Badman Riddim (2019) – Hamzman Records

Hamzman Records keeps this one lean and direct: Badman Riddim is just two cuts, and that gives the project a rough, no-frills feel rather than the usual overcrowded juggling. Honourable Hamzman’s “Mi No Fraid A Bad Man” sets the tone with a straight-talking badman chant, while Nine X answers with “Cow Boy, ” a cooler, more character-driven take that plays the same lane from a different angle. The whole thing dropped on November 29, 2019, so it sits right in that late-year stretch when smaller digital riddims were still doing the rounds in reggae circles. With only two songs, there’s no fat on it, just a quick hit of tough-guy energy from the Hamzman camp.