Black Eye Riddim – DJ Eek

In 2016, DJ Eek lined up Black Eye Riddim with a tight eight-cut dancehall set that feels geared more for dancers and selectors than radio polish. Brewsie’s title tune and Iglori’s “My Number 1” set the tone early, while Italist and Lyrical Ill push the riddim into flirtier, more melodic territory on “Wine Up Inna This” and “Need Me. ” Jazzie J, Freestyle, and Pwile Chile add their own angles without breaking the flow, and the producer keeps the instrumental lean enough for each voice to cut through. The rhythm has that rugged, mid-tempo stomp that was still carrying a lot of late-2010s dancehall releases, with enough space for a heavy bassline and simple hooks to do the work.