Artillery Riddim (2007) – Don Corleon Records

Down in Kingston’s mid-2000s dancehall churn, Artillery lands like one of those Don Corleon sets that kept the dance floor in a headlock: sharp, militant, and built for big voices. Released in 2007, the six-cut line-up is lean but potent, with Assassin’s “Hold Yuh, ” Busy Signal’s “Every Machine, ” Sean Paul’s “Life, ” and Vybz Kartel’s “Godzilla Gal” doing the heavy lifting over a riddim cut credited to Don Corleon himself. By this point Donovan Bennett had already turned the label into a reliable source for clean, radio-friendly bashment, and Artillery sits neatly beside the era’s other Don Corleon productions without feeling overly polished. It’s one of those compact 2007 dancehall packages that shows his knack for pairing a stark, brassy instrumental with artists who knew exactly how to ride it.