Black Cat Riddim – Datzryte

A dark, taut dancehall cut with a sharp mid-tempo pulse and just enough room for the voicings to cut through, Black Cat Riddim keeps its focus tight across three tunes: Clymaxx’s “Baddest Thing, ” Gage’s “Dis the Link, ” and Propa Fade’s “Bury Dem. ” Datzryte was already working in that stripped-back, dubwise dancehall pocket around this period, and this one feels like a leaner sibling to the bigger, busier riddims that crowded 2017. Clymaxx sets the tone with the most immediate hook, while Gage and Propa Fade push the same rhythm into harder, more street-level territory. With only three voices on board, the production gets to keep its bite, and the release sits neatly in Datzryte’s catalogue as one of those compact dancehall projects built for selectors who like the bassline doing the heavy lifting.