Beauty Riddim (2008) – Vp Records

Beauty Riddim keeps things sharp and radio-ready, with VP leaning into a clean 2008 dancehall cut that moves from Elephant Man’s cheeky “Wine For Me” and Mr. Vegas’ “Deh Pon The Scene” to the smoother swing of Wayne Wonder’s “Stay Close. ” The lineup has that familiar VP Riddim Driven feel, where a handful of strong voices do most of the heavy lifting and the instrumental sits in the pocket rather than crowding it, with Tetimus and Daseca credited on the title riddim. Bramma, Chino, Ishawna, Serani and Voicemail add enough variety to keep the pace lively, and there’s a bit of the label’s polished late-2000s dancehall approach here compared with its rougher, more street-side compilations. It lands neatly in the VP catalogue as one of those crossover-minded riddims that aimed for selectors, mixtapes and the daytime dancehall crowd all at once.