Billy Jean Riddim – Run Things Records

Run Things Records laces the Billy Jean Riddim with a taut, clash-ready reggae pulse, all skanking guitar, deep bass and enough forward motion to make every cut feel like a challenge call. Luciano opens the set with “Nuh Sound Test, ” bringing conscious authority to the juggling, while Pinchers and Junior Cat lean harder into the sound system language with “Sound Bwoy Yuh Cah Hide” and “Send Sound Come. ” Capleton closes it out in his usual firebrand mode on “Dubplate A Bust In A Dem Head, ” which feels like the natural headline moment here. First issued in 2015, the four-track set sits right in that mid-2010s run of rootsy digital riddims built for selectors and dubplate culture, where the vocal hook had to land fast and the bass had to do the rest.

Billy Jean Riddim Tracklist:

1. Luciano – Nuh Sound Test
2. Pinchers – Sound Bwoy Yuh Cah Hide
3. Junior Cat – Send Sound Come
4. Capleton – Dubplate A Bust In A Dem Head