Bling Riddim – Bling Entertainment

Bounty Killer gives Bling Riddim its backbone on “The Master, ” and that’s the tune that frames the whole set: hard-edged, streetwise dancehall with enough room for Beenie Man, Aidonia and Sizzla to cut their own lanes without the rhythm losing its bite. Bling Entertainment kept the 2011 project tight at 14 tracks, and the pull here is really the contrast between veterans like Beenie on “Ghetto Gal” and the more modern energy of cuts like Aidonia’s “Body Good” and Macka Diamond’s “When Mi A Touch. ” It feels like a label trying to stamp its name with a serious roll call rather than chasing a glossy crossover sound. In the end, Bling Riddim sits neatly in that early-2010s run of one-drop-free dancehall juggling big names, raw hooks and a clearly bass-heavy backbone.

Bling Riddim Tracklist:

1. Aidonia – Body Good
2. Alfray – Life Is Precious
3. Baby Chris Feat. Hya P – Money Man
4. Beenie Man – Ghetto Gal
5. Bling Entertainment – Bling Riddim
6. Bounty Killer – The Master
7. Chris Clarke – Hook On Line
8. D’Angel – Woman Power
9. Deep Freeze – Shake Up Your Body
10. Macka Diamond – When Mi A Touch
11. Nah Switch – Nah Switch
12. Shane-O – Lock Away
13. Sizzla – Star Over It
14. Tugga War – Bad Mind People