull Up, ” and Wisdom’s “Am Proud” feels like the tune that ties the whole thing together. Blak Karpet’s instrumental closes the set on the bare riddim itself, leaving the title track’s message hanging in the air.