Bad News Riddim (2012) – Frenz For Real Records

Jah Vinci’s “Rich 2 Time” gives the Bad News Riddim its sharpest pull, with that sly money talk sitting right alongside Jahshawn’s more menacing “Dem Will Shoot Yuh Down” and Thomo T and Jah Dirt’s “Money. ” The set keeps to a lean five-track format, so there’s no dead space to wade through, just a tight run of voices over Frenz For Real’s 2012 dancehall cut. 3 Star’s “Joyful” and T Nez’s “Euro” add a lighter, aspirational angle, but the mood stays hard-edged overall, with the production leaning into the kind of clipped, streetwise bounce that suits those titles. Bad News Riddim has five tracks and six artists in all.