Bad Suh Riddim – Various Artists

Bad Suh Riddim hits with a sharp, swaggering dancehall pulse and a compact five-song lineup that keeps the focus on attitude over excess. Fanatik’s “La Bonne” and Sevenfaya’s “Fok Nou Pwofit? ” give it the most bite, while Matayah’s “Long A Di Road” and Kutchy’s “An Mond’ Pirat’” pull the project toward a tougher, more streetwise lane. This one was handled by Washroom Entertainment’s Conroy Forte, who was already deep in the dancehall game around the same period, and you can hear that same ear for punchy club-ready cuts that showed up on his earlier work. Compared with the busier Bad Suh versions that circulated that year, this 2011 issue is the leaner, more streamlined take, the kind of riddim that sits neatly in Washroom’s catalog of hard-edged party music.